greenhorn just arrived!

[Bully405Customz]

Another thing you might wanna do is add more caves.

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

Yes, do need more caves. Trying to get a canister filter first. So I can take out the air columns and redecorate. Maybe add more stock after as well.

 

[Bully405Customz]

What canisters are you looking at? And yeah, you have lots of room for more stock. Like 10 more. Lol

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

Fluval 405, or a DIY canister. Think I could McGuyver a good one. I work in a machine shop.

 

[Bully405Customz]

I wasn't brave enough to do that. But id be interested to see someone do it.

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

Any advice on filtration I have a budget of about 150$.

 

[Bully405Customz]

The fluval you were talking about. I'm sure you can get one for that price. Try Amazon, I got my fx5 for $200

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

BTW I am establishing a 20 gallon, I heard these guys are aggressive. So its a quarintine tank for fry or bullys.

 

[Bully405Customz]

Yeah that will be a good idea. Mine are pretty easy going.

 

[kdpuffer]

Pretty much all the synodontis are best kept in groups of 6 or more. Look at petricola and multipunctatus, they stay small and being from the rift lakes they are good with African cichlids.

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

Yea, mine are pretty relaxed. However when I had four and introduced two more tank mates, they got a little nippy. They have since calmed down. ( yes I rearanged the tank decor before adding fish) I figured a back up tank would be useful anyhow. My rookie 100% water change made me relize the importance of a back up plan.

 

[Bully405Customz]

Yeah I was curious about that water change. What was that about?

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

Had a bad ich problem and red alage? Cleaned tank and water change multiple times. Still couldn't lick the alage. So I pulled a dumb rookie move cleaned the whole tank and started over. Nutrafin instant cycle saved my stock. Lucky really, since then I have joined this site and read a lot. Now I have a scheduled wc and gravel cleaning. Still have a lot to learn. But knowledge is power.

 

[Bully405Customz]

Oh yeah. I'm addicted to this app. I'm on it constantly and have learned so much from it.

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

Me too, I love it. Get different views on problems too. BTW if I read correctly Congrats on your JD fry! My electric yellows have been doing a little dance and settling a nest, its exciting to watch. It seems like they have so much personality compared to tetras, guppys and exct... Nothing against other breeds but I feel like I have mini dogs in a tank. They even greet me when I get home.

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

Ok, found a xp3 rena canister filter used. Says 350 gph and 3 media baskets for 50$. Would this work, efficient enough? And what do you run in your media baskets?

 

[Bully405Customz]

Indeed I do have quite a few of them. Thank you! And I agree they have way more personality then aany other fish I've had.

 

[Bully405Customz]

Forgot to attack the picture.

 

[cichlid.greenhorn]

So cool. What kind of fish is that in your profile? He/she is neat looking.

 

[Bully405Customz]

That's my male sunshine peacock.