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#41 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.84 |
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Lake Malawi setup |
| Advice: |
Look after the water and the fish (Generally) will look after themselves. |
| Fish Kept: |
Lake Malawi Cichlids(Few Lake Victoria cichlids as well) |
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Giant Vallis. Grows quicker than they can dig them up or eat the, |
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| Description: |
Roma 200 1metre long 50cm tall.
2x strip bulbs. 2 x fluval 405 (one biological and one chemical) use (API) bio-chemzorb for carbon. and (fluval) clearmax for nitrate and (API) phos-zorb for keeping phosphates down. |
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#42 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.84 |
| Number of Votes: |
226 |
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My Mbuna Tank |
| Advice: |
So the most important is a good filtration, not too much feed , and want your fishes . |
| Fish Kept: |
Malawi Cichlids (Mbuna) |
| Plants Kept: |
Anubia Barteri Nana + Microsorium Pteropus |
| Tank Size: |
63 |
| Description: |
My aquarium is 63 gallons, 120x50x40 , lighting - 3x30w - Powe rGlo + Aqua Glo + Sun Glo , 2 external filters - Eheim 2217 and JBL Cristal Profi 250 . |
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| State: South Carolina |
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#43 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.82 |
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263 |
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same tank with fish in picture |
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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 |
| About Yourself: |
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. |
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Yellow labs, synodontis cats. Botia angelicus and albino BN plecos |
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FAKE and 1 real Amazon sword |
| Tank Size: |
125 |
| Description: |
125 AGA
3 emperor 400 filters
DIY 125g aquarium stand made by me :-)
Custom canopy with current retrofit 4x65w 50/50 lamps
black sandlike substrate
8 nice pieces of slate rock
1 26 lb piece of texas holey rock
4 AWESOME pieces of Malaysian driftwood
a few fake plants
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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| State: California |
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#44 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.81 |
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359 |
| Photo Caption: |
More recent shot of my main African tank. |
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"Creativity Is Infinite" |
| About Yourself: |
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 |
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60 |
| Description: |
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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#45 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.81 |
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58 |
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55g african chiclid tank |
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BREAK IT !!!!!!! |
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i work 6pm til 4 or 5 am on a loading dock in southeast wisconsin,44 open doors all night n it gets cold!!!!!!!! love camping hiking, playing guitar, but most of all love hanging with my kids.im 33 got a 11 year old son 17 year old daughter, 1 year old grandaughter ( we start young in wi. lol ) n im all about the metal...h8 rap !!!!!!also have a 10g tank with a skink in it (lizard) named JABA, two crazy ferrets named VADER & LEIA , n a dog named YODA my son has a beta named SABER.yes we r star wars freeks |
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get a second job.....lol |
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loaches,guppies,yellow barbs,blue n yellow gourami n more,also have a 55g african chiclid tank |
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plastic plants |
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55 |
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55g community freshwater ,fake plants driftwood,....n good advice.....stop buying $12 fake plants from lfs,lotsa mine are but recently went to HOBBY LOBBY n found bigger better nicer plastic plants way cheaper |
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Phillippines |
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#46 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.80 |
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101 |
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frontosa contrast tank |
| About Yourself: |
proud pinoy |
| Advice: |
happy fishing! |
| Fish Kept: |
Cyphotilapia Frontosa Burundi
Alto Compre
Alto Calvus |
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none for now
love to try anubias |
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red contrast! |
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#47 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.79 |
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295 |
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My Cichlid Sanctuary. |
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Reserch before you start. Just because some cichlid foods are marketed for all cichlids does not mean they are best for your fish. There are three kind of fish carnivours, omnivours and herbavours feed accordingly. |
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Gravel, sand, river rock, volcanic rock, and fake plants. |
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29 |
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African cichlid comunity tank. I have managed to quell tempers by landscaping the tank with lots of caves and hiding places. |
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#48 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.79 |
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274 |
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Updated picture of my 58 gallon mbuna tank |
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Get a cichlid tank if you have never had one. I have raised fish for many years, but nothing has come even close to my cichlid tank. |
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demasoni, yellow labs, red zebras, yellow-tailed acei, rusty cichlid, and yellow-finned borleyi, red empress, electric blue |
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none |
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58 |
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Size: Oceanic 58 gallon (36"x18"x21")
Type: Lake Malawi cichlid tank
120 lbs of lace rock, flat rocks in front for breeding
Lighting: 2 36" 25W All Glass fluorescents
Filtration: Emperor 400, Penguin 100, and a Fluval 305
Heater: 300W Hydor Theo heater
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#49 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.79 |
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657 |
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Tanganjika Cichlids |
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#50 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.79 |
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118 |
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Osaka 260 |
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good things come to those who wait |
| About Yourself: |
i kept fish years ago,but as a teenager there was other things more important,I got back into it a few years back,and now truly addicted to it,much to my wifes displeasure, I repair Automatic Transmissions for a living,which pays quite well to satisfy my fishkeeping addiction and keep the wife happy,,, |
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Do your homework on everything you are wanting to get and don,t impulse buy as we have all done it and it usually ends in tears,have plenty space for tanks as it,s an addictive hobby and you will always want more, |
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Discus, cardinals,rummynose,harliquin,s,rams,otocinclus,cory,s bristlenose,a male betta and cherry shrimps |
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crypts, vallis, onion bulbs, various swords,anubias java fern and mosses. |
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70 |
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