Hi All,
First time visitor to MFK and first time aquarium owner here (so go easy on the acronyms please!). I was given a complete 55g tank setup with a male Wolf Cichlid a couple months ago. Before you get all fired up, I know from reading online that a 55g tank is too small for a male Wolf Cichlid, but at the time he wasnt that big and I couldnt exactly get rid of the fish and keep the tank when they came together as a gift.
That being said, the fish is getting bigger and its time for me to find him a larger tank to call home. I live in a small 1BR apartment, so I cant possibly fit a larger tank than the one I already have. My questions are:
1. Whats the best way to find my wolf cichlid a new home? Craigslist or the local fish store or some other means? Ideally Id like to trade him for new live stock for my tank. Hes about 14 inches long, beautiful green and blue color, and has great personality in that he frequently follows me around in his tank when Im walking around my apartment and does a little dance when its feeding time.
2. What do you recommend I get to stock the tank next? I would rather have a small # of eventually large fish than a community tank of small fish. 1 or 2 freshwater fish that are hard to kill and have awareness/personality that extend beyond the tank walls would be awesome. Id like to keep the price under $200 total. Less important, but also nice would be something that can eat live feeder fish occasionally and something that doesn't require me to do partial water changes every week (I do a 40% change every 2 weeks right now). Id also be happy with a freshwater eel or other animal that had these characteristics.
Thanks so much!
First time visitor to MFK and first time aquarium owner here (so go easy on the acronyms please!). I was given a complete 55g tank setup with a male Wolf Cichlid a couple months ago. Before you get all fired up, I know from reading online that a 55g tank is too small for a male Wolf Cichlid, but at the time he wasnt that big and I couldnt exactly get rid of the fish and keep the tank when they came together as a gift.
That being said, the fish is getting bigger and its time for me to find him a larger tank to call home. I live in a small 1BR apartment, so I cant possibly fit a larger tank than the one I already have. My questions are:
1. Whats the best way to find my wolf cichlid a new home? Craigslist or the local fish store or some other means? Ideally Id like to trade him for new live stock for my tank. Hes about 14 inches long, beautiful green and blue color, and has great personality in that he frequently follows me around in his tank when Im walking around my apartment and does a little dance when its feeding time.
2. What do you recommend I get to stock the tank next? I would rather have a small # of eventually large fish than a community tank of small fish. 1 or 2 freshwater fish that are hard to kill and have awareness/personality that extend beyond the tank walls would be awesome. Id like to keep the price under $200 total. Less important, but also nice would be something that can eat live feeder fish occasionally and something that doesn't require me to do partial water changes every week (I do a 40% change every 2 weeks right now). Id also be happy with a freshwater eel or other animal that had these characteristics.
Thanks so much!
