Last time I asked for your guys opinions in what to do with my 20 tall and I got a lot of god responses from it (going to breed Ancistrus in it) so I'm going to out this to a vote. I've got a 37 gallon (30"L x 12"W x 24"H) in my basement I got off a friend and have a few ideas what to do with it so what sounds the best to you?
Option 1) Breeding Pair of CA cichlids. Something like Red Ceibals or Siquias or the like. Simplistic look with only decorations being a sponge filter, a pot, and maybe a pvc section or two for the female to hide if needed. Substrate would be bare or sand.
Option 2) Rift Lake Community. Mbunas of different species and depending on whether I want to breed them or not maybe some small Synodontis. Rock piles for them to hide in and sand for substrate.
Option 3) Synodontis Breeding Tank. Breeding group of either S. petricola or S. multipunctatus and a few small mouth brooding african cichlids as hosts for the eggs. Pots and rocks for decor. Sand substrate.
Option 4) Pleco Breeding Tank. Breeding group of some kind if breedable pleco other than Ancistrus, probably either a Hypancistrus or Peckoltia species. Some driftwood and pots for them to breed and hide in. Sand or loose gravel substrate.
Option 5) Planted Native Community. A school or two of smaller native chubs or medium sized native shiners or dace, a pair or trio of Orangespotted Sunfish, some swamp type darters such as mud or johhnies. That stock or a single Pumpkinseed (as a growout, it'd go in my 75 once it got to about 5-6") plus the darters. Plants would be native tall plants of different kinds that would almost fill the entire tank other than an open spot or two. Substrate would be dirt.
So what sounds the best?
Option 1) Breeding Pair of CA cichlids. Something like Red Ceibals or Siquias or the like. Simplistic look with only decorations being a sponge filter, a pot, and maybe a pvc section or two for the female to hide if needed. Substrate would be bare or sand.
Option 2) Rift Lake Community. Mbunas of different species and depending on whether I want to breed them or not maybe some small Synodontis. Rock piles for them to hide in and sand for substrate.
Option 3) Synodontis Breeding Tank. Breeding group of either S. petricola or S. multipunctatus and a few small mouth brooding african cichlids as hosts for the eggs. Pots and rocks for decor. Sand substrate.
Option 4) Pleco Breeding Tank. Breeding group of some kind if breedable pleco other than Ancistrus, probably either a Hypancistrus or Peckoltia species. Some driftwood and pots for them to breed and hide in. Sand or loose gravel substrate.
Option 5) Planted Native Community. A school or two of smaller native chubs or medium sized native shiners or dace, a pair or trio of Orangespotted Sunfish, some swamp type darters such as mud or johhnies. That stock or a single Pumpkinseed (as a growout, it'd go in my 75 once it got to about 5-6") plus the darters. Plants would be native tall plants of different kinds that would almost fill the entire tank other than an open spot or two. Substrate would be dirt.
So what sounds the best?
