75g South American - Update 9/17/11

[TaTeR ToT]

Standard 75g oceanic tank and stand

Scape

Pool Filter Sand
Manzinita Branches

Stock List

WC pair - Geophagus sp. Red Head 'Araguia'
WC male - Geophagus Abalios
F1 pair - Geophagus Taenoparius
F1 pair - Geophagus Brachybrancus
F1 - Satanoperca Lecousticta
WC male - Aequidens Diadema
WC male - Cleithricara Maroni


Equipment

Lighting

4x 10watt 10k leds

Filtration

Fluval 405
Fluval 305

Circulation

2x Marineland Maxi-Jet 900 Circulation Pumps (1000GPH Each)

Maintenance

Weekly back to back 90% WC's

Feeding

Frozen Bloodworms, Brine Shrimp, Daphnia, Mysis Shrimp, Krill, and Market Shrimp

NLS 1mm Cichlid, 1mm Thera + A, Medium Fish, Large Fish, and Algae Wafers


The setup




Fish Eating Market Shrimp

[TaTeR ToT]

Any advice or suggestions on anything is welcome.

[Mrs. Tittles]

how about listing your fish :P

[TaTeR ToT]

Thanks babe, lol.

[black_knight]

Nice Uara and Geo. The Uaras look good in a group and so do the Geos. But that was always my delema, never enough tanks for everything you want. Red heads are a class act fish all the way. Your set up would look awsome with a small group.

[TaTeR ToT]

Yeah I got a male and female on the way.

[TaTeR ToT]

update more geos added.



courting behaviour



sorry about the music.

[TaTeR ToT]

a few pics.

sorry for the quality.

camera phone.

[TaTeR ToT]

Ok, little update.

lighting has been upgraded to a pfo 150w mh pendant( running a Coralife 10,000k bulb).
The maxi-jet pros have been upgraded to the 900 model from the 600 model.

my gf also helped me completely rescape it, I really like it.

I also added some new fish and got rid of one.


new stocklist is


1 - wc breeding pair Geophagus sp. red head araguia
1 - wc pair of Geophagus sp. Orange head Tapajos
1 - f1 Uaru Amphocanthoides
1 - f1 auquidens diadema ( picked up today)
1 - heros efaciatus 'turqouise'
1 - cytrocara moori (juvenile seeing how it works out)
1 - Geophagus abalios
1 - L200 green phantom pleco
1 - L047 mango pleco
1 - otocinclus
1 - pair boesmani rainbows
1 - pair red millennium rainbows


I'll try to post and updated video tonight.

[TexmexVin590]

Nice job!

[TaTeR ToT]

I've picked up a few new fish in the last week.

I got a pair of aequedins diadema (royal acara) subadults.
And an Orange chromide.

Very cool little cichlids, the acaras are quickly becoming my favorite fish in the tank.

When we upgrade the puffer to a 75g we are moving the acaras to his 25g shallow tank.

I'll post a couple videos tonight when I get home.

[Doug A]

Do you do anything to the water to make it solfer?

The Geos are kool fish.

[TaTeR ToT]

nothing besides alittle peat in one of the canisters

back to back 95% water changes every 4-6 days

diet consists of:

NLS 3mm Large Fish Formula

NLS 1mm Thera A

NLS 1mm Cichlid Formula

NLS Algae Wafers ( for the plecos)

Hikari Freeze Dried Krill

Frozen
Bloodworms
Mysis Shrimp
Brine Shrimp w/ Spirulina
Whole Krill
Table Shrimp
Shelled Green Peas
and whenever i can find it i get live ghost shrimp.

aside from these things they do the rest.

[TaTeR ToT]

A couple full tank shot updates.

[mgarrido]

Nice tank man!