Hi all,
While i have about 2200liters of breeding/grow-out racks with Central American cichlids (Oscura heterospila, Amphilophus lyonsi, Amatitlania sp honduras red point, Chortiheros wesseli, Amatitlania altoflavus, Cincelichthys pearsei, Amatitlania nanolutea and some dither fish like Xiphophorus hellerii Yucatan and Ataeniobius toweri) i now have a 80liters tank in my livingroom.. and i would really like to have a try with an soft-/blackwater South American cichlid.
I have access to F1 Nannacara adoketa which i would really like to keep.
But i am still looking for some dither fish.. if possible biotope correct would be really nice.
Doing some research i found the Tucanoichthys tucano.. but i have 2 questions:
- do these fish indeed are biotope correct?
- i am afraid they will end up as food when the adoketa's grow bigger... but maybe i am wrong?
i someone could shine some light on my questions that would be much appreciated! and if someone has another idea for dither fish please feel free to share!
As for the tank, i am trying to reach a pH of 6.0 (6,5max)... since i already have quite the soft tap water i hope to achieve this by only using peat and leaf litter.
While i have about 2200liters of breeding/grow-out racks with Central American cichlids (Oscura heterospila, Amphilophus lyonsi, Amatitlania sp honduras red point, Chortiheros wesseli, Amatitlania altoflavus, Cincelichthys pearsei, Amatitlania nanolutea and some dither fish like Xiphophorus hellerii Yucatan and Ataeniobius toweri) i now have a 80liters tank in my livingroom.. and i would really like to have a try with an soft-/blackwater South American cichlid.
I have access to F1 Nannacara adoketa which i would really like to keep.
But i am still looking for some dither fish.. if possible biotope correct would be really nice.
Doing some research i found the Tucanoichthys tucano.. but i have 2 questions:
- do these fish indeed are biotope correct?
- i am afraid they will end up as food when the adoketa's grow bigger... but maybe i am wrong?
i someone could shine some light on my questions that would be much appreciated! and if someone has another idea for dither fish please feel free to share!
As for the tank, i am trying to reach a pH of 6.0 (6,5max)... since i already have quite the soft tap water i hope to achieve this by only using peat and leaf litter.