I'd set it up with a lot of hiding places for them, clay pots (broken, no bottom, unbroken, on sides, etc), some rocks, fake plants, etc. are all great decor. This will allow them to escape each other if there is any chasing and also adds "line of sight breaks".
I'd set it up with a lot of hiding places for them, clay pots (broken, no bottom, unbroken, on sides, etc), some rocks, fake plants, etc. are all great decor. This will allow them to escape each other if there is any chasing and also adds "line of sight breaks".
I use rock and driftwood instead of clay pot, though clay pot is very usefull and practical as well. Once you obtain a pair and they grow larger, you may want to remove some decor to provide more swimming space.
He actually has a few of these similar videos on this main channel. They are great videos.
But back to the subject I would say that it really depends on what you like too as far as aquascaping. The clay pots are very popular for a reason (because they work very well), but you have to ask yourself if you like that look. I started off with pots in some of my early cichlid tanks but try for more of a natural look now and stick to rocks and drift wood mostly.
I have never heard of anybody using pine cones in a tank before. I don't know that I would try that but if you were thinking about it I would pre-soak them for a long time before putting them in.
But hey, just because I haven't heard it done doesn't mean it will not work.
I thought of this after my last post, pine needles are acidic. I don't think that means that pine cones are but it is something to consider. If you are going to try them you will need to do a good presoak anyways. So you could always test the water before and after the soak to see if it will effect it or not.
Store bought convicts are bullet proof, I have put them through quite a few test trying to understand how fish respond to different water parameters. Do water changes as you normally would.
As far as pulling fry, if you want to keep a large portion of them I would pull them, but I would suggest that for any fish. If you don't mind saving loads of fry then I would just leave them in with the parents and see how they fair.
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