My main tank at this point is my 125 g
Black diamond substrate
Moderately planted
1195g an hour turn over rate (2 aqueon 55/75, 1 Fluval 406 one sponge box all others ceramic)
2x 300 wt heaters
weekly 70% water changes
Current stock
2 polypterus senegalus
1 Albino polypterus Senegalus
1 polypterus delhezi
1 palmas butikoferi
2 BN plecos
1 EB acara
1 red hump geo
At a recent club auction I picked up a number of baby cichlids that I am growing out in a seperate tank and going to keep what I want and sell the rest at the spring auction in a couple months. I was thinking of the following as my end stock in the 125g
2 polypterus senegalus
1 Albino polypterus Senegalus
1 polypterus delhezi
1 palmas butikoferi
2 BN pleco
1 Male EB acara
3 Female EB acara
6 Elliot's Cichlids
1 male chocolate cichlid
1 female chocolate cichlid
1 red hump geo (he depends on his temperment.... is kind of a prick)
I realize its a lot of Bioload with that many cichlids thinking of adding a sponge filter maybe. and if it seems to crowded as they reach full size I can move acaras or elliots to my 75g community tank. I intend to move the babys in as soon as they are big enough to not be bichir food.
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
Black diamond substrate
Moderately planted
1195g an hour turn over rate (2 aqueon 55/75, 1 Fluval 406 one sponge box all others ceramic)
2x 300 wt heaters
weekly 70% water changes
Current stock
2 polypterus senegalus
1 Albino polypterus Senegalus
1 polypterus delhezi
1 palmas butikoferi
2 BN plecos
1 EB acara
1 red hump geo
At a recent club auction I picked up a number of baby cichlids that I am growing out in a seperate tank and going to keep what I want and sell the rest at the spring auction in a couple months. I was thinking of the following as my end stock in the 125g
2 polypterus senegalus
1 Albino polypterus Senegalus
1 polypterus delhezi
1 palmas butikoferi
2 BN pleco
1 Male EB acara
3 Female EB acara
6 Elliot's Cichlids
1 male chocolate cichlid
1 female chocolate cichlid
1 red hump geo (he depends on his temperment.... is kind of a prick)
I realize its a lot of Bioload with that many cichlids thinking of adding a sponge filter maybe. and if it seems to crowded as they reach full size I can move acaras or elliots to my 75g community tank. I intend to move the babys in as soon as they are big enough to not be bichir food.
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
