I know BNs are for sure, but don’t take a big area, usually limited to a rock or something
Thoughts on stocking?
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In a 6 ft tank you can keep “a number” of bristlenose, and this includes the honeycomb or calico. I have no real experience with snowball. But I breed bristlenose so can confirm that in my 6ft display tank I have around six mixed none breeding pairs of browns and blue eyed lemon bristlenose all cohabiting. It’s very much down to having a good amount of pipes, bog wood and/or rockwork.
Just note that a 10” fish will have something like 20 x the volume of a 4” fish so could produce 10-20 times the waste?
It’s not that simple but big plecs produce big waste.
Just note that a 10” fish will have something like 20 x the volume of a 4” fish so could produce 10-20 times the waste?
It’s not that simple but big plecs produce big waste.
Just curious but is there a reason why big plecos produce so much waste? They mostly eat plant algae matter so what makes them produce more waste
You are now getting into the reasonable water quality and species management range. Understocked is almost always better than the alternative
Still all the fish you mention are substrate huggers except the angels (midwater). The acaras, cats and plecos, will all still be in competition for limited floorspace, especially once they are adults.
And I agree with the above bristlenose are much better pleco choices for that size tank
If it were me, I'd be thinking fewer cats, but adding mid and upper level swimmers like a shoal of
tetras to add action and interest in those higher regions of the tank, thus adding extra space for bottom dwellers to not be constantly crawling up in each others face.The dithering action of tetras also tends to add comfort to cichlids that watch them, as indications of a secure environment.
In nature, cichlids, and catfish are not the most populous species its the dither type such as tetras, and live bearers that are most common.
Compare the cichlid, and catfish populations to others in the two videos below
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Eden2
Would any of these tetras work? I’m not sure if they’ll get eaten by the pictus or angelfish
Top to bottom
Penguin tetra
Red phantom tetra
Serpae tetra
Diamond tetra
Top to bottom
Penguin tetra
Red phantom tetra
Serpae tetra
Diamond tetra
I think diamond or serpe would be ok, have you seen Columbian tetras? Those would be perfect IMO
