Hey all,
After housing a bunch of Tangs in 20s and 40Bs, I finally set up my first decent-sized Tang community tank. It's a 75 with groups of the following:
16x Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
13x Cyprichromis leptosoma Utinta,
8x Altolamp. compressiceps "Gold head"
2x Callochromis pleurospilus "Red Rainbow"
I believe at this point that the two Callochromis are female... which I'm fine with for now. They are now getting north of 2", so I think they would be showing some color by now if they were male. While I won't get the crazy color, they still add a nice variety to the tank, without bothering others (as males almost certainly would).
Anyway, after about two weeks of being set up, everyone has settled in pretty well.
The two yellow tail male Cyps run the show... they're all over the place, shaking at anyone who even looks their way. The blue male tries, but doesn't seem as assertive as the other two.
The comps are fun right now to watch... always flexing at each other, but no real aggression or sustained chasing. I believe there's room for the whole group for now and probably will be for a little while. Hopefully, there will be enough rock work for 2-3 pairs in the tank long term. When this happens, I'll pull the extras and get rid of them.
If only one pair takes over, then I'll pull the rest and perhaps get another different rock dweller pair... maybe a smaller Julidochromis.
The Paracyps just chill out over the rocks to the left and the back wall. I plan on swapping out one of the 10K bulbs in the double fixture for an actinic. Think this may get them a bit more active as well as showcase their color.
Anyway, thanks for looking. Comments/concerns certainly appreciated.
Cheers.
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After housing a bunch of Tangs in 20s and 40Bs, I finally set up my first decent-sized Tang community tank. It's a 75 with groups of the following:
16x Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
13x Cyprichromis leptosoma Utinta,
8x Altolamp. compressiceps "Gold head"
2x Callochromis pleurospilus "Red Rainbow"
I believe at this point that the two Callochromis are female... which I'm fine with for now. They are now getting north of 2", so I think they would be showing some color by now if they were male. While I won't get the crazy color, they still add a nice variety to the tank, without bothering others (as males almost certainly would).
Anyway, after about two weeks of being set up, everyone has settled in pretty well.
The two yellow tail male Cyps run the show... they're all over the place, shaking at anyone who even looks their way. The blue male tries, but doesn't seem as assertive as the other two.
The comps are fun right now to watch... always flexing at each other, but no real aggression or sustained chasing. I believe there's room for the whole group for now and probably will be for a little while. Hopefully, there will be enough rock work for 2-3 pairs in the tank long term. When this happens, I'll pull the extras and get rid of them.
If only one pair takes over, then I'll pull the rest and perhaps get another different rock dweller pair... maybe a smaller Julidochromis.
The Paracyps just chill out over the rocks to the left and the back wall. I plan on swapping out one of the 10K bulbs in the double fixture for an actinic. Think this may get them a bit more active as well as showcase their color.
Anyway, thanks for looking. Comments/concerns certainly appreciated.
Cheers.
[YT]lQueajPyOqk[/YT]
