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Post by bnoel210 on Nov 9, 2011 22:38:09 GMT -6
Well once I get these other fish out of my 125 I need to think about restocking this tank. This is what i'm thinking but not sure if this will work and if so what else I can add if anything.
5 White Calvus
6 Juli Marlieri
3 Eretmodus Cyan Makombe
10 Cyp Leptsoma Blue Orchid
I was thinking a Xeno, but know very little about them. Any help will be very appreciated here. Thank you.
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Post by bnoel210 on Nov 10, 2011 17:07:15 GMT -6
Bump
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Post by bnoel210 on Nov 10, 2011 18:09:35 GMT -6
Lol im thinking of adding some more calvus and more cyps then get some kind of sand dweller, but not sure what would work.
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Post by rickl on Nov 10, 2011 22:36:28 GMT -6
Right now you have 2 substrate spawners, one substrate dwelling mouthbrooder, and one water-column-dwelling mouthbrooder. Assuming this is a standard 6' 125, you definately have room for another substrate dweller/breeder, though what flavor will depend on your hardscape. Do you have a photo of the tank? Are there any significant open sand spaces, or does rockwork cover most of the tank?
IMHO when it comes to tangs, it's all about territory. Each pair (or trio, colony, etc) of fish will have it's own requirements, both in terms of hardscape (or lack thereof) and space.
Are you looking to have multiple breeding pairs or trios of calvus in the tank? They may live in a group as juveniles, but once they mature and start to pair up they will likely become less tolerant of the others, and start claiming and defending territories.
Personally I wouldn't worry too much about more altos, and focus instead on a fourth species for the substrate. I'm no expert when it comes to xenos, but if you leave enough open sand area I suspect there will be at least a few species that would work!
-Rick (the armchair aquarist, who notes that his opinion on this matter is based on research, not on experience, and that he tends to err on the side of understocked rather than overstocked when it comes to tanganyikan tanks)
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Post by bnoel210 on Nov 10, 2011 23:11:35 GMT -6
Ill post pics later, but i think im going to do a group a callochromis. I wanted to do xenos, but learned they are really sensitive fish and didnt feel like going through that right now.
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