mostlycichlids
Cichlid Specialist
The only advise I would give you is start looking for a home for them now. They grow very fast and it is harder to get rid of big fish than smaller fish. My eupterus grew from about 1.5in to 8in in less than a year.
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IMO cyps aren't worth the hassle, especially with a tank that borders "too small" for them. 10 4" fish aren't going to be very comfortable and considering that they are very fragile fish, I wouldn't invest in them personally...
Any other ideas? Just trying to figure out what to do and what would work best. I do know the transcriptus and synos will be moving to the 55 for sure. Would love to put around 5 shellies in too. Any ideas to use the top half of the tank? What about the substrate?
If you aren't against a non-native addition, rainbows would work in the tank, as would any livebearers. Otherwise I find that leaving the upper half of the tank empty isn't so bad.
mostlycichlids
Cichlid Specialist
my brevis go to the top all of the time only when freightened they plunge into the shells my transcript's swim in the top portion as well..
hey jpaapy i totally agree with you but forever its worth most people do not listen to sound advice now i am not saying shmagu is like this but you can tell someone its a bad ideal and like all new or not to experienced hobbyist will go out and do it anyways so they have to go thru a live and learn lesson so to say, but yes i do 100% agree with you on cyps in a small system like a 20gal i would never do it but hey coolness i usually just try to give some advice to the wouldbe listener..
hey jpaapy i totally agree with you but forever its worth most people do not listen to sound advice now i am not saying shmagu is like this but you can tell someone its a bad ideal and like all new or not to experienced hobbyist will go out and do it anyways so they have to go thru a live and learn lesson so to say, but yes i do 100% agree with you on cyps in a small system like a 20gal i would never do it but hey coolness i usually just try to give some advice to the wouldbe listener..
I'm talking about a 55-gallon, not 20. I don't know what I'm gonna do with the 20 once the 55 is cycled and ready to go.
Picked up the 55 today and I've got my work cut out for me with the cleaning. Oh well....it'll be that much more rewarding in the end!
I also got a bucketload of guppies and a 12" plecostomus. What am I supposed to do with those? I don't think I want the pleco in this tank with the synos and transcriptus. Should I see if the lfs wants any of them or should I use the pleco and some of the guppies to help the cycling process and then call the lfs?
I also got a bucketload of guppies and a 12" plecostomus. What am I supposed to do with those? I don't think I want the pleco in this tank with the synos and transcriptus. Should I see if the lfs wants any of them or should I use the pleco and some of the guppies to help the cycling process and then call the lfs?
I found a home for the guppies. Will the pleco work in this setup or do I need to find a home for him before putting in the cichlids?
How would calvus' do in this setup? Didn't know if they get too big to keep around some shellies and transcriptus or not.
