150 gallon Rio Negro Biotope. Moved Heckels into this

[robxc80]

Hi everyone,

I decided to move my heckels to the 150. All 10 of them are happy, healthy, and most importantly, actively eating.

Added some new tank mates and have some fish on order to complete the setup. Currently housing 5 Biotodoma Cupido, 5 Crenicichla Notopthalmus, 10 Marbled hatchets, and 4 Hemiodus Gracilis. I have 2 Ancistrus dolichopterus for cleanup, 14 hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus, and either a pair of ivanocara adoketa or 4 leopoldi angels on the way. They will be qt'd before being added

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbMcsm7Ruoo

[Second Hand Pat]

They look great and love the tank. :D
Pat


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbMcsm7Ruoo&app=desktop

[robxc80]

Thank you Pat.

[pastry]

Rob, love the sh.. out of your tank. I could watch that all day. Do you have any flow towards the back/bottom to keep that area from build up?

[KV_Discus]

Beautiful setup

[robxc80]

Thank you. I didn't think of adding a powerhead down low in the tank but I will. Great suggestion.

[Captcomm]

Is it just me or am i the only one paranoid of having a discus skewer with all pointy wood.

[robxc80]

Is it just me or am i the only one paranoid of having a discus skewer with all pointy wood.

Thanks for the good vibes captcomm. Really appreciate the well wishes.

[Captcomm]

Dont get me wrong its a beautiful tank and great looking fish, if anything am super jealous. I have just seen how fast discus can be when spooked just seems like something that can happen and am sure it has at some point or another.

[robxc80]

Point taken. Thanks.

[marinum]

wow excellent

[pastry]

I have jagged pieces and never had a problem. Only prob I ever had was one discus getting stuck under a piece ... three times ... third time he was a "gonner" ... He just had to get that bloodworm in the crevice.

[robxc80]

I have jagged pieces and never had a problem. Only prob I ever had was one discus getting stuck under a piece ... three times ... third time he was a "gonner" ... He just had to get that bloodworm in the crevice.A

Thank you everyone. I hope mine ever get stuck. So sorry to hear about yours.

[The Irons]

Awesome setup. I have a lot of branches in my tanks & have not had any issues & also figure that they live around the same things in the wild.

[plecocicho]

Very nice biotope setup, i would only add 2 or 3 more hemiodus. Speaking of them, make sure your top is tight, they are good jumpers. What are tank measurments, water parameters and what filtration do you use?

[woopaul5]

Looks great!!! Love the driftwood arrangement. Is it difficult to clean?

[Jack L]

very nice!

[Pardal]

Love the design, very realistic set up .

[Las Vegas]

Is it just me or am i the only one paranoid of having a discus skewer with all pointy wood.

LOL! Good one!

[robxc80]

Thank you everyone. The wood is a pain to keep clean. May have to thin it some and pull out the Cattapa leaves. As they breakdown, the dusty bits get everywhere. Makes the tank look dirty. Only good thing about it is it makes me do 3 water changes a week due to its unsightliness.

[rickztahone]

Awesome setup. I have a lot of branches in my tanks & have not had any issues & also figure that they live around the same things in the wild.

yeah, we all have to remember that in the wild, the discus live amongst a lot of root systems like this.

[robxc80]

Thank you everyone. The wood is a pain to keep clean. May have to thin it some and pull out the Cattapa leaves. As they breakdown, the dusty bits get everywhere. Makes the tank look dirty. Only good thing about it is it makes me do 3 water changes a week due to its unsightliness.

[robxc80]

Very nice biotope setup, i would only add 2 or 3 more hemiodus. Speaking of them, make sure your top is tight, they are good jumpers. What are tank measurments, water parameters and what filtration do you use?

My tank is a 72x18 150 gallon. Filtration is an eheim pro 3 2080, a fluval fx6, and I'm adding another eheim. I also have an aquaclear 70 with roobios tea in it.

My water is tap. 6.8 with 179ppm. Temp is at 85-86F. Lately, I've been doing 3 WC a week. I have lots of detritus in my tanks. I'm going to service my filters and see if that's the issue or if it's all the Cattapa leaves breaking down.

Im going to remove the 4 hemiodus soon.