"jazzthecat ^,,^" wrote in
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I've moved home and decommissioned my community aquarium. As i'm
starting fresh, I've decided to get Cichlids. The water is quite
fairly hard 14 and the PH level is 7.5, so it seems ideal for most
Cichlid, from what I've read thus far.

Some cichlids prefer hard, alkaline water, others prefer neutral water,
others prefer soft, acid water. There is no one type of water "ideal for
most cichlids".

My aquarium is 20gal / 36Lx12Wx15H

If I can find any retailers who will take them, I may breed them.

Assuming you are looking to stock the tank with a single breeding pair,
convicts, firemouths, rainbow cichlids (Herotilapia multispinosa), N.
brichardi are substrate breeding cichlids that should do well in your
water conditions, are usually easy to breed, and do not get too big.
Yellow labs might be a good choice for mouthbrooders -- but you would
want to get one male and several females, not just a pair of these.
There are many other choices depending upon your personal preferences.
By the way, the dimensions you list for your tank describe a 30 gallon
tank.

Hope this helps.

Meph

What species would anyone recommend?
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