William, I agree with Ken, anything under 10 gallons is too small for territorial fish like cichlids - even the smallest dwarf cichlids. My suggestion would be 4 Corydoras pygmaeus + 6 Dwarf Pencilfish (Nannostomus marginatus). I have a wonderful tank with similar problems (3 gallon hexagon with 6" (15 cm) faces and 18" (45 cm) tall). I keep either of the diptailed pencilfish (N. eques or N. unifasciatus) in it. They are about the only fish that happily exist in such a small but tall tank. Mike Wise William Groth wrote: > I have tried on occasion to do some dwarf cichlids with mixed success. What > I would like to ask is > if anyone has a feel for the right fish for the following tank. 3 gallon > Eclipse planted tank with soft > RO water mix which has temperature span of 80 to 86 degrees F (26 to 30 > degrees C). I thought > to try certain killifish, dwarf cichlids, or tetras, or catfish but the > temperatures are pretty high. I > fear that most dwarf cichlids, especially Apistos might not be an option > because most of the ones I have kept previously like or require cooler water > temperatures? > > Also, I have not been able to get on to http://www.aquaria.net/ today and > was wondering if there is > something wrong with their website? If anyone would be so kind as to e-mail > me privately if they > have any insights on this problem, it would be appreciated. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!