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Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 18 Jan 2010, 17:47
by Richard B
err - i'm not selling anything that i know of - unless someone wants some tang synos when i thin out the numbers

Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 18 Jan 2010, 17:50
by Fish
:lol:

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

Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 20 Jan 2010, 12:10
by DJ-don
its a good idea removing the pictus cats because i have ranted on alot of time on your other threads :an:
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

Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 22 Jan 2010, 17:47
by Fish
Well I thought I'd make a short video before taking them out. It was taken just after feeding time :razz:

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 :lol:

Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 23 Jan 2010, 21:50
by Fish
Today I gave the Pictus to my LFS :cry:

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! :thumbsup:

Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 23 Jan 2010, 22:13
by 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 - 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.

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Mats

Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 23 Jan 2010, 22:26
by 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 :D

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

Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 24 Jan 2010, 14:10
by 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?

Re: Ideas Please

Posted: 24 Jan 2010, 14:55
by Hitch
If its Parotocinclus jumbo you are talking about, then 6 would be a minimum in my opinion.