Cichlid Care

Are there any cichlids small enough to be in a 12 gallon tank?

Michael R wants to know: I’d like to start my first cichlid fish tank. I have a 12 gallon aquarium. Are there any small cichlid species that are good beginner fish that will work?

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Cichlid Introduction

All cichlid species belong to the family Cichlidae. This family is remarkably diverse and cichlid species inhabits a vide range of habitats all over the globe. They are naturally occurring on and around the African continent, south of the 30 deg N in the Americas and some cichlid species also exist in Asia. Today you [...]

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Cichlid Tank?

blueplaty15 asked: I have a well cycled 29 gallon I want to make into a cichlid tank.It has a 30-55 gallon filter, air bubbler,3″ natural colored gravel, a bunch of rock hideouts.Anyways, I have only had 1 cichlid before, and it was my neighbors melanochromis auratus in a 10 gallon COMMUNITY tank. Well after some [...]

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