I recently asked this same question in the general forum but I don't think my title drew enough attention to it - not one response:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241351
I am getting a 415 tank and a 360 tank next week when I move. Assuming it doesn't take me forever to build the stands to match the kitchen, I should be moving all my fish within a month.
The link to the other thread describes the dimensions and the stock of my misc. monsters tank. My SA tank has 3 adult Orangeheads, 10 juvy orangeheads, 3 s. leucosticta, a giant s. red lip (that'll be getting 3 giant friends in 2 weeks), and l. dorsigera. Obviously I'd be in the market for more large eartheaters like some adult Altifrons and/or whatever else I can find, and will be adding some heros and more Uaru (maybe even an orange one). If I can be sure the black aros won't eat the juvenile Orangeheads, I'll put them in there too (and remove the dorsigera of course).
So the question - since I love these peaceful south americans, should I make them the feature fish in the 415, which will be centered in the room with all 4 sides viewable? Or would a 96x24 footprint be enough for them, leaving me free to use the wider tank with the center overflow for the larger fish - that overflow will break up line of sight and really help with aggression. But then again, nearly doubling the footprint would help with that too.
There's an argument to be made for both options. All the fish get a 300% water upgrade either way. But should I make the 96x24x36 the SA tank or the 96x32x31?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241351
I am getting a 415 tank and a 360 tank next week when I move. Assuming it doesn't take me forever to build the stands to match the kitchen, I should be moving all my fish within a month.
The link to the other thread describes the dimensions and the stock of my misc. monsters tank. My SA tank has 3 adult Orangeheads, 10 juvy orangeheads, 3 s. leucosticta, a giant s. red lip (that'll be getting 3 giant friends in 2 weeks), and l. dorsigera. Obviously I'd be in the market for more large eartheaters like some adult Altifrons and/or whatever else I can find, and will be adding some heros and more Uaru (maybe even an orange one). If I can be sure the black aros won't eat the juvenile Orangeheads, I'll put them in there too (and remove the dorsigera of course).
So the question - since I love these peaceful south americans, should I make them the feature fish in the 415, which will be centered in the room with all 4 sides viewable? Or would a 96x24 footprint be enough for them, leaving me free to use the wider tank with the center overflow for the larger fish - that overflow will break up line of sight and really help with aggression. But then again, nearly doubling the footprint would help with that too.
There's an argument to be made for both options. All the fish get a 300% water upgrade either way. But should I make the 96x24x36 the SA tank or the 96x32x31?
