Curious how many out there have little fish in bigger tanks??? And what are your setups
Because of the hard water in my area, I’ve never been able to keep tetras, since the addition of RO water, now I actually have 2 larger tanks, with smaller fish, that I’ve never been able to do, in the 15-20 years of fish keeping, I’ve done over the years… and I’m enjoying them more than I ever expected ( I’d always been a “big fish” guy previously )…
one 45 gallon tall, with African tetras, and one 55 gallon, with South American tetras… on the African tank, the fish are harder to find, and more expensive, fortunately they all get along, and mix school, as I mostly have 3 of each variety… there are no larger “tank bosses” in the African tank… the South American tank, being bigger/ longer, and the fish being more available, and cheaper, I’ve been able to do larger schools… right now there are 14-16 Rummy’s, in a big “cloud”, and 5-6 other varieties, that, in this tank, I typically buy groups of 6 or so… this tank does have a bigger “tank boss”, a blue zebra lace angel, and there are 6 dwarf cichlids… that fortunately or not, seem to be the same sexes, between species, so not a lot fighting going on… plus about the 40 or so tetras… lots of cover, and plant roots exposed… both tanks are a bit over crowded, but also over filtered, highly oxygenated, and highly planted…
Because of the hard water in my area, I’ve never been able to keep tetras, since the addition of RO water, now I actually have 2 larger tanks, with smaller fish, that I’ve never been able to do, in the 15-20 years of fish keeping, I’ve done over the years… and I’m enjoying them more than I ever expected ( I’d always been a “big fish” guy previously )…
one 45 gallon tall, with African tetras, and one 55 gallon, with South American tetras… on the African tank, the fish are harder to find, and more expensive, fortunately they all get along, and mix school, as I mostly have 3 of each variety… there are no larger “tank bosses” in the African tank… the South American tank, being bigger/ longer, and the fish being more available, and cheaper, I’ve been able to do larger schools… right now there are 14-16 Rummy’s, in a big “cloud”, and 5-6 other varieties, that, in this tank, I typically buy groups of 6 or so… this tank does have a bigger “tank boss”, a blue zebra lace angel, and there are 6 dwarf cichlids… that fortunately or not, seem to be the same sexes, between species, so not a lot fighting going on… plus about the 40 or so tetras… lots of cover, and plant roots exposed… both tanks are a bit over crowded, but also over filtered, highly oxygenated, and highly planted…
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