So...What now?

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Well I lost my favorite fish last night in my 90 gallon (see my other thread:( ). My GT was murdered while the lights were off. No scales were missing or fin damage, only a mark on her gill plate. So maybe she died quick with one big shot...who knows. Anyway I have to figure out what I'm gona do.

Stock NOW is:
2 pleco's - 10" runs the tank and 6" is a wimp. looking to get rid of both and get a smaller species (thats for another thread)
6"+ female JD
4 1/2" male Firemouth

Tank set-up:
90 gallon "All Glass" Aquarium
2 Anubias Nana
1 Anubias Barteri
Lots of large driftwood
Rockwork
2 AC 110 HOB filters
2 AC 50 Powerheads


The JD is a BIG girl, very beefy and only backs down from the big pleco, while the FM just tries to fit in and holds his own very well. Now I'm considering three options...1) Get a good sized MALE GT to replace her (4-6" or so), 2) Get a male JD to pair with my female, or 3) Get a big Salvini i saw a few weeks ago (might not have it anymore but I gotta find out)

.... so let me know what you'd do
 
I'd go with the male JD, they can have fry and the pleco will no longer be the king of the tank.
 
Male GT.
 
balton777;1050680; said:

So do you suggest going through Rapps, the MFK Buy n Sell, or Aquabid? Any others you folks could recommend?

Never dealt with anyone but "fish stores" so shipping etc is new to me. I should probably get one 5-6" so it can hang with the JD don't you think?
 
If you're patient and look around, you can probably find a nice high quality GT local so not to pay for shipping. I've had a lot of fish shipped to me and never had a problem if you go that route but sometimes can get expensive. Rapps always has awesome fish ime but I checked his site and he doesn't have any in stock. Good luck, keep us informed.
 
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