This is the set off:
I eyed a beautiful ruby red peacock for weeks, but didnt purchase because my clan murders anything i put in there now a days. It was still there after my 5th visit or so, so it was mine. I bought it alone with no others like an idiot. I came home rearranged rock structures fed heavily and turned off lights. Put him in and everything was fine. I even took pictures later that night of him...
came home the next day (today) after work and he was fine just one little nip out of a fin. I go to pickup a couple fish for a different tank from a friend, couple hours later i come to a dead peacock.
I started with a messed up rift, now here i am with about 10 assorted( i know what they are but it doesnt matter now)
My tank is always healthy water-wise, its a 46 bow, has very good filtration, nice rock structures i built out of slate and an established ph of 8+ so itd be awesome to just keep it african.
option 1- overcrowd to tame a bit (i have filtering for it but dont like the idea) with mostly males, etc...
option 2- Go one or two species
I have a female nimbochromis venustus that ive raised, and i really like them. so maybe get a couple more females and a nice male.
if i have room for another species, i would like to keep my sp. 44 "Thick Skin" Hap, and get some females for him also.
option 3- single species south american like a dovii ...just a thought of mine.
any suggestions and help are very appriciated.
I eyed a beautiful ruby red peacock for weeks, but didnt purchase because my clan murders anything i put in there now a days. It was still there after my 5th visit or so, so it was mine. I bought it alone with no others like an idiot. I came home rearranged rock structures fed heavily and turned off lights. Put him in and everything was fine. I even took pictures later that night of him...
came home the next day (today) after work and he was fine just one little nip out of a fin. I go to pickup a couple fish for a different tank from a friend, couple hours later i come to a dead peacock.
I started with a messed up rift, now here i am with about 10 assorted( i know what they are but it doesnt matter now)
My tank is always healthy water-wise, its a 46 bow, has very good filtration, nice rock structures i built out of slate and an established ph of 8+ so itd be awesome to just keep it african.
option 1- overcrowd to tame a bit (i have filtering for it but dont like the idea) with mostly males, etc...
option 2- Go one or two species
I have a female nimbochromis venustus that ive raised, and i really like them. so maybe get a couple more females and a nice male.
if i have room for another species, i would like to keep my sp. 44 "Thick Skin" Hap, and get some females for him also.
option 3- single species south american like a dovii ...just a thought of mine.
any suggestions and help are very appriciated.
