First topic message reminder :

well as a few of you know im breaking down my 55 gal sw and going fw (im getting a 28 gal nano for sw)

im gonna go cichlid and heres what i like so far :

Altolamprologus Calvus (are these guys aggressive)
Neolamprologus tretocephalus
Julidochromis marlieri


i need some ideas of what can go with these
so lets start a list

there 24 bucks at my lfs

holy wow might as well get sw fish lol

cus your lfs is a rip off lol

anyone else?

You need to add some shell dwellers

I don't know if I would do shell dwellers if you are going to stick with calvus, from what I have heard, the calvus may eat the shell dwellers. Not sure what to recommend though. . . I don't know the fish from that lake very well. :)

i love shell dwellers but id rather put some calvus in the tank.

so can anyone else help me out?

I have a 3" back calvus that does well in a 29G with half OB Peacocks and half Hap Blu Ahli's. They grow at a slower rate than other fish so he has seen two different batches of 25 fish come and go over the last year and a half and I have had no aggresssion problems. He sticks to his spot on the holey rock and everyone else just swims by...
Good fish to add for a variety...

go to homo depo and buy silica sand , it should be in a brown bag , in the block and cement section