ronnieroach
Aquarium Advice FINatic
heyyyyy everybody!!
i'm bored so i thought i'd try to get some critiques on my tank.
its a 55gallon mixed african tank. i use 2 marineland 350's (700gph) so even though i'm overstocked my levels are legit. i have 25 cichlid stones arranged into a huge cave system with tons of hiding spots, etc. its been going strong for about 2 years now & (knock on wood) i haven't had any issues.
here's where i'm gonna get beat up lol .. my m:f ratios are off & its kinda crowded, but for now its working really well.
my stock consists of:
4 acci (not sexed)
4 red zebras (1m/3f)
2 kenyi (1m/1f - 2nd female was eaten)
1 female johanni
1 male yellow lab
1 male victoria nile
1 male venustus
1 male lupinga
1 male hongi
1 female ob peacock
1 male dragon blood
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2 rafael cats
1 tiger shovelnose cat (still small)
1 whiptail pleco
1 gold nugget pleco
so yeah, i know my ratios are off and my lakes are a little mixed AND that i'm overstocked, but the tank is thriving & pretty peaceful. none of my fish ever have more than a nip (usually not even that), everyone eats & no one hides from anyone.
ok folks, i think thats it. let me have it. how much do you all hate me? haha! .. but seriously, let me know what ya think. i'm always open for suggestions
i'd like to maybe swap one or two for a female hongi or 2, but after rehoming 6-7 fish (yeah, i was INSANELY overstocked) i wouldn't know who to part with now. maybe i'll just upgrade to a 100breeder or a 125 ... hmmmm??!??
i'm bored so i thought i'd try to get some critiques on my tank.
its a 55gallon mixed african tank. i use 2 marineland 350's (700gph) so even though i'm overstocked my levels are legit. i have 25 cichlid stones arranged into a huge cave system with tons of hiding spots, etc. its been going strong for about 2 years now & (knock on wood) i haven't had any issues.
here's where i'm gonna get beat up lol .. my m:f ratios are off & its kinda crowded, but for now its working really well.
my stock consists of:
4 acci (not sexed)
4 red zebras (1m/3f)
2 kenyi (1m/1f - 2nd female was eaten)
1 female johanni
1 male yellow lab
1 male victoria nile
1 male venustus
1 male lupinga
1 male hongi
1 female ob peacock
1 male dragon blood
-----------------------
2 rafael cats
1 tiger shovelnose cat (still small)
1 whiptail pleco
1 gold nugget pleco
so yeah, i know my ratios are off and my lakes are a little mixed AND that i'm overstocked, but the tank is thriving & pretty peaceful. none of my fish ever have more than a nip (usually not even that), everyone eats & no one hides from anyone.
ok folks, i think thats it. let me have it. how much do you all hate me? haha! .. but seriously, let me know what ya think. i'm always open for suggestions
i'd like to maybe swap one or two for a female hongi or 2, but after rehoming 6-7 fish (yeah, i was INSANELY overstocked) i wouldn't know who to part with now. maybe i'll just upgrade to a 100breeder or a 125 ... hmmmm??!??
