Ideas Please

[Richard B]

err - i'm not selling anything that i know of - unless someone wants some tang synos when i thin out the numbers

[Fish]

I can't see the picture in the ad, or is it just me?

[DJ-don]

its a good idea removing the pictus cats because i have ranted on alot of time on your other threads
i was thinking maybe some otocinclus? or maybe a pair of blue rams (by pair i mean a female and male) just feed those things well and i found eggs after awhile

[Fish]

Well I thought I'd make a short video before taking them out. It was taken just after feeding time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiLYIGvY9uo

And for those of you interested in Reef tanks I also did one of my Dad's tank:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fB6LOMQfQ

As you can see mine is much better

[Fish]

Today I gave the Pictus to my LFS

I was having a look around in another LFS and saw all sorts of syno's but didn't buy any as I didn't know what was what! I ended up buying some other middle/top layer fish.

I want some 'cleaner' type fish for the bottom, what are Otto's like? would they go in my tank? or should I stick to Pit bull Pleco's.

My current stock is:

Congo Tetra x2
Harlequin Rasbora x4 (Tiny)
Blue Gourami x1 (Small type)
Apistogramma cacatuoides Double red x2

Thanks!

[MatsP]

I think Pit bull plecos are a better mix than Otos considering your other fishes.

Synos for such a small tank is not easy -

Synodontis nigriventris

would perhaps work ok. Many synos get a bit bigger than what I'd recommend for your tank - you have space for fish that grow up to around 5" max, and a large number of synos reach well beyond that.

Oh, and congo tetras really do best in a larger group - 5-6 at least - and they grow to 2.5" or so, which means it takes up a fair amount of your available stocking space.

--
Mats

[Fish]

The Congo's were the first fish in there and were bought to kind of test the water, I may buy more or give them to someone in my family for their tank

Thanks for the info, I think I'll get the Pit Bull plecs then I also replaced/added more plants and I'm much happier with the look of the tank now

[Fish]

Sorry about all the questions but I just read the profile of the pit bull pleco and it said they are best kept in groups, how many?

[Hitch]

If its Parotocinclus jumbo you are talking about, then 6 would be a minimum in my opinion.