Hey guys i now have an empty 60 gallon fish tank after an ick infection took over the tank and i've been running an empty tank now for a couple days to let cycle. Well im here to ask what kind of cichlid would do best in a tank this size i was thinking about a heros rotkeil if i can find one. Would like to hear all other suggestions.
what kind of cichlid?
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I'd dump 3 TBS/5 gal salt in the empty tank for about a week at high temps to make sure the ich is dead (that's higher than normally recommended. Then do a big water change.
Or did you break down the entire tank? How are you cycling it? Cycling takes about a month, not a few days unless you used cycled media.
I'd hate for you to lose a special fish so I just wanted to let you know.
Or did you break down the entire tank? How are you cycling it? Cycling takes about a month, not a few days unless you used cycled media.
I'd hate for you to lose a special fish so I just wanted to let you know.
Im going old school with the cycle i cleaned out teh whole tank and have some feeder gold fish in there at the time. Im using amquel+, novaqua, and api aquarium salt to get it started.Ksane;2092193; said:
Decent sized tank for a couple of Severum.
Anything under 9" will do nicely, Salvini's and some of the other smaller Centrals like Archocentrus sp. get my vote (not together, though).
Anything under 9" will do nicely, Salvini's and some of the other smaller Centrals like Archocentrus sp. get my vote (not together, though).
pcfriedrich;2092131; said:
have to disagree.
parachromis Friedrichsthalii fully grown would not even be able to turn around in a 60 gallon tank.
it would be fine to grow out but one day would be too big for a 60g.
also, if you decide to keep a large cichlid you can do so but it will have to be alone.
you could do a frontosa, midas, red devil, oscar, trimac, festae, green terror, all kinds of things.
another option would be some smaller african cichlids with some angels or parrot cichlids.
if i had an empty 60g i would probably put a couple salvinis in with some convicts or firemouths, a jd could do well in there too.
cuban cichlids. usually dont grow too big, rare aggressive, and they dont hide. heard Ming has some even
