I've been thinking of re-stocking my 75 gallon for a while, but just can't really decide what I want to do with it that would be more feasable for me. A 75 gallon based around multies just doesn't do it for me. lol.
I want to keep some tropheus in it, but really right now I just don't have the time to keep them up like they should be.
I was thinking of going back across the pond to make my return to New Worlds. I had toyed with the thought of a 'wet pet', and while I like the idea somewhat, something that always bugged me when I had my oscar was that I couldn't put anything else in with them. I love the manganesse, and have read that it would be ok in a 75 alone. Also the red terror. But if I went this way I would like to do more of a 'community' setting.
I have always wanted severums. Are they as nasty plant eaters as some would let on? The blue acara's are very nice looking. And if possible I think it would be neat to try and include a dwarf of some type in the mix. Mabey top the tank off with a large school of corries and possibley even a big group of hatchet fish or medium sized tetra. But if I went back to SA/CA, I would certinaly want to plant it, and I don't know if I really want to get into a 75 gallon planted tank. I supose if I kept it simple it wouldn't be too bad, but agian, if I'm going to do all that work I think I would rather have tropheus. I'm too lazy to mess with the DIY Co2, and too cheap to spend for the pressureized setup. I've got two bags of calcite in the tank right now and really like the look of it too, so switching to florite or eco-complete does not make for a very happy sounding time for me just for the plants.
I'm open to the other rift lakes as well for sugestions. I'm not leaving behind my love to Tanganyika, just wanting to try something different without it having to cost a small fortune. If I can find something from Tang at a decent price then I'm sure that I'll jump all over it. Xeno's, some of the larger shellies, the featherfins, gobies and julies are just a few that I would really like to have. But agian, they just cost so bloody much. I really enjoyed my cyps while I had them, but since the disaster with them, I don't think that my wife is going to want to spend the money for another group any time soon.
Obviously I want the tank centered around cichlids. The more diversity in species the better.
I'm just pondering some idea's and would love to hear some feedback.
I want to keep some tropheus in it, but really right now I just don't have the time to keep them up like they should be.
I was thinking of going back across the pond to make my return to New Worlds. I had toyed with the thought of a 'wet pet', and while I like the idea somewhat, something that always bugged me when I had my oscar was that I couldn't put anything else in with them. I love the manganesse, and have read that it would be ok in a 75 alone. Also the red terror. But if I went this way I would like to do more of a 'community' setting.
I have always wanted severums. Are they as nasty plant eaters as some would let on? The blue acara's are very nice looking. And if possible I think it would be neat to try and include a dwarf of some type in the mix. Mabey top the tank off with a large school of corries and possibley even a big group of hatchet fish or medium sized tetra. But if I went back to SA/CA, I would certinaly want to plant it, and I don't know if I really want to get into a 75 gallon planted tank. I supose if I kept it simple it wouldn't be too bad, but agian, if I'm going to do all that work I think I would rather have tropheus. I'm too lazy to mess with the DIY Co2, and too cheap to spend for the pressureized setup. I've got two bags of calcite in the tank right now and really like the look of it too, so switching to florite or eco-complete does not make for a very happy sounding time for me just for the plants.
I'm open to the other rift lakes as well for sugestions. I'm not leaving behind my love to Tanganyika, just wanting to try something different without it having to cost a small fortune. If I can find something from Tang at a decent price then I'm sure that I'll jump all over it. Xeno's, some of the larger shellies, the featherfins, gobies and julies are just a few that I would really like to have. But agian, they just cost so bloody much. I really enjoyed my cyps while I had them, but since the disaster with them, I don't think that my wife is going to want to spend the money for another group any time soon.
Obviously I want the tank centered around cichlids. The more diversity in species the better.
I'm just pondering some idea's and would love to hear some feedback.
