have a spare 55 should i do it???...

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mike dunagan;2021640; said:
man you picked the meanest ones too...

What about:

4 demasoni-1 m 3 female
1 auratus male
1 johanis- female best
5-6 salousi- reverse coloration of kenyi but similar in look and not as aggressive
2- labs- does not matter, just not 1m and 1 f
4- acei- any mix

Nothing else...

anyone else?

1SiCk Mk3;2021677; said:
that doesnt sound bad mike...lol...i knew some of them were agressive...but i didnt know i picked the meanest of the bunch...lol...just my luck...thats a count of 17 fish on that list...will that be ok in the 55???...or will i see myself upgrading??..i mean...all i would need is a tank...everything else from the 55 could be used...i could even extend my stand for a 90...so its not a big deal if i had to upgrade later...ive seen 90 gal tanks for 30 40 bucks used around my way...so its not a big deal at all...mike another question...from that list u posted there how many are males??...i see u listed one auratus male but what about everything else???...i figure 1 male to the 3 females for the demasoni and acei..and a salousi male...what about the labs??...just get 2 females??...i want to try and have a breeding pair or 2 in the tank...what do u think...u got me going man...im liking these lil fish more and more everyday...tank is looking very stable...as i used alot of media from my older tanks so i give it maybe 3 or 4 more days and it should be good...also with the water quality these lil guys like is it bad to use r/o water??...anything i should know about???...im planning on running some crushed coral in the sump...and regular ph buffers...anything else u guys reccomend??...sorry for all the questions but i like being informed and i consider some of u guys here very knowledgable...thanks again

that number is fine as some are dwarfs... the higher number ones... If it seems to much lose the acei... Do not use chem ph stuff...

The breeding ones should be the salousi and demasoni... both sell well too...
 
sounds good...ive been looking at a couple websites to place a order...anywhere u reccomend??..i would like to order from somewhere i know will do there best in sexing the fish and sending me what i want...i know sometimes its hard and its never a 100 percent...but the closer the better...also what else should i use for ph???...i can run crushed coral in the sump...what else??...
 
You can put the crushed coral in if you would like. As Mike said, it will help. Your Ph should be ok straight from the tap. As previously stated, stability is the key, even if it is a little low. You want you PH to be consistent.
 
crushed coral and then keep it stable. Adding Chem can raise it and then when you do water changes you will lower it and raise it...

Not great to fluctuate this so much... Even if it is a little low stable is better...
 
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