1st tank in 8 years 75g tanganyikian

[aaronfeeney]

No fish yet. Thanks Lloyd for helping me out with some lace rock

 

[lloyd378]

Looks like it’s setting up nicely!

Can you remind me which tangs you wanted that were longer and sardine line?

 

[DMD123]

Welcome back @aaronfeeney! Good to see you back again. Nice little set up you have going.

 

[sir_keith]

Can you remind me which tangs you wanted that were longer and sardine like?

Has to be Cyprichromis.

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[aaronfeeney]

cyprichromis indeed.

stocking plan:
Neolamprologus brichardi - daffodil
cyprichromis- bright blue and yellow
Bentochromis Horii Mpimbwe- MAYBE
Eretmodus marksmithi Kigoma ''Red''
lamprologus meleagris
altolamprologus compressicips shell/ sumbu

 

[sir_keith]

A 48" tank is not large enough for Bentochromis. They are large, skittish fishes that require a 72" tank as a bare minimum.

 

[John58Ford]

This tank sounds like a fun mix of biodiversity, I'm excited to watch you set it up and introduce the various species, thanks for sharing your plans and progress.

 

[sir_keith]

The success or failure of this stocking plan is going to depend on the numbers of each species, and how they are introduced. The N. brichardi/Eretmodus combination may or may not work, depending on the individual fishes. I certainly would not want to introduce Eretmodus into a 48" tank that already contained a bonded N. brichardi pair.

 

[aaronfeeney]

Sir Kieth thanks for the tip on the Bentos, they were a hard MAYBE, needing more research.
I am also not set on the daffodils, might switch those up, we'll see.
probably cyprichromis leptsoma, of some sort- depends on availability