I am planning on putting 3 pairs of "Triple red" SA Cichlids in a 50 gallon. The fish are still small... 1 inch up to 2 inches... the females being the smallest.
The tanks is parcially planted now with a few swords etc... but I had the dojo loaches in there so nothing lasted long. I know that with pairs I need to carve out little territories... how do you think I should attempt this? Just divide into thirds... ???? use plants and wood?? I have pots for breeding.... I also have lots of slate...
Any advice? Things you might have tried that worked or didn't?
Also there are three little Ituglanis amazonicus cat fish in there... any problems that you can for see...??? They are slick little buggers!! Three stooges in action! Can I leave these in and still have fry?? They are about 2.5 inches long.
Any advice would be wonderful. i hope to start this weekend getting the tanks set up and adding fish next week. I am sure they will appreciate the extra room...lol
Thanks much,
Lisa
The tanks is parcially planted now with a few swords etc... but I had the dojo loaches in there so nothing lasted long. I know that with pairs I need to carve out little territories... how do you think I should attempt this? Just divide into thirds... ???? use plants and wood?? I have pots for breeding.... I also have lots of slate...
Any advice? Things you might have tried that worked or didn't?
Also there are three little Ituglanis amazonicus cat fish in there... any problems that you can for see...??? They are slick little buggers!! Three stooges in action! Can I leave these in and still have fry?? They are about 2.5 inches long.
Any advice would be wonderful. i hope to start this weekend getting the tanks set up and adding fish next week. I am sure they will appreciate the extra room...lol
Thanks much,
Lisa