Jag Destruction

[cichlidfish]

I haven't had any fish that is destructive in a long time. I had an Oscar that would break heaters and slam rocks against the glass. That was a PITA.

 

[Frank Castle]

my big male Midas was the worst I have had ....he also used to break heaters, bite me, attack the filter intakes, siphon hose, my dogs, his reflection, anything he could. Dug up the entire tank and piled gravel 6" high all in one spot. He was a nut

 

[pops]

I will not go bare bottom, the gravel gives some semblance of there wild state, and bare bottoms look dirty, rather not see it till I vacuum each week.

 

[Zmeflyby]

I will not go bare bottom, the gravel gives some semblance of there wild state, and bare bottoms look dirty, rather not see it till I vacuum each week.

I'm the opposite. I will not do gravel or sand anymore. Just too much of a pain to clean!

 

[Frank Castle]

I will not go bare bottom, the gravel gives some semblance of there wild state, and bare bottoms look dirty, rather not see it till I vacuum each week.

everything gets sucked up right int0o my filters.....WC times, not much vacuuming to do, just 1 or 2 buckets, then it's all just replacing old water w/ new water. I gotta clean my filters more often, but no big deal. I'm gonna do gravel eventually, I just waiting for the motivation and haven't decided which color would make my fish pop the best.

 

[duanes]

The problem I have with bare bottom tanks (other than I think they look funny), is that cichlids are naturally diggers, so it is part of their life. Without it, you deprive them of something that is a normal (and maybe necessary part of what they are). And especially the eartheaters, the Geophagines of S America, the Fossorochromis and some others of the African rift lakes, or the Thorichthys and Cribroheros of Central America for example, sifting sand is how they make a living, and over time without it, could create stress. I also believe that the interstitial spaces in between grains provide acres of surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize.

 

[Frank Castle]

The problem I have with bare bottom tanks (other than I think they look funny), is that cichlids are naturally diggers, so it is part of their life. Without it, you deprive them of something that is a normal (and maybe necessary part of what they are). And especially the eartheaters, the Geophagines of S America, the Fossorochromis and some others of the African rift lakes, or the Thorichthys and Cribroheros of Central America for example, sifting sand is how they make a living, and over time without it, could create stress. I also believe that the interstitial spaces in between grains provide acres of surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize.

I don't plan on it being permanent, it's just easy to maintain for now. I want better filtration before I start doing gravel and aquascaping

 

[wiegand]

Hi! I am sorry to hear that you don't quite like your jag's wonderful interior design skills. They are amazing specimens that I'd love to own again. They are very unique! Nice Jag Pic!

 

[Bandit87]

If you really want a landscaped tank, you don't want cichlids.
They are all very much like my X-wife, they have their own design in mind, and it will be decorated their way, and their way only. And if they want to change the look every day, they will, no matter what.

As long as dinner is done, and shes giving up that azz.

 

[FriedFlowerHornFillet]

Driftwood really seems to relax crazy fish.