ok, after a lot of thought i think i have finally decided what i'm going to fill my tank with. i tried a lot of shops and i have finally seen some small american cichlids!!! could you give me some pointers on whether i'm on track or not?
1. i love gbr/bolivians (depends on what i'll find) so i was thinking on focusing mainly on these (maybe 5 would be enough, depends on the ratio, do pairs do well, or does the ration of 1m and 2f work better?)
2. i also love kribs, they will surely add colour to my tank, and since both kribs and rams are peaceful i was thinking they will do good together since the tank is 60 gal and they would have space (maybe 4 kribs)
3. if the tank has enough room, i would like to introduce another apistogramma but i haven't found any for sale yet, maybe i will order. i particularly like the cacatuoides or the agassizi. would any one recommend them with the others?
4. a school of otocinclus (maybe 5) will look great and it will also serve as a clean up crew lol (if my research is correct). however i read that they can be quite sensitive. i also considered a pleco
5. maybe a small school of tetras (diamond/congo)
6. an apple snail
now, i do realize that the list may be quite long and that a 60 gal may not support such a number of fish. i tried as much as possible to keep the sizes of the fish small in order to keep a large community but i definitely dont want them to be overcrowded. please feel free to criticise my list and to give me some suggestions.
i have one last question, which regards lighting. what type of lighting would you suggest? i was thinking of one named Blue Moon which basically emits soft bluish light. i am not particularly fond of my tank being too bright and i do not have real plants which would need bright light.
would blue light enhance the colours of the fish i listed or does a brighter (yellowish) light do it better?
TIA
1. i love gbr/bolivians (depends on what i'll find) so i was thinking on focusing mainly on these (maybe 5 would be enough, depends on the ratio, do pairs do well, or does the ration of 1m and 2f work better?)
2. i also love kribs, they will surely add colour to my tank, and since both kribs and rams are peaceful i was thinking they will do good together since the tank is 60 gal and they would have space (maybe 4 kribs)
3. if the tank has enough room, i would like to introduce another apistogramma but i haven't found any for sale yet, maybe i will order. i particularly like the cacatuoides or the agassizi. would any one recommend them with the others?
4. a school of otocinclus (maybe 5) will look great and it will also serve as a clean up crew lol (if my research is correct). however i read that they can be quite sensitive. i also considered a pleco
5. maybe a small school of tetras (diamond/congo)
6. an apple snail
now, i do realize that the list may be quite long and that a 60 gal may not support such a number of fish. i tried as much as possible to keep the sizes of the fish small in order to keep a large community but i definitely dont want them to be overcrowded. please feel free to criticise my list and to give me some suggestions.
i have one last question, which regards lighting. what type of lighting would you suggest? i was thinking of one named Blue Moon which basically emits soft bluish light. i am not particularly fond of my tank being too bright and i do not have real plants which would need bright light.
would blue light enhance the colours of the fish i listed or does a brighter (yellowish) light do it better?
TIA