Sim wants to know:
I am thinking of starting a Lake Tanganyika community tank and would to know how many I can keep
the max size i would get is 3 1/2 -4″
answerer #2, the forum u are an admin on is very nice and i have posted my question there, but are you sure its legal for you to advertise on here?
I am thinking of starting a Lake Tanganyika community tank and would to know how many I can keep
the max size i would get is 3 1/2 -4″
answerer #2, the forum u are an admin on is very nice and i have posted my question there, but are you sure its legal for you to advertise on here?
October 12th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
about 4-5 fish if its 5″
October 13th, 2009 at 10:33 am
i dont know what those fish are, but i heard you should put about 1 inch of adult fish per gallon of water.
October 14th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Since Lake Tanganyika has hundreds of different cichlid species, ranging in size from one of the world’s smallest cichlids (Neolamprologus multifasciatus, under 2 inches maximum size) to the perhaps the world’s largest cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis, about 30 inches adult size), it all depends on which species you want to keep.
In a 29-gallon tree, though, I would lean more toward the 2-inchers and away from the 30-inchers. You could keep 10 or 12 Neolamprologus multifasciatus, and some of their fry, in a 29-gallon tank with snail shells and sand on the bottom (they are shell dwellers).