Just out of curiosity what would be a good ammount as far as fish stocking would go?
everything is relative, so it is a hard question
I dont want to overstock the tank but i dont realy know what overstocking would be. Ive heard one inch of fish per gallon but I am also aware that that phraze is EXTREMELY subjective.
well, there are 1 inch fish that weigh 1 ounce
and there are 1 inch fish that weigh 0.10 ounce
so I stock a tank by guessing the weight of the fish
not the length
so 4 adult eartheaters = maybe 200 cardinal tetras
...I would say a good Apistogramma set up might be 5 or 6 Apistos
and 24 tetras and 5 cory cats, in about a 25 gallon tank...
if you want to breed them and raise a good number of fry to sell,
it would be best after a pair forms, to move the pair to their own 15 gallon tank with no other fish, just lots of plants and caves
I guess my main concern is that I know that the pandas are fairly sensative and i dont realy want to push the envelope with them.
I wouldn't say sensitive
...for maintenance purposes
I'd just give them about pH 7 water, about 77 degrees, and frequent feedings of a wide variety of small foods...
for breeding purposes,
I'd seperate a pair or trio to their own small tank,
cut the tapwater with rainwater or RO water maybe 50% or more,
let the pH fall to 5 or 6, and feed lots of live foods
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