My Hodge Podge Display

[brewmaster15]

Decided to set up a tank I could keep a bunch of my South American cichlids in. Besides Discus I do really like festivums,keyholes and rams. I used to have a bunch of these together but its been a long time.


I have slowly over the last 2 months been acquiring snd quarantining some cichlids for a mixed species tank


The tank is a 125 gal.. its running two aquaclear 110 filters and an air stone. It has potted plants and a light dusting of sand with a few piles of oak leaves and river stones. several pieces driftwood. Theres also pothos rooted in the tank and some submerged.

Its tap water..pH 7.2-.7.5 .. 30%wc everyother day.

current occupants

3 wild Green Discus

10 festivums

7 keyhole cichlids

12 dutch rams. these will be swapped out with my F1 from wild rams as soon as they are old enough.

6 bristlenose plecos

[brewmaster15]

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The wild greens came from a store on Long Island. https://undergroundaquaticz.com/
Tom (Iminit) was kind enough to swing by the store and take some pics for me. (Thanks Tom!)I ended up getting the greens there and subsequently got 4 heckels which are in quarantine still. The discus had been there awhile but aside for some fattening up were very healthy and the owner,Chris, was very responsive and easy to work with.

i plan on adding a few more greens when I find some decent ones.

[brewmaster15]

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video ..

So what do you think? Not my typical tank I know.

[Charlyc11]

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I think this is the link Undergroundaquaticz.com with a z at the end. I will be in the area on the 4th July weekend maybe I will swing by if they have a storefront.

The wild greens came from a store on Long Island. Undergroundaquatics.com
Tom (Iminit) was kind enough to swing by the store and take some pics for me. (Thanks Tom!)I ended up getting the greens there and subsequently got 4 heckels which are in quarantine still. The discus had been there awhile but aside for some fattening up were very healthy and the owner,Chris, was very responsive and easy to work with.

i plan on adding a few more greens when I find some decent ones.

[brewmaster15]

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I think this is the link Undergroundaquaticz.com with a z at the end.

yep thanks Chuck..

[AquaticNerd]

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Love the look of your mixed species tank. Usually, I'm not one for mixing discus with other species (I like my discus-only tanks ), but these wild greens seem to fit in so well with the rest of the fish that I'll definitely consider a mixed species tank now.

[Charlyc11]

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Those are very nice well defined rims.

[mwhite123]

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Love a nice community. Nice tank Al!

[Second Hand Pat]

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Sweet tank Al, greens seem very happy!
Pat

[jeep]

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Cool tank. Love how the discus follow each other...

[danotaylor]

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Nice Al. Some of the footage I have seen of wilds in the wild there’s been festoons hanging around the same root ball with them. So are the heckles going in this tank as well then?

[Brianmcq]

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Nice setup Al with a great mix, love it
Brian mcq

[brewmaster15]

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Nice setup Al with a great mix, love it
Brian mcq

Thanks Brian,Its enjoyable to watch the interactions. I have to laugh , one of the keyholes got tail slapped by one of the discus during feeding time. I don't think he expected that at all.

[brewmaster15]

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Mitch, Pat and Brian, Thank you!

Danny, Thanks! I won't put the heckels in this one..I have had Heckels multiple times and in the past and they always have done best for me long term in a Heckel tank . I will set up a 75 gal for them eventually. This tank will be just greens..

al

[gimaal]

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I think this is the link Undergroundaquaticz.com with a z at the end. I will be in the area on the 4th July weekend maybe I will swing by if they have a storefront.

They do have a storefront.