cichla starter

[pnoydlyte]

ok so i just picked up 3 baby monos about 2-3"
and hoping to get 2 baby orinos
right now they will be in a 55 growout
but i was wondering wat would be a good sized tank for 3
ill be picking the 3 best looking ones and giving the others up for adoption later
like i said on my other thread i already got my 220
but im a little concerned it may not be big enough
and the tank is actually gonna be for the colder months and will be placing them in a pond

any and all the help will be much appreciated

 

[RedTailKinG]

220 is fine gl with them

 

[silverdragon]

220gal and up..

 

[pnoydlyte]

wheres a good place to get some baby orinos online
been looking around but all i can find are monos, pinimas, occels, and tems

 

[Venom SS]

ok so i just picked up 3 baby monos about 2-3"
and hoping to get 2 baby orinos
right now they will be in a 55 growout
but i was wondering wat would be a good sized tank for 3
ill be picking the 3 best looking ones and giving the others up for adoption later
like i said on my other thread i already got my 220
but im a little concerned it may not be big enough
and the tank is actually gonna be for the colder months and will be placing them in a pond

any and all the help will be much appreciated

My oh my I should have taken the blue pill

 

[troutking]

wheres a good place to get some baby orinos online
been looking around but all i can find are monos, pinimas, occels, and tems

yeah ive been looking around lately and cant find any

 

[pnoydlyte]

i was wondering what kind of lighting would be good for them
i was thinking bout using a combo of actinic bulbs and 10,000k bulbs
with black background and some river rock

 

[channarox]

IMO minimum a 6x3x3...
BIGGER BETTER.

 

[jonnie5]

try jeff rapps tangled up in cichlids

 

[Ph33n0m]

i use a 50/50 power compact and it works wonders... but i have a blue background so its a little too blue for me.. next i think im gonna use a 6700k and 10k combo