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Cichlid fan too Akasha but havn't kept any for ten years or so, I would like to get another 3 footer and start again with Curviceps and natural type Angels funds permitting!!!Akasha72 said:oh wow ... they are beautiful!!
If you've got soft water I'd do an amazon biotope with just branches and leaf litter with stained water and add half a dozen platinum angels and maybe some cories for the bottom
Hard water - I'd go for African cichlids
Sorry, I'm also a cichlid fan. They are fish with character
*pete* said:
Cichlid fan too Akasha but havn't kept any for ten years or so, I would like to get another 3 footer and start again with Curviceps and natural type Angels funds permitting!!!oh wow ... they are beautiful!!
If you've got soft water I'd do an amazon biotope with just branches and leaf litter with stained water and add half a dozen platinum angels and maybe some cories for the bottom
Hard water - I'd go for African cichlids
Sorry, I'm also a cichlid fan. They are fish with character
Nicuaraguence are lovely fish and I found not very agressive for a large cichlid. when I first got mine he was the size and had similar colouring/look as a domestic Budgeriegar especially when at 45deg angle begging for food! Hence the name.
*pete* said:
I would keep Hypsophrys nicaraguensis, I owned one back when I kept Cichlids and it was a favorite of mine.
One of the few fish I ever named... Budgie.
Big enough for yer!
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Akasha72 said:oh wow ... they are beautiful!!
If you've got soft water I'd do an amazon biotope with just branches and leaf litter with stained water and add half a dozen platinum angels and maybe some cories for the bottom
Hard water - I'd go for African cichlids
Sorry, I'm also a cichlid fan. They are fish with character
Ch4rlie said:I'd have rainbowfish, and perhaps a nice shoal of smaller fish such as harlequins or small danios like celestials or emeralds, thats my personal choice anyway. BTW you can grow plants in a low light set up.
Plants like java ferns (Microsorum pteropus) and anubias will be ok in low light set ups, just means they grow slower.
So you can have a whole bunch of java ferns (there are several different varieties) and anubias over woods and rocks which would actualy look pretty good if that takes to your liking.
Just throwing that in for you to think about
simonas said:If I had that tank now I'd either go discus like I have done anywayor if I had to choose another possibly 6 Channa Pulchra snakehead. Did this about 7 years ago and it was one of my favourite ever set ups.
Or Malawi/mbuna never done it and always fancied it
Akasha72 said:I did wonder about Discus myself before I got my angels but in the end I found the prospect a little too daunting. I feel they would need me to be a little bit more experienced even though my water is perfect for their needs. Plus I have my harlequins and oto's to consider and I was worried they'd just be food. To go down the Discus route I'd need to have an empty tank and fit tank mates around the Discus rather than trying to do it the other way around.
I know nothing about snakeheads, I couldn't even tell you what they looked like!
Another cichlid I'm eager to try is a gold severum ... they are said to be gentle giants and I will have one one day ... just give me time and tank space