My 4 feet South American Chiclid Tank

[rahul2kcuteguy]

Hi All,
This is my 4 feet South American Chichlid tank with Oscars-2 Nos (Medium), Parrot- 3 nos.( medium/ small), texas- 2 nos. ( small/medium) & Silver Dollar- 4nos(medium).

Filters: Top filter with foam & Ehiem 2217 with original Media in it.
Water Changes: 25% in Two-3 weeks
Substrate: gravel (white)
Water Conditioner: Rid All ( Anti-chlorine ) along with Seachem Prime & Stability.

Fishes are healthy & feed lots of variety in food like hikari pellets,sera pellets, algae chips,freeze dried worms & prawns, peas & green once in week.
Sometimes fast for a day in week.

Kindly suggest the improvements as i have experience of only 6 months.
Thanks to many for helping me out in selecting Ehiem Filter...i must say its a monster...

Thanks & Regards,
Rahul Aggarwal

[rahul2kcuteguy]

Hi ,
Few more pics for reference...

Regards,
Rahul Aggarwal

[SCORPIO]

Rahul, your fishes are looking healthy. If you improvement in the tank, remove all the fake decorations and add real woods with some another color pebbles. A tank close to nature always looks better. LFS owners always want to sale such type of fake accessories. I remember, in starting days, I have brought some fake plants and toys.

[Somen]

Rahul, your fishes are looking healthy. If you improvement in the tank, remove all the fake decorations and add real woods with some another color pebbles. A tank close to nature always looks better. LFS owners always want to sale such type of fake accessories. I remember, in starting days, I have brought some fake plants and toys.

[aamir]

First thing that i would say is remove that white marble chips from your tank it's so unnatural change it with golden sand or more darker colour inert gravel too enhens colour of your fishes too.

[rahul2kcuteguy]

Hi All,
Thanks for suggestions.
Should i completely remove white gravel or partially & add natural colour gravels.
Also,Driftwood wont effect the PH level....I have added few small rocks i brought from Rishikesh...
I feel...LFS guys sell mst of the things which one has to remove after experience.
Regards,
Rahul Aggarwal

[Abhishek]

Rahul healthy fishes, loved your oscars

[rahul2kcuteguy]

Thanks Abhi,for a Beginner like me any appreciation is a Big morale booster.
Regards,
Rahul Aggarwal

[bobvin]

good looking fishes.

[rahul2kcuteguy]

Thank Bobvin, can anyone guide me that can i add any bottom feeder in this tank. Although my Silver dollar doing great job eating Poo of chichlids.
Any aquatic species which i can add here...
Thanks & Regards,
Rahul Aggarwal