75g stocking
- Thread starter KMAC5
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I think you should get whatever you come across first. I'm gonna guess you're fairly new to the hobby so I think it's likely that you'll end up changing stock within the year.
If, by some off chance, you keep one of the larger cichlids (something that gets around 10-12") long term, you'll see in time they need a bigger tank. I learned that the hard way.
If you really think you're gonna hold on to these fish for a while then smaller species like the fire mouths or what duanes mentioned would be a better way to go.
If, by some off chance, you keep one of the larger cichlids (something that gets around 10-12") long term, you'll see in time they need a bigger tank. I learned that the hard way.
If you really think you're gonna hold on to these fish for a while then smaller species like the fire mouths or what duanes mentioned would be a better way to go.
I've been in the hobby for 3 years. Not a lot of experience in comparison to the majority of the site. I personally ask too many questions and am typically unsure of myself which is why I have a bombardment of questions. I don't plan on changing the stock as I don't like getting a setup simply to change it. I don't think it's fair to the fish, and I pretty much want to keep what I got regardless, barring any incidents.
If you plan on keeping the fish long term, sticking to smaller species is the way to go.
I have a 45 gallon that has the same footprint of a 75 gallon with a convict and some tiger barbs and I'm pretty happy with the fish size to tank size ratio.
Unlike my 75 with my 12" midevil... He is way too big for that tank. Next tank I purchase will be his upgrade. Sure the tank has lasted me three years but now it's too small.
I have a 45 gallon that has the same footprint of a 75 gallon with a convict and some tiger barbs and I'm pretty happy with the fish size to tank size ratio.
Unlike my 75 with my 12" midevil... He is way too big for that tank. Next tank I purchase will be his upgrade. Sure the tank has lasted me three years but now it's too small.
Being in the hobby only 3 years, asking lots of question is one of the best things you can do. I know its hard to sift thru, and be sure about whether the advice you take, comes from an accurate source, but there are many good sources here on MFK, and if you look, the reputations are very solid. There are also people who have only been in the hobby 3 or 5 years who think they are experienced, though time is not always a barometer, it counts.
I started keeping cichlids in the late 1950s and still have many questions, and have made many, many mistakes.
Much of what I reply to threads comes from those many mistakes, and their resolutions good or bad.
Fish keeping also lead me to a 20+ year career in water treatment chemistry and microbiology, which has helped my understanding of the invisible part of fish keeping immensely.
I started keeping cichlids in the late 1950s and still have many questions, and have made many, many mistakes.
Much of what I reply to threads comes from those many mistakes, and their resolutions good or bad.
Fish keeping also lead me to a 20+ year career in water treatment chemistry and microbiology, which has helped my understanding of the invisible part of fish keeping immensely.
I really appreciate the help. I'm trying to avoid mistakes as much as I can...I guess I'm almost too cautious maybe.
I think I'll look to a few stores around the area see what they have in at the moment to give me a better grasp of what's available.
I think I'll look to a few stores around the area see what they have in at the moment to give me a better grasp of what's available.
You can try a group of ladies. Female convicts, salvini and nics are more colorful than their male counterparts.
