Recent content by GreenMan

dwarfpike, it's so strange that everyone has such different experiences with the same fish. I see conflicting information all over the internet when researching fish. I spend a lot of time watching my tank because it's by my desk and over the past year I've never once seen my tetras even come...

Great name...I remember the Smothers Brothers! Great fish. Thanks for the pics.

sir_keith, like VickiK said, that is an awesome answer with a lot of thought and insight. You've succeeded in changing how I think about this tank and my expectations. Yes, I'm frustrated that I can't have a larger tank at this time but there really is a lot of potential if I stick with the...

Hi again. In continuing a previous discussion I though I'd start a new thread due to with my existing fish. I essentially now have a blank tank, so to speak. I just rehomed both my angelfish and Bolivian rams. Now I only have a small school of serpae tetras and a small school of Cardinals which...

Those Nanochromis are beautiful! Very tempting and I"ll do more research. I guess i shouldn't be such a crybaby and be happy with the tank I have... I'll research those Africans and see if there are any others. I know Kribensis are very interesting... I'll look into that. Thanks

Thanks guys, good responses. So I'm "stuck" with what I have I suppose. I really cannot get a larger tank given other parameters such as space, spouse and spending. ;) Are either of you familiar with geophagus redhead tapajós? This is a beautiful fish, small for a geo (5-6") and apparently...

Any other ideas guys? I completely understand and respect your opinions but, quite honestly, I feel a little lost and discouraged. First of all, after reading volumes about fish and specifically SA cichlids, I've rarely seen advise on HOW to stock a tank with a particular fish or biotope. Advice...

Thanks sir_keith. I appreciate all the help.

Great advice even though it's not what I wanted to hear. It's a real temptation to cram too many fish into a small tank but in the long run it's obviously not a good idea. sir_keith, so you think a "few" keyholes are okay? How many is a few? I'm thinking 3-5.... Don't they also get territorial...

Hi again. I'd like to throw this out and see what happens. Let's say it were you and in your experience, using a 65g planted tank (18" x 36"), what would you stock it with? Please keep in mind that I'm not in the position to handle too much aggression and I have an affinity for severums based on...

lloyd378 and dwarfpike thanks for your advice! I'm going back to the drawing board! I'll post an new idea soon.

Angelfish pair by GreenMan posted Jan 8, 2018 at 12:05 PMHi again, this thread is related to the my previous thread in which I asked for advice for stocking a 65g tank. The thread is here: http://www.wafishbox.com/forums/threads/cichlid-advice-please.13647/ Anyway, after some health issues and...

That's good insight of those you mention the Blue Acaras appeal the most. It seems like a small group of 5 would fit my 65 well with the other dwarf cichlids and corys I have. That said, any thoughts on Discus?

Festivums are the fish I wanted to get for my first tank but couldn't find any available so I got the Angelfish. One problem with them is they get kind of large and as sir_keith said I shouldn't get such large fish for a 65. I did notice that PetSolutions.com has festivums for sale at the...

Great suggestions, the Accra really appeals to me, I'll check it out.