Looking good so far.. Can't wait to see it stocked.. I would go with the Tapajos, or the Heckelii.. I have to admit i love my Tapajos.. I had Altifrons, and Jurupari but like my OH's way better.
Geophagus tank started!!!!
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Why not do the red heads and heckeli? They occupy different parts of the tank and would give you action along the bottom and mid-water.
cichlids tend to stick to the bottom of the tank. true mid water type of cichlids are probably more along the lines of discus or angels. south and central american cichlids typically fall more into that bottom category.
having said that i personally think the red head geo craze is a bit of a craze. having kept all those fish you have listed, i would say altifrons probably make the most graceful inhabitants. i think they turn out to be a nice size - around 8-10 inches in body length max. and their finnage is stunning.
red heads are nice and all but i think they are kind of expensive and tend to be feisty. hecklii also tend to be feisty but albeit somewhat boring in my experience. the juruparis are ok but colors are a bit bland.
so my two cents is get a school of 6-8 larger altifrons, a dark or natural background and you have a combination of good looking fish, graceful, moderately aggressive but still pretty mellow and they get to a nice size where they make a visual impact in a larger tank such as yours.
regardless, good choice going with eartheaters - i'm sure you can't go wrong with any of those choices!
having said that i personally think the red head geo craze is a bit of a craze. having kept all those fish you have listed, i would say altifrons probably make the most graceful inhabitants. i think they turn out to be a nice size - around 8-10 inches in body length max. and their finnage is stunning.
red heads are nice and all but i think they are kind of expensive and tend to be feisty. hecklii also tend to be feisty but albeit somewhat boring in my experience. the juruparis are ok but colors are a bit bland.
so my two cents is get a school of 6-8 larger altifrons, a dark or natural background and you have a combination of good looking fish, graceful, moderately aggressive but still pretty mellow and they get to a nice size where they make a visual impact in a larger tank such as yours.
regardless, good choice going with eartheaters - i'm sure you can't go wrong with any of those choices!
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Thanx me to cant wait to stock it!!!!!
l thought of that but l seem to like the idea of a single species tank!!!!!
Thanx for your input and knowlege l appreciate it!!
Thanx
I found a sign writer who lives round the corner from me and got peice of black adheisive vinyl off him last night and got to work. Makes a big difference l think!!!!
Next on the agender is making a new sump out of an old 3ft tank l have laying around, any ideas?
Next on the agender is making a new sump out of an old 3ft tank l have laying around, any ideas?
Looks great! Nice and clean
Thanx heaps. l've watched all your videos on youtube and your tank is amazing and another reason why l want to go with geo's
