hi guys as some of you may know i have just aquired a little jag, i already have a female and when the little guy has put a little size on i would like to try an put them together. What i would really like to do though is make a lake managua biotope for them, iv tried having a look online for pictures but its come up pretty fruitless to be honest. Im thinking mellow lighting, plenty of bogwood, rocks, light gravel and floating plants like frogbit and some attatched to the wood, not sure exactly what yet. just wondering if any of you had pictures of your tanks or had any pictures that would suit my plans...or if iv got it completely wrong any ideas on a traditional biotope for these guys.....iv posted this on the planted and aquascaping section but i thought seen as this section is aimed at centrals i might have some luck......hopefully get some good ideas...thanks in advance and look forward to hearing your thoughts
parachromis manguense, aquascape
- Thread starter clayton1985
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Watch these might give you some ideas....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2ZmHKMv8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXTSWpr1UOk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2ZmHKMv8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXTSWpr1UOk
well im not getting much info anywhere really guys but from what iv read sand might be a better option, so does anybody know if lighter or darker substrate highlights jag colours better?
i would think that darker would bring out the yellowish skin of the jag
many fish tend to become washed out in light substrate
many fish tend to become washed out in light substrate
Use driftwood (malaysian, mopani, manzanita, etc) and big river rocks with no sharp edges to decorate... stack em forming caves and stuff. Use whatever plants u want but anubias and java ferns are good for low light tanks and fish don't like their taste.
Boil your driftwood thoroughly before putting it in the tank or it will leak tannins turning your water brown and lowering your pH, unless you want a black water setup which is fine.
Boil your driftwood thoroughly before putting it in the tank or it will leak tannins turning your water brown and lowering your pH, unless you want a black water setup which is fine.
bobblehead27;5084249; said:
many bright colored fish tend to become murky brown over black substrate as well though. I don't really think I've ever seen a river/lake with black sand
Check out lee nuttalls videos. He has amazing tanks and fish.
http://www.youtube.com/user/lee1973n#p/a/u/0/G8NGAv7qmOE
http://www.youtube.com/user/lee1973n#p/a/u/0/G8NGAv7qmOE