What's up everyone I'm new here so I'll do my best. I have two set ups I'm curious on. The first is a Half Banded Spiny Eel in a 75. I already have it scaped with rocks, driftwood, logs, and caves. The plants all feed from the water column so if uprooted I'll just replant them or let them float if they get dug up. The substrate is a mix of pfs, caribsea black sand, and a small amount of clay flourite chips (the substrate has been recycled from an old set up). The parameters are as follows: pH: 6.5-7.5 kh:120ppm gh: 9°-10° nitrates: .5 ppm nitrites: 0 ppm
Temp is at 79.3f based off of 4 1/2 weeks filtered with a marineland 400 and marineland power head pushing 300gph (I know it varies on how well it's performing) I also have a topfin40 internal filter that was already in use to help stabilize my tank initially but haven't removed it. The power head pushes in oxygen but I also have a diy air filter in the back to help bring even more in as I've read they enjoy a high oxygen environment. Wondering if I have it set up right? And what tankmates it could have for the entiee duration of his life. The second tank is for two Senegal Bichir (currently in the 75g) I'm getting a 125 as soon as my basement is finished for them and was curious on tankmates for them also. I'll be keeping the tank at a lower pH closer to their current parameters but with less focus on getting oxygen throughout the tank. I'll be putting two fluval fx6 for filtration. Other than this I haven't done much deciding and could really use some help. I've kept planted and nano scapes and angels for a long time now and miss the early days I had firemouths and convicts and just want to get into big fish in general. These fish were saved from my uneducated friends tank. One Bichir has his left fine missing. It does appear to have gotten to the meat so it might not grow back but am treating it now. Am I doing well? Tankmates, any info, even criticism as long as it's constructive. I just would like to know I'm on the right track
Temp is at 79.3f based off of 4 1/2 weeks filtered with a marineland 400 and marineland power head pushing 300gph (I know it varies on how well it's performing) I also have a topfin40 internal filter that was already in use to help stabilize my tank initially but haven't removed it. The power head pushes in oxygen but I also have a diy air filter in the back to help bring even more in as I've read they enjoy a high oxygen environment. Wondering if I have it set up right? And what tankmates it could have for the entiee duration of his life. The second tank is for two Senegal Bichir (currently in the 75g) I'm getting a 125 as soon as my basement is finished for them and was curious on tankmates for them also. I'll be keeping the tank at a lower pH closer to their current parameters but with less focus on getting oxygen throughout the tank. I'll be putting two fluval fx6 for filtration. Other than this I haven't done much deciding and could really use some help. I've kept planted and nano scapes and angels for a long time now and miss the early days I had firemouths and convicts and just want to get into big fish in general. These fish were saved from my uneducated friends tank. One Bichir has his left fine missing. It does appear to have gotten to the meat so it might not grow back but am treating it now. Am I doing well? Tankmates, any info, even criticism as long as it's constructive. I just would like to know I'm on the right track
