Top 5 Cichlid Tank Setups for a 40 Gallon Aquarium
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ย. 2022
- In today's video, we have our top 5 list of cichlid tank setups and stocking ideas for a 40 gallon aquarium. We get asked often about different stocking options and tanks sizes for cichlids, so hopefully this video is helpful and informative.
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There are a ton of great options out there, so we couldn't list everything. If we missed one of your favorite cichlid tank setups, please let us know in the comments section below, or just let us know which setup you liked most from the video!
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Great video! The 40 breeder is such a great tank! I have a 40 breeder with a huge colony of multis, 40+ after starting with 5 about a year ago. I also had a 40 breeder with Julie’s, Calvus, Leleupi, Buscheri. It could work for many Tanganyikans. Currently that tank will soon house some Rainbow cichlids, but the possibilities are endless for small cichlids.
This was really interesting:) Not everyone has space for larger tanks but would still enjoy unique fish (unique at least to the novice fishkeeper.) I would love to try the community of Apistos and Rams.
Great explanation of numerous options:)
This is crazy because I was just googling what I could put in a 40 gallon aquatop all in one tank and this video popped up from my favorite TH-camrs.
Glad it was good timing! Thanks for watching and following along as always!
You know how Google works, right?
Thanks a lot for the tips… I’m planning to setup a new 40 gallon tank.
Of course. Glad it’s helpful!
Thank you very much, this video is very very helpful for me, and I finally set up my cichlid tank.
Glad it helped!
This is a great list
Love this
The color on these fish 🐠 are awesome
Thank you!
Loved the video ! really informative. You really do know your stuff yeah !
NEW SUBSCRIBER its worth it !
Thanks for watching, and welcome to the channel!
Rainbow cichlid are another one that's perfect for a 40 breeder. Great vid
Agreed, and thank you!
Love the video love how you break down all the types of specie fish you could put in a 40 gallon breeder job will done❤❤❤❤⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💥💥🤟🤟🔥🔥💪💪👊👊🏆👑
Thank you, appreciate it!
@@CichlidBros always brother ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was a great video, I don't have a 40 gallon aquarium but I have a bunch of other size aquariums. Do you think you could start doing live streams on your channel like once a week or something?
I have a 40 gallon tank with 15 mbunas for now it's going well let's see how it goes Great Video Bro 🙌🙌🙌✨️
Thanks! Best of luck with the mbuna
@@CichlidBros Thanks Broo 🙌🙌✨️💪🏼
Really contemplating on keeping some Mbuna in my 40g, mind giving me your stocking list?
So we just gonna ignore the Oscar doing gymnastics at 0:00
this was a great list because the biggest tank I can keep in my new house is a 40 breeder.
Glad it was helpful!
Planning to set up some cichlids in my 40 gallon tank soon, recently had to strip and reseal my tank and donated my rummynose tetras because of the stress from emptying the tank and resetting them up they were starting to die off. The only things in my tank currently is assassin snails and plecos that both are breeding like crazy. hoping I can get a handful of colorful bunch of cichlids that wont eat the baby plecos and are good sized to attract the eye.
Good luck!
Wow this was a great video and those fish were so beautiful. I am currently enjoying my 90 gal African cichlid tank. These fish are so neat with 2 blood parrots they were rescues and came with my 90 gal. I have 4 clown loaches they are so funny to watch. I did just add a turquoise severum to my 90 gal with my south African cichlids. He is so neat and so cool looking. I got the idea from you guys. Can't wait till my juveniles get bigger lol. How many can you keep in a 90 gal aquarium? African cichlids? Fish total?
Thanks for watching! It depends on the type of African cichlid, but generally I would say 25-35 mbuna or 15-20 peacocks in a 90 gallon. Give or take a few
I was gifted a 40 breeder and Fluval AquaClear 110 for my birthday. I have a 20g high and Fluval Spec V planted, so I was looking to have something different for the 40 when I set it up. Looking to do a Cichlid tank so this video is great!
What about a Jewel Cichlid (or a pair)? Or maybe a Kribensis with some Congo Tetras?
Yep, those are great options as well!
The kribensis/Congo tank is a great tank. I have a 75 with around 15 Kribensis, 6 congos and a few other fish. Kribensis are a lot of fun if you have a group of them. The females have “dance competitions” to show who has the prettiest purple belly, hence the name pelvichromis pulcher.
My favorite cichlids fish
Thanks cichlids bro's beautiful membuna cichlids but i had two in my 55 gallon tank and they both out grow my 55 year gallons so to me I think 40 gallons are a little too small for cichlids I think 75 gallons and up is more better but very nice membuna tank very beautiful 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks! Yep I’m only recommend a few select mbuna. A full community would need to be in a larger tank
Please do a stocking for 29 gallons
It’s on the list!
Do the Calvus and Geophagus get along? They have slight similar body structure, thought ot could be a nice combo.
Would a geophagus steindachneri be a possible option for a 40 breeder?
Hi have a good day… i want some advice, regarding how many kilo of rock,and gravel to put in my 55g tank with 8mm thickness of glass? Thank you…
What population mix would you recommend for the Apisto and Ram setup?
Numbers and sexes?
I have a 55 gallon tank that is 40inches wide, 16 inches deep. Could i keep maybe a convict, a blue acara, a firemouth, a rainbow cichlid
and a small brislenose pleco in it if i keep up with maintenance?
I would do an electric blue acara and rainbowfish planted tank
I have a custom size 40 gallon tank. 31.5 (L) x 14.2 (W) x 25.6 (H). Would any of these mentioned in the video work with my tank? Mbunas are the ones I’m looking at. Yellow labs or the a small group of saulosi. 1 male and 4 or 5 females. What are your thoughts?
Great video. I am currently cycling a new 40 and I am wondering if you think an electric blue acara, a firemouth, and a small school of barbs would work well in a 40 gallon?
You could keep a single acara OR a pair of firemouths, no space for the barbs
I have a pair of Blue German Rams in a 40g breeder with a dozen Red Eyed Tetra. I'm thinking of moving them to a 75 I'm close to getting setup and adding a few more rams and tetra. Then doing a rescape on that 40 and moving my 2 female apistogramma cacatuoides to there and again adding to their number. All of my tanks are heavily planted.
Very nice!
Someone already mentioned it, but do a best Cichlid species for a 29 gallon tank.
Would a Green Terror work as a solo fish in a 40gal breeder?
I have a 40 Gallon breeder tank and wanted to stock it with 1 Electric Blue Acara, 2 Bolivian Rams, and 5-6 Tiger Barbs. Do you think this would work?
Mine is 40 gallon but not a breeder. Any videos for that? I love the yellow ones
Where did you get that fish tank at im looking for one just like it
How many Saulosi would you recommend in a species only 40 breeder?
Please suggest
30 inch length
24 inch hight
18 inch width aquarium will suitable for which fish?
Good video again. I was thinking of having some American cichlids in a very big tank of about 8 feet long tank but not a Convict. The rest of the fish you mentioned for tankmates should be o.k so do you think I should just keep single fish of each species for example all males?
depends on the type. as long as you sort fish by temperament and size as well as having enough cichlids to disperse aggression it should be ok. with American cichlids it can be hard to distinguish the boys from the girls though and many central americans are perfectly capable of hybridizing with related cichlids
I have 30L×24H×18B aquarium.
This is good for chiclid fish?
What about the cryo ones like the the jalo reef
Would keeping 2 blood parrots in a 40 breeder work out?
Pistograma in a 40 work well with angel, or ram or does the pisto have to be the only center piece type in a 40?
Probably would work. I would just keep numbers low if you go with an angel
@@CichlidBros thanks
I have a 47g with a very similar footprint of a 40g breeder. It has rocks 🪨 and a 2 piece ship with lots of hiding space and also live plants. I currently have a Red Shoulder severum 2"-3", 1 yoyo loach and a albino pleco. What can I put with this severum?
Very nice! I generally recommend a 75 gallon tank for an adult severum. So if you aren’t planning to upgrade, I’d probably avoid adding any other tank mates. Severums do get large
@@CichlidBros I thought about putting a school of Serpae Tetras in with it for now
Serpaes are known to be fin nippers, so just keep that in mind. Best of luck
I have polar blue cichlids in my 40 breeder
Can you have snails with red blood parrot fish? Thank you!
I just got a hexagon at least a 30 to 36 gal. Will a few dwarf cichlids be ok in there.
Yep, should be fine
@@CichlidBros thanks I just found your channel add im learning alot I've never had cichlids so you're helping. Thanks for the quick response. Subscribed 👍
Welcome to the channel!
Can African cichlids be kept solo or do they need tank mates to thrive?
Cheers
Most do best with a group
Have you ever kept Biotodoma Cupido or Cupid cichlids?
I haven’t yet. Will at some point!
@@CichlidBros cool, I'm looking at getting some for a my 65 gallon that I'm setting up soon
I miss my 40 gallon breeder tank
can i put yellow labs and cobalt blue together?
Yep
@@CichlidBros thanks, how many of those i can put in 48 gal tank, can i do 18? 9 of each
Can you put an Angel fish in the tank with African cichlids
Typically not recommended
@@CichlidBros thank you I want
Can you verify any online fish stores ? Don't have the best stock near me
We actually did a full video on that. Here you! Why You Need to Order Aquarium Fish Online
th-cam.com/video/6WpT3GIvwk0/w-d-xo.html
@@CichlidBros thank you for all the help !! I really appreciate it
75G community tttank for peaceful cichlids: Discus, Angeeel fish, Festivum or flag cvichlid, keyhole cichlid, ramks,, otocinclus, corydoras, hoplocvatts, black ghostt Apiststogramaas.
ghost knives will outgrow a 75
How many cichlids I can put in 40 breeder
Depends heavily on the type of cichlid
@@CichlidBros : I have yellow lab , zebra pattern chichlid & electric blue
Great video but a bit too rushed. It seems to overlook beginners.
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you fish are nice