switch tanks???

rinmouse

rinmouse

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tank switch?

Hello,

I was looking for some advice. I currently house 3 largish angels, 6 hatchets, 3 cory cats, 4 lemon tetras and about 10 neons ( I know, I know, the angels will eventually eat them, but my husband REALLY wanted them) in a planted 55 gallon tank - 48x12x18. I just got a new 60 gallon, that isn't a hex but not really a regular rectangle shape either. It's 41 along back wall, 30 along front wall, 22 high and a width of 11 to back wall, 18 to front wall.

I want to put african cichids in one of the tanks, I haven't decided what species yet. But I was thinking that they would probably be better in the longer tank, even though the new one is a bit bigger 60g vs 55g. I would prefer not to switch them over if I don't need to as it's an awful pain. What do you think? Also, looking for stocking advice for the new tank :)
 
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Beveled front hex. I'd put the "africans" in the 55. You may need to do some research and narrow down the choice of "africans". There are many different ones with various food and water requirements.
 
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So here's the new 60g. Got it for a steal as our superpet is converting over to petsmart. reg $1171, got it for $247...

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africans

I've been researching as to what will work, but would like suggestions. Obviously the huge africans are out.
 
Any particular Lake?
 
Yes you should pick a lake. Eaither lake Malawi or Tanganyika. If you chose Malawi you can do haps, peacocks, or mbuas. I would do the africans in the new tank. It would be a pain to switch over the other tank.
 
well I've been looking at malawi mbunas, some of the smaller ones like Pseudotropheus saulosi , Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei",Labidochromis caeruleus ,Metriaclima estherae smaller as in 5" or less... but as I said, I'm open to ideas. Unfortunately cichids don't seem to be particularily popular where I am, so I might have to order online to get anything, which I am a little hesitant about...
 
Well I personally wouldnt order online because its cheaper to go the pet store. Well the Saulosi are going to be really hard to find. As for the Yellow Labs, Acei, and Red Zebras are some of the more common and easy to find Mbunas. In the 60 gallon, 5 of each of those 3 species (totaling 15 fish) and some type of syndontis catfish would make a good stock. The tank should consist of lots of rockwork and no live plants. Good luck setting up the tank.
 
so you really think the 60g will be ok for them even though it's a bit shorter?
 
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