halfmacgas
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So this is where all the cool kids hang out !!
Hi all. New to this forum. Newer to fishkeeping in general tbh, but caught the bug and really enjoying it.
I’m in Redmond. Currently in the process of building a Tanganyikan community tank in a 180 gallon.
I purchased the 180 gallon used from someone who was using it as a mixed African cichlid tank - I’m currently working on rehoming the current fish prior to getting in the Tanganyikan community.
There’s a Malawi gar, a single Tropheus Duboisi Maswa, an F1 Zaire Blue Mona frontosa, a large clown loach and a big blue phantom pleco. I’ve been working in talking to people through Facebook to see if I can get these guys new homes. If anyone is interested or knows someone who might be, please let me know.
In the meantime, I’m trying to get the tank jump started through a big order of fish from Butch at South East Cichlids in Atlanta. I’ve already paid for these fish and am working on setting up a date to get them through Southwest Airlines.
The community is planned to include 7 F1 cyprichromis Kitumba, 4 alt conpressiceps Kagunga, 4 orange lelupi, 4 Julie transcriptus, 6 similis and 5 juvie blue Zaire moba Frontosa.
The plan is probably to setup the similis in a separate 4 foot 90 gallon tank to get a little colony going. I’m really wanting to grow that cyprichromis colony, so I imagine I’ll probably move the cyps to that tank at some point to see if I can get them to breed there. I’ll have a 10 gallon cycling to hopefully raise the fry.
The eventual plan will be to move out the frontosa once they’re old enough to fit the cyps in their mouth. Hoping to get 1-2 years out of this setup if the frontosa grow slowly, but will have a few backup plans in case it’s not going well - either move the cyps to that 4 foot tank permanently, rehome the frontosa at that point or move them to a more dedicated frontosa tank
It’s all very exciting and loads to think about. Really excited to be able to watch these fish and learn more about them and their patterns and behaviors. I have 3 young ones who are super excited as well. Happy to hear any experience from the local guys who have been keeping these fish for a longer time.
Also, if anyone wants to add to my order through SE cichlids, im happy to try to work that out. You can check out which fish he has at https://www.southeastcichlids.com/ or check out is YouTube channel.
Really excited to join this community !
Hi all. New to this forum. Newer to fishkeeping in general tbh, but caught the bug and really enjoying it.
I’m in Redmond. Currently in the process of building a Tanganyikan community tank in a 180 gallon.
I purchased the 180 gallon used from someone who was using it as a mixed African cichlid tank - I’m currently working on rehoming the current fish prior to getting in the Tanganyikan community.
There’s a Malawi gar, a single Tropheus Duboisi Maswa, an F1 Zaire Blue Mona frontosa, a large clown loach and a big blue phantom pleco. I’ve been working in talking to people through Facebook to see if I can get these guys new homes. If anyone is interested or knows someone who might be, please let me know.
In the meantime, I’m trying to get the tank jump started through a big order of fish from Butch at South East Cichlids in Atlanta. I’ve already paid for these fish and am working on setting up a date to get them through Southwest Airlines.
The community is planned to include 7 F1 cyprichromis Kitumba, 4 alt conpressiceps Kagunga, 4 orange lelupi, 4 Julie transcriptus, 6 similis and 5 juvie blue Zaire moba Frontosa.
The plan is probably to setup the similis in a separate 4 foot 90 gallon tank to get a little colony going. I’m really wanting to grow that cyprichromis colony, so I imagine I’ll probably move the cyps to that tank at some point to see if I can get them to breed there. I’ll have a 10 gallon cycling to hopefully raise the fry.
The eventual plan will be to move out the frontosa once they’re old enough to fit the cyps in their mouth. Hoping to get 1-2 years out of this setup if the frontosa grow slowly, but will have a few backup plans in case it’s not going well - either move the cyps to that 4 foot tank permanently, rehome the frontosa at that point or move them to a more dedicated frontosa tank
It’s all very exciting and loads to think about. Really excited to be able to watch these fish and learn more about them and their patterns and behaviors. I have 3 young ones who are super excited as well. Happy to hear any experience from the local guys who have been keeping these fish for a longer time.
Also, if anyone wants to add to my order through SE cichlids, im happy to try to work that out. You can check out which fish he has at https://www.southeastcichlids.com/ or check out is YouTube channel.
Really excited to join this community !
