and if I decided to add a group of leporinus in or something else I would do that before the GTs too
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and if I decided to add a group of leporinus in or something else I would do that before the GTs too
So far so good. My bleeding hearts are larger, almost as long as the GT's when I added them and one and half times as tall/deep. the bleeding hearts I have are several years old and fully grown.
I want to increase their numbers though, which means I will probably have to introduce juvenile, or in the very least smaller specimens than what I currently have - that could be hit or miss.
I will keep you posted on how that develops... Hoping to source some within the next month or so. If I cannot I may try Buenos Aries tetras...
As much as I'd like to do an Ecuador biotope focused on the Rivulatus, it's just so difficult to find fish from this area...
I can't even find Hoplo cats otherwise I would have between 3 - 5 of them by now!
Ive been following your thread and it looks good! I was not sure about the tetras since they are snack size for an adult GT but have seen them in a few tanks doing similar to what your doing and im proposing. Just want a hint of color in there besides the GTs. And it really is hard trying to find something from that area
I just think it would make an amazing display tank.They are interesting in their own right but don't detract to much from the main attraction.
Sometimes less is more.I think some of the nicest display tanks I've seen only house a couple of different species.Not everybody's idea of an ideal tank but I think it works well.
Sometimes less is more.I think some of the nicest display tanks I've seen only house a couple of different species.Not everybody's idea of an ideal tank but I think it works well.
I understand what you mean. Dont want to distract from your main species with a bunch of others. I am on the other side I guess and like to see a little bit of everything in the ecosystem
Something I like are having a "sleeper fish"... those fish that are not readily apparent but if you sit and watch the tank for long enough they may make an appearance.
I actually have a farowella catfish (not sure if it's a species from Ecuador) that I always forget to include in my stock list - but my kids and I sit in front of the tank everyday and look for it.
I call my farowella "Waldo" as in "Where's Waldo?" Sometimes I'll go days without seeing him and then he makes a reappearance.
I actually have a farowella catfish (not sure if it's a species from Ecuador) that I always forget to include in my stock list - but my kids and I sit in front of the tank everyday and look for it.
I call my farowella "Waldo" as in "Where's Waldo?" Sometimes I'll go days without seeing him and then he makes a reappearance.
