Top 5 African Cichlids for Small Aquariums (10 - 20 gallons)
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- Do you have a small aquarium but want african cichlids. These fish are for you!
Keep in mind that :
- These fish need to be kept in species specific tanks.
- The minimum size depends on the fish species(mentioned in the video)
- Some should be kept as colonies, others as couples (mentioned in the video)
Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
0:42 About Tank size
1:52 Lamprologus multifasciatus
3:16 Lamprologus ocellatus
4:59 Altolamprologus sp. "sumbu shell"
5:51 Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
7:34 Julidochromis marksmithi
9:31 Closing
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I love your natural style, informative jargon free works everytime keep up the great work.
great video Rochelle.. very informative and precise..you show the fish off really well..best video I've seen on these fish..👍🏼
I have a colony of eight Neolamprologus Similis in a 20 long. I just noticed the other day that I have three tiny fry. I’m so excited. I love sitting on the couch and watching them!
I thought a lot about adding them to the video but they looked a lot like the multifasciatus.
Congratulations on the fry!!
It’s so nice to some smaller cichlids really enjoyed the video superb knowledge. Think I will definitely looking in these . Love my African cichlids tanks
Im about to set up my first mbuna tank but iv been watching hours of your videos to make sure im doing it right.... Keep the vids coming 👍
Thank you :D I'm glad my videos are helping!
Much love from Saskatchewan, thankyou so much for sharing this information. I just got a 20 gallon tank that i am doing a fishless cycle and trying to figure out what fish to get. I definitely wanted cichlids but didn't know what to go with. I am definitely going with one of these options now after seeing this
Excellent, love shell dwellers 🐚
Just saw this video. My favorite African cichlid is the multies. I haven't had them long but am already crazy about them. My other favorites is the golden eye cichlid and Apistograma. Great video 👍
Thanks for the video.Love from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Great stuff!
Thanks for the info 😊
This def help my Cichlid addiction, always wanted cichlids but only have small space, now that i learned i can put this guys in a 20 gallon... im set hahaha, also for small fish species "CPD" is my all time favorite, as a river angler, they remind me of Brook Trout
Wow.....it's amazing small fishes......
Love your Video! I have a 180 litre Tank with six Neolamprologus multifasciatus and a Pair of Julidochromis transcriptus! Works very well, the Julis are a little bit shy and build with the stones and Sand a little bunker, the Multis are sooooo awesome and brave little Fish with interesting behavior, i can recommend every interested Fishkeeper this little Shelldweller! In the future i want to give a try to co-house Paracyprichromis nigripinnis to bringing more life and movement in the top of the aquarium! Greetings from Germany to Canada🙋♂️
I’m a new subscriber and just came across this video. I have an empty 30 gallon tank and really want to put some of the multis in it. I’d like to have something else in there as well that would hang out in the middle or top of the water column. Also Tanganykan cichlids. Can you please suggest something?
Your videos are pretty good, actually better than most others I have seen on TH-cam.
Amazing video really beautiful😃👍
Thank you :)
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Merci énormément pour votre commentaire Diane :D J'espère que vos nouveaux pensionnaires se portent bien.
@@QuebecCichlides en super santé! Au plaisir de se revoir. bon week-end
With all the fishkeeping videos I watch, I can't believe I just got one of your videos in my recommended list. Very excited and will subscribe. I was born in Terrebonne (1970) and my dad was the minister at the Anglican church in Mascouche. Maybe I will be able to order from you some day!
That’s so cool!
I’m kind of frustrated at YT for not suggesting me more to you lol.
Welcome to my channel
@@QuebecCichlides I guess my usual viewing didn't quite fit into the same FishTube category that you inhabit, but I'm happy to have found you now! I've definitely tended to keep smaller tanks and fish than most of yours. Bettas were my gateway drug to fishkeeping, then guppies and corydoras mostly. I also have ember tetras, neon green rasboras, and amano shrimp. But with a big re-org and re-scaping of tanks as I settle into my new place, and a couple of new 30g tanks from Kijiji, I've been looking at trying out some other types of fish, including dwarf cichlids. Had my eye on a pair of nannacara anomala at a LFS, but when I went to check them out the male had died and the female had popeye. Still pondering and planning...
I want some shell dwellers they look like fun to have!
Great video.
I've got some multis in with some cyprochromis. A really active tank and action everywhere. I'm really getting into my lake tanganyikas I do think they are more interesting than malawis. Just so many different species there but less colour.
Favorite fish for 10 gal - betta, favorite fish for 20 gal - guppies, favorite cichlid - angelfish. I've never had shell dwellers, but love those multies!!
Nice video thank you very much 😊👍🏻💞
Thank you :D
I also love the Julidochromis but I also have other dwarf cichlids like kribensis, Apistogramma, and German blue rams. Thank you so much for the great video
Do you keep a.your fish in the same tank .
No I have 76 tanks and room for 104 in my fishroom 10'x20' and a 100gallon pond and a 150 pond in my living room
@@tinadoyle3803 DC Aquatics USA
My favourite super small fish is the maculata rasbora…then add a sprinkle of blue dream shrimp….so pretty….💙
I laughed when you said spooked. It was really cute. 5:35
I have a 50gl lowboy I picked up from a aquarium store built that was not used .this is going to be the tank for the fish if they survive
Would you know if I could do a Tanganyiki multi in a 12 gallon bookshelf? 36x7x9?
Oscars are my absolute favorite!
How about Lamprologus signatus? They're another one that will bite you. I kept these without shells but provided them with small dark glass medicine vials which they accepted readily. Lots of character.
You do nice lucky videos. Tanganjika fishes are lucky guys, nice behaviour.
I love your content some day I would like to get a colony of lamprologus multifasciatus but the plan would be to eventually put them in a 55 keep doing what you’re doing have a nice day
Wow! A 55 shell dweller tank would be amazing!
You could keep cyprochromis with them in a 55 and they'd leave each other alone.
I’m not sure what the exact name of the cichlids I have but I believe it is an electric blue Mbuna. He’s in a 10 gallon for a while until I get a bigger one. He seems to be hiding most of the time when he’s not hunting for his food. The question I have is, what would be the best tank mate for him possibly now or when I get a bigger tank?
Can the first cichlid on her list be paired with dwarf freshwater puffer?
Right now I like the white cloud minnows because they're easy to keep for me.
I keep mine with my electric blue lobster and they do just fine.
is there any shell dwellers that ican be kept plant safe ?
Great video thanks for the ideas and information. Never heard monogamous pronounced that way before made me question if I was saying it right 😅
I say it the French Canadian way. Don’t be so hard on yourself, we all pronounce words differently depending on where we’re from 😁
Hi, could I do a 240ltr Community of small Tanganikan chiclids. Please
My fav caudopuntatus....Got 8 fish in 29 G...
1:52 is when she actually names fish
I have a 45 gallon. I am looking for a hardy dwarf that can take a higher ph level
How many dwarf German blue rams can i keep in a 35 gallon cube?
Fav small fish: Exodon.
I have 7 Lamprologus multifasciatus in a 20 gallon ... I hope to see some fry soon ... other non-cichlids that I have in smaller aquariums are killis and some smaller tetras and rasboras ;)
I have 7 of these guys too! 2 males and the rest female. I am very curious if you have any fry yet?
@@cattfishing yes, I do see fry poking out of the shells, no idea how many there are though ;)
My multies are running they body on rocks pls help sos
great video, could you send frontosas to Edmonton ?
I'm not shipping out my big Frontosas, but I can ship out smaller ones.
Send me an email through this form with your full address and I'll get you a quote :
www.quebec-cichlides.com/contact-us
For the multis in a 10g, is 3 or 4 okay? I don't plan to breed, but just in case it happens, I don't want to overcrowd the tank.
It should be fine 🙂
I got my first cichlids yesterday lol. I got 3 electric blue acara. I'm hoping 2 will pair up so I can breed them in the future. Ive wanted cichlids for a while but I only want small ones haha👍✌️
That would be cool if you were able to breed then.
Check out electric blue ramirezi if you want small cichlids of that color 😊
@@QuebecCichlides 👍thanks
According to Ad Koning and others, Julidochromis marksmithii 'Kipili ' is only true J. marksmithii. Have enjoyed many of your clear videos and love the meaning of the name of your city, Good Earth.
Now that you mention it, I haven't seen any other marksmithi variations 😅 all the others were transcriptus, dikfeldis, etc
Wow the way she explains the way she is !! Amazing she is beautiful !! Like cichlids 😍 love from india ! I wanna wife like her who loves fish keeping
where can i find the Marksmithi?? I do not see them in Ohio or online. do you ship to Ohio?
Unfortunately not. I don't know your local fish stores in Ohio 😅
Hi how many compressiceps can I keep in a 20 gallon?
I would keep them as a couple
Would it be advisable to put 2 breeding groups (12 individuals) of Lamprologus multifasciatus in a 16 gallon aquarium?
That's a lot of fish but I don't see any issues with that. They would be able to mingle 😃
@@QuebecCichlides Since you said that's a lot of fish, I am assuming that would mean more frequent water changes?
Check your nitrates to make sure 😊 It might not require more, but I wouldn't know for sure. They're so tiny.
O.K. thank you.
Thanks Rachelle!!! Informative as always. Are you shipping to Ontario at this time? Any of these wonderful species in stock? I would love to support your store!!!😊
Hi Andrew,
Yes we are shipping to Ontario.
Send me an email with your full address and I'll get you a quote.
www.quebec-cichlides.com/contact-us
Here is my stocklist, I have some of these species in stock :
www.quebec-cichlides.com/livestock?cat=1
Do you ship to the states?
Hello you !!
I just saved a tote full of multi,s that sat in a garage for over a year. In what I would call a tub of mud. I got them free and emptied a 75g. It took 6 water changes to get it some what cleaned ,the shells were full on muck. We'll see what happens next. I have about 20 adults two spawn sizes maybe three . I culled only one bent back so fat. Hope to save them.
Good luck with this! I hope they survive! These fish are lucky you found them.
s'il te plaît fait la même vidéo en Français, merci bcp
I had a 75 gallon mbuna tank but had to down grade to a small apartment so now I have a 20 long an I'm trying to find a little pack of African cichlids to put in it can u please help me find a good small African cichlid with some color to fill my tank I'm having African cichlid withdrawal can u please help
Hi Jose,
If you want help shopping for your fish, come in store. I don't offer online consultations
Garamis
Do these fish eat plants?
They shouldn't ☺️
Any kind of rams.
For sure :) This video is mostly about african cichlids. Rams are american
Shellies rock
Oh yeah!!!!
My water is 19dGH so instead of spending hundreds more on rodi and more water bills so I’m looking at cichlids.
You’re gonna have a lot of fun with African cichlids 😊
Apisto’s
julidochromis...
Since my ocellatus adventure was a failure (no breeding and all fish gone after 2.5 years) I have been eager to try other shellies that didn’t grow up watching Eastwood, Stallone, and Seagal movies. (Oscellatus owners are nodding their heads) I like the addition of Julidochromis species as well. I’ve always wanted J. transcriptus. - how many in a 90cm x45cm x 40cm (160ish liters) tank? Or just leave it as a pair. As usual, you make me want new fish and more tanks…. Shame on you!
Great vid. BTW, it is pronounced, Mon AW gamus.
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Disappointed parachromis dovii didn't make the list
🤣🤣🤣 I’ve lost all my credibility lol!
Pea Puffer!!!!!!!
Kisses back at ya 😍
Fucking hell. Small Malawi fish has no color. Never ever buy it