10-Gallon Dwarf-Cichlid Nesting Tank
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
A Model Freshwater Aquarium
Here’s a tank designed with mild-mannered tankmates and pair of beautiful dwarf cichlids that are likely to spawn. This same community would also fit nicely into a 15 or 20-gallon aquarium with addition of more peaceful midwater swimming tetras and two additional female cichlids to form a harem.
Midwater to Top Swimmers
- 4 Redeye Tetra Arnoldichthys spilopterus
Bottom Dwellers
- 2 Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlids (pair) Apistogramma cacatuoides
- 3 Threestripe Corydoras Catfishes Corydoras trilineatus
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