geophagus tapajos update W/pics

[Scubarod]

hey guys, last time i posted most of u said that i needed to get rid of the rough substrate and get sand and also add some plants and drift wood. well, its all done now. keeping the temp at 79.4 and ph at neutral. Iam also keeping a school of bronze corys and 4 red shoulder severums.

 

[fishguts]

good job. your fish will like it more. what kind of sand did you use? i didnt see your last thread and didnt know if anyone suggested using pool filter sand. its more coarse and doent mess with your filters. little late for the suggestion though. everything looks good

 

[Adhlc]

Looks good!

 

[Ullopincrate]

looks real nice

 

[Scubarod]

good job. your fish will like it more. what kind of sand did you use? i didnt see your last thread and didnt know if anyone suggested using pool filter sand. its more coarse and doent mess with your filters. little late for the suggestion though. everything looks good

yes someone had suggested pool filter sand but by then i already had my silica sand.

 

[Scubarod]

here is a quick vid too
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[SusieQ]

Hi there... Glad to see the sand in there.. I'm sure the geos and cories are loving it.. Just a forewarning... the sevs will probably re-decorate and move some of the plants and the geos will probably dig them up unintentionally as they sift.. you might want to think about getting a sword and putting some big rocks by the roots so they can't dig it up.. The stem plants might be easy pickings for them.. I also find that my geos are happier at a higher temp.. 82-84.. The sevs would be fine with that but I'm not sure about your particular cories.. I would think they would all be fine at 82.. That said the tank is looking much better.. congrats on the redo... HTH Sue

 

[peathenster]

Hi there... Glad to see the sand in there.. I'm sure the geos and cories are loving it.. Just a forewarning... the sevs will probably re-decorate and move some of the plants and the geos will probably dig them up unintentionally as they sift.. you might want to think about getting a sword and putting some big rocks by the roots so they can't dig it up.. The stem plants might be easy pickings for them.. I also find that my geos are happier at a higher temp.. 82-84.. The sevs would be fine with that but I'm not sure about your particular cories.. I would think they would all be fine at 82.. That said the tank is looking much better.. congrats on the redo... HTH Sue

Excellent suggestions. Your rotkeils may actually eat your plants..very annoying for beautifully planted tanks like yours but it's possible to find some plants they don't like. Also like Sue mentioned, Geo. tapajos seem to like higher temperatures...

Add some krill to their diet if you haven't - really brings out the red.

 

[Scubarod]

Excellent suggestions. Your rotkeils may actually eat your plants..very annoying for beautifully planted tanks like yours but it's possible to find some plants they don't like. Also like Sue mentioned, Geo. tapajos seem to like higher temperatures...

Add some krill to their diet if you haven't - really brings out the red.

thanks guys, i will add some krill i have been given them some blood worms that i had...they really seemed to like that. but i will add krill to their diet. at the moment i feed them Hikari cichlid gold. both the heros and geos seem to like it.

 

[titansfever83]

I LIKE!!!! The driftwood and the rocks look good too.