Has anyone found too much aquarium decor to be an issue where there's so many hiding spots, you never see your fish? Or has anyone found less decor made fish more active and less aggressive for territories?
How Much Is Too Much Decor
- Thread starter Roger Mcfish
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I have manzanita stumps/branches along with rock work in every tank and the only thing green I grow is algae for the fish that graze. I’ve always wanted a tank aquascaped like this one below but it just looks like uneaten food and detritus would be trapped everywhere? I’ve never done it but that’s just speculation, maybe with enough wave pumps you could steer it? I try very hard to not see any equipment in the display tanks.
I’m not sure if this is the scape you’re talking about? But, from what I’ve seen you don’t have any small or overly shy cichlids.
I’m not sure if this is the scape you’re talking about? But, from what I’ve seen you don’t have any small or overly shy cichlids.
That's guys water and electric bills gotta be through the roof. I've seen a few of his videos with his diy stuff. I really like his 4500 (I believe) gallon Amazon setup.
My issue is having too much decor in one of my tanks, my fish just constantly hide and/or spook very easy. It's almost at the point I feel like I need to rehome a few of the inhabitants.
Almost feel like doing a reset also because they're so spooked. Until other tanks get moved, sold and rearranged, my parachromis multifaciatus, carpintis, JD and two thorichthys aureus are constantly hiding or spooked/sensitive.
I really like the natural look of rock & driftwood in a tank, over the sterile minimalist look.
I think if you add a group of good sized active schooling fish such as Filamentosa Barbs, Spotted Silver Dollers or even Giant Danios, will perk up your Cichlids.
Btw, Every Jack Dempsy I've ever kept enjoyed occupying what ever piece of decor he could squeeze into or swim under. Lol.
I think if you add a group of good sized active schooling fish such as Filamentosa Barbs, Spotted Silver Dollers or even Giant Danios, will perk up your Cichlids.
Btw, Every Jack Dempsy I've ever kept enjoyed occupying what ever piece of decor he could squeeze into or swim under. Lol.
I've tried dithers, 8 inch parachromis multifaciatus gets hungry for midnight snacks lmao
I realize most people aren´t as anal about combining non-geographically appropriate species as I am.....that said
But I find it difficult to take a tank with Mexican cichlids such as Rocio, of Paraxhromis , combined with species like barbs and danios from Asia seriously especially after spending time in nature with JDs in the Cenotes of Mexico where they are endemic.
Its bad enough seeing New World Cichlid swith invasive Tilapines.
The video below shows JDs in nature, with appropos species.
Below, yellow jacket near the Handuran border of Mexico, with inappropriately invasive Tilapia.
But I find it difficult to take a tank with Mexican cichlids such as Rocio, of Paraxhromis , combined with species like barbs and danios from Asia seriously especially after spending time in nature with JDs in the Cenotes of Mexico where they are endemic.
Its bad enough seeing New World Cichlid swith invasive Tilapines.
The video below shows JDs in nature, with appropos species.
Directed towards me? If so, you missed the part where I have to rearrange a few tanks to rearrange these guys appropriately.
For the time being, I'm not worried about where they came from at the moment as I'm sure the jack dempsey especially don't remember where it was born, definitely wasn't a crevice in Mexico.
