I'd up the 50% changes to 3 or 4 times a week. These are high bioload fish from very clean water (<5 ppm NO3), so to keep it that clean when they are adults, you have to do that much.
Stocking ideas for my 90 gallon
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Might not be the best option then. Would just having a terror, shark, and a firemouth or two be a wiser choice then? Or should I have less?
For the best advice you want to listen to the cichlid keepers, but that doesn't sound unmanageable to me.
The less fish, the less waste.
Regular Jack may get into a scrape with the gt sooner than the ebjd as it’s gonna be meaner.
You could opt for a pair of gts or jds + a school of dither fish (would make a nice display) and be easiest to manage.
2 competing cichlids dangerous, too much aggression between just the two. And firemouths are known to have weak jaws and could get very injured in a fight.
Water change rate depends on how fast nitrates climb up - if they are getting above 20 ppm by the water change, time to up the wc rate. Plants help to reduce nitrates, but you need a lot to make a huge dent.
Regular Jack may get into a scrape with the gt sooner than the ebjd as it’s gonna be meaner.
You could opt for a pair of gts or jds + a school of dither fish (would make a nice display) and be easiest to manage.
2 competing cichlids dangerous, too much aggression between just the two. And firemouths are known to have weak jaws and could get very injured in a fight.
Water change rate depends on how fast nitrates climb up - if they are getting above 20 ppm by the water change, time to up the wc rate. Plants help to reduce nitrates, but you need a lot to make a huge dent.
Ok thank you. What would be a good schooling fish for the tank that won't get eaten?
Depends on what the final cichlid stocking is, but assuming the green terror is the biggest one, you can probably get away with large mollies, swordtails, large tetras (Colombian, Buenos Aires, etc.), or larger rainbowfish.
Will consider it then. I think I have a good combination right now at least according to aqadvisor. I'll send right now
15 percent water change per week according to it but idk how accurate that is
I’d definitely recommend more than 15% per week.
Do you have a water siphon like a python? Makes water changes super easy.
Personally I’d do 50-80% weekly or every other week.
You may want to look into convicts rather than fm - they can hold their own a lot better. Similar size and waste but a lot tougher.
Do you have a water siphon like a python? Makes water changes super easy.
Personally I’d do 50-80% weekly or every other week.
You may want to look into convicts rather than fm - they can hold their own a lot better. Similar size and waste but a lot tougher.
