is it possible to do a planted eartheater tank if i weighed the plants down really good? it would be a 55 or or a 40 long which is 48"x12"X16H". if so what eartheaters would fit in here?
planted eartheater?
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Small eartheaters like Orange Heads, Steindachneri, Pindare, Gymnogeophagus sp. and Retroculus sp. would be good for that sized tank.
Plants will have a tough time though, because 6"~ Eartheaters are pretty much excavators. If you start the plants off when the fish are juveniles, and never rearrange them so they have adequate time to develop a monster root system, you might be alright.
Plants will have a tough time though, because 6"~ Eartheaters are pretty much excavators. If you start the plants off when the fish are juveniles, and never rearrange them so they have adequate time to develop a monster root system, you might be alright.
thanks guys, anyone know of a good place to get earth eaters online? im out in the middle of oklahoma so yeah
If you take freeskiers advice and use plants that need to be planted to allow their roots to breathe and attach themselves to rocks and driftwood like Java Fern and Anubias, they'll be fine.
Mike fail;2658598; said:
Try Jeff Rapps at www.tangledupincichlids.com. I have some of his G. pindare growing out right now.
I'd go with a trio of Geo. steindachneri, which are IMO one of the more outgoing and interesting eartheaters, with the only issue being that they are among the more aggressive eartheaters
Mike fail;2658598; said:
Snookn21 and Nick @ NE Cichlids had some. Not sure if they still do but they are vendors and this site. And both of them are very trustworthy.
You can also keep an eye on aquabid but beware of con-artists.
There is a guy with the name Wetspotcx on Aquabid that has some and he is from Oregon.
id try to get the tank planted first so the roots can develope. try a large sword. i had a massive sword that had a huge root system, my eartheater, cichlids, or even my delhezi who liked to hang out underneath the roots could dig it up
Your best bet would be to grow plants into rocks, pots, and driftwood. Species like anubias and java fern/moss can be tied or pinned onto decorations (especially driftwood) and will root themselves. This would be your best bet, since you could give the plants a place to grow that wasn't in the substrate.