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| Posted | General Feedback, Advice on Set-Up |
| 07-10-2007 12:32 by Fry Lover |
Okay, its just a general advice seeking issue, nothing urgent, but i would like to start formulating a plan for the near future. I must admit, i am always going to keep this tank on the slightly heavily stocked side, but need to balance that with bread and butter responsible fish keeping (obviously getting so many parrots wasnt that responsible), also having the GT in there is not rocket-science intelligent stocking.
If you cant get over the Parrot issue, i dont mind you not contributing obviously, but please just dont come on and have a dig at the Parrots, as that will be useless in terms of the point of the thread Okay, here's all the info below of tank. How i ended up with x8 Parrots, hmmmm, that was a bit silly really. My immediate thoughts are to work on moving the Green Terror and a few Parrots to another tank of mine or pehaps move them on all full stop, simply because this tank can obviously not accommodate all these fish for the rest fo their lives! Anyway, other info London Tap Water, so pH about 7.6 to 7.8, hardness about 12 (General) and 8 (Carbonate) when last tested, approx figures Filtration, Juwel Internal Jumbo, Eheim 2026 Decor, sand and quite a bit of bog wood, also some terrocota plant pots Parameters, never have ammonia or nitrite, test weekly, nitrate ranges from 40 to 60 mg/l (my tap water ranges from 10-20) Water Changes are actually high, simply due to stocking, not because of problematic readings, i change 30% every 3-4 days, since i really decided to commit to working hard on the tank due to stocking. Previously did about 40% once per week. Been doing new w/c routine for last month or so. Issues in tank (that are plain to the eye), NONE, except perhaps some terrortorial behaviour from the Green Terror, which is to be expected. The Parrots actually really all get on, and any issues seems more like "playing" to me, in that it doesnt seem vicious at all. Okay here we go, the figures immediately below the fish are what i believe to be the "normal" expected full size in aquaria, correct me if wrong, but i am talking about "normal" expected growth, not the max figure just because one person, somewhere has seen one fish who exceeded expectations!!! The figures to the right of the fish indicate current total inches of that species in the tank Currently my tank is 1.0" per US Gallon, obviously i highlight currently!!! 1x Blood Parrot 6 8-10 7x Blood Parrot (averaging 3.5) 25 8-10 4x Female Convicts (averaging 2) 8 4-5 (Females) 2x Female Jade Eye Cichlasoma Spilurum (averaging 2) 4 3-4 (Females) 3x Kribensis (averaging 2 Ό) 7 3-4 4x Dwarf Jellybean Convicts (averaging 1.5) 6 2-3 1x Rainbow Cichlid 3 4-5 1x Green Terror 3 8 (female) 12 (male) 4x Bristlenose( averaging 3) 12 4 (female) 6 (male) 1x Flying Fox 3 5-6 29 Total Fish 77 Total Inches, currently equating to 1.0 per US Gallon Total In Theory 156 (fully grown) 285 litres approx available water in tank, its a Rio 300 63 UK Gallons 77 US Gallons Size (in terms of actual water usage) 47.5 length 21 height 19.75 depth |
| 07-10-2007 14:35 by Fry Lover |
Just so peeps are aware, as i might not have made it very clear, i dont think that just because its 1-Inch per gallon at the moment it's ok.
I am also aware the inch per gallon can be pretty useless anyway, least of all for stocking cichlids. Fish will be moved on, its just a question of where, when and what fish. I am hoping to keep as many as possible, if not all, just change my set-up and finally, sooner rather than later, increase my personal best for fish tank size, which currently stands at a Rio 300 (48x21x20)  |
| 07-10-2007 18:00 by Fry Lover |
I think i typed so much on the first post, it will only be me on this thread, thats fine LOL
I will talk myself through it, sometimes thats the best way!!! Right, Alex, i advise you to get rid of the following, to atleast have a "theme" for the tank, and that "theme" can be Parrots and Bristlenose (with the Kribs also staying) Thats great advice Alex, i agree. So, its off the sales we go for... x4 Female Convicts x1 Green Terror x1 Rainbow Cichlid x2 Female Jade Eye The Flying Fox can stay That still leaves me a lot of Parrots, but i will have a more consistent tank in terms of inhabitants. And i think it will look better anyway, rather than a mish mash of fish. A plan will still get formulated to allow for the Growth of the Parrots (i.e. an uprade or moving some of them) I will post some pics tonight anyway, of how it currently looks. See my advert if your interested in any of my fish, will be posted later once i get some pics |
| 07-10-2007 18:58 by telboy |
blimey,gave me a headache reading all that!what type of cons are they mate? |
| 07-10-2007 19:15 by Fry Lover |
Telboy
read if 5 times over, then it make's sense
Female Blue & Blacks about 2" mate |
| 08-10-2007 16:02 by -Rob C- |
Get rid of all the parrots and it'll be good.  |
| 16-10-2007 08:26 by D.R. |
Do away with the old rule of thumb 1" per unit volume.
So long as your NH3 and NO2 stay low. Fish excrete growth inhibitors, if you dont change the water so much then they dont grow as well. Plus, I have never kept Parrots, do they grow as quick as Convicts? They would have some sort of genetic disorder causing the spinal deformities, perhaps the lack of a particular amino acid |
| 16-10-2007 19:39 by Fry Lover |
These fish have been moved on, all sold except the GT whose simply moved tanks but i am watching him carefully  |
| 16-10-2007 19:39 by Fry Lover |
x4 Female Convicts
x1 Green Terror x1 Rainbow Cichlid x2 Female Jade Eye |
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