30 gallon Firemouth mini-biotope

[cichlidfish]

Oh and no need to up the PH for firemouth.

Works for me. You'll get the best colors from them since they come from waters that have a higher ph. I try to duplicate their natural habitat as much as I can. Plus you don't know what the tap ph is. I test mine regularly. Sometimes it is around 6.5




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[Cyberman]

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My Tank... 50 gallons with the 7" male FM

 

[cichlidfish]

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My Tank... 50 gallons with the 7" male FM

Wow nice pair!

 

[davion2183]

Sorry, yes its the same as that other 30 gallon thing guys... and I was thinking of it this way.

30 gallon biotope with a single firemouth and a few platies/swordtails. How many would you guys recommend?

The tank size is 50 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm.

Its volume is actually 32 gallons, but minus the decor and substrate, I reckon it would only reach 30 gallons of water.

Also, would like some suggestions of plants to put in the tank.

 

[Pinkerton]

Also, would like some suggestions of plants to put in the tank.

It depends how rigidly you want to adhere to the "biotope." Your options will be restricted if you want a true biotope. Here's a nice fire mouth set-up you can checkout: http://aquaristmagazine.com/hamza-poonawallas-central-american-biotope/. You can also take a look at this site: http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope.htm. Look at the pages under 'Central America.'

 

[davion2183]

Yeah I've seen those, I am going to use what I have to create that 'biotope'. It wouldn't really be a 100 % accurate biotope, but I will try my best. I was thinking... sandy substrate with river cobbles, and a few pebbles, some santigi wood, a bit of rock, with either Nymphae or maybe some Vallisneria to recreate a part of the Whitewater Lagoon in Belize. ANy thoughts on this?

 

[davion2183]

This is what I am planning to use as a base for my "biotope" build.

http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope_central_america_river.htm

Alternatively I can use this example, just dunno how to go about doing it.

http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope_cenotes_mexico.htm

 

[davion2183]

ANother idea I might go with is this video. Just have to figure out what plants are there in the picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzUnteF_vFI

 

[Pinkerton]

ANother idea I might go with is this video. Just have to figure out what plants are there in the picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzUnteF_vFI

That's a really cool video. You might try posting a question over on http://www.plantedtank.net. Someone over there can probably ID those plants.

 

[davion2183]

Thanks