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#101 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.52 |
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My 55gal assorted Malawi/Tanganyika cichlid tank. Malawi fish include a yellow lab, demasoni, hap compressiceps(eye biter), hap moorii(blue dolphin), peacock hybrid and Synodontis catfish. Tanganyika fish include a golden juli and a calvus. Also Raphael Catfish, 2 plecos, clown loach, 2 danias, and some botias. |
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| About Yourself: |
Started my first cichlid tank 14 years ago. Have always had 55 gal tanks. Thinking of switching to a 75 or 90. Not sure which one as of yet. |
| Advice: |
Do your homework! Ask around, read books, and look online for advice. |
| Fish Kept: |
Assorted cichlids. |
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Fake plants, custom designed rocks, and slate. |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
55gal. Assorted Malawi Cichlid tank |
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#102 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.51 |
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167 |
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29 Gallon Community tank with live and artificial plants. |
| About Yourself: |
I have a forum for fish keepers of all experience.Visit My Forum
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take it slow, learn as much as you can.
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29 |
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Tank 30inches length, 12 inches width, 19 inches height. I use a Penguin 200 filter, Natural plant system made by Hagen for CO2. |
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| State: California |
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#103 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.51 |
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My main African mixed tank is doing very well. Several breedings have been happening constantly, and keeping me very busy as well. I added a couple more Synodontis Multipunctatus (My all time favorite Cat) and I'm hoping for some spawns from them. My Electric Blue is holding again for her second time, I can't wait for them! I'm in the works of getting my father's tank to replace this one, just gotta figure out how to get it over to my place.
My Electric Blue couple just released 42 fry, plus the 3 babies I could only save from the first batch. I can't wait for these guys to get bigger. |
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"Creativity Is Infinite" |
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I started off with aquariums with my father when I was around 5 years old. Back then, I was more of the cleaner/maintenience boy then anything else. Now that I have my own place, I have 9 tanks, looking into getting a tenth soon (takeover my father's tank) I have been recently spending most of my time doing my Discus homework. I have a great set-up now with 11 Discus total, and I want to try and start breeding them. My main African tank is doing very well, I am carrying wellover a hundred different sorts of fry.. our last batch was 42 Electric Blues.. which I am really excited about. I'm having so much fun with this hobby, I can wait to pass it on someday. |
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Patience... the most important thing is patience.. but it's also the hardest to do too. Do your research on all equipment and know what your buying and using. Money can be wasted from both equipment and your fish. Some stuff I lucked out on, many things I found that can be much easier in matenience/ and overall use. Then ther are things you just buy because of the price... I really wasted a bit of money on horrible heaters.. within a few months all they do is take up room in the trash can now. I now have learned my lesson and before buying anything I now do TONS of research online, and over the phone.. trying to get as many opinions and suggestions as possible.. Most of the time you will find a pattern in peoples opinions. Nothing is better than having a great, easy, healthy, and beautiful aquarium... the horrible thing is losing those gorgeous finds because you rushed into something your not certain of. Don't learn the hard way.. it's really not worth it, trust me! |
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1 Labeo Bicolor
2 Neolamprologus Brichardi
1 Pseudotropheus Socolofi Albino
1 Pseudotropheus Saulosi
1 Metriaclima Lombardoi
2 Metriaclima Barlowi
3 Metriaclima Greshakei
5 Labidochrommis Caeruleus
4 Neolamprologus Pulcher
1 Nimbochromis Livingstonii
1 Neolamprologus Tetracanthus
2 Neolamprologus Leleupi
1 Altolamprologus Calvus
1 Pleco
3 OB Peacock Hybrid
1 Aulonocara Stuartgranti German Red
2 Sciaenochromis Fryeri
1 Pseudotropheus Elongatus
1 Altolamprologus Calvus (Gold)
1 Dimidiochromis Compressiceps
1 Pseudotropheus Demasoni
4 Synodontis Multipunctatus
1 Copadichromis Borleyi
1 Neolamprologus Sexfasciatus (Gold)
1 Heros Efasciatus (Gold)
1 Cyphotilapia Frontosa
2 Lamprologus Brevis
2 Neolamprologus Buescheri
1 Synodontis Angelicus |
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Cambomba |
| Tank Size: |
60 |
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I set this tank up after I got my own place. Several changes have occured since then, but the tank is doing very well at the moment. I am looking into taking over my father's tank, when I figure out how to move it over to my place. I added a daylight and blue actinic light to bring out some more of the colors in the tank. I have a standard double air pump with a wall of bubbles come up in the background. I try my best to lay off of the plants as much as I can, but sometimes I add it for a couple more hiding places for the smaller ones/females. I use lots of Lace rock, (I love the look) and I have added a bit of driftwood. Filters I use a few Whisper Tetras, but I am looking to switch to something else sometime in the future. |
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#104 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.51 |
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My new 125. It has been a long time coming :-) |
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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some po |
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I will be brutally honest, I never wanted fish. I am a Ball python breeder and a reptile man at heart. I would go into the pet store to get supplies and rodents and I would see how my kids were FASCINATED by the fish in the tanks. I would have never did a fish tank in my life if it wasnt for my 2 year old daughter looking into a fishtank and saying OOOOOOOOOO WWWWWWOW! I then decided to try something smaller like a 29 but then realizing my daughter can get behind it and tip it over, I went for the 55. Had I known my tank was gonna be this awesome (in MY eyes) I would have just bit the bullet and did a 125g. If this tank goes well I will convert the 55g to a saltwater and do an awesome 125 African cichlid display. |
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RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH! Just when you think you have rinsed your BRAND NEW gravel enough, rinse it 10 more times, This stuff was DUSTY. |
| Fish Kept: |
Demasoni, Yellow labs and synodontis cats. Labidochromis mbamba yellow tails and albino BN plecos |
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FAKE |
| Tank Size: |
125 |
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125 AGA
3 emperor 400 filters
4' current lighting fixture with 2 50/50 dual daylight bulbs (will be building a new canopy for my retrofit kit soon)
DIY 125g aquarium stand made by me :-)
5 25lbs bags black and 1 25lb bag blue gravel
150+ lbs of carib sea moon rock
5 nice pieces of slate rock
1 26 lb piece of texas holey rock
a few fake plants
2 bubble wands under each of my rock piles
1 400w aquarium heater
1 200w aquarium heater for extra heat when needed
ESU reptile thermostat for my 400w heater (very accurate)
Milli drop of blood, a poop load of sweat and so far "knock on wood" NO TEARS |
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#105 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.51 |
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i loVe mY fiSH |
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SIMPLY PETS
ENOUGH SAID. |
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i got started working at petland discounts in new york many many years ago. my first tank was a 55 salt. i ended up changing 2 african cichlids and i never went back. |
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go 2 SIMPLY PETS in chesapeake, va. thanx steve, u tha man!
"PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER PICS"
SHOW ME SOME LOVE. FEEL FREE 2 LEAVE COMMENTS< IM ALWaysS UP 4 NEW IDEAS |
| Fish Kept: |
lake milawi cichlids |
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fiji rock and other hard corals blue slate and whateva else i could find, not buy ha ha. i put plastic plants 2 give color .plus it looks nice |
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75 |
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2 48 strip lights (etl)
2 whisper 800air pumps
2 cascade 1000 canister filters
2 powerhead 802
undergravelfilter
i built my own stand and canopy, painted black
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Ireland |
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#106 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.51 |
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461 |
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55 Gallon mbuna tank: Pseudotropheus sp. elongatus Mpanga, Labidochromis Caeruleus, Metriaclima sp. "Aurora Yellow" , Cynotilapia afra (Cobue), Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei" (Msuli)
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Lead me not into temptation, for I can find it myself! |
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My advice for new hobbyists would be to read as much as you can before you buy. |
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Many and varied! |
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Trying for a goldfish with plants tank at the moment, but he is a hungry fellow and its costing me a fortune. |
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50 |
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Mbuna setup in a juwel rio 180. Standard juwel filter with an external Tetratec Ex700 (turns the water over 7.4 times an hour). Over 100 pounds of old red sandstone with crushed coral as a substrate. |
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| State: Texas |
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#107 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.50 |
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my 55 gallon malawi tank with plenty of holy rock caves.they love it.feel free to leave any comments |
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started with betta bowls now im addicted |
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read read read,dont be afraid to ask question but dont always beleive what every fish store worker says.and be PATIENT.dont rush thing, or you will have a tank your not happy with or worse dead fish.also you will lose fish at sometime,crap happens |
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malawi chiclids 1of each
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electric yellow,
red zebra,
mel.auratus,
demesoni,
johnni,
kadango red,
venustus,
albino zebra red top,
blue kenyi,
black striped zebra?*,
pleco |
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texas holy rock with fake plants |
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55 |
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55 gallon.emperor 400 and aqua tech 30/60 filters.200 watt submersible heater.one 5 inch bubble plate with two 23 inch bubble wands.one double and one single topfin air pump. |
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#108 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.50 |
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153 |
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The new cichlid setup |
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it gets better as you go, and please don't overcrowd your tank your fish will be a lot happier and your tank will be a lot cleaner. |
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3 electric yellows, 1 demasoni, 1 orange blossom peacock, 2 other assorted peacocks, 1 electric blue johanni, 2 frontosa's, 2 knight goby's, 1 silver tip shark(colombian shark), 1 rainbow shark, 1 fire eel, 1 plecostamus |
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All fake plants |
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40 |
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cichlid tank, coralife 50/50 t5 lighting, a lot of rock work, and whisper 60 filtration |
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#109 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.50 |
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264 |
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Modified setup |
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I Love Discus |
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Patience |
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Discus |
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Several Greens! |
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25 |
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Rena Aquarist Setup |
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| State: New York |
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#110 out of 2354 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.50 |
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129 |
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72 Gallon Central American Cichlid Tank |
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Get the biggest tank you can afford, because it feels small really quick :) |
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Central American Cichlids:
1. P. Loisellei
1. V. Heterospila
1. C. Cutteri
1 Convict
1 Meeki
1 Salvini |
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Java Fern |
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72 Gallon Central American Cichlid Tank
Aquaclear 110 Filter, Eheim 2217 Cannister Filter, Play Sand Substrate |
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