135g Peruvian biotope.

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Hahaha, wow! That's sweet man. It's really funny how the SDs started eating the plants, in a you love them kind of way. I can tell the tetras are still a little bit stressed. Were they swimming in position in those pictures? It's always a great feeling once you starting putting the family/community together. Hopefully your tetras will last their lifetime in there Grant.

For some reason your fish are looking fat, hahaha, and the sand is looking spotless!

Be careful when you purchase fish from a LFS you don't frequently visit because you don't know, unless you do, how well they take care of their fish which leads to their health and whether or not disease is more likely present.

So far so good Grant, looking forward to more updates. I hope there will be plants left by your next update! :D





P.S. I like what you did with your sig.
 
Well today I am a little vexed. As there is only 7 tetras left 2 of which ended up in my sump. So, I guess these guys really don't mess around. I never had them down as piscivores but 2 are unaccounted for. So I can only assume they have been eaten. As for the SD's they are quite happily munching on my plants. A little bit of a shame more than anything. Typical cichlid behaviour!
 
Mr. Rain Cloud said:
Hahaha, wow! That's sweet man. It's really funny how the SDs started eating the plants, in a you love them kind of way. I can tell the tetras are still a little bit stressed. Were they swimming in position in those pictures? It's always a great feeling once you starting putting the family/community together. Hopefully your tetras will last their lifetime in there Grant.

For some reason your fish are looking fat, hahaha, and the sand is looking spotless!

Be careful when you purchase fish from a LFS you don't frequently visit because you don't know, unless you do, how well they take care of their fish which leads to their health and whether or not disease is more likely present.

So far so good Grant, looking forward to more updates. I hope there will be plants left by your next update! :D





P.S. I like what you did with your sig.
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The SD's were in for two minutes and they were already munching on the new shoots of that plant. Side by side, without a care in the world! Then they posed for the camera with that 'who, me?' look.

I know the lfs is reliable as I used to shop there, I just didn't bother as much once I got into cichlids as they only 'specialised' in community fish. Hahaha.

The fish are looking very fat! All of them! I hope its not down to bloat. I don't think it is, I think the GT's are just very boisterous and get the majority and the others just clean up. There has been a lot of algae growth recently, so the cories have beenhaving a good feed!

It is always great when you get adding to your community! But it's worse when some have been eaten! I don't think the tetras will last very long if i'm honest. 3 down over one night! I really liked how tightly they shoaled and they brought the GTs out a lot more - they were much less skittish. So to me it is a real shame.

The thing that angered me was the fact I fed them all really well before bedtime. So they obviously went after them as some kind of savage cichlid sport. I guess this is one of the differences in having F# vs TB. They still retain the killer instict, even when they are smaller than their prey. (the tetras were longer than the GT's, apart from one which was the same size).

The sand is looking good! I am very pleased with how clean it has been so far. The vacuuming is fairly easy and not soo time consuming.

I will be updating when possible. Who knows how many tetras or plants will be left!








P.s I'm glad you like :):)
 
Well I guess your fish have officially taken over the tank; GT eating the tetras, SD eating the plants, and BCories eating the algae.

More than anything, it's the shape of the RNTetras that make them food since they fit in the mouth easily because they're neither wide nor tall. Gulp! I'm glad that that the BHTetras are not perceived as food instantly like the RNTetras so we can still have a schooling fish with the GTs.

You've got a lot going on in the tank already, hahaha. Hopefully the tank balances out smoothly. I guess you could consider them as kids right now, still curious about everything and acting on instinct. Once they get accustomed to being in your tank on a daily basis, I'm sure they'll behave themselves; that or the complete opposite and become complete FAT monsters! Hahaha! Vacuuming the sand may start to become a handful pretty quick :D
 
Mr. Rain Cloud said:
Well I guess your fish have officially taken over the tank; GT eating the tetras, SD eating the plants, and BCories eating the algae.

More than anything, it's the shape of the RNTetras that make them food since they fit in the mouth easily because they're neither wide nor tall. Gulp! I'm glad that that the BHTetras are not perceived as food instantly like the RNTetras so we can still have a schooling fish with the GTs.

You've got a lot going on in the tank already, hahaha. Hopefully the tank balances out smoothly. I guess you could consider them as kids right now, still curious about everything and acting on instinct. Once they get accustomed to being in your tank on a daily basis, I'm sure they'll behave themselves; that or the complete opposite and become complete FAT monsters! Hahaha! Vacuuming the sand may start to become a handful pretty quick :D
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I know! There isn't much I can do now! I suppose it's what i wanted - natural behaviour.

I only found one dead fish - which may have been an ill one. It wasn't fully eaten, because the GTs are still way too small. Just had the normal eyes missing, fins gone. So at the moment I am unsure as to whether they have killed any. As for the two missing ones, I fear they may have jumped the tank. Because the only way into my overflow is to jump. And two fish were in my sump. So I will have to have a frantic search - either that or get my cats to have a look. So as it stands I believe they may adapt - but I don't hold out much hope.

Well I hope its the first of the two. So that they don't become fat monsters. I really liked the school of tetras, how do bleeding hearts shoal, well or not so well?

I will keep the stocklist updated - I will have to change my sig now! Oh the joys :)
 
I have some interesting news... I found another tetra in my overflow box... ALIVE!!! He is back in the tank now schooling like nothing ever happened. So I still have 8 FRNTetras, one is still missing - checked everywhere. Both around the tank and in it. So maybe it has been fully consumed - who knows!?
 
Well it's looking good so far, 1 casualty and one missing. That is way better than a feeding frenzy/marathon, hahaha. The BHTetras school pretty well; they stick together.
 
Sadly this morning I found two missing. Both were in my sump one alive one dead. The flow likely killed one of them. They obviously jump into the overflow because there is no other way in. So I covered the box over in the hope they can't get in.

But... Things are looking good. I picked up three silver dollars of the same size as my other two. They are all schooling together well and seem to be getting along. I will try get some pictures up. But at the minute the tank is a little cloudy - I added more media and did a vacuum - which stirred up the tank.
 
I want to make an amazon biotope for my green terrors when i get a 75... I want some plants but im worried that they will dig them up or tht plants are just too much work


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fishe said:
I want to make an amazon biotope for my green terrors when i get a 75... I want some plants but im worried that they will dig them up or tht plants are just too much work


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I have never experienced plants being dug up by saums or by terrors. Plants like amazon swords are heavily rooted anyway. As for care if you get the right ones they require only a good light. Nothing special in terms of care.

I would always give it a try. Biotopes are great fun!
 
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