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Hey all,
I was able to successfully rehome two of the three yellow rock kribensis (apparently these are actually a type of hap, but I digress) and now have the following stock in my 36g bowfront:
5 yoyo loaches, 2 fully grown, 3 adolescent (around 2-3" each)
2 Bolivian rams (not paired, but minimal aggression between them)
The remaining krib will be rehomed once I am able to get him out of the tank. He's extremely crafty, and netting a fish in a blackwater and stone tank is not easiest task in the world.
My long term plan with this space is to upgrade to either a 55g (4' long) or a 65g (3' long) in early 2020. While the loaches seem fine in the 36g, and I've done my best to maximize spaces for them to hide and play, I recognize that the larger tank may serve them well.
Anyway, what else would you suggest stocking this tank with? I'm not terribly interested in schooling fish (besides some SA tetras, perhaps, unless anyone has ideas on more interesting Amazonian schooling fish), and as it's a blackwater tank, wouldn't be able to enjoy the schools all that much. Ideally I'd add other SA dwarf cichlids, such as spadetailed checkerboard cichlids (I found these online and am very intrigued), or a single blue acara. I'm somewhat limited because the loaches and rams have established their territories on the bottom of the tank, so I'd need a fish that is comfortable swimming in open water or claiming large pieces of driftwood as territory. Now that I type this, would a solitary angel work?
Thanks for any thoughts!
I was able to successfully rehome two of the three yellow rock kribensis (apparently these are actually a type of hap, but I digress) and now have the following stock in my 36g bowfront:
5 yoyo loaches, 2 fully grown, 3 adolescent (around 2-3" each)
2 Bolivian rams (not paired, but minimal aggression between them)
The remaining krib will be rehomed once I am able to get him out of the tank. He's extremely crafty, and netting a fish in a blackwater and stone tank is not easiest task in the world.
My long term plan with this space is to upgrade to either a 55g (4' long) or a 65g (3' long) in early 2020. While the loaches seem fine in the 36g, and I've done my best to maximize spaces for them to hide and play, I recognize that the larger tank may serve them well.
Anyway, what else would you suggest stocking this tank with? I'm not terribly interested in schooling fish (besides some SA tetras, perhaps, unless anyone has ideas on more interesting Amazonian schooling fish), and as it's a blackwater tank, wouldn't be able to enjoy the schools all that much. Ideally I'd add other SA dwarf cichlids, such as spadetailed checkerboard cichlids (I found these online and am very intrigued), or a single blue acara. I'm somewhat limited because the loaches and rams have established their territories on the bottom of the tank, so I'd need a fish that is comfortable swimming in open water or claiming large pieces of driftwood as territory. Now that I type this, would a solitary angel work?
Thanks for any thoughts!