I was looking at the silver dollars but i have some floating plants at the moment. Plus i just spent way too much on the 2 pike species, a new canister filter (Got a new Rena XL for 120 bucks!), and new rims and tires for my car. (You can thank the PA Potholes for that).
placing a new order for 4 Lents
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Here are pics in their 220. Again, mean as hell. They are beating the crap out of the RTM and the La Cieba I have in there but leave the 3 Melanura I kept, the Parrot, and the Chuco.
Interesting that they seem to hate other fish that are piscovores...as if they can tell by body/mouth shape. They leave the "Generalized" fish alone. I will have to remove a lot of fish from this 220. They are just that mean.
Interesting that they seem to hate other fish that are piscovores...as if they can tell by body/mouth shape. They leave the "Generalized" fish alone. I will have to remove a lot of fish from this 220. They are just that mean.
Beautiful setup, mrrobxc. I might suggest some amazon swords planted in-between those a couple of those rocks to help with site breaks.
Also, with those larger cichlids in there you could be dealing with some big nitrate numbers. Depending on how your tank is set up, you could add some Pothos to the top of the tank or sump if its exposed.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?504763-Cheap-plants-less-nitrate!-POTHOS
Looks great though, and good luck with the aggression
Also, with those larger cichlids in there you could be dealing with some big nitrate numbers. Depending on how your tank is set up, you could add some Pothos to the top of the tank or sump if its exposed.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?504763-Cheap-plants-less-nitrate!-POTHOS
Looks great though, and good luck with the aggression
Once the lents get comfortable and start to put on size, you'll probably have to reduce their numbers as well. You may be lucky enough to end up with a pair (not necessarily male and female... I had two brothers who got along well while attacking everything else in sight). They're beautiful fish but definitely pushy.
I dread that day. I dont want to get rid of a single one. Hopefully 2 "pairs" develop so I can put a Pair in my 150 and keep a pair in my 220.
Too bad they butcher all their tankmates. The Parrot seems to know how to "communicate" with them like no other fish in my tank can and avoids getting butchered when rushed because they just fan out their fins and say, "I'm cool man...no trouble here...just passing through" and the pike moves on to smack someone else.
