African Biotope Setup- Help me plan it! (image heavy)
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Dambas are becoming more and more available these days, in your set up the pin stripe damba (Paretroplus menerambo) might work because it gets large (14" with almost as much height). They like to live in shoals of 5 or more.
Their close cousin P maculatus is a bit smaller, but might also work.
Although this is just an opinion, I find Madagascar to be more Asian than African as far as bio-tope goes.
The above Madagascan Paretroplus are more primitive, and more closely related to the Indian Etropline cichlids than any from Africa.
Their close cousin P maculatus is a bit smaller, but might also work.
Although this is just an opinion, I find Madagascar to be more Asian than African as far as bio-tope goes.
The above Madagascan Paretroplus are more primitive, and more closely related to the Indian Etropline cichlids than any from Africa.
I wonder why he suddenly doesn't wanna eat them. You would think that since he was eating them so well before that he'd go back to eating them again really fast.
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I'm sorry for the late reply. Tragic loss. My aro choked on a piece of clear plastic. I was trying to do maintenance on my hob overflow and it snapped in half. A few shards ended up in the tank. I thought I got them all out. He was 16":/
I go to college. I've never actually seen my newest afer eat. From my previous two that I owned, they never grew much. Loved to steal food out of my bichirs mouths. I feed my tank massivore, floating food sticks, and cut tilapia. I usually feed krill as well, however I can't find any in my area in 1lb flat packs. I can't wait until summer when I can see them everyday.
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I go to college. I've never actually seen my newest afer eat. From my previous two that I owned, they never grew much. Loved to steal food out of my bichirs mouths. I feed my tank massivore, floating food sticks, and cut tilapia. I usually feed krill as well, however I can't find any in my area in 1lb flat packs. I can't wait until summer when I can see them everyday.
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I have some damba here aaaaand they're growing a lil slow for my taste lol
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Rob you should consider adding a Lates niloticus or two even though they might eat a bichir or two 😃That was weird. They should work now.
All those bichir are going to love the root balls, this tank looks like its going to be awesome! IMO id get several brown knife fish, I've got one and he is probably my favorite fish he'll eat insects and blood worms from my hand. When they get larger they can be a little aggressive towards each other but with 510 gallons and plenty of hiding places that shouldn't be a problem.
Rob,
What is your current stocklist?
I am particularly interested in the P. afer behaviour. There is a very nice golden spotted one in my LFS (~7") and he keeps smiling at me everytime I go there...
However, most of what I read on their aggressiveness and being a sob "night killing machine" makes me hesitate.
I would put it in my "primitive tank", which is an oddly shapped 240g (60x40x24") where I keep 3 FLGars, 4 polypterus (endli, ornate, lap and senegal) and one rope fish.
From what I´ve been reading it would be ok with the polys, but I fear for the gars..
What is your current stocklist?
I am particularly interested in the P. afer behaviour. There is a very nice golden spotted one in my LFS (~7") and he keeps smiling at me everytime I go there...
However, most of what I read on their aggressiveness and being a sob "night killing machine" makes me hesitate.
I would put it in my "primitive tank", which is an oddly shapped 240g (60x40x24") where I keep 3 FLGars, 4 polypterus (endli, ornate, lap and senegal) and one rope fish.
From what I´ve been reading it would be ok with the polys, but I fear for the gars..
