I want to set up a small community around these little fish.
They would start out in a 20 long (30x12x12) and in a 3 to 4 months be moved to a 33 (48x12x13)
1. Will this be ok for 2 pairs? Is it large enough?
2. Will I need to add a power head for more current for these fish? I have sponge filters that are air pump driven.
3. Mates? Will Anomalochromis thomasi (African Butterfly) be a good companion? Or any other cichlid? And I would like to have some dwarf syno Petricola (are they still called petricola?)
4. Will I need to get my water to a more neutral state? My water is liquid rock with a PH of 8.2 when it gasses off, KH and GH are literally off the top of the chart.
Please steer me in the right direction.
Thanks!
They would start out in a 20 long (30x12x12) and in a 3 to 4 months be moved to a 33 (48x12x13)
1. Will this be ok for 2 pairs? Is it large enough?
2. Will I need to add a power head for more current for these fish? I have sponge filters that are air pump driven.
3. Mates? Will Anomalochromis thomasi (African Butterfly) be a good companion? Or any other cichlid? And I would like to have some dwarf syno Petricola (are they still called petricola?)
4. Will I need to get my water to a more neutral state? My water is liquid rock with a PH of 8.2 when it gasses off, KH and GH are literally off the top of the chart.
Please steer me in the right direction.
Thanks!