My Larger Community Tank

[coldcazzie]

I got 2 good pictures of him will put them up asap, when I get on the pooter

 

[minnnt]

 

[minnnt]

 

[coldcazzie]

Sorry, Mock the Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats trumps putting pictures up on here

 

[minnnt]

Hmmm... maybe you're not the right candidate after all then...

 

[coldcazzie]

Barbs:

Ditch, managed to get two really good pictures of him:

Monty:

Mithril (who has really come out of his/her shell since the barbs were added):

 

[minnnt]

Ace! Ditch is romping on!

Still looks nothing like a honduran red point though! Lol.

 

[coldcazzie]

OK, so Thursday will see the addition of a small rotkeil severum and a small festivum.

As far as the rest of the stock goes, I am considering two options:

1. not getting pictus. I am not happy that there would be enough floor space for a larger group when adult sized. Perhaps I am being overly cautious, but I can't fit a larger tank in the space I have - 5' is absolutely my max without major house renovations. I am considering perhaps a large (ie ~20) shoal of corydoras instead. Or perhaps Brochis splendens (obviously a smaller group).

2. selling on the Magnum plec and getting a breeding pair or trio of bristlenoses instead. I really like him, but in terms of temperature he's not really compatible with the barbs. I am going to try to contact a lady who I used to know locally who keeps discus and enquire whether she would be interested.

Thoughts please?

 

[minnnt]

Brochis Splendens sounds good... Very rarely see or hear of people keeping them!

You would definately see the BN's more so than the Magnum i'm sure! L001 Plec? He is always out and about...

 

[coldcazzie]

I see him all the time, his pit that he dug himself is in view, so I can always see him. If we sneak downstairs after lights out he's usually out and about.

It's the temperature concerns more than anything.

 

[minnnt]

I probably meant more active...

Enjoy your Lily Bulb!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[coldcazzie]

I probably meant more active...

Ok, fair enough. Also, I'd rather have a breeding set of bns (I know I said no babies, but I can cope with bn babies!) than a single plec.

Enjoy your Lily Bulb!!!!!!!!!!!

you snooze you lose

 

[minnnt]

You would be lucky if you had survivors though in a cichlid tank?! My mates bred in a 90 litre community tank and they were all devoured by a few mollies and some tetra's...

 

[coldcazzie]

True, but it depends how I set up the hardscape...I'm hoping to have many crevices.

 

[minnnt]

I'm hoping to have many crevices.