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[Petert]

Looking for a few tips on a scape for Americans.

Tank is 600l.

The gravel may be an issue?

Have I overdone it with rocks, etc?

Anyhow, have a look and if you can see something I could do better, please lmk. 

 

All fish atm are 3cm-5cm.

5 X Thorichthys ellioti

5 x Thorichthys meeki (Firemouth)

5 x  Aequidens pulcher (Blue Acara)

2 x Cichlasoma salvini

1 x Paratilapia polleni

Huge thanks to Robs Aquariums and Midland Pet for the great fish.

 

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[Androo]

Iv got no idea but may I recommend you attend next minths meeting and what you learn there may assist you to enter the new competition seeing as you are planning to do so anyway

[Petert]

I'll try to get along to the meeting, but if I don't make it I'll resort to adjusting the tank arrangement as the fish grow.

Ha, competition not for me, lol. My tank scaping skills aren't up to it and my camera skills suck even more.

[abc123]

I prefer the lots of driftwood look with a few plants and 2-3 rocks
swimming space is important too, so don't over pack your tank.
I'm no expert, but that's just my opinion

[Stormfyre]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The comp won't just be about elite Iwugami set ups. Come to to the meeting and find out the details and learn how to set it up. You can ask many good people questions at the meetings.

[Petert]

Cool, thanks for the replies.

I was looking for the opinion of someone who has kept these species in the past and what setup worked for them.

They have settled in nicely, so will see what happens as they grow.

[dicky7]

Hey mate have you researched your fish .. find out there habitat and try to replicate it in your tank, or near as you can I have no idea what you have done just trying to be helpful

[Petert]

Yeah, I've read that they prefer and settle in better with more coverage, but any advice from someone who's kept them would be invaluable

[Westie]

dont think you would have luck with plants at all. Could use large fake plants to cover the back corners of the tank to provide some coverage. If I were scaping that tank for those fish, I wouldn't worry about any plants at all. You "could" use floating plants as a cover, but I imagine those fish would chomp on them. I would scape the tank by using a lot of rock on both sides, and a big open space in the middle, and maybe some wood in the middle. In saying that, what you have done now looks ok as well