Apisto Cacatuoides

[mattbond]

can i give a male cockatoo two females in a 110 litre? or should i stick to the pair? its 80cm long, 35cm deep, 45 cm tall

 

[Truck]

the male and 2 females will be fine along with some dither fish also

 

[mattbond]

current stocking is 2 clown loaches (to be removed before the cockatoos so... 3 weeks), 5 platies + fry, 6 lemon tetras, 5 neon tetras, 4 breeding peppered cories, 4 kuhli loaches, an SAE, an ancistrus and 2 ottocinclus? will they be ok with those?

 

[Truck]

current stocking is 2 clown loaches (to be removed before the cockatoos so... 3 weeks), 5 platies + fry, 6 lemon tetras, 5 neon tetras, 4 breeding peppered cories, 4 kuhli loaches, an SAE, an ancistrus and 2 ottocinclus? will they be ok with those?

should be okay, but the SAE will have to go and you need more ottos tbh

 

[mattbond]

will there be much problem with the SAE cos otherwise i find the ancistrus and ottos never quite keep up? could i put another ancistrus in there?

 

[Truck]

The SAE will eventually start hunting on fish.

i would add any more, i would find the cause of the algae.

water stats? for ammonia?

 

[mattbond]

i have got a lot of lighting in there, and its at my dads so im only there everyother week, so he is prone to turning it on at like 8 in the morning andd then turning it off at 10-11 at night!

 

[Truck]

i have got a lot of lighting in there, and its at my dads so im only there everyother week, so he is prone to turning it on at like 8 in the morning andd then turning it off at 10-11 at night!

buy a timer and set it so its on for 8 hours a day

 

[mattbond]

just 8 hours?! isnt 10 ok? id like to be able to watch my fish in the evening lol

 

[Truck]

just 8 hours?! isnt 10 ok? id like to be able to watch my fish in the evening lol

set it later then, but you shouldnt have it on for any more than 8 hours if you want to combat the algae, adding fish to combat the problem contributes to the problem itself