Proud to say this tank is complete. :)

[Cichlid.Keeper]

Hello everyone,

This tank has been 5 months in the making and I feel is finally complete.
It's a 70 gallon with Texas holey and lava rock, driftwood, small shells and sand. There is also a fake green plant in the back center that's around 3 feet long.
Inhabitants:
Parrot cichlid
Gold Severum
Pleco
2 fire mouths
Geophagus heckelli
And more to come !
Add ideas I'm ready to listen for additions to the tank.
I just fed them so the water quality is not to clear at the moment.
Thanks!






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[Cichlid.Keeper]

Also to add on most of the fish are hiding right now cause it was late, but they are all usually active swimming through the rock formation, which is siliconed together.


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[squirrilah fish]

Lookin good


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[Cichlid.Keeper]

Any ideas for more fish ?


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[squirrilah fish]

While that's not my area of expertise (new world) maybe a Salvini?


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[squirrilah fish]

Or Red Texas Cichlid


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[Freakgecko91]

I wouldn't add anything more to be honest. Heckelli get quite large.

Also, a red texas isn't a real species, another hybrid with a highly variable personality.

A salvini at sexual maturation will tear into a blood parrot which lacks anyway to defend itself (they can't fully close their mouths, thus no defense system)

 

[squirrilah fish]

I wouldn't add anything more to be honest. Heckelli get quite large.

Also, a red texas isn't a real species, another hybrid with a highly variable personality.

A salvini at sexual maturation will tear into a blood parrot which lacks anyway to defend itself (they can't fully close their mouths, thus no defense system)

There you go, lol


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[Freakgecko91]

Sorry, not to spike down all your suggestions lol

 

[squirrilah fish]

Sorry, not to spike down all your suggestions lol

No it's fine, I opened with admitting new worlds are not my area, I just picked ones that would look cool with that mix.

I say he should risk it and get a Salvini lol.


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[squirrilah fish]

No it's fine, I opened with admitting new worlds are not my area, I just picked ones that would look cool with that mix.

I say he should risk it and get a Salvini lol. But I have little regard for blood parrots. Mutant of a Cichlid. No offense.


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[Cichlid.Keeper]

Lol thanks guys. A Texas would be too aggressive. I was thinking more along the lines of maybe a few more firemouths or different types of geos. Or maybe a sxhool of something else like silver dollars.


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[Freakgecko91]

Unfortunately I wouldn't. 70 gallons for most geos is a bit tough to be honest, and it seems like you already have quite a bit

 

[mikem691]

Also A. Heckelii will be beat by any aggressive cichlid. They really need perfect water quality and do not tolerate stress very well. I had 3 with a severum in a 75 and anytime the trAtes went above 20 they seemed to get sick. Awesome fish thoe one of my favorites. also not a real geo.

 

[squirrilah fish]

Are you thinking like a school of dither fish?


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[Cichlid.Keeper]

For the school, anything that won't be killed and is attractive.


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[squirrilah fish]

For the school, anything that won't be killed and is attractive.


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Australian rainbow fish like a group of 6 or so. I had them for a while. Or Giant danios http://youtu.be/jxg3CpMwP4U]


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[squirrilah fish]

http://youtu.be/jxg3CpMwP4U


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[emilygupps]

I probably wouldn't put anything else in there either. Parrot fish are beautiful and they get huge. That one already looks like he is border line too big. I'm not an expert and maybe totally wrong.

 

[Dallascowboys16]

Yeah your more than full right now. I would hold off on adding anything else until you want to upgrade someday. What are your tank dimensions? That tank looks short to me, like 3 feet maybe... or that blood parrot is just huge.