Getting too busy...one fish in my 210 maybe??

[twhittle]

If I did a breeding pair of Dovii, or Jags, or even Umbee, what kind of nitrate creep am I looking at? In other words, how often would I need to change the water. Oh, filtration is 2 Fluval 305's, 2 AC 110's, and 1 Penguin 350. I also have two powerheads.

 

[Jakob]

Pick the Midas to be alone in the tank

 

[scubasteve06]

Breeding pair of Dovii or Umbee, or like others said get a mate for the fish you have and like now and get rid of the others.

 

[saltydog_1]

congrats on trying to keep your nitrates so low. oscars, pleco, and jd if it were mine would go. then i would probably do a pair of festae, rtm, argentae, or jags.

 

[thefishguy7]

If I did a breeding pair of Dovii, or Jags, or even Umbee, what kind of nitrate creep am I looking at? In other words, how often would I need to change the water. Oh, filtration is 2 Fluval 305's, 2 AC 110's, and 1 Penguin 350. I also have two powerheads.

I'm really not sure how often you would, but I'd try to weekly water changes no matter what. Maybe just less volume like 25%.

If you're low on time, a breeding pair of umbee is a very bad idea. The male could turn at any second. You'll be fine until the male hits 12", but from then on I'd say you'll need a divider. A 3x2 is not enough space for an umbee. I'd personally do a pair of dovii.

 

[michaeljames]

dovii pair all the way. btw I dont think its neccesary at all to do 75% weekly. I have done 25% every 2 weeks all my life with all my set ups in 12+ yrs.

 

[Ruck Fules]

If I did a breeding pair of Dovii, or Jags, or even Umbee, what kind of nitrate creep am I looking at? In other words, how often would I need to change the water. Oh, filtration is 2 Fluval 305's, 2 AC 110's, and 1 Penguin 350. I also have two powerheads.

I have breeding pairs of all three. I have my pair of umbee in a 240g and my pair of Dovii in my 210 g tank. Even though I only have a pair in each tank, I still do a big water change every week. If your schedule does not allow you to do a water change every week, I would suggest to avoid these 3 cichlids. BTW, I have a wet dry filtration and two xp3's for the 210 and 4 xp3's for the 240.

 

[thefishguy7]

dovii pair all the way. btw I dont think its neccesary at all to do 75% weekly. I have done 25% every 2 weeks all my life with all my set ups in 12+ yrs.

Water changes depend on the stock list, I'm assuming you have a very light stock. On some of my tanks I have a heavy stock and do 2+ 33% water changes weekly. There's nothing a fish likes more than fresh, clean water IMO.

 

[Ruck Fules]

If I did a breeding pair of Dovii, or Jags, or even Umbee, what kind of nitrate creep am I looking at? In other words, how often would I need to change the water. Oh, filtration is 2 Fluval 305's, 2 AC 110's, and 1 Penguin 350. I also have two powerheads.

Water changes depend on the stock list, I'm assuming you have a very light stock. On some of my tanks I have a heavy stock and do 2+ 33% water changes weekly. There's nothing a fish likes more than fresh, clean water IMO.

I totally agree

 

[dmopar74]

set up a drip system and keep em all!