Clean Up crew for New 300 Gallon Aquarium

[Jesseliu13]

Tin foils are good, except you need bigger ones than pet stores usually stock other wise they won't survive with your stock.

Personally I would just get a couple of medium sized catfish like the bigger synodontus catfish; your upper and middle water columns are occupied already.


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So is my bottom.. I got 2 rays... So I guess it's between tinfoil barbs and silver dollars.


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[ecoli73]

BTW, why go for a 300? Why not go 500 directly. That will save some money.


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[ecoli73]

I have both of those dithers in my tank. They both work well, but they take up more space and are aggressive feeders.


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[PDRed302]

I use a group of Geophagus steindachneri for my bottom cleaners (although you may want to look into bigger geos if you go that route with your stock); and a Flagtail Prochilodus as my all over cleaner in my display.

Honestly I don't think I'll ever run a big tank without a flagtail, now that I know how good they are at cleaning up.

 

[Jesseliu13]

I have both of those dithers in my tank. They both work well, but they take up more space and are aggressive feeders.


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I can't buy a 500 cause it won't fit my house. But when I move out I plan on having a space for 500 gallons built in my house. Right now I still live with my parents


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[Jesseliu13]

Are silver dollars fast growers?


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[ecoli73]

Not too fast. My red hook grew from 2 inch to 5 inch about a year. Of course, it is almost just as tall.

I would go with wide bars or narrow bars, more interesting.


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[Jesseliu13]

Not too fast. My red hook grew from 2 inch to 5 inch about a year. Of course, it is almost just as tall.

I would go with wide bars or narrow bars, more interesting.


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I was planning on getting the cheap ones from petsmart. No real design. They how just as big and fast?


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[ecoli73]

They will grow to be about a saucer size. The problem is that the size Petsmart sell at, I don't think will survive your tank if the cichlids are more than 4 inches.


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[Jesseliu13]

They will grow to be about a saucer size. The problem is that the size Petsmart sell at, I don't think will survive your tank if the cichlids are more than 4 inches.


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The cichlids won't be in there



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