Fish Folk Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, Machete said: I was wondering if I could keep two couples, one of rams and one of either cacatuoides or agasizzi Agasizzi would be lovely. Get some where the male has bright red fins. We kept an adult pair of Cacatuoides with very young Rams, and they got along fine. It might be touch and go a bit . . . they're all cichlids, so a pecking order will need to be established! But it probably could work. Maybe check to see if someone's got good footage of it already working in their aquariums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Selecting a different color / pattern morph of the Ram might cut back on aggression with an apisto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Your tank looks amazing! Those foreground plants should fill in nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the compliments everyone! I gave it the first trim today. I'm curious to see how the cabomba does after the first prune. Of course I saved the trimings in my other tank 😁 Edited December 26, 2020 by Machete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Wow your tanks all look great! a while back you mentioned getting a 55 at some point, why not go with a 75? I’m fairly certain they’re the same footprint but the 75 is taller. Would be better for angels. And not all that much different than the 55. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 Thanks! I thought 75's had the footprint of a 40 breeder and the height of a 55...., I'll look into it! I'd love to have both, actually, lol. I'm just gonna have to wait a little bit for that... 💸💸💸 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 I went to Aquarium Coop the other day and got 5 more ember tetras and 9 panda corys (I was planning on 6, but I felt bad leaving just 3 in the tank so I took them all home 😁) Next week I'll be getting some ottos so take care of some of the algae. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 12/25/2020 at 11:54 PM, Machete said: Thanks! I thought 75's had the footprint of a 40 breeder and the height of a 55...., I'll look into it! I'd love to have both, actually, lol. I'm just gonna have to wait a little bit for that... 💸💸💸 A standard 75 gallon footprint is 48x18, 40 breeder is 36x18, 55 gallon is 48x12, so none have the same footprint. if your looking for something same footprint as 40 breeder but more gallons, a 65 is same but taller. Same with a 90 gallon being same footprint as 75 but taller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Andy's Fish Den said: A standard 75 gallon footprint is 48x18, 40 breeder is 36x18, 55 gallon is 48x12, so none have the same footprint. if your looking for something same footprint as 40 breeder but more gallons, a 65 is same but taller. Same with a 90 gallon being same footprint as 75 but taller That's right! I got 65 gallons and 75 gallons mixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 I've been busy these past few weeks getting new fish into the tank. Last night I finally got my centerpiece fish: a pair of apistogramma agassizii! Next, I'd like to get some marble hatchets for the top layer. Perhaps another pair of apistos. Although the tank is already populated enough at the bottom with the corys and the agassizii, I think that with the wider floorplan and the separated zones I made with the hardscape and the plants I might be able to do it. Thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 month update: the tank is looking great. Plants are healthy, except fpr the echinodorus bleheri, which was outgrown by the neighboing plants and now is not getting enough light. It's funny that the two plants that haven't done well in this tank (the amazon sword and the val) are the two types that were the easiest for me when I started in the hobby. I had one otocinclus die, and the female apisto is in the quarantine tank with a bad case of dropsy. I don't think she's gonna make it 😔. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 That tank is looking stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machete Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 I made a little video 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Do a large school of pygmy cories as well. That would look awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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