Just wanted to stop by and introduce myself after registering here.
34 year old guy from norway here. Been in the aquarium hobby for 20 years or so now, mostly keeping cichlids from all over the world. Currently keeping malawi cichlids, but recently me and the mrs decided it's time to give cichlids a long break.
One thing i've never tried is setting up a proper asian biotope (as much as possible atleast), so we're converting the 190 us gallon living room tank to house asian fish. That means loaches , danios or barbs (or both), and... Well... I'm not sure yet.
Plan so far is:
190 us gallon tank.
Around ph 7, soft to medium water. Planning to go for 77-78 fahrenheit temp in the water.
Medium lighting, water turnover at about 10 times per hour with 2 large powerheads and
2 large external cannister filters.
Lots of rocks, mangrove roots, fine amazon sand and as much plants as i can manage to keep alive.
Was planning to start with 8-10 Botia kubotai and 20-30 danio choprae, but that's all i have planned so far.
Suggestions are always welcome
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Anyways... Great to be here, and looking forward to using the site and you all as a
resource to keep my loaches as happy and healthy as possible.
-Kai