Eh, a sump might be helpful, but there’s no substitute for WCs, I do 80% once a week and on some of my previous rift tanks i did WCs two to three times a week
Thoughts on stocking?
- Thread starter SmokyCartoon
- Start date
Depends on type, maybe put a list together and I could help better, but generally speaking I’d do around 20-30 in a 6’ 125
Before I compile a list of cichlids which synodontis would best and how big should the school be? Was thinking was S petricola but if I buy em small will they be bothered by the cichlids?
Petricola are perfect and they shouldn’t be bothered since I imagine you’re gonna buy the cichlids small too
Pseudotropheus crabro
Protomelas taeniolatus
Labidochromis caeruleus
Sciaenochromis fryeri
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
Iodotropheus sprengerae
Aulonocara hueseri
Pseudotropheus johannii
Otopharynx lithobates
Melanochromis auratus
Cyrtocara moorii
Ditch the crabo,auratus, johanni for sure and id remove the jake too and find around 10-15 more
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Copadichromis borleyi
Maylandia estherae
Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba"
Aulonocara sp. Maleri
Pseudotropheus sp. "acei"
Auloncara baenschi
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Copadichromis borle
Placidochromis electrayi
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Aulonocara kandeense
Astatotilapia calliptera
Placidochromis milomo
Aulonocara steveni
Auloncara baenschi
Copadichromis chrysonotus
