So I currently have a 90 gallon tank setup for growing out some Central and South American cichlids ranging from Vieja Melanura and Maculida, to geophagus, gymnogeophagus to true parrots and Amatitlania Sajica (T-Bar).
All F1... All fish are from Jeff Rapps, and Ken Davis. I have very high hopes for all these fish for my soon to have Monster tanks.The Vieja will be going in there own monster tank next year and the South americans will be moved to a deep 180 gallon corner wall acrylic tank. All fish are right around the 1 inch size except the geo winemilleri, they're about 2 inches. But anyways, question is, would it be better to just keep the driftwood out of the tank so there's as much room as possible for all the fish to growout or would a nice center piece be alright until its time to make more space in the tank. Right now I have some sand substrate and a few rocks with no driftwood in the tank so there is more space for all the fish as I know they will all grow quite fast, especially the vieja. I'm mainly curious just because theres a few different species in the tank and wonder if it'd be better for some of the fish to have some hiding places if needed. I'm not worried about any fish paring up anytime soon since they are so small and young still. Just wondering what others have done for growout tank setups for these type of fish.
This tank gets 50 to 75 percent water changes every other day, sometimes everyday for a two to three days straight since I do pretty heavy feedings with southern delight power feed and veggie krill. They eat like absolute pigs and are constantly looking for food. I feed them about 4 times a day but don't overfeed so they don't get bloat. They don't leave much behind.
Thanks!
All F1... All fish are from Jeff Rapps, and Ken Davis. I have very high hopes for all these fish for my soon to have Monster tanks.The Vieja will be going in there own monster tank next year and the South americans will be moved to a deep 180 gallon corner wall acrylic tank. All fish are right around the 1 inch size except the geo winemilleri, they're about 2 inches. But anyways, question is, would it be better to just keep the driftwood out of the tank so there's as much room as possible for all the fish to growout or would a nice center piece be alright until its time to make more space in the tank. Right now I have some sand substrate and a few rocks with no driftwood in the tank so there is more space for all the fish as I know they will all grow quite fast, especially the vieja. I'm mainly curious just because theres a few different species in the tank and wonder if it'd be better for some of the fish to have some hiding places if needed. I'm not worried about any fish paring up anytime soon since they are so small and young still. Just wondering what others have done for growout tank setups for these type of fish.
This tank gets 50 to 75 percent water changes every other day, sometimes everyday for a two to three days straight since I do pretty heavy feedings with southern delight power feed and veggie krill. They eat like absolute pigs and are constantly looking for food. I feed them about 4 times a day but don't overfeed so they don't get bloat. They don't leave much behind.
Thanks!
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