Hey guys new to the forum! i have a 40g tank here with 3 GSPs and 2 Frontosa's which have been together for about 5 months now the tank is slightly brackish and the fish seem extremely happy and havent bothered the Frontosa's at all...any helpful thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Slightly Brackish aquarium thoughts?
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Re: Slightly Brackish aquarium thoughts?
Welcome to the forum. I'm sorry to say your tank is massively overstocked. Gsp get quite big and are messy so need 30g each. Any plans to upgrade?
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Slightly Brackish aquarium thoughts?
Also these fish have totally different water requirements. The gsp need to be in brackish water and do better long term in marine water. The gsps will eventually rip those cichlids to shreds, even if the cichlids are much bigger than the puffers
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Their bellies look kinda grey (not good) and you should really thaw those bloodworms before adding them to the tank.
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+1 never feed frozen food. It does not take long to thaw. Lovely looking tank
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Nice complex decor, puffers love that!
Your cichlids are FW fish, not BW. Your puffers will require high-end BW or even marine conditions as adults. The Fronts will outgrow that tank by themselves. Time to rethink their housing.
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