MsDenim
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Jun 6, 2016
- Messages
- 15
I had 4 small tanks and finally pooled them into 1 65gal one. I currently have:
1 Male Afra Cichlids (3in)
1 Female Greyshaki Cichlid (2.75-3")
1 Dragonblood (2.5-2.75")
1 synodontis (cuckoo)
1 pleco (4")
11 random cichlid fry (0.75-0.25")
1 Tetra that was a dither fish and has to be one of the toughest fish to have lived a year in this tank.
I never intended for the fish to breed... rookie mistake. And acquired the current fry by separating the female for one batch as I wanted to observe and see what they were like and just plain curious). Since then.... it's just going to have to be the circle of life. She's had several batches and at least 1 straggler seems to survive.
Would like to ask if there is any recommendations for diversifying the breeds of fish in my tank... and how many fish I should have for a 65gal. (36"w x 25"h x 18"d).
My water stats are typically
pH - 7.4- 7.8
Temp- 77-78F
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 0- 5ppm (it spikes occasionally)
Hardness - hard - very hard (strips)
Alkalinity - 120-180 (strips)
My first round I purchased... well let's say I was a gullible sort. I rather ask people who have a passion for fish and not just trying to sell me fish. I have learned a lot and thankful to say... my guys (and gal) are all healthy... just think I need to have more in a tank this size to reduce some of the concentrated aggression towards my pleco and dragonblood. For whatever reason... I think my male mbuna has a crush on my cuckoo... it's really funny and weird to watch them together.
PS- my blue afra is really aggressive but has left the current fry alone... just seems to pick on my pleco and dragonblood mostly. (Sorry pic is a tad blurry)
1 Male Afra Cichlids (3in)
1 Female Greyshaki Cichlid (2.75-3")
1 Dragonblood (2.5-2.75")
1 synodontis (cuckoo)
1 pleco (4")
11 random cichlid fry (0.75-0.25")
1 Tetra that was a dither fish and has to be one of the toughest fish to have lived a year in this tank.
I never intended for the fish to breed... rookie mistake. And acquired the current fry by separating the female for one batch as I wanted to observe and see what they were like and just plain curious). Since then.... it's just going to have to be the circle of life. She's had several batches and at least 1 straggler seems to survive.
Would like to ask if there is any recommendations for diversifying the breeds of fish in my tank... and how many fish I should have for a 65gal. (36"w x 25"h x 18"d).
My water stats are typically
pH - 7.4- 7.8
Temp- 77-78F
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 0- 5ppm (it spikes occasionally)
Hardness - hard - very hard (strips)
Alkalinity - 120-180 (strips)
My first round I purchased... well let's say I was a gullible sort. I rather ask people who have a passion for fish and not just trying to sell me fish. I have learned a lot and thankful to say... my guys (and gal) are all healthy... just think I need to have more in a tank this size to reduce some of the concentrated aggression towards my pleco and dragonblood. For whatever reason... I think my male mbuna has a crush on my cuckoo... it's really funny and weird to watch them together.
PS- my blue afra is really aggressive but has left the current fry alone... just seems to pick on my pleco and dragonblood mostly. (Sorry pic is a tad blurry)