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  1. bbortko

    Angel fish with psittacus

    Flow is return from a laguna maxflo 2900(probably around 2000gph after head loss) and a large wavemaker on one end with the overflow on the other end .
  2. bbortko

    Angel fish with psittacus

    I’ve seen them with bigger fish as you mentioned but a five minute video doesn’t really say how it worked. My chalceus is only half grown but so far minds his own.
  3. bbortko

    Angel fish with psittacus

    I wouldn't mind adding a couple of angelfish to my 72x30x25” with: 4 wc geophagus neambi 2 cb red head tapajos 2 cb hoplarcus psittacus wc l128 pleco Pink tail chalceus I can’t find any accounts of angels with psittacus, mine are 9-10 and bicker like an old married couple but ignore every...
  4. bbortko

    Best sand for a large tank??

    Love red flint sand
  5. bbortko

    Pike tankmates

    The few I had weren’t too bad, anything over 4” with a 12” pike was ok.
  6. bbortko

    Never get tired of watching my tinfoil barbs

    Never new they could be show stoppers, 2”ers at the lfs have never called to me.
  7. bbortko

    Geophagus neambi tank mates

    Nope, fully supported.
  8. bbortko

    Geophagus neambi tank mates

    Order has been placed 4 geo argyrostictus and 8 hemiodus gracilis.
  9. bbortko

    Geophagus neambi tank mates

    Thanks, for the most part its less than 2” thick except one spot that juts out about 4-5” and 6” above the substrate creating a nice little overhang obscured by the driftwood on the right. Do you think 8 geos is doable? The neambi and argyrostictus are medium sized and I would be surprised if...
  10. bbortko

    Geophagus neambi tank mates

    I agree with more top water , I’m thinking on trying the arygrostictus and maybe some rainbows or denison barbs down the line.
  11. bbortko

    Geophagus neambi tank mates

    Its a 3d background from universal rocks, basically a little silicone and water pressure hold it in place
  12. bbortko

    Geophagus neambi tank mates

    The psittacus are around 9 years old and one is really showing its age.
  13. bbortko

    Geophagus neambi tank mates

    It’s around 235g
  14. bbortko

    Geophagus neambi tank mates

    I have 4 neambi and 2 psittacus hoplarchus in in my 72x30x25. Trying to decide how to fill out the rest of the stock. Another group of 4 geos is one idea, wet spot has argyrostitcus. Would they be too aggressive for the neambi? A group of leporinis nijseeni is another possibility. Anyone...
  15. bbortko

    Flag tail with crenicichla

    I’m thinking about a flag tail since I’ve wanted one for decades and never pulled the trigger and I was wondering if anyone has had them with crenicichla and if they body shape is an issue? I just lost my Venezuela a couple weeks back and trying to work out where I want to go. I do love the...
  16. bbortko

    Post your FTS pics!

    Find mally found a piece of driftwood I like(tight side).
  17. bbortko

    Crenicichla chicha

    Hopefully you get them again whenever my Venezuela goes to the big tank in the sky. I have a group of neambi that I got from you last April, do you have any pics of the pike along side the geos?
  18. bbortko

    Crenicichla sp. 'Belly Crawler' tank size?

    Never kept a pair but that sounds worth trying. Set up some wood and rocks for sight breaks and territory and you got a shot at it working.
  19. bbortko

    600 and 280 gallon reset: getting back to my roots

    Stock looks good but if I win the mega millions I’d like to hire you to scape my tank
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