brendon Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hello , i just have a thing about doing up my 4.2.2 tank , but the problem is i dont no what to put in it ? i currently have 5 ob peacocks in it but i was thinking mabye a change and go with some more calmer peaceful fish like angels, discus , does anybody have any suggestions , and i want to make the tank look nice and natural e.g logs, plants etc any help would be great cheers boz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Well, what sort of filtration do you currently have? What lighting/hood etc? Substrate? is there any pictures on the 'net of tanks you'd like to emulate? Perhaps then people would give you some pointers - Discus/angels + plants/wood is pretty vague Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy2422 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Yea maybe a nice amazon tank. I remember todd (mr throph) had a really nice looking one a while back. That got me into fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 I was thinking angels , discus , to put in there , ive got it looking like the amazon it took me a fair while but i got it , now its just the fish i need to get , its being filtered by a canaster filter and a powerhead at the moment i dont have a light at the moment as my current one broke and dont have the money to replace yet , and the subsrate is just nambucca gold gravel , thats what i bought it as anyway , i just need a few ideas on some fish , i have ob peacocks but i dont think they would be to good mixed with long finned fish , as they are quiet agressive , cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 what would be wise to put in a tank with ob peacocks , ? ?? ? ? ? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Not Disus,Unless u are letting the peacocks go, lot more work to keep the disus as one should. E/ yellow nice colour, a afra cobwe, some nice lab's about, catties, etc, Hope helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 yeh , ive made my mind up im just going to add more cichlids , ive already added 5 e yellows and there doing fine , i might get a few catfish , i already have bristle nose, how many more fish could i have in there , the yellows are quiet small , but the peacocks are a decent size ????? in there at the moment there are 5 yellows , 5 ob peacocks , should i add any more ? cheers boof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Ask 10 different ppl and get 10 different answers - everyone has their favourites. My personal favourite is an oscar ... so I've gone the large Americans route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Article on OB Peacocks just FYI, a lot of people on here are anti-hybrid. If you got another cannister or a decent size HOB, you could put in some more fish. Of course if your cannister is a monster 2200lph+ jobbie you can add more now! How many species do you want? I prefer less species but more numbers of each. I personally would go for 10-12 yellows all up & switch the OB peacocks for about 7 of either Aulonocara jacobfreibergi or A. stuartgranti. Catfish wise you could just add a few more BN or switch to something like Synodontis eruptus or maybe make everything Malawian & get some Synodontis njassae. How much rockwork have you got in there? able to take a pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 Yeh my canister is big , and ive got a powerhead in there aswell , so the filteration is all good , there is a fare bit of rock work , and driftwood , its just as a display tank in my room , not intending on breeding anything , if they breed its a bonus , i was thinking of adding some cobalts , or solousi something with nice colour cheers brendon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Forget plants and logs. Just jam pack it with rocks and Mbuna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 how many mbuna would you recomend ? i was thinking 3 of each species 1m 2fm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Probably more then what your suggesting. I have about 25-30 mbuna in my 4x2x2. All grown adults as well.. Important to provide excellent filtration and plenty of rocks and hiding places if you intend on stocking with alot of fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 yes, i have a fair bit of rock work in there now , but im thinking of adding more in for the fish to hide , do you ever get agression in the tank with all those fish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 The aggression factor isnt bad with my setup, having alot of fish in there no one fish will get too battered. My fish are pretty well mannered. I have kingsizei - greshakei - Cobalts - elongatus - Aurutus - Zebras - various catfish and more mbuna I cant think of at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-1000 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 In a tank that size - discus could be a worthwhile option. If you made it barebottom and kept the tank understocked you would be set. You could safely keep 7 or 8 full size adults if you do weekly water changes. Just a thought... G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 i am getting 2 frontosa and 4 acei on sunday , so thats a start and i am going to re-rock the tank to make it more malawi like cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Peacocks with frontosa!!! good luck for a few months anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 there all fine , the fronties are really shy , but the acei , peacocks and yellows are all fine and love swimming round in a pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 But when the fron's are 250mm hope you have moved the peacocks, unless u can grow them largeeeee !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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