Photo #2 - My First Tank. Cut Me Some Slack They Train Me To...

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Photo Caption: My first Tank. Cut me some slack they train me to kill not tank :P USMC!
freshwater fish - metriaclima lombardoi - kenyi cichlid stocking in 55 gallons tank - And then there were babies.......
55 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - My first Tank. Cut me some slack they train me to kill not tank :P USMC!

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State: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Description: -55 Gallon Aquarium -Model 1255X Black Stand -2 Model 350 Penguin Power Filters -300 Watt Visi-Therm Deluxe Heater
Advice: I started off to big with my tank. I'd suggest starting with a 20 gal or smaller and see if you can manage that. I've found that having a tank requires some sort of care every day. Monthly water changes (filter, PH check) is a must.
Fish Kept: -8 Brichardi Cichlids -1 Cobalt Blue Cichlid -4 Convict Cichlids (1 female) -2 Electric Blue Cichlid -2 Frontosa Cichlid -2 Jack Dempseys -3 Kenyi Cichlid (1 Male) -2 Raphael Cats (Stripped) -1 Plecostomus Cat
Corals/Plants: No coral and a couple of artificial plants.
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Quote: whoo whoo!
About Yourself: 26 Year old Marine station in Pittsburgh PA. Couldnt have any dogs or any other animals so I decided to buy a fish tank. Still a little new to all this but it interests me.

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Nice and spotless. Thank you! fish avatar
nice tank and thank you for serving your country fish avatar
I think your tank is great. fish avatar

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