Uaru in 220

[powerlifter4]

Hello all. I have a 220g tank with a 29g sump on it. It currently is stocked with 6 uaru, 3 severum, 8 dwarf smiley acara, 5 angels, and around a dozen cordydoras, plus 7 juvenile super red bristlenise plecos. The uaru and severum are betweem 5-6 inches i would say.

I would like to add in 2-3 more uaru in the future, even if that means getting rid of the severum. The pleco colony will be removed except for probably 1-2. Is the footprint (6x2x2.5) Appropriate for 8-9 adult uaru?

I plan and increasing the size of the sump to 55g and adding a drip system. I might also plumb in a 60g mangrove tank at some point as well. Otherwise, I do weekly 50% water changes and haven't had any issues with elevated nitrates.

Thanks for reading!

 

[tlindsey]

Hello all. I have a 220g tank with a 29g sump on it. It currently is stocked with 6 uaru, 3 severum, 8 dwarf smiley acara, 5 angels, and around a dozen cordydoras, plus 7 juvenile super red bristlenise plecos. The uaru and severum are betweem 5-6 inches i would say.

I would like to add in 2-3 more uaru in the future, even if that means getting rid of the severum. The pleco colony will be removed except for probably 1-2. Is the footprint (6x2x2.5) Appropriate for 8-9 adult uaru?

I plan and increasing the size of the sump to 55g and adding a drip system. I might also plumb in a 60g mangrove tank at some point as well. Otherwise, I do weekly 50% water changes and haven't had any issues with elevated nitrates.

Thanks for reading!

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The problem you will have is when they mature and two pair off . I have read that the male will get hyper aggressive.

 

[duanes]

I think it will be a great idea, with the new additions, to increase the sump size, and....add the mangrove tank as you suggested.
Whether or not it will be too crowded with only one 50% (or a drip system, it all depends on how many gals per day are dripped) water change per week, or not.... would be determined by nitrate levels, and territoriality. I like to change over 100% of the tanks water per week.
I use a heavily planted 125 gal sump (including half dozen mangrove trees) to filter my 180 gal tank, with about 20 six inch cichlids, but as they all hit adult sizes, I expect a reduction in population will be needed, for mostly territorial reasons.
But .....As long as nitrate levels remain below 5 ppm, for the moment I'm satisfied.

The Mangroves below.

 

[powerlifter4]

duanes that planted sump looks amazing! I'm very limited in space due to the location of the aquarium itself, otherwise I would shoot for a much larger sump like that. Thanks for the ideas