I have a 55 gal up and running with 4 severums and 6 firemouths. All quite small. I'm going to move the occupants to a 75 gal. I'm getting a new clown tomorrow. I want to put the clown and a senegal bichir in the 55. Will the bio hold up with just these two little guys in there? The tank is well established now. I actually might try two clowns. They come in about 3-4 inches at my lfs. They will graduate over the next year to a 240 gallon. The 240 will should be up and running by march 1st. Tank coming 2/18. I might even start these squirts out in a 20 gal long for the first few months depending on growth rate. I'm new to this site so I'm gonna also put this on a new thread. Thanks in advance all!!
Dave
P.S. I had a clown for about a month. He was only 3inches. He died last week. I tried feeding an hour after lights out and a few times a week at like 5 am before the others were awake. He was in the 55 gal with the sevs and firemouths. I only saw him eat once. He ate one little bloodworm one night about 12:30 am. The cichlids woke up when they smelled the food, stormed his corner and scared him off. That's why I'm thinking of doing them with just the senegal bichir in a small tank. And move them up in tank size as they grow. Then introduce them to tankmates. I figure a year before I can get them into the 240 gal. Does this sound like the right approach? All advice welcome.
Dave
P.S. I had a clown for about a month. He was only 3inches. He died last week. I tried feeding an hour after lights out and a few times a week at like 5 am before the others were awake. He was in the 55 gal with the sevs and firemouths. I only saw him eat once. He ate one little bloodworm one night about 12:30 am. The cichlids woke up when they smelled the food, stormed his corner and scared him off. That's why I'm thinking of doing them with just the senegal bichir in a small tank. And move them up in tank size as they grow. Then introduce them to tankmates. I figure a year before I can get them into the 240 gal. Does this sound like the right approach? All advice welcome.
