Returning to the hobby after 4 years with not a single tank. Now I’m in a position to get a freshly built tank, just placed an order and paid deposit on a 6x3x2 but it’s 9 months away. Got a free standard 4’x18”x18” tank and stand off a friend to get back in earlier and grow some fish out before the main tank arrives.
the tank comes with around 12 full grown Congo Tetras.
my question is, if I over filter the tank can I keep these fish for 9 months without any chaos
- 12 full grown Congo tetras
- 10 gold Saum Rivulatus (starting size 1-1.5”) (I plan on only keeping the best 2-3 out of the 10)
once the rivs start showing some great colours and shape at a small size I’ll be rehoming the remaining 7-8. Then I might add a couple of other less aggressive cichlids or more Congos as dither fish for the main tank later in the year.
the tank comes with around 12 full grown Congo Tetras.
my question is, if I over filter the tank can I keep these fish for 9 months without any chaos
- 12 full grown Congo tetras
- 10 gold Saum Rivulatus (starting size 1-1.5”) (I plan on only keeping the best 2-3 out of the 10)
once the rivs start showing some great colours and shape at a small size I’ll be rehoming the remaining 7-8. Then I might add a couple of other less aggressive cichlids or more Congos as dither fish for the main tank later in the year.