Just for those interested I wanted to update on my new 60 gallon tank stocking and ask for some feedback.
I ended up with the following fish, all introduced at the same time this past weekend:
1-Convict (male) 5"
1-Blue Acara (sex unknown) 3"
1-Salvini (female) 3"
1-Nicaraguan Cichlid (sex unknown) 4"
Others:
2- Buenos Aires Tetras 2" each
1- Algae eater 2.5"
I've had the convict for some time, and just found a blue acara at an LFS 1 week prior. I had the blue acara with the male convict for a week in a 29 gallon tank and the convict would chase the acara around obviously as he was much bigger. Originally the plan was also to get a salvini and maybe a firemouth (my girlfriend's pick). However I instead met up with a breeder connection that had the salvini and many other great fish. My girlfriend choose to go with the Nic instead of the firemouth, being told that the Nic would possibly work in our tank. After reseraching some I'm found that these guys get a bit bigger than I had hoped, and so may have deal with him accordingly in the future.
Leading up to the stocking my main concern and what many were telling me was that the Salvini might be a problem, with the acara being an easy target. To my surprise the Blue Acara so far is the bully as he continuously chases around the Nic and the Salvini. Now I have set-up, what I consider 4 very well constructed caves in my tank. However it doesn't matter to the small Acara as he herrasses them constantly, to the point where the Nic and Salvini are often found at the top back of the tank, hiding under the HOB filter. The Convict does some chasing as well but the convict & acara don't go after eachother.
As for the Dithers, I do intend on adding 3 more of the Buenos Aires Tetras to get the minimum school effect going. However I've noticed that the Acara & Convict pay no attention to the Tetras or algae eater, thus me thinking that they are not serving their purpose as dithers very well.
Maybe it's too early to tell if these fish will settle down and get along? Also, with the addition of 3 more tetras will the dithers do their job better? I'd like to hear feedback based on my tanks chemistry so far.
Thanks
I ended up with the following fish, all introduced at the same time this past weekend:
1-Convict (male) 5"
1-Blue Acara (sex unknown) 3"
1-Salvini (female) 3"
1-Nicaraguan Cichlid (sex unknown) 4"
Others:
2- Buenos Aires Tetras 2" each
1- Algae eater 2.5"
I've had the convict for some time, and just found a blue acara at an LFS 1 week prior. I had the blue acara with the male convict for a week in a 29 gallon tank and the convict would chase the acara around obviously as he was much bigger. Originally the plan was also to get a salvini and maybe a firemouth (my girlfriend's pick). However I instead met up with a breeder connection that had the salvini and many other great fish. My girlfriend choose to go with the Nic instead of the firemouth, being told that the Nic would possibly work in our tank. After reseraching some I'm found that these guys get a bit bigger than I had hoped, and so may have deal with him accordingly in the future.
Leading up to the stocking my main concern and what many were telling me was that the Salvini might be a problem, with the acara being an easy target. To my surprise the Blue Acara so far is the bully as he continuously chases around the Nic and the Salvini. Now I have set-up, what I consider 4 very well constructed caves in my tank. However it doesn't matter to the small Acara as he herrasses them constantly, to the point where the Nic and Salvini are often found at the top back of the tank, hiding under the HOB filter. The Convict does some chasing as well but the convict & acara don't go after eachother.
As for the Dithers, I do intend on adding 3 more of the Buenos Aires Tetras to get the minimum school effect going. However I've noticed that the Acara & Convict pay no attention to the Tetras or algae eater, thus me thinking that they are not serving their purpose as dithers very well.
Maybe it's too early to tell if these fish will settle down and get along? Also, with the addition of 3 more tetras will the dithers do their job better? I'd like to hear feedback based on my tanks chemistry so far.
Thanks
