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  1. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Okay I believe once I added some spiderwood my Acaras began preparing to spawn. They were in the corner near a rock wiggling and cleaning and moving things like crazy and began chasing everything away (not like crazy, just sort of charging cories and other "visitors" away) Unfortunately, the...
  2. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Here's where I'm at with my tank. There's a lot more I want to do with it but it's a start. I will be topping that Eco-complete with black sand. Stock will look like: 2 E Blue Acara (pair) 1 female convict (if she gets unruly I'll rehome) 1 orange shoulder severum (heros sp. Rotkeil) 6...
  3. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    They spawned in a cramped petsmart tank, I think they probably will breed, so no go on the Angels? And yeah I don't want a breeding pair of convicts.
  4. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Do you guys think a convict or 2, possibly female would work with the acaras? What about Angels? I kind of like the orange shoulder severum and Orange head earth eater too but I'm not sure where to find them
  5. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    haha I actually have no idea why I said Quartz. I've always thought it was some kind of gneiss (my post about it on another forum) can you tell me what these rocks my daughters found for me are?? That last round one looks very iridescent at certain angles.
  6. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    I only plan on getting a few hearty plants like Java fern and marimo balls as I read that acara are plant destroyers. I'll probabky supplement with some fake plants or stick to mostly rocks. I have a bunch of big pieces of Quartz rocks I pulled from a river near a quarry that I've sanitized. I...
  7. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Yes. :). I'm going to put some of the bio media from my current tank into my new filter and use SeaChem Stability and im only going to start out with a few cories and some of my daughters Platies then incorporate new fish over time assuming I have agreeable water parameters. :)
  8. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Well darn! Maybe down the line I'll swap my rams for some apistos then. I'm getting my 75 set up tomorrow as follows: AquaTop CF500 UV filter Tahitian Moon Sand substrate Undecided lighting (prob finnex planted plus) A few hearty plants Big granite rocks I pulled from a river near a quarry and...
  9. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Sorry for the additional post, I didn't see the option to edit on my phone like I did before. Would firemouths or elliotis be good tankmates for the Acaras? (Sorry if this is an inappropriate question because this is an apisto forum). Also, would a pair or even a single cockatoo cichlid be...
  10. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    This is true! I talk to her and try to share my very limited knowledge when I see her now lol. She now tries to get people buying cories to take at least six or not mix match species, so there's that lol!! As to my tanks, do you guys think if I removed my 2 male Rams and just kept my pair of...
  11. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Hey thanks! I appreciate it! That probably explains why the Rams' personalities and color came out during the 3 weeks I heat treated my tank for ich at 86°. As soon as I decreased temp they went pale again but I assumed it was because I redecorated. It's been about a week and they are still pale...
  12. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    My Acaras near their pot and one of my GBRs hangin out in their pot. They look better with the tank lights on but these shots are clearer :)
  13. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Currently my Rams are far more outgoing and agressive than my acaras despite the acaras being bigger. Granted I know this can change once they spawn. They've spawned once before that I know of (in a tiny petsmart tank of all places) but not in my tank. Currently they hang out in a little pot...
  14. Vyvid

    Acaras and Rams Suitable Tankmates?

    Hi everyone. I sorta skipped the introduction post. I figure most people here probably care more about the fish than the "about me" lol. I'm new to cichlids but have kind of fallen in love. My current stock is as follows: 2 Electric Blue Acaras (pair about 2") 3 GBRs (1 pair and one male...
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