Hi just a question on stocking

[Rubywee]

They are all currently 2-1/2" big except for 4 severums 2 are 5" the other 2 are 7" how long before all of them reach 4" by that point il rehome 4 festivums 2 uarus 2 electric blue acara 2 severums will it be manageable if I do this?

 

[Rubywee]

They are all currently 2-1/2" big except for 4 severums 2 are 5" the other 2 are 7" how long before all of them reach 4" by that point il rehome 4 festivums 2 uarus 2 electric blue acara 2 severums will it be manageable if I do this?

 

[Rubywee]

How about this 6 electric blue acara 6 blue acars 10 geophagus as ive heard they need to be kept in groups of 5 and i have 2 kinds ,7 uarus , severums , 8 chocolate cichlids , 4 festivums can this work??

 

[Gourami Swami]

That has a better chance of working out, yeah, It'll probably still be a little packed but you can try it and see how it works

 

[Rubywee]

Thanks gourami swami so how long before they all hit 4" because thats when i plan to separate them?thnaks so much for helping a girl out

 

[Rocksor]

One thing I haven't seen is how much water you are willing to change and how often? As all the fish get bigger, nitrates are produced much faster necessitating more and larger water changes to keep the nitrates below 20ppm.

What brand of liquid test for nitrates are you using?

 

[Gourami Swami]

Thanks gourami swami so how long before they all hit 4" because thats when i plan to separate them?thnaks so much for helping a girl out

Growth generally depends on how clean the water is and how much they are fed, in optimal conditions I'd say you have 2-3 months before 4" if they are all 1-2"