krellious Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 i currently have a planted 3ft standard tank with kribensis in it. im kinda over them atm so i was thinking either to turn the tank into a grow out for my africans or getting a few random americans. If i got he americans what wont eat plants but be small enough to fit the tank. also the only equipment i have is a fluval 205 and a heater so i dont want to have to get anything else also do i have to do anything with the water. i use the epsom salt and bicarb for my africans, would i need to do similar for americans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenomena Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 German Ram. I'm very fond of it ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krellious Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 German Ram. I'm very fond of it ATM. i have 2 bolivians. i was thinking something along the lines of fire mouths. will they be ok. just as a pair in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakes Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 A pair of firemouths in a 3ft would be fine. I'm not sure of the flow rate of that filter but if it's only turning over your tank volume a couple times per hour you will want to keep on top of maintenance and keep waste load to a minimum so i would just stick to the one pair. Maybe you could get a cheap internal or small HOB as a secondary filter? You should not need to add any salts or buffers, assuming your water is of average pH & hardness and you're not using rainwater as i have to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krellious Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 yeah i only wanted 1 pair. from what i have read they need a larger tank so a 3ft prob isnt big enough for more than 2. as for the filter, well im always on ebay looking for one and cool about the no buffer. makes water changes a few minutes faster. Now all i have to do is find a pair for sale. also do they eat plants? and will i need alot of driftwood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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