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#292 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.07 |
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My 55 Gallon Cichlid Community |
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"I will make you fishers of men" |
| About Yourself: |
First and foremost I'm a dedicated believer and follower of Jesus Christ. Beyond that I'm a Construction Worker by day and a Web Designer by night. After a long day of hard labor there is nothing more relaxing than planting myself in front of my aquarium and shedding the stress of the day. |
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My advice to any beginner is to start small and aim big. A larger size tank can be quite a commitment. If a beginner jumps right into a larger size tank they can easily find themselves overwhelmed by the time and effort it takes to maintain a good healty environment for their fish to thrive.
Don't sweat loosing fish, it happens to all of us no matter what the experience level.
Most importantly have fun. It's just a hobby, if it gets too serious it's time to get out. |
| Fish Kept: |
I have 3 different varieties of Peacock Cichlids - 1 Red Zebra Cichlid - 1 Electric Blue Cichlid - 1 Green Terror Cichlid - 1 Electric Yellow Cichlid - 1 Big Lipped Cichlid - one Albino Cichlid and 3 Cichlids whos species origin is yet to be identified.
I also have one Dinosaur Birch who my Cichlids seem to leave alone and two very small plecostomus but one of them I'm growing for another tank tht is still cycling. |
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A variety of different artificial plants.
I plan to gradually replace all of my artificial plants with live ones but seen as how this tank is only a few months old I havent gotton to that point yet. |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
Im Using an All Glass 55 Gallon aquarium with the demensions of 48" Length, 12 1/2" Depth and 18" High. I'm using a ProQuatics canister filter 2400 with a Fluval 304 canaster filter for backup and even though this combo is slightly overkill it keeps the tank very clean for a healthy Cichlid habitat.
For lighting I'm using a 48" 1219 mm Reef Sun 50/50 florescent lamp by Zoo Med Aquatics.
For superior airation and circulation I'm using twin power heads.
Heating is provided by a 200 W submersible heater. |
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#293 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.07 |
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My 55-gallon that serves as a room-divider (thus why random lights and things are visible behind it), containing angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare), pristella tetras (Pristella maxillaris), and serpae tetras (Hyphessobrycon eques). |
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Google everything, always put in LESS food/medication than the instructions indicate, and MAKE SURE you have a quarantine tank at the ready for emergencies. |
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55 |
| Description: |
Tropical tank (55g) with angelfish and various tetras. Rena Filstar XP2 canister filter (I totally recommend this), triton lights. |
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#289 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.06 |
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228 |
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My 55 Cichlid tank |
| About Yourself: |
My GF got me into the hobby, and I'm addicted now. |
| Advice: |
Plan what fish you want before you buy a tank.
Buy your rock from a landscaping company and wash it, rather than from your LFS for 5X the price and you sill have to wash it. (60 lbs of rock for $8) |
| Fish Kept: |
Cichlids:
-2 Yellow labs
-1 Kenyi
-1 Albino Zebra
-1 OB Zebra
-2 Elongatus Ornatus
-1 Pseudotropheus Acei
-1 Pseudotropheus Socolofi
Non-Cichlids
-1 Albino chinese algae eater
-1 Danio
-2 Pictus catfish |
| Plants Kept: |
Plastic plants, 1 in each back corner. |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
55 Gallon 48"x13"x20"
Single tube 48" strip light with aqueon full spectrum flourescent light
Glass tops
LED moonlight , 12 470NM blue LED's diffused.
Off brand heater
Fluval 305
Crushed Coral Substrate
Dual line air pump T-lined into 1 to run a 14" bubbler bar |
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#294 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.06 |
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Yet another updated 55 gal pic, current as of 28 Aug, 09 |
| About Yourself: |
I've been addicted to this hobby for only 9 months. I love it, I currently have a 30 and 55 gallon tank. If your looking to go freshwater......go with cichlids. You won't regret it! |
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Research, don't jump into things too fast (easier said then done) sometimes "trial and error' is the only way to learn. Ask questions. The WORLD WIDE WEB is your friend. You can learn lots of stuff on there! One last thing......change your water every week. |
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55 gallon-1 Metriaclima lombardoi (Kenyi), 3 Red Zebra (Metriaclima Estherae), 4 Electric Yellow Labs, 1 Rainbow Shark, 3 Yellow Tail Aceis, 1 Red Peacock
30 Gallon- several guppies, 1 neon swordtail, 1 german ram, 3 neon tetras, 2 white clouds, 2 kuli loaches, 1 female betta, 1 african dwarf frog
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All fake plants in my 55 gallon. I have fake/real (amazon swords) in my 30 gallon. |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
55 gallon:
Ehiem Classic 2213 & Whisper 20
Pool fiter sand, rocks, all fake plants.
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#295 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.06 |
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I have 190 gallon tank that is 72x24x26 that has a 3" reveal threw the wall into the room. It is on a 30" high stand and it has a canapy that goes from the top of the stand to the ceiling. It is filtered by 2 aquaclear 110 and is lit by two 36" strip. I have a group of 8 moba frontosa with the largest male in the group at around 12". |
| About Yourself: |
I have been in the hobby for around 40 years. I started with angle fish but now all I do are african cichlids. I am a truck driver. I really enjoy breeding and raising quality africans. I have over 3000 gallons in my fish room and to keep up with the water changes every week you really have to enjoy doing it. |
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Weekly water changes of 25% and a high quality healthy diet will bring the best color out of you fish. |
| Fish Kept: |
african cichlids: peacock, Haps, Frontosa |
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none |
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190 |
| Description: |
I have 190 gallon tank that is 72x24x26 that has a 3" reveal threw the wall into the room. It is on a 30" high stand and it has a canapy that goes from the top of the stand to the ceiling. It is filtered by 2 aquaclear 110 and is lit by two 36" strip lights w/ 2-50/50 bulb and 2- daylight bulbs over a glass top. |
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#296 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.06 |
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301 |
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Mix male tank. |
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Enjoy, research, and be patient. Don't forget water changes. |
| Fish Kept: |
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Cyn Afra Cobue
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus (Gold)
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi Lemon Jake
Altolamprologus calvus Black Calvus
Exochromis Anagenys
Demasoni
Neolamprologus pulcher "daffodil"
Aulonocara "German Red"
Melanochromis auratus
Labidochromis caeruleus
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DIY Plants |
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55 |
| Description: |
Eheim 2215 filter, 2 maxi-1200 w/Pre-filter for UGJ, Visitherm heater. Pool filter sand for substrate. Various rocks. |
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#297 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.06 |
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250 |
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Research, Research, Research |
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Mbuna, Lake Malawi |
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None, All Stone |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
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Lake Malawi Tank
1xAuloncara stuartgranti(Peacock)
5xLabidochromis Caeruleus(Yellow Lab)
5xPseudotropheus Socolofi(Powder Blue)
3xMelanochromis Johanni(Electric Blue Johanni) |
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#298 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.05 |
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186 |
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Cichlid tank-40g
discription-30w, flourite gravel
plants- onion plants
fish- acei 1, electric yellow 1, demonsi 1, kenyi 2, albino socolfi 1, red zebra 2, jewel cichlid babies 4.
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"Tempo Simplex" (keep it simple in latin). |
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13 year old in seventh grade. I love working with freshwater and saltwater creatures. May start my own fishstore if the economy ever heals. Started with a 55 gallon freshwater community tank, an then purchased a saltwater reef tank. This tank has been up and running for 7years. |
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Find a reliable fish store, and create a good tank mantinance list. Don't have your hands in the water every five seconds! |
| Fish Kept: |
red sea sailfin tang, yellow tang, purple tang, bluejaw trigger, flame angel, green chromis, Green mandarinfish, pinkspot watchman goby, sixline wrasse, Breeding pair of sattleback black clownfish, breeding pair of ocellaris clownfish. |
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5 rose bulb tip anemones, ricorda yuma orange, green and red, green and purple open brain coral, brown, pink, and green frogspawn, electric green grass coral, people eaters paly's, orange and green zooathnids, long tentical pipe organ coral green and yellow leather coral,devils hand coralgreen plate coral, green, pink, and orange favites, red sea xenia, pink birdsnest coral, bluespot mushrooms, pink dendronephthya spp. |
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150 |
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150 gallon reef tank, x12 65w power compact, natural sump
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#299 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.05 |
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55 gallon mixed malawi tank, with custom stand and canopy |
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Learn from your mistakes the first time, after the first time there are no excuses. |
| About Yourself: |
Been in the hobby for about 9 months now and have learned a whole lot, but everyday I learn more. I started with the semi agressive and then moved to the african cichlids, now i am a cichlid fan forever. |
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When starting out soak in all the info that you hear and combine it with your own judgement. Use valuable resources or you will waste alot of money, remember its a recession.it will take a while to figure out your own custom styles for your tanks so just be patient. Save all your supplies you never know when you will need them. |
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ruby green hap,red fin borleyi,lwanda red top pecock, zebra oblique,yellow lab, lemon jake peacock, brichardi, lace catfish, golden algae eater, and a kadango red fin boreyli |
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ARTIFICIAL PLANTS, ROCKS FROM THE DITCHBANK, AND A DRIFTWOOD CENTERPIECE |
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55 |
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CUSTOM MADE CANOPY AND STAND STAINED IN DARK WALNUT. (2) 48" BULBS MOUNTED INSIDE OF CANOPY(MARINE GLO AND A 6500 K DAYLIGHT BULB FOR THE 50/50 LOOK.55 GALLON TANK WITH MARINELAND PENGUIN 350(70 GAL) AND PENGUIN 200 BIOWHEEL FILTER(50 GAL), |
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| State: New York |
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#300 out of 3214 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.05 |
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477 |
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african cichlids |
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african cichlids |
| About Yourself: |
my father got me into african cichlids along time ago he had oscars and bala sharks and every since i got hook. but is a great hobby. |
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great fish to have and smart fishes also and very colorful. |
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a different assortment of african cichlids from frontosas,peacocks,tropheus,blue collar red tops....etc |
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some articial plants and sand |
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125 |
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we have power-glo lighting,we have three motors and one to clean the water..they are fluval...400.. |
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