Layer Tank?

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RyanR

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well has anyone else tried a layer tank?
Stocked with fish that sit at the bottom/middle/top

I Currently have

Clown Loaches
Catfish(assorted..)
Ghost Knife

all on the bottom with there own turf,

In the middle i have 3 fresh water puffers..

and on the top i have 4 Hujeta gar,

it has been working really well for the last few weeks,
no fin nipping no fighting or killing,

i throw sinking pellets for the cats and loaches
and brine shrimp/blood worms (frozen) for the other fish and the cats and loaches eat anything that falls, + i throw in 3dozen guppes 3x a week aswell!

the tank is also heavily planted in the back and has a bunch of drift wood and rocks posisioned to make caves and such too,
its quite a fun tank to watch for hours :)
 
its been atleast 2 weeks now with every fish in here, and they still stay seperate, EXCEPT when chasing food, which is ok,
 
Mine has ended up that way - corys on bottom, some cardinal tetras in the middle, and a couple of killifish on the surface (until I turn off the filter - then they go an in ch or two below surface)
 
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