jeremyfish
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I recently bought a 29 gallon aquarium and I'd like to put one or two cichlids in it. I am totally new to cichlids and want to do everything correctly. I know 29 gallons is fairly small for a cichlid tank but I believe it can be done without overstocking and finding compatible cichlids.
I plan to have an electric yellow and one Acei. They're both mbuna cichlids and I've read they will do well with each other because they're mbuna and because they're both only mildly aggressive.
I've read that the electric yellow likes a sandy bottom like that of a lake shore and the Acei likes more rocks like on the rocky lake bottom. Can I use gravel on one side of the aquarium and sand on the other? Is that best for this pair? Thoughts?
I plan to do lots of rocks formations and caves on one side but only a few rock formations and one cave on the other in case they're territorial. I know I need lots of things that obstruct like of sight for when they're chasing. Does that sound okay?
They both need a higher ph level. I know the fish store aquariums are usually at 7.0. I plan on raising it to 7.8. If I add slate and limestone plus a sand substrate on the sandy side will I need to add any chemical ph raiser? I don't want to shock the fish because I know the store aquariums are 7.0 so I'll add one piece of limestone and slate at a time. Sound like a good plan?
I'm not getting the cichlids until 6 weeks from now. I want to make sure the bacteria/nitrate cycle has run it's course first. I just want to get things planned out.
Thanks for any help!
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I plan to have an electric yellow and one Acei. They're both mbuna cichlids and I've read they will do well with each other because they're mbuna and because they're both only mildly aggressive.
I've read that the electric yellow likes a sandy bottom like that of a lake shore and the Acei likes more rocks like on the rocky lake bottom. Can I use gravel on one side of the aquarium and sand on the other? Is that best for this pair? Thoughts?
I plan to do lots of rocks formations and caves on one side but only a few rock formations and one cave on the other in case they're territorial. I know I need lots of things that obstruct like of sight for when they're chasing. Does that sound okay?
They both need a higher ph level. I know the fish store aquariums are usually at 7.0. I plan on raising it to 7.8. If I add slate and limestone plus a sand substrate on the sandy side will I need to add any chemical ph raiser? I don't want to shock the fish because I know the store aquariums are 7.0 so I'll add one piece of limestone and slate at a time. Sound like a good plan?
I'm not getting the cichlids until 6 weeks from now. I want to make sure the bacteria/nitrate cycle has run it's course first. I just want to get things planned out.
Thanks for any help!
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