I recently purchased 2 pairs of C. regani and, having read the article on Mostly Cichlids that 6 adults can be kept in a 20 gallon tank, decided to keep both pairs in my 13 gallon lightly planted tank in office. I don't intend for them to breed and so I don't think I will encounter the levels of aggression that will stress them out. They are currently in a 15gal quarantine tank, and are not harassing each other in the least. In fact, I see them chilling next to each other alot without chasing each other away.
Anyhow, the juv pencilfish I was keeping in the quarantine tank with them mostly ended up as food. Hence, I'm wondering what tankmates I can keep with them. As the tank is not very large, I'm limited to nano species. Do you think ember tetras will make a non-snack tankmate for them? Unlike the pencilfish their bodies are broad and not streamlined/easy to swallow.
I'm also thinking of keeping a couple small corydoras with them.
The tank is very well filtered (with an Eheim 2215 full of biomedia) so don't worry about the stocking levels..I'd just like to know what's suitable and wont' be eaten/bullied
Anyhow, the juv pencilfish I was keeping in the quarantine tank with them mostly ended up as food. Hence, I'm wondering what tankmates I can keep with them. As the tank is not very large, I'm limited to nano species. Do you think ember tetras will make a non-snack tankmate for them? Unlike the pencilfish their bodies are broad and not streamlined/easy to swallow.
I'm also thinking of keeping a couple small corydoras with them.
The tank is very well filtered (with an Eheim 2215 full of biomedia) so don't worry about the stocking levels..I'd just like to know what's suitable and wont' be eaten/bullied