Recent content by Brahmza

Most rainbowfish will grow too large for your tank. The only one I would suggest would be the Dwarf Neon that Gruntle suggested, but keep in mind that they really like a strong current. German Blue Rams would do excellent in that tank. They like a low PH (5.5-6.5), but would do fine in 70-77...

You can always have both! German Blue Rams! :D

I second the craigslist idea. Just recently got a like-new 125G tank with a complete set up for 500$. The two canister filters alone run around 280$ each new. Or if your LFS sells used tanks that people bring in. I see a ton of 10-30 gallon aquariums on CL for 10-50$. Just make sure they hold...

Geophagus 'Red Head Tapajos' would work alright in a tank that size. Severums would work well, too. I have both severums and the geo red heads in my 125g standard. Any non-aggressive fish that wont fit in the oscars mouth is a suitable tankmate, really, as long as they fit the water...

The synodontis petricola's at max size get to be right around 4" only, so I don't believe I'll have an issue with them eating my fish :D. That's awesome to hear! As far as maintenance goes, I'm running two canisters each rated for 265G, and each have a flow-rate of 450GPH. I'm doing 20% water...

Hey everyone. Going to be bringing back my severums in the next few days (species was labeled incorrect), and I'm looking to replace them with something more active, and something I could have in larger numbers. My tank stocking, without the severums, looks like this 1 Pair of Blue Acara 7...

Awesome looking tank! I lack creativity when it comes to decorating my tanks haha. No, it's not planted, because the sev's I have uproot anything without a heavy weight, and I'm sure they would rip apart any live vegetation heh. I would really like to turn it into a planted tank, but I've never...

I agree with only having 1 pair per 20 gallons. If you want them to spawn, stay away from any bottom feeder. Any sort of catfish or pleco WILL get to the eggs, or you'll end up with some torn up cories. I had 3 pairs in a 55G, the PH of my tap water was 7.1 and I used crushed aragonite 'sand'...

if you wanted to mix it up with the rams, you could always add color morph variations, like the Electric Blues or Golds. The best way to determine the sex of the rams is by the blue speckles on their body. If it's a male, there shouldn't be any of the blue speckles inside of the black spot on...

Hey everyone. I just got my 125G tank set up and running with fish last night. The main fish in the tank are 8 juvenile Severums, 4 Blue Acara (a pair is formed, going to bring the remaining 2 back to my LFS), 5 Red Head Tapajos and 7 Goldiei Rainbows. My original plan was to raise the group of...

If anyone has some loaches you could borrow, I'm sure they'd scarf them down :D

Hey everyone. Just got my new tank set up last night! It is a 125 USG Standard tank (72.5" x 18.5" x 23 3/8"), running with two 'Api Filstar Xp-Xl' canisters, rated for 265G with 450GPH flow rate each. This is my stock list at the moment.. Super Red Severums x8 (Largest is 3" in diameter)...

To keep oto's you would need a steady source of algae in the tank, and if you don't it would be hard to keep them well fed. You could always try some sinking algae pellets and such. The blue rams are usually pale-ish when coming from most LFS, but as soon as they start to get adjusted to your...

For whatever reason, I am unable to paste a link, and am far too lazy to type out a 80+ character link haha. The tank looks to be about 10" horizontally, and it is acrylic. It has a black base with LED lights underneath that light up through any clear substrate (glass pebbles most likely). Black...