JoshA.
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi, this is my first post here. I'm a member over on www.aquahobby.com, but don't post too much there. I didn't get much of a response to my question there, so I was hoping someon here could point me in the right direction.
I currently have a 29G tank with a single 6-7" Jack Depsey in it. He's my pride and joy, and since he's started another growth spurt, I decided to plunk down the cash on a new 90 Gallon. I was also hoping to add some tank mates at this time. My fiancee loves Common Plecos, so one of those is deffinately on the list. Some of my favorite fish are Oscars, Angelfish, Green Texas cichlids, Blood Parrots, and Pacus. I was wondering if any or all of these might be suitable tank mates for my JD. I'm open to any and all suggestions though.
I have visited all of the local pet stores (4 of them) and all of them offer conflicting adivce. One told me not to put south americans in with my JD, that only Africans can go in with him, and the other store said africans were no good, and that only SA's can go in with him At this point, I don't have a clue which way is up...
I think I have my filter picked out... I don't have the money for a high end Eheim, or a Fluval, so Im leaning towards the Magnum 350 Pro, with the twin Biowheels. This would also simplify my cycling because my current tank has a biowheel in it that I could swap with one of the new ones in my new filter setup.
Would this be sufficient for a bio film type cycle?
I've tried this in the past, going from a larger tank to a smaller one, but never from a smaller to a larger tank. I would think that with some of the water from the 29, and the bio wheel out of the 29, that a single JD and a Pleco could be sustained untill the bacteria reached full strength.
Anyways, thanks in advance for replies.
I currently have a 29G tank with a single 6-7" Jack Depsey in it. He's my pride and joy, and since he's started another growth spurt, I decided to plunk down the cash on a new 90 Gallon. I was also hoping to add some tank mates at this time. My fiancee loves Common Plecos, so one of those is deffinately on the list. Some of my favorite fish are Oscars, Angelfish, Green Texas cichlids, Blood Parrots, and Pacus. I was wondering if any or all of these might be suitable tank mates for my JD. I'm open to any and all suggestions though.
I have visited all of the local pet stores (4 of them) and all of them offer conflicting adivce. One told me not to put south americans in with my JD, that only Africans can go in with him, and the other store said africans were no good, and that only SA's can go in with him At this point, I don't have a clue which way is up...
I think I have my filter picked out... I don't have the money for a high end Eheim, or a Fluval, so Im leaning towards the Magnum 350 Pro, with the twin Biowheels. This would also simplify my cycling because my current tank has a biowheel in it that I could swap with one of the new ones in my new filter setup.
Would this be sufficient for a bio film type cycle?
I've tried this in the past, going from a larger tank to a smaller one, but never from a smaller to a larger tank. I would think that with some of the water from the 29, and the bio wheel out of the 29, that a single JD and a Pleco could be sustained untill the bacteria reached full strength.
Anyways, thanks in advance for replies.