One tank is now THREE!

SinisterKisses

SinisterKisses

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Lol. I've had a Tang tank set up for a few months now, housing juvenile Inkfin calvus, compressiceps "Kasakalawe", and brichardi. I knew, of course, this was not a permanent grouping and that they would need separating, and it finally became time. I branched it out into three species tanks, one for each. The altos both have 33gal's, and the brichardi are in a 20gal long. The 55gal that WAS Tangs, is now temporarily a growout tank (switched from the 20gal), and will end up as a hap and peacock tank.

This is the compressiceps tank:








This is the calvus tank (lol basically the opposite of the comp tank):










And finally, the brichardi tank...not sure I'm happy with it, it was just a quick aquascape job and I may change it later.
 

Big Vine

Big Vine

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Lookin' good, SK.
Had you posted this sooner, I may have decided to go TANG instead of CA, lol. :p

But not really...:rolleyes:

Beautiful fish! *thumbsups
Did you go to a Home Depot or landscaping place to get all those rocks?
I've been getting stuff at the LFS, so it's no wonder I'm having $$$ problems.

BV
 

SinisterKisses

SinisterKisses

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Thanks everyone. Yep, orion, the biggest is about 3" now or so.

BV - are you NUTS!? You actually pay for rocks? :p I just go to the nearest park or something and spend twenty minutes filling a bucket with rocks, costs me nothing but a couple dollars in gas money ;) You should look into it, I think :D
 

Big Vine

Big Vine

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SinisterKisses said:
BV - are you NUTS!?
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Do you really have to ask? :cool:
I'll go do as you advised and look into getting a bunch of rocks at a park somewhere. Hardly any damn rocks here in my neck of the woods! :mad:

I'm assuming you just rinse em' off then toss em' in the tank, right?

BV
 

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FishGeek

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Really! I got mine from a lake here. I put them in a cooler and dumpe boiling water on them and let them soak for a couple of hours. Then rinsed the rubbed them clean uder water with my hands. Geuss I was very causious. LOL
 

SinisterKisses

SinisterKisses

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Lol Helena, they do have very big mouths, but you haven't really experienced it until you've seen the "alien face" as my boyfriend calls it...not my photo, I'm not at my home computer so I had to track one down on the internet:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/JamesKuhn/cichlids/5594.jpg

As for rocks, I let mine soak in the bathtub in hot water for a few hours, give them a quick clean with a toothbrush, and toss 'em in the tank. You can try using a few drops of vinegar on them, so I've heard - if they fizzle, don't use them.
 

SinisterKisses

SinisterKisses

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Oh, and Helena: no, they're not mouthbrooders. They're built for sucking fry and other small yummy things out from crevaces in rocks and such, which is why their mouths are so huge ;)
 

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