Creating natural, functional cichlid display tanks

Arraiza01 · 2024-09-21T11:07:30-0400

duanes said:
I thought I was anally retentive back when this thread was 1st begun back in 2018.
Now in 2024, I will only keep cichlids (and other fish that are found in the same river system.
Some might think that puts severe limits of diversity, but that hardy feels confining where from where I sit
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Although I have only found 3 species of cichlids (so far) in this river system, other fish species more than make up for it.
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Everything from loach like gobies, and Chaetostoma Plecos, to shrimp, to any number of dithering tetras and live bearers keep the water column busy.
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I did that at one point where I collected species specifically only from that river. I then started collecting rarer fish. So hard to isolate fish from different regions if you can only have 1 tank. Unfortunately that is where I'm at, but a my fish are long term pets, and I love and grew them out all from 2-3"