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The Cichlid Factory: Our Easy Recipe That Works! By Matt Pedersen, 4th Edition, Copyright © 1999

Finally, some examples for stocking common aquariums...(by no means the only way to keep them)

  • 10 Gallon Aquariums


    • 4-6 Dwarf Julidochromis or Dwarf (Shell Dwelling) Neolamprologus
    • 6 small schooling fish (Danios, Rasboras, etc...)
    • 1 Dwarf Plecostomus

  • 20 Gallon Aquariums


    • 6-8 Dwarf Julidochromis, Fairy Neolamprologus, Dwarf Neolamprologus, or Altolamprologus
    • 1 trio of small Copadichromis or Aulonocara
    • 6 small schooling fish (Danios, Rasboras, Rainbowfish, etc...)
    • 1 Dwarf Plecostomus

  • 30 Gallon Aquariums


    • 6-8 Dwarf Julidochromis, Fairy Neolamprologus, Dwarf Neolamprologus, or Altolamprologus
    • 2 trios of Copadichromis or Aulonocara
    • 6 small/medium schooling fish (Danios, Rasboras, Rainbowfish, etc...)
    • 1 or 2 Dwarf Plecostomus

    -OR-

    • 1 trio Labidochromis
    • 1 trio Cynotilapia or Haplochromis
    • 1 trio Copadichromis or Aulonocara
    • 6 small/medium schooling fish (Danios, Rasboras, Rainbowfish, ect...)
    • 1 or 2 Dwarf Plecostomus

    -OR-

    • 2 trios Dwarf Pseudotropheus
    • 1 trio Cynotilapia
    • 1 trio Melanochromis dialepis (dwarf)
    • 1 trio Haplochromis
    • 1 or 2 Dwarf Plecostomus

  • 55 Gallon Aquariums


    • 1 trio Protomelas
    • 1 trio Aulonocara
    • 1 trio Copadichromis
    • 1 trio Labidochromis or Cynotilapia
    • 4 Neolamprologus (larger species)
    • 2 Eretmodus or 1 trio Haplochromis
    • 2 Julidochromis (larger species)
    • 1 Synodontis Catfish
    • 1 medium sized Plecostomus

  • 75 Gallon Aquariums


    • 1 trio Nimbochromis
    • 1 trio Placidochromis
    • 2 trios Psuedotropheus
    • 1 quartet (1m/3f) Labeotropheus
    • 1 trio Sciaenochromis
    • 1 trio Cynotilapia
    • 2 Julidochromis (larger species)
    • 1 Eretmodus
    • 1 trio Dimidiochromis
    • 1 to 3 Synodontis Catfish
    • 1 large Plecostomus


  • 100 Gallon Aquariums


    • 10m/10f Tropheus
    • 6 Eretmodus
    • 6 Julidochromis

    -OR-

    • 4-6 Cyphotilapia (Frontosa)

  • 200 Gallon Aquariums


    • 10m/10f Tropheus brichardi variety or polli
    • 10m/10f Tropheus moorii variety
    • 12 Cyprichromis
    • 10 Julidochromis
    • 8 Synodontis petricola or S. multipunctatus

    -OR-

    • 12 Cyanthopharynx or Ophthalmotilapia
    • 18 Cyprichromis or Paracyprichromis
    • 12 Shell-Dwelling Neolamprologus

    -OR-

    • 12 Cyphotilapia (Frontosa)

    -OR-

    • 4 Cyrtocara (moorii)
    • 4 Dimidiochromis
    • 4 Nimbochromis
    • 4 Chilotilapia
    • 4 Sciaenochromis
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