Aqua Alex's South American Aquarium Blog Thread,

[AquaAlex1993]

Sorry for the delay, phone died before I could upload the pics to google drive to put them on my computer. But here, they are! All are looking great. Although, the biggest new Widebar is a PITA, bullying the other silver dollars. He should calm down, hopefully.
All of these new fish are eating very well and are active, AWESOME.
I also have included pictures of my Chocolate Cichlid and Severum had a little Squabble and my new geos as well.
Oh and also a fish that was sold to me as Spotted ''Gar'' Characin... but it's a real gar.. but nonetheless it's cool he will have a good home in my 125-150 until he gets too big.

 

[jeaninel]

Keep an eye on your parameters. You've added quite a few fish at once. They look good!

 

[AquaAlex1993]

Keep an eye on your parameters. You've added quite a few fish at once. They look good!

Yea, I am keeping a close eye on them.

 

[AquaAlex1993]

Here is the unboxing video! Enjoy!

 

[BIG-G]

What are you feeding ? Is the pleco eating well? Are you doing anything special for him?
What are you feeding the gar?

 

[AquaAlex1993]

What are you feeding ? Is the pleco eating well? Are you doing anything special for him?
What are you feeding the gar?

I am feeding Hikari Cichlid gold pellets, Yourfishstuff Blackworm flakes, and market shrimp at the moment. Plus, veggie flakes and other foods I have around. They are getting a good diet.
The gar is eating Market shrimp and earthworms.

 

[BIG-G]

Is your pleco eating well? Are you feeding anything specific for it?
The reason I ask is when I got my royal it took days to finally get it to eat. With the mix of fish you have I could see a pleco getting knocked out of food by the other more aggressive eaters.

 

[AquaAlex1993]

Is your pleco eating well? Are you feeding anything specific for it?
The reason I ask is when I got my royal it took days to finally get it to eat. With the mix of fish you have I could see a pleco getting knocked out of food by the other more aggressive eaters.

I haven't see the royal pleco eat yet. I just added a HUGE driftwood to the tank. He should be eating some of that soon. Plus, I will be serving cucumber, zucchini, squash, and other veggies slightly boiled so that they are soft to the touch so he can eat them. He will be a happy Panaque that will make me go WOOOOOO!

 

[Dixon81]

That is a lot of fish in a 55. More than i have in my 180 with a 40 gallon sump. How many fish are in there in total? 10+? Lets see a full tank shot.

 

[AquaAlex1993]

That is a lot of fish in a 55. More than i have in my 180 with a 40 gallon sump. How many fish are in there in total? 10+? Lets see a full tank shot.

Well, I can assure you this; there are def more than 10. 10 is the number of silverdollars I have. 4 redhooks, 3 wide bars, and 3 spotted. But besides the silverdollars, I can say there are probably 16-19 fish at the moment. They have a 6' aquarium coming their way this week, I am excited.