Joined
·
143 Posts
ok so as i get closer and closer to setting up i want to turn my thoughts to my stocking list....
reminder this will be a 72 gallon bow front tank. with arragonite and crushed coral substrate to help buffer the water.. i will be using a DIY wet/dry sump and at this point the back ground will either remain black or i will be getting a foam insert background ( not a fan of cement)
i would like to have a great deal of activity (not a ton of aggression if i can avaoid it by stocking properly) and color as well..in particular blue, yellow, maybe some red or orange.... and ofcourse i want Lake Malawi fish.....
here is a tentative stocking list please comment and suggest changes or additions... nothing is final and i am here to learn....
Yellow Labs x~ 6
Desamoni x ~6
blue colbolts (Pseudotropheus zebra) x ~6
thats 18 fish that get to be between 3 and 6 inches as adults.... so as for filtration i am a bit over stocked (hypothetically of course) but this would cut some of the aggression issues.... now i know i have 2 blues here but... i may trim out the desamoni (i really like them but i have a breeder semi local for the blue cobalts and i can get 10 for $25)
ok folks let the ideas flow................
opcorn:
reminder this will be a 72 gallon bow front tank. with arragonite and crushed coral substrate to help buffer the water.. i will be using a DIY wet/dry sump and at this point the back ground will either remain black or i will be getting a foam insert background ( not a fan of cement)
i would like to have a great deal of activity (not a ton of aggression if i can avaoid it by stocking properly) and color as well..in particular blue, yellow, maybe some red or orange.... and ofcourse i want Lake Malawi fish.....
here is a tentative stocking list please comment and suggest changes or additions... nothing is final and i am here to learn....
Yellow Labs x~ 6
Desamoni x ~6
blue colbolts (Pseudotropheus zebra) x ~6
thats 18 fish that get to be between 3 and 6 inches as adults.... so as for filtration i am a bit over stocked (hypothetically of course) but this would cut some of the aggression issues.... now i know i have 2 blues here but... i may trim out the desamoni (i really like them but i have a breeder semi local for the blue cobalts and i can get 10 for $25)
ok folks let the ideas flow................