swifty
Aquarium Advice Freak
Well, I've had my tank running for about a month so far with no big issues other than some diatoms. I've been told to wait on those so I'm hoping in the next few months it'll clear up. I read that otos are best to rid a tank of diatoms but aren't compatible with my cichlids.
This is my current setup:
20 gallon long w/ AC50 doing 25% w/c every 3-4 days
1x female con @ 2 inches
1x female firemouth @ 1.8 inches (pretty sure its female; less red under mouth than the others at LFS and was bullied by other fms)
5x black skirt tetras @ 1-1.25 inches
The tetras were added to relax the cichlids and they did that job perfectly. I'm glad I listened to the advice on here of not adding a RTS/rainbow shark as I've read some stories of how big they get (6-7 inches) and would've been too heavy on my bioload and maybe even bullied my future 4-5 inch cichlids.
So some questions:
-With the recent algae issue would it be ok to add a bristlenose in there? I've read they are the smaller pleco version and get 4-6 inches but still do a great job of cleaning.
-Will it be too much bio-load on my tank?
-Will the cichlids become aggressive towards it?
-I currently have about a foot long piece of driftwood for it since I've read they need dw, 2 amazon swords, and (so far) 12+ stems of anacharis densely planted. If some of you deem it safe, would the BNP chomp up my plants?
This is my current setup:
20 gallon long w/ AC50 doing 25% w/c every 3-4 days
1x female con @ 2 inches
1x female firemouth @ 1.8 inches (pretty sure its female; less red under mouth than the others at LFS and was bullied by other fms)
5x black skirt tetras @ 1-1.25 inches
The tetras were added to relax the cichlids and they did that job perfectly. I'm glad I listened to the advice on here of not adding a RTS/rainbow shark as I've read some stories of how big they get (6-7 inches) and would've been too heavy on my bioload and maybe even bullied my future 4-5 inch cichlids.
So some questions:
-With the recent algae issue would it be ok to add a bristlenose in there? I've read they are the smaller pleco version and get 4-6 inches but still do a great job of cleaning.
-Will it be too much bio-load on my tank?
-Will the cichlids become aggressive towards it?
-I currently have about a foot long piece of driftwood for it since I've read they need dw, 2 amazon swords, and (so far) 12+ stems of anacharis densely planted. If some of you deem it safe, would the BNP chomp up my plants?