Alot Of Help In One Post

[deliverance]

first off i would like to thank everyone who has helped me and all who have posted what they know for us "noobies" to learn about this wonderful hobby.


-i was just wondering what i could put in with electric yellow's(i heard they are calm)?
-i would like to use sand since it looks better but i heard that its harder to keep the levels accurate(comments good/bad about sand please).
-i am going to use fake plants since i do not know alot about keeping live plants. I know you need to have a co2 system and all that stuff.
-my filter is a rena xp3 and everything is going to go into a 55gallon tank. (for the filters i need the following in this order correct?.?.?.?. :
Top
-Microfilters
-BioChem Stars/Ceramic Rings
-BioChem Stars/Ceramic Rings
-Ceramic Rings
-Filter Foam 20
-Filter Foam 30
Bottom


-if you have any fish you can recomend to add to the tank that would be fine with the electric yellow's please post them here.
-i am going to look up the temp, ph levels and all of the rest of the food i should feed them on google tomarrow.

thanks alot, Peter

 

[dwarfgourami]

I'd ask about electric yellows in the African cichlids forum instead.

 

[rdd1952]

As mentioned, ask about the labs in the cichlid section. As for the use of sand, I have it in 4 of my 5 tanks. I just like the look of it better and I also like corys which need a sandy substrate. They will be ok with gravel as long as it's rounded with no sharp edges though. You don't need any CO2 with fake plants.

 

[ccg]

Yellow labs can be kept in a 55gallon and should be kept in a group.

Your best bet would likely be to keep a tank dedicated to yellow labs or cichlids in general. Many cichlids are to aggressive and/or are to big for a 55gallon, but many are peaceful enough and small enough that you could successfully keep them in that size of tank.

Try asking in the cichlid forum as mentioned above so others with more experience can guide you in the right direction.