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I will be in the next couple of month starting a new project in the hope to be able to have a tank large enough to keep a small colony of dwarf cichlids in. Including I hope four territorial males and I just thought I would run it by all of you.
The tank with be 8’ long by 1.5’ wide and about 1.5 high it will be fed constantly with about 10 gallons of RO water a day and include a 8’ planted trickle filter fed by an air filter. If there in too little flow in the tank I will add some air stones.
This I hope will keep the water flow to a minimum to allow daphnia to service in the tank for as long as possible, but also provide adequate flirtation for the small number of fish that will live in the tank.
I propose keeping in the tank at any one time about 6 full grown males and 12 to 15 full grown females and about the same for sub adults plus some dither fish probably a small livebearer.
Has anyone got any comment on the stocking and the filtration?
Also just as a foot note My 5 inca50 have two broods in a 18" x 12" x 12" tank. Other than a lillte bit of fry steal by the first mother they are doing just fine.
The tank with be 8’ long by 1.5’ wide and about 1.5 high it will be fed constantly with about 10 gallons of RO water a day and include a 8’ planted trickle filter fed by an air filter. If there in too little flow in the tank I will add some air stones.
This I hope will keep the water flow to a minimum to allow daphnia to service in the tank for as long as possible, but also provide adequate flirtation for the small number of fish that will live in the tank.
I propose keeping in the tank at any one time about 6 full grown males and 12 to 15 full grown females and about the same for sub adults plus some dither fish probably a small livebearer.
Has anyone got any comment on the stocking and the filtration?
Also just as a foot note My 5 inca50 have two broods in a 18" x 12" x 12" tank. Other than a lillte bit of fry steal by the first mother they are doing just fine.