Hey
My old man is typical novice fish keeper, i.e. does practically zero maintenance and buys fish randomly without any research. Buts it's all ok because "the fish are fine" and "fish only grow as big as their surroundings". Yea, I've given up trying to educate him. He has a 90g with various fish including 2 clown loaches, one of which is getting towards 4 or 5 inches. I was thinking of taking the 2 clowns off his hands and keeping them in my own 180g which is well maintained. Problem is, I don't want to get any more than the 2 he already has. I know they like to be kept in groups but I thought this would at least be better than them drowning in their own filth like they are right now. Could 2 do ok as part of my community? Tank and stock as follows...
6 X 2 X 2 180g
2 X FX6
2 X Santa Monica Algae Scrubber
1 30% Water Change Per Week
6 X YoYo Loach
4 X Dwarf Chiclid
4 X Pictus Catfish
4 X Redline Torpedo Barb
1 X Spiny Eel
1 X Sailfin Plec
Thoughts appreciated. Cheers
Steve
My old man is typical novice fish keeper, i.e. does practically zero maintenance and buys fish randomly without any research. Buts it's all ok because "the fish are fine" and "fish only grow as big as their surroundings". Yea, I've given up trying to educate him. He has a 90g with various fish including 2 clown loaches, one of which is getting towards 4 or 5 inches. I was thinking of taking the 2 clowns off his hands and keeping them in my own 180g which is well maintained. Problem is, I don't want to get any more than the 2 he already has. I know they like to be kept in groups but I thought this would at least be better than them drowning in their own filth like they are right now. Could 2 do ok as part of my community? Tank and stock as follows...
6 X 2 X 2 180g
2 X FX6
2 X Santa Monica Algae Scrubber
1 30% Water Change Per Week
6 X YoYo Loach
4 X Dwarf Chiclid
4 X Pictus Catfish
4 X Redline Torpedo Barb
1 X Spiny Eel
1 X Sailfin Plec
Thoughts appreciated. Cheers
Steve
