I just bought a 75g and would like to try something different, also definitely want to have cichlids. Here's one idea I have -- thanks for any feedback you folk out there can provide:
Standard 75 Gallon
Filtration tbd, maybe 2 ACs or 1 AC & 1 Canister
Black sand, Rocks, Driftwood
No live plants (have those in my other tanks, want to try a tank w/o)
1 Severum, 1 Blue Acara, 1 Uaru (or some combination of large, more peaceful SA cichlids)
3 Silver Dollars
1 m/f pair of Kribensis
rolleyes
I know that mixing cichlids is dubious, but here's my thinking:
Kribs and SA's have somewhat similar water requirements (I think), plus they would be from LFS so probably used to my local water.
I guess mated kribs can be fierce, but I wouldn't think two 4" kribs would do much more than try to chase away a few 8" sa's. On the other hand, I wouldn't think that the more "serene" sa's would care about a few tiny kribs hanging out at the bottom of the tank.
Not sure though, so please feel free to share any comments or suggestions.
Thanks!
Joel
Standard 75 Gallon
Filtration tbd, maybe 2 ACs or 1 AC & 1 Canister
Black sand, Rocks, Driftwood
No live plants (have those in my other tanks, want to try a tank w/o)
1 Severum, 1 Blue Acara, 1 Uaru (or some combination of large, more peaceful SA cichlids)
3 Silver Dollars
1 m/f pair of Kribensis
I know that mixing cichlids is dubious, but here's my thinking:
Kribs and SA's have somewhat similar water requirements (I think), plus they would be from LFS so probably used to my local water.
I guess mated kribs can be fierce, but I wouldn't think two 4" kribs would do much more than try to chase away a few 8" sa's. On the other hand, I wouldn't think that the more "serene" sa's would care about a few tiny kribs hanging out at the bottom of the tank.
Not sure though, so please feel free to share any comments or suggestions.
Thanks!
Joel