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Tank: 42 gallon planted tank.
Decor: various plants (java fern, melon sword, some val, etc. with three medium-large driftwood pieces and very little rock work. There is some peat blocks underlaying the substrate and some peat in the Aqua clear filters I'm using.
Fish: Pair of Micro. altispinosas, Pair of Micro. ramirezis, 2 female A.agassizis, Pair of Platys, 6 Pepper Corydoras, 2 Otocinclus affinis, 2 Bristlenoe plecos, 7 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish (DNR).
*The rainbowfish are hold overs from an Malawian tank I setup. They needed a space to hang out until I found them a new home; in other words, they're being evicted. The corys are in the tank as workers, as is the bristlenose and otos.
The Plan: To successfully keep the three species of dwarf cichlids (altispinosa, ramirezi, agassizi) in this tank with the hopes that they pair off and then possibly move them to a breeding tank.
Help: I'm looking for some suggestions on how to make this work. I've kept all three dwarf species mentionned above but never in a community setup. Should I include more rock work, remove some of the other fish (corys, bristlenose), etc. to encourage the pairing in this dwarf community? I know that a lot of people use terracotta pots as breeding areas but I'm not keen on them as decor - what do you think? I like the idea of the platys as they add a lot of color to the tank and was using them as dithers. Does anyone think this plan can fly?
Thanks for the feedback.
JazzyB 8)
Decor: various plants (java fern, melon sword, some val, etc. with three medium-large driftwood pieces and very little rock work. There is some peat blocks underlaying the substrate and some peat in the Aqua clear filters I'm using.
Fish: Pair of Micro. altispinosas, Pair of Micro. ramirezis, 2 female A.agassizis, Pair of Platys, 6 Pepper Corydoras, 2 Otocinclus affinis, 2 Bristlenoe plecos, 7 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish (DNR).
*The rainbowfish are hold overs from an Malawian tank I setup. They needed a space to hang out until I found them a new home; in other words, they're being evicted. The corys are in the tank as workers, as is the bristlenose and otos.
The Plan: To successfully keep the three species of dwarf cichlids (altispinosa, ramirezi, agassizi) in this tank with the hopes that they pair off and then possibly move them to a breeding tank.
Help: I'm looking for some suggestions on how to make this work. I've kept all three dwarf species mentionned above but never in a community setup. Should I include more rock work, remove some of the other fish (corys, bristlenose), etc. to encourage the pairing in this dwarf community? I know that a lot of people use terracotta pots as breeding areas but I'm not keen on them as decor - what do you think? I like the idea of the platys as they add a lot of color to the tank and was using them as dithers. Does anyone think this plan can fly?
Thanks for the feedback.
JazzyB 8)