My New Cichlid Tank!! [PICS]

[burtoncb47]

ok so its not NEW but it mine as well be the only thing that stayed was the piece of drift wood...evrything else came out....after taking everything out and a trip to the fish store and 35lb of rock later it was time to put it together!!!!

here are the pics!!

heres all the rock that i bought!!

heres the empty tank that the rock will go in!! lol

here is the halfway mark!!!

heres the final product!!(full view[sorry bout the quality])


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[burtoncb47]

heres the right side!!

heres the middle!!

and heres the left!!

no fish yet...im still undecide on the exact stocking list...but i have a few ideas...again sorry about the picture quality and size of pictures..!

so tell me what you think!!!!!! thanks!!!

 

[Katie217]

Looks good!
Are those severums I see in there?

 

[burtoncb47]

yes they are i have a green and a gold i love them bioth so much but will be given away pretty soon...=[[[

 

[Katie217]

Aww that sucks! I love my Gold Severum

 

[burtoncb47]

well i thought about keeping them with the new cichlids but they are gonna be africans(not sure what kind yet) so id rather them have a home then get beat up...ya know...

 

[Fuzz16]

you might want to make sure that the rocks are not going to fall...the fish could easily knock them over and break the tank

 

[Big Vine]

I like the new arrangement!
And I second what Fuzz said---some of the rock-positioning looks a little bit risky (i.e. 'Jenga') to me.

BV

 

[jessey]

it looks great! can't wait to see it with fish where did you get your rocks?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Looks like a nice Mbuna playground to me! Word of caution, they might rip up your plant, or at least unroot it.

 

[burtoncb47]

fuzz and BV-well ive tested all the rocks and they are all stable...and it took a long time to get them that way.....

jessey-i got my rock at my LFS they have a couple boxes full of rock like this...well not anymore cuz i think i too pretty much all of it!! lol

CM- yes it was planned to be a mbuna tank but now i am having some second thoughts and im thinking about going with something different.....but im still undecided..= / ...and ya i know about the plant =]

well goin to fish store today to take in my large discus and look at some fish possibilities and will update some thoughts about stocking when i get home later!!
thanks!

 

[burtoncb47]

well i went to my LFS yesterday and this is what i came home with!!

2 frontosas!!!!!
they are 2 different types one is a 7stripe and i forget what the other is.... can someone tell me??

here are some pics of the smaller one.

more in next post.....-------->

 

[burtoncb47]

here ares ome of the larger one.

and heres a group shot of my 2 severums with the smaller frontosa.

so what do u think!?!?!?!

 

[FreshwaterJeff]

This is in the 55 g, right?

I'm not sure, but I think that's probably too small for fronts (they'll get to 15" per Cichlid-Forums.com) long term -- and too small for the sevs long term (though I assume your plan is still to get rid of them rather than mix African and SA, right?)

What else is in there? I thought I saw something that wasn't identified...

The tank looks great, though

Here are the frontosa profiles:
http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=9

 

[Katie217]

I could be wrong on the ID, but could those possibly be Trets? Or something or other...

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Trets are much more elongated and usually have a bit of a yellow hue to them. These look like Fronts to me. Good looking fish, but not a good long term home for them.

Keep up on the WCs to make sure they don't become stunted over time. Time is on your side, these guys grow real slow.

 

[burtoncb47]

thanks everyone!!! i know that thgis is not a long term home for them and yes i plan on moving them when they get larger including the severums... and what you probably saw was eithera flying fox or a CAE that i couldnt get out of the tank...