couple quick beani pics

[duanes]

pH 7.5, temp 70'F, 150 gal/6ft tank, pump 1200gph with venturi on outflow, filtersock for mechanical filtration and planted sump.
12 beani, tankmates are 4 young Acarichthys heckelli, pair of swordtails, 2 young bristlenose plecos

 

[Blue Demp]

Very nice! Full tank shot?


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[fishman09]

Awesome that you posted the tank params. What kind of wc schedule do you perform with them. Theyre looking very nice

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[Jason R]

Great pics and nice lookin fish!

Maybe a dumb question as ive never kept beani, but why a tank temp of 70f? I would have figured more like 80 or higher. To keep conspecific aggression down?

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[duanes]

I have not been able to get a decent full tank shot.

I try to change a moderate amount water everyday. It is in a line of 3 tanks that are all on the same sumps. One for hardware, and one plants.

There is a trio of Gymnogeophagus in the next tank (a 55), and 10 carpintus, 15 Gymno fry and a few other young fish in the far 75 gal.
My goal is to add a bio fractionator to this line of tanks, similar to the one I just built for the pond

 

[Cichlidfever]

Nice looking Beani

 

[chevylife]

Be careful with the beani as they can and will get quite aggressive. If you don't already know, they're also really prone on getting bloat. I once grew a couple out to 5-6" and then lost them due to bloat. Keep an eye on aggression and any signs of stress. Just trying to help.


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[aclockworkorange]

Be careful with the beani as they can and will get quite aggressive. If you don't already know, they're also really prone on getting bloat. I once grew a couple out to 5-6" and then lost them due to bloat. Keep an eye on aggression and any signs of stress. Just trying to help.


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Duanes is probably more experienced with these bloat prone CAs than most MFKers. Good advice though.


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[LOPAKA]

very nice Duanes, 70deg right for beani then ?

 

[dogofwar]

Higher temps mean higher levels of aggression.

I tend to keep CAs in the low 70s and raise the temp for breeding (or often don't even need to)...