looking for info

[Austy16414]

From what you've picked there, I would say the brichardi are your best bet in a 29 gallon. The kribensis could also work in a tank that size, but the protomelas will definitely need a larger tank. If you decide to buy a stand, give Fish n Pets Unlimited a call, they carry decent stands for fair prices

[rmalford]

Just saw yellow rock kribs at an LFS a couple days ago. Nice fish

[cm12setx]

Thanks, i didnt put in the list jeweled ones. I kept them 24 years ago first tank. That was a learing curve. Started with six and end with two aplha male and female that breed like bunnies. I had them for about a yaer and a half but moved and could not bring them. I would try them later in a 75 or bigger. But not at this time.
Ramlford:ooh do i want to know where? Yes tell me.

[cm12setx]

Dang how did the supirsed face show up? But supreied am I. And no spell check. Lol

[rmalford]

Aquarium Boutique in Dallas

[cm12setx]

Now thats a bit of a road trip.lol

[cm12setx]

New question? Can I keep Kribensis with Neolamprologus brichardi fire tip? in a 29 gal I was thinking 6 of firetip and 4 Kribensis?

[crazy42bmx]

Me personally i wouldn't just cause i like to keep fish from areas with their own and not mix. But seeing if you provide enough rocks and hiding places you should be ok. But if either species starts to breed parents may become quite aggressive towards the others and your probably going to have some deaths.

[morpheus]

i agree with donovan. i wouldnt risk both types due to breeding. both types can live together, but in my experience with brichardi, they get aggressive towards any other species in there when breeding. the brichardi will spread out and spawn every maybe 3-4 weeks when they pair off. they werent too picky in locations for me....a small log, pipe, cave, dig their own, etc.

i have never bred kribensis, but all cichlids i have bred get more aggressive with eggs/fry present.

[mnemenoi]

They both occupy the same general area in a tank, so I'd avoid that particular combination. Now Cyprichromis and Kribs I could see working perhaps or even some milder shellies. Their water requirements are a bit different, but not so far out that its not implausible to have them both doing well and breeding. I would personally choose either a tang devoted tank or African riverine, but I get a bit focused. African riverine you could go with some african tetras or barbs, butterfly fish, even some of the ctenopomas.

[cm12setx]

ok more thinking to do and more info to get.

[mnemenoi]

Let me know what your leaning towards and I would love to put together some fun ideas for a biotope tank. I was digging through lists of FW fish in Niger/Cameroon/and Congo earlier, lol. Fishbase, for the craziest biotope aquarists in the hobby...

[cm12setx]

really I like both of these A:Kribensis B: Neolamprologus brichardi fire tip . I would like to keep the fish under 4" for the 29 gal tank? now with that in mind my budget is taking a hit in the next two weeks. lol my wife's anniversary gift new tank and fish and heater filter and so on. but I am pre seeding the filter by running it on my 20 long.LOL
Back to A:Kribensis who gose good with them?Cyprichromis ok where are they from?
B: Neolamprologus brichardi fire tip who with them? where are they from?

nice resource: fishbase.org

[mnemenoi]

A. Kribs are very easy going riverine species that prefer neutral to slightly acidic conditions. There are quite a few other species that I occasionally see as well, look up Scarlet Krib or just search for Pelvichromis and overlook the others. They are all kind of similar, but share nearly the same requirements, size, and temperament. In regards to Cyprichromis, they are upperwater sardine cichlids from Lake Tanganyika. They stay in upper reaches and occupy a different stratum then other fish and can be a good choice in some systems. Kribs share their natural habitat with various synodontis, barbs (Various African), tetra (Alestidae types and Distochodus), Morymids, Bichir, Ctenoptoma, Tilapia, and both the bonytongues in Africa (African Arowana and Butterfly Fish), Killifish, and a huge lists of stuff. Also the Vampire shrimp hails from that area and can be considered in their tank if large enough.

B. Lake Tanganyika (specifically collected from Kiku, the third name is usually the collection Point in the lake itself) Literally all the Tanganyika species that are not rockdwellers could work with them. There appears to be a Goby, Tropheus, Cyprichromis, and Compressiceps all found at the same point.

[danielp]

As a long time fan of Brichardi's i would suggest going with the Krib's in a 29 gallon tank.

Alfonso's Fire Tips are a very cool species that not many people have. Brichardi's in general top out and loook threir best at around 5"