Hello - I am in the process of doing research for a 75 gallon tank I plan on having in the near future. I have a few Bolivian Rams but I am otherwise a cichlid newbie.
I've recently been captivated by the various geophagus species, and I like the fact that you can have a good sized school of the medium-sized ones in a 75 gallon tank. I was considering the
I have also heard that certain geophagus species have really finicky temperature requirements - they require 3 months of relative cold (65 degrees or less) in order to be healthy. This would present a bit of a problem, as I imagine those temperatures would kill most tropical fish that would be considered suitable tankmates and I'm not even sure I could get the temperature that low in my condo. Which geophagus species would the temperature requirement rule out, if not all of them?
Comments, or any general thoughts on these fish and which would do better in a 75 gallon? I'm not really looking to breed them.
I've recently been captivated by the various geophagus species, and I like the fact that you can have a good sized school of the medium-sized ones in a 75 gallon tank. I was considering the
I have also heard that certain geophagus species have really finicky temperature requirements - they require 3 months of relative cold (65 degrees or less) in order to be healthy. This would present a bit of a problem, as I imagine those temperatures would kill most tropical fish that would be considered suitable tankmates and I'm not even sure I could get the temperature that low in my condo. Which geophagus species would the temperature requirement rule out, if not all of them?
Comments, or any general thoughts on these fish and which would do better in a 75 gallon? I'm not really looking to breed them.