i know they sevs will need a larger tank, they are small now(compared to what they will be), as they grow i plan to upgrade.
my original plan was to move my SA cichlids to my 75, and the sevs and co. into the 55. but my 75 broke in storage (i blame the movers). As it stands i plan on getting myself a 150 long for my SA's come christmas time, and doing some post x-mas scanning of craigslist for a used 75 or larger tank for the sevs and just selling off my 55 and the 35.
the cons are just in there until they grow out some, once they are larger, they will be going into my SA tank with a flowerhorn a dempey and a pair of oscars, where if they do pair off and breed, the fry will be used as feeders for my puffers. they dont show any signs of pairing off yet, and the females ( if there are any) still havent developed the pink belly colors. once i figure out what sex everyone is, and if there is too much drama, the males will be going into one tank, and the females into another, or once i pick out favorites, the rest will be going back to the lfs... havent quite decided yet which route i'll take with them.
the warm water change wasnt on purpose, they've been working on the water pipes in my complex and for some reason the water was just that warm this week, i know you shouldnt make drastic temp changes, i was just making sure that i was honest and everyone got the correct info so i could get the right help.
I also have a 20 gallon tank with 3 figure 8 puffers who need the snails as part of their diet to keep their beaks trimmed, i try to keep the snails in my other tanks and feed the puffers as i go, otherwise the puffers eat all the snails in one sitting.
i appreciate the advice, i wouldnt call it flaming unless its done rudely though
what kind of veggies are good to offer? or is it ok to just keep a supply of anacharis and other soft plants for them to nibble on? i'll be picking up some omega one mini cichlid pellets tomorrow to add to the daily feeding rotation, i need to get the cons used to pellets any way, its what i feed in the larger tank.