CichlidGirl
New Member
Hi All,
Just found these forums and really excited! I have a 110g tank and a 20g tank. The smaller one was originally intended as a holding tank for smaller fish until they were large enough to join the bigger tank, though I'm almost afraid to move them as they're doing so well!
Didn't intentionally buy any of the fish as breeders as I've got a mixture of different types of cichlids, but found a handful of fry in the tank last week when cleaning, so I'm considering setting up/cycling a 10g for them.
The 110g has a tiger oscar (~9 inches), a jack dempsey (~6 inches), 5 african cichlids (between 2.5 and 4 inches), I think they may be mbuna - they're the basic blue, yellow, orange, white with no extra markings, a peacock cichlid and 2 other african cichlids I inherited when I bought the tank. I'm not sure what these 2 are and would be quite curious. They're greyish with darker stripes, yellowish tint on both the body and fins, and black on the lower fins.
I'd like to pick up a couple more fish for the 110g but not quite sure what to buy, I'd had a red jewel in the tank for awhile and loved the colors, considering another one of them. I love the strawberry peacocks, but they don't seem to survive as well in my tank ... don't seem to be agressive enough? Since there aren't a ton of fish in the tank, many of them have their own territories, and several of them are diggers ... gravel, plants, decorations are all moved within hours of cleaning the tank. I've got quite a few cichlid stones, plants, ships, etc. to allow for hiding places.
My tanks are running with a higher nitrate level than I'd like ... close to 80, but nothing I've tried works. The larger tank has a filstar xp and I've tried adding nitra-zorb to it, as well as another sponge type material that said it would help get rid of nitrate. I do have the lights on from 7am to 7pm and it sounds like I shoud adjust that to be more like 8 to 10 hours a day instead? I change about 20% of the water every 2 weeks. I use tap water, but treat it before adding to the tank.
Just found these forums and really excited! I have a 110g tank and a 20g tank. The smaller one was originally intended as a holding tank for smaller fish until they were large enough to join the bigger tank, though I'm almost afraid to move them as they're doing so well!
Didn't intentionally buy any of the fish as breeders as I've got a mixture of different types of cichlids, but found a handful of fry in the tank last week when cleaning, so I'm considering setting up/cycling a 10g for them.
The 110g has a tiger oscar (~9 inches), a jack dempsey (~6 inches), 5 african cichlids (between 2.5 and 4 inches), I think they may be mbuna - they're the basic blue, yellow, orange, white with no extra markings, a peacock cichlid and 2 other african cichlids I inherited when I bought the tank. I'm not sure what these 2 are and would be quite curious. They're greyish with darker stripes, yellowish tint on both the body and fins, and black on the lower fins.
I'd like to pick up a couple more fish for the 110g but not quite sure what to buy, I'd had a red jewel in the tank for awhile and loved the colors, considering another one of them. I love the strawberry peacocks, but they don't seem to survive as well in my tank ... don't seem to be agressive enough? Since there aren't a ton of fish in the tank, many of them have their own territories, and several of them are diggers ... gravel, plants, decorations are all moved within hours of cleaning the tank. I've got quite a few cichlid stones, plants, ships, etc. to allow for hiding places.
My tanks are running with a higher nitrate level than I'd like ... close to 80, but nothing I've tried works. The larger tank has a filstar xp and I've tried adding nitra-zorb to it, as well as another sponge type material that said it would help get rid of nitrate. I do have the lights on from 7am to 7pm and it sounds like I shoud adjust that to be more like 8 to 10 hours a day instead? I change about 20% of the water every 2 weeks. I use tap water, but treat it before adding to the tank.