Jake101
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Hi,
I am pondering upon options for my 100 liters (60x45 bottom) low-tech heavily planted jungle-type tank. What will be the centerpiece fish? I feel I have searched ideas and thought this for hours and hours, without getting a good feeling about any specific option. Local water is soft (GH is 2 dH). A friend gave me his old wet dry sump, which I am going to install to this tank out of interest, and the de facto turnover rate will be about 500 l / h. So the water flow is not especially strong, but it is not a stagnant pond either.
Apistos would be one natural choice, but I have Tropica's Aquarium Soil substrate and I have only had them in sand substrate earlier with rather weak water flow. Knowing their behavior I am not comfortable having them without sand. One option would be a nice size school of tetras or rasboras, but I'd prefer to have one (or pair), a bit bigger centerpiece.
Any suggestions?
I am pondering upon options for my 100 liters (60x45 bottom) low-tech heavily planted jungle-type tank. What will be the centerpiece fish? I feel I have searched ideas and thought this for hours and hours, without getting a good feeling about any specific option. Local water is soft (GH is 2 dH). A friend gave me his old wet dry sump, which I am going to install to this tank out of interest, and the de facto turnover rate will be about 500 l / h. So the water flow is not especially strong, but it is not a stagnant pond either.
Apistos would be one natural choice, but I have Tropica's Aquarium Soil substrate and I have only had them in sand substrate earlier with rather weak water flow. Knowing their behavior I am not comfortable having them without sand. One option would be a nice size school of tetras or rasboras, but I'd prefer to have one (or pair), a bit bigger centerpiece.
Any suggestions?
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