amazon biotope
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hello, i am having very good luck with an amazon biotope that was inspired by the same book you are talking about. the tank i have is 150 gallons. it has way too many fish- 1 raphael-that i never see, 13 lemon tetras, 10 glolight tetras, 10 blue tetras, 4 bolivian rams, 5 bristlnosed plecos, and 6 brilliant german turk discus- which are beautiful and healthy, in addition to these I have in quarantine 10 marble hatchetfish. from all these fish that i have kept, and looking at your list if i were setting up the 55 gallon I would do 4 rams, 4 discus, 6 hatchetfish, 6 rummynoses. the reason i dont put in cories is that the rams occupy that space for me and they draw all the attention for me, but what i figured out is they are all fish. i knew from reading that if i tried discus they were for some reason not going to survive quaratine, i had read so much and was so scared i didnt want to try, but then my husband said they are just fish honey, and you know what they are. so i took the plunge, and they have also doubled in size since i got them 6 weeks ago, and are doing great. so i wish you luck, there will be mistakes, but have fun and keep trying and keep us all posted.
oh and the only true reason that i have seen to not keep angels with discus is some kind of parastie that can live undetected on an angelfish will infest a discus. i have read this in more than one place, but dont know how viable the information is. like i said best of luck, and enjoy. nearly everytank i have attempted to set up had something go wrong, but usually it is minor and we all learn. one way or another.
Rylan Z said:
He mentioned rummy nose tetras. Rummynose and cardinal tetras are a horrible choice for cycling. They are very sensitive to minor water fluctuations and ammonia. They should be introduced last.
