JDogg
Aquarium Advice Addict
ok my 45 gal tank is in my classroom at school...
it currently contains
2 Red Empress Cichlids: Protomelas taeniolatus
3 Yellow Labs: Labidochromis caeruleus
2 Cobalt Blue Zebra: Maylandia callainos
1 Featherfin Syno: Synodontis eupterus
the problem with these guy and gals is that as a class tank, my students want to see the fish, who of course hid in the rock work and only come out for a few minuets, darting about at feeding time...
now i know that it is considered "ok" to overstock malawi cichlids, and my tank is "over-filtered" i have a HOB that is rated for a 75 gal tank. but considering that these fish are all still juvenals they are going to get more crowded as they grow?
so... how can i get them to show themselves
1. overstock the tank more?
2. dither fish, this poses a problem as i want to stay with the Rift lake theme. yes i know the catfish is not REALLY from lake malawi
3. other idea to help my fish reach there full, and visible, educational potential?
thanks
it currently contains
2 Red Empress Cichlids: Protomelas taeniolatus
3 Yellow Labs: Labidochromis caeruleus
2 Cobalt Blue Zebra: Maylandia callainos
1 Featherfin Syno: Synodontis eupterus
the problem with these guy and gals is that as a class tank, my students want to see the fish, who of course hid in the rock work and only come out for a few minuets, darting about at feeding time...
now i know that it is considered "ok" to overstock malawi cichlids, and my tank is "over-filtered" i have a HOB that is rated for a 75 gal tank. but considering that these fish are all still juvenals they are going to get more crowded as they grow?
so... how can i get them to show themselves
1. overstock the tank more?
2. dither fish, this poses a problem as i want to stay with the Rift lake theme. yes i know the catfish is not REALLY from lake malawi
3. other idea to help my fish reach there full, and visible, educational potential?
thanks