User: EnvironmentalBro
Photo Caption: My 150Gal(600L) African Cichlid
aquarium.
Tank Description: My custom built aquarium designed on Lake Malawi.
Its a 600liter aquarium; L-150cm; W-60cm; H- 80cm. (I know it's short but I wanted the 'flatscreen TV' look)
Filter: Eheim 2250 canister. It works well and is relatively easy to clean as long as you can access the back of the tank easily. I also do 10% water changes weekly, I have had no problems with algae, which is a relief. None of my fish have had disease or died in the last 8 months.
I decided to build this tank for my 21st Birthday present. As a passionate animal enthusiast who has kept various organisms over the years, I wanted a new challenge. After considerable deliberation, I decided that I wanted African Cichlids. As a student of Zoology I was excited to learn more about these beautiful fish, and thus the research began. At first I was overwhelmed by the amount of information on the internet and had no idea where to begin. I found lots of articles contradicting each other on various matters which complicated things. Anyway in the end, I decided to use my own knowledge of animal behaviour and combine the information which I felt was the most reliable. To cut a long story short I decided on a few of the bigger Haps and some smaller Mbunas (the less aggressive species). I purchased all my cichlids as fry so they could grow up together and thus reduce the aggression towards each other (for the record, it worked!) The only trouble is that I had too many males of some species so now they have been moved to my other tank until I can sell them. I will be getting some more females for some of the species. It's been up and running for 9 months now and I have a happy selection of fish in great condition and can definitely recommend these astonishing fish to anyone wanting to keep beautiful and interesting freshwater fish.
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About Yourself: Currently a student of Bsc Zoology and Botany 3rd year. Passionate about the environment and learning everything there is to know about it!
Fish Kept: Haps:
Nimbochromis venustus- Giraffe Cichlid (1M/3F)
Copadichromis borleyi- Red Fin Borleyi (1m/2F)
Protomelas taeniolatus- Red Empress (1M/3F)
Crytocara moorii- Blue Dolphin (1M/2F)
Placidochromis milomo (1M/3F)
Peacocks:
Aulonocara baenschi- Aulonocara Benga (4M) 2 Orange form and 2 normal. Getting females soon.
Mbuna:
Labidochromis caeruleus- Electric Yellows (1M/3F)
Metriaclima estherae- Red Zebra (2F i think)
Unknown species. Looks like Melanochromis johanni
Dwarf cichlids:
Pelvicachromis pulcher- Kribensis (1F)
Non-Cichlids:
Common Pleco- (x2)
Chromobotia macracanthus- Clown Loaches (x2)
Corals/Plants Kept: All fake plants.
Tank Size: 150
