Steen16

Ok so my my 65g has got an internal 450lph,external 1000lph, and im buying another 1000lph external of a freind to go in the tank aswel.. im just wandering weather i could get more fish for it with the extra filtration power?

thanks

capekate

Hello Steen16
I would think that you can add more fish to your 65g. It would depend on what kind you are interested in adding. Any thoughts on what you would like to add?

sirdarksol

What do your nitrates get to right before you do water changes? You've got some pretty big fish in there.
Extra filters do nothing to help get rid of nitrates, and with the fish you've got, the nitrate levels are probably getting pretty high. The difficulty of adding more fish (aside from swimming space, and I know nothing about cichlid behavior) is keeping the nitrates from spiking too high between water changes.

This isn't to say that an extra filter is a bad idea. You can never have too many filters running, as long as you don't turn your tank into a whirlpool. It's just that there's a limit to what they can do.

Steen16

yea the nitrates are very low actualy quite hard to even notice on the test kit(API master kit).. i do regular water changes and gravel vacumes probly once or twice a week wich i think helps keep the nitrate down..

I am actualy unsure of what fiah i want or could get wich i would like a bit of help with also.. at the moment the severums and the geophagus are at the same size of about 4 inches..

any sugestions would be nice

thanks

Shawnie

you might not get many nitrates with a planted tank..but really make sure you are banging that #2 bottle for a good minute off the counter or something hard to mix up those crystals...they are a pain to mix but better than a false reading ..goodluck on whaterver you decide!

Steen16

Yea its a realy well planted tank.. lotsa plants lol

Its not one ov those bottle ones its a stick with these little pads on it, the box says api master kit.. yea lol it work good though.

yea i cant realy decide!

and im getting a betta tmorow for my 5g ! yAy!!

Steen16

I have just done some research and I think I will get a pair of firemouth cichlids!

MissMTS

Firemouths are pretty Good choice! Just make sure that you will still have room in your tank once all of the fish reach their adult sizes.

Steen16

yea they should be cool but i think there quite small when you buy them and my severums myt be mean to them if there little

so il try look around for the biggest ones the shops have got

cpk

Hi yes Firemouths are definitely a wise choice for a cichilid.the only ones i have found that were a reasonable size were over at animates on the shore

Steen16

thanks cpk for the info!

look forward to talking tomorow