Steve G Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Hi guys,I've been interested in Tanganyikans for quite a while due to their interesting behaviour and colourations. So this has brought me to wanting to set-up a 5ft or 6ft tank. After a bit of researching I've found a few species of fish that I'd like to stock it with, however I'm no tang expert and unsure as to how they would cope together...This is what I'm thinking:10(give or take) x Cyp. Leptisoma's5-6 x Paracyprichromis Nigripinnis5-6 x Enantiopus or Xenotilapia2 x Calvus or comps3 x Julidochromis Ornatus or transcriptus (not sure of what other rock dwellers would suit this setup/are colourful)2 x Gobi cichlids, probably tanganicodus irsacae or Eretmodus cyanostictus3-5 x Lamprologus Similis or caudopunctatusAlso, is there any suitable smallish catfish that house well with tangs such as corys/bnose? I know that corys/bnose dont generally like the high ph or hardness of tangs, but is it possible? If not thats fine, I've just always enjoyed my catties, especially corys haha and it would be nice to have a cleanup crew other than sydontis (not keen on them as they would make short work of any possible fry/eggs) As for filtration I'd be setting up a 3ft sump.As for substrate, I have crushed coral set up in another tank to maintain a high PH and hardness, would that be appropriate for the above stocklist? or would it be a bit too sharp for the sandsifters? If so, what would be the recommendation?Sorry for the bazillion questions lol, any help is greatly appreciated Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannon Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'd go with washed Sydney sand as substrate and just place a few stockings full of crushed coral/ coral sand in the end compartment of your sump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 i like the idea of the crushed coral substrate in the sump, but what does sydney sand look like? is it a white colour or brownish or...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~matt~ Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 i use pool filter sand, its a white colour.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 sick thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 fish list sounds great to me, but i would go synodontus petricola or multipunctatus , lets face it; if the synos dont get the fry the calvus/comps will...i dont know sydney washed sand but i use pool filter sand, i like the colour and the grain size means no anaerobic "dead" patches forming. i use crushed coral in my filters and have limestone rocks.and more shellies......in fact more of everything, i get at least 6 fish and wait for a pair , then i remove the extras if they are causing a problem, in a 6 foot you could potentially have multiple breeding pairs with enough room for several territories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 hmmm, yeah that is true. If i spot the fry soon enough i should be sweet anyway.yeah i've heard a lot about the pool filter sand, ill give that a crack! Im planning to add a fair bit of rockwork to the pile so there shouldnt be too many problems, just wanted to be conservative just in case The main concern was the sandsifters due to them needing large amounts of space, but going off your response i should be fine so thats good to hear!Thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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