My Cichlid Tank
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JoeMan
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Cool looking tank! Thats one freaking massive pleco!
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I like my tank to be overstocked, very low aggression compared to when I first started with 20 fish 2 years ago. The video doesn't do the fish justice, but to the eye...wow the colors on my fish are popping!
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Chest Rockwell
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They are Central American. Also this isn't a African tank. It's a Cichlid Tank(multi species). I encourage people to mix it up within limits though. Mainly because a lot of the fish you get from LFS or private breeders are not from their original location.
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Chest Rockwell
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Species only tanks are awesome. That's how most serious fish keepers have it set up. They want uniformity and likeness. Or to breed, I don't and I'm a serious fish keeper. I have 6 other tanks with different set ups. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of fish that aren't compatible and again every fish has a different personality, you just have to see what works. "I have not failed, I just found 10,000 ways that don't work" - Thomas Edison
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Chest Rockwell
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If you get a African peacock from Africa not the States then yes you MUST match water parameters and only keep with same species, just like North, Central, South, European, Asian fish, etc.. A lot of the fish you get here(State side) have been breed generation after generation and has over time(years and years) acclimated to mainly a neutral water ph for example. If you want to induce spawning a lot of fish require cooler water that is more acidic(lower ph). If you maintain the same ph varying a little then you have no issue. For example I only match the new bagged fish with the tank temp water for like 15-30 minutes, then just plop the fish in. Never had the issue of matching ph unless it is a major difference in ph.
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