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hi all. long time member here, but totally new to central american cichlids.
i'm most likely acquiring a standard 180 (6x2x2) shortly. i think i'd like to do something larger than mbuna (which i've kept for years) and less expensive than tangs (which i've kept, as well).
i'm thinking central americans, but i have absolutely no idea how to keep these guys. i've read through the suggestions on the 220gal thread (somewhere on the first page here) and am a fan of most of those fish listed. i really like the look of the texas cichlids in the profiles, but it doesn't look like all of them look like that (the half/half coloration).
basically, if you had a 180gal tank and could stock it with whatever you wanted, what would you choose? ideally, i'd like to see some breeding, but i don't know if that will mean certain doom in the tank for the other fish.
ready, go! thanks in advance!
i'm most likely acquiring a standard 180 (6x2x2) shortly. i think i'd like to do something larger than mbuna (which i've kept for years) and less expensive than tangs (which i've kept, as well).
i'm thinking central americans, but i have absolutely no idea how to keep these guys. i've read through the suggestions on the 220gal thread (somewhere on the first page here) and am a fan of most of those fish listed. i really like the look of the texas cichlids in the profiles, but it doesn't look like all of them look like that (the half/half coloration).
basically, if you had a 180gal tank and could stock it with whatever you wanted, what would you choose? ideally, i'd like to see some breeding, but i don't know if that will mean certain doom in the tank for the other fish.
ready, go! thanks in advance!