New Cichlid tank setup

[wi_fishguy]

Finally got our 75 gallon tank that we got from Paul Wallace setup.  It has taken several weeks/months to get to this point, and probably has a few more months to go to get it to the point we want it to be, but here is a fairly good picture of it:

There is one fish in it presently that was included with the tank when we got it, a pleco, but he's staying out of sight now with his new tankmates being much more aggressive than his last.

Heather & Dennis

 

[Anonymous]

:spoton: - Looks nice! I anticipate updated pictures in the future when it gets where you "want it to be".

 

[cichlid-gal]

Very nice and it does take a while to get tanks the way we want them but I love what you have done already.

 

[Sleeves]

nice looking tank!

 

[Madness]

:iagree:  all of the above

 

[hose91]

Ha, been a couple of months, hopefully those plants have filled in a bit! Love to see an update!

 

[Anonymous]

Ha, been a couple of months, hopefully those plants have filled in a bit!  Love to see an update!

 lus1: 

 

[wi_fishguy]

LOL, did you notice I said it is a cichlid tank, those plants were turned into fish food long ago. We planted some more and they seem to be leaving these alone for the time being. Just added some plastic plants and they make it look a bit better. Still not to my liking though, I'd prefer real plants, as do these Malawi cichlids. Pictures to come.

 

[Anonymous]

^ oh yeah - right! You would have thought at lest one of us would have caught that from the get go, LOL!!

Have you tried Anubias species?

 

[bassetman]

I found these great plants that even survive jags and the Crassipinnis.........silk and plastic.

 

[wi_fishguy]

Here's the latest pics of the tank:

 

[ShortyKiloGyrl]

Looks awesome. Funny how the male kenyi (i think, yellow one) is in the same spot in both pics

 

[wi_fishguy]

Funny, I never noticed that, though it is "his spot". He is a Metriaclima Zebra Gold (Lion's Cove)

D.

 

[ShortyKiloGyrl]

I'm impressed with african cichlids in there you are able to keep live plants.

 

[wi_fishguy]

We just keep getting them from the auctions, and replacing what they eat, gotta buy food for them in some fashion.


D.

 

[xicaque]

what kind of gravel is that? very nice.

 

[wi_fishguy]

The substrate is CaribSea African cichlid Mix, mixed with beach sand and pebbles. They love to dig through it looking for food.

 

[aaronfeeney]

Any new updated photos?

 

[wi_fishguy]

We do have new photos, taken with a nice new camera. Had to try out the cam on our tanks dontcha know?
Will post them as soon as we download them from the phone. Plus the tank has several new baby zebra fry, and a few juniors as well.

 

[aaronfeeney]

sweet, cant wait to see.