Gill Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Made lots of changes to my big tank, now has alpine rock work ,still with some wood ,home to one golden plec and three brown plecs, 2 parrot fish and one female fontosa, and three baby Zebras left over when i gave the other away.Much happier with the setup now . biggest Plecs smallest Bristlenose Big boy's Mrs (RIP BIG BOY) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Not a bad looking set up. Which fish are you favouring with regards to water parameters and feeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I actually prefer the plecs so try and keep the water parameters around pH 7.5 but it has crept up a little to 8 which is better for the fontosa who previously had been kept at a ph between 7-8 she came from Animates . As the plecs enjoy digging in the sand i will keep the sand as is ,i was going to replace it with something a little coarser and less likely to cloud the tank .But they seem to enjoy digging and burying themselves in it .The filter is a FX5 upgraded to the 6 motor . 30% WCs every week. Lights are T5 which will eventually change to LEDs . Next challenge is to try and get some plants to grow or rather keep rooted in the substrate. The parrots add some much needed colour and they were a gift for Mothers day a few years ago. There a 3 fry left over from the Lake Malawi Zebras, which i will move on when they a little bigger. Feeding is 3 times a week and usually consists of flakes, algae/ Spirulina tablets ,courgette, cucumber and the occasional .freeze-dried bloodworms, mainly for the parrots. Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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