Thoughts on stocking?
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Deviated from original plan tank size and stocking. Came up with new stocking on aqadvisor and it says my tank would slightly overstocked.
Can't comment on the bichir, never kept them - but a jack dempsey and gold saum (terror) are a TERRIBLE idea in that mix. Take them out.
Instead of convicts, I’d go with HRPs or rainbow cichlids. I’d take out the jewel cichlid too, those can be crazy aggressive
Agree with Sinister-kisses, even in that size tank you have a number of similarly blue spangled cichlids, which usually ends up being a bad combination because they will all see each other as competitors.
JDs, GTs, Blue Acaras and the jewel are not good tank mates for each other, choose 1.
T meeki (Firemouths) are a social species that usually do best in a shoal of about 4 or more, I also believe they look best, (presented that way) and you will gret more natural behavior in that natural manner.
As a single individual they sometimes become hyper aggressive (especially with any other cichlid).
Although I usually find aqua advisor, overly generous in their assessment of what is overstocking, I'm glad to see they re saying you are overstocked,
I would say as of the current list, "quite" overstocked with all those fish,
but not just in numbers,
territorially speaking, ( you have a glut of substrate huggers (all cichlids, cats, bichir) all vying for limited amount of real estate,
and also lots of high nitrate producers.
IMO to hold water quality at a reasonably healthy level, you will need to be doing multiple, large water changes per week when all are adults,
no matter how heavily you over filter.
JDs, GTs, Blue Acaras and the jewel are not good tank mates for each other, choose 1.
T meeki (Firemouths) are a social species that usually do best in a shoal of about 4 or more, I also believe they look best, (presented that way) and you will gret more natural behavior in that natural manner.
As a single individual they sometimes become hyper aggressive (especially with any other cichlid).
Although I usually find aqua advisor, overly generous in their assessment of what is overstocking, I'm glad to see they re saying you are overstocked,
I would say as of the current list, "quite" overstocked with all those fish,
but not just in numbers,
territorially speaking, ( you have a glut of substrate huggers (all cichlids, cats, bichir) all vying for limited amount of real estate,
and also lots of high nitrate producers.
IMO to hold water quality at a reasonably healthy level, you will need to be doing multiple, large water changes per week when all are adults,
no matter how heavily you over filter.
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Agree possibly the Senegal Bichir will be harassed and won't get food because of the faster catfish, and cichlids.
