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That was gunna be my next question whats gunna be the best to give these creatures? I still have nearly two buckets of NLS left over so that will be in the mix, but whats the bet package food for Aros and fire eels?

So far I have ordered a silver aro, fire eel and an albino oscar. Sombody just needs to buy my Frontosa now......

Yeh and a blurry male at the bottom as well.

Yip, well I suspected my old ones to be pure

I had some of his Chilumba, they were great fish.

Pseudotropheus crabro, Metriaclima greshakei and Pseudotropheus socolofi as well

No need to appoligise, I am always down for a good bit of fish chat. I have the opposit experience. When they were around 25 I got nothing but hiding in a corner, once I went up to 29 they have been active and energetic.

I was under the impression that clowns needed to be above 27 or around 27 and more food = bigger fish ( in the long run)

From clown to discus?

Thanks for the info ladies and gentleman, but I think I may sway away from the discus in this tank as I going to be having them in the planted tank which is in the lounge as well so I would like to look at differnt things all the time. So I guess that puts it at option 1 and option 2 left. It is reasuring that someone has had both geos and oscars together without issue.

I have also heard they are fine together from a couple of people.

How long did you keep your oscar and geos together for?

That was a sweet song!

I never knew they would have a go on the silicon.

Something I have been thinking as well, I have just missed my albino from the day I got rid of it. I would also hope with a tank big enough, and only one it may not make to much trouble.

Aye aye captain! I guess that also rules out option 3 with the tetras and dwarf cichlids as well. I do like that idea, but I doubt the tank I build will be big enough to house that many aros long term. But three small ones growing out together would be cool, especially if I already plan on parting with them in the long run. Or maybe not.

Yeh so do I, but I don't want to be as strict on fish options and be more worried about compatibilty and having the fish I have wanted for some time now. I will be looking for a silver because they are easy to find. I don't like angels so they will NOT be going in the tank. Thanks for your input bro.

So now I have had to sell my Africans I need to restock my tank. It is around 2.2 long 600 wide and 700 high (rough numbers, but a close guess) and very well filtered. So these are the options I have been toying around with at this stage. Option 1: Arowana, 10 geos ( have not decided what type yet), 10 maccaws(Hypsophrys nicaraguensis), Albino Oscar, fire eel, clown knife, plecs, 15-25 clown loaches and the odd pant wedged in between rocks and on wood. Option 2: Arowana, albino Oscar 4-6, dats x 2, plecs,clown loaches, fire eel, clown knife. Option 3: Dwarf cichlids, a big school or two of bigger tetras, plecs and clown loaches, acaras/firemouth, maybe light amount of plants Option 4: discus, 10 geos (dont know what type yet), plecs and clown loaches. Option 5: discus,plecs and clown loaches I know the Aro will out grow, but I am planning a tank up grade (already starting to contact builders) and I want to get use to keeping an Aro as I plan on keeping an Asian aro once I get a biger tank. I have been wanting an Aro for some time now, so the first two options stand out the most to me. I don't know how well the plants will go with the wood munchers and other big plecs so they are still a maybe. Of the fish in all the options all I have previously/currently keep is Oscars, plecs, loaches and the odd dwarf cichlid. So most of this will be a learning curve so I would like some first hand advice if possible. Thanks in advace.

Haha, sweet that was EXACTLY what I was thinking as well.

Will it become a pain in the bum to remove once it has done its job?

The next battle has now begun: I have now increased my potasium nitrate to counter the BGA, decreased my phosphate, added new bulbs and tubes and decreased lights to 6 hours a day, increased WC to two 50-60% per week, and am about to add a heap of polysperma to try and suck some nutriants. The plants are pearling like mad for the first time in this tank, the staghorn seems to have subsided but the BGA remains for now, Brown algae seems to have increased since the lights were replaced as well.

Pantera- Cemetery gates. Great song and rad video

Sweet set up. Great work! :cophot:

A new digital thermometer or a glass on you stick on the inside would be the best bet. Put it in a bucket of water or your tank with no stock, turn it on let it heat up and then adjust the dial according to what the thermometer is say.

The middle plant would of been sold to you as hair grass. I think the right hand side plant looks like the rush. Either way a lot of the advice from LFS in Nelson should be taken with a grain of salt.