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50 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - My Cichlid Tank Fully Cylced Stocked with 19 Malawi Cichlids (Revised Plants and Background to highlite the Fish and rocks more ...Think it Has done the job. Tried to keep it real by giving the fish lots of caves tunnels hiding spots and dark spots on different levels /depths BUT kept lots of "open water " and "open floor" so they can do their thing

Submitted By: Aqua H2O on 12/02/2008

Photo Caption: My Cichlid Tank Fully Cylced Stocked with 19 Malawi Cichlids (Revised Plants and Background to highlite the Fish and rocks more ...Think it Has done the job. Tried to keep it real by giving the fish lots of caves tunnels hiding spots and dark spots on different levels /depths BUT kept lots of "open water " and "open floor" so they can do their thing

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Country: South Africa

Description: Aqua H2O Tigris 66 Bow Front Corner Unit 660sides 700 Deep On Cabinet 3 Stage External Cannister Filter 850l/h 1xAqua Glo 20w White 1 x 15w Blue Alot of Sand Stone Rocks for Habitat few plastic plants Crushed Gravel for Substrate 300Watt Heater

Advice: Just started so what I have learnt so far Research and understand what you are doing It is not just a few fish add water and wallah You are creating a habitat and if done properly will reward you. Plan your set up and go from there Cycle your tank!!! Read sites likes this they are a wealth of info suggestions and ideas

Fish Kept: Mixed Malawi Cichlids (Mbunas mostly males) 19 in total 1 x Pseudotropheus saulosi Males 2 x Melanochromis Johanni 1 x Metriaclima estherae (Red Zebra) 1 x Labidochromis caeruleus (Electric Yellow) 2 x Pseudotropheus OB Morph 1 X Iodotropheus sprengerae (Rusty) 1 X Labidochromis hongi 1 X Labidochromis perlmutt 1 X Labid. caeruleus white 1 X M. cyaneorhabdos (maingano) 1 X P. flavus 1 X Pseudotropheus greshakei 'ice blue' 1 X Pseudotropheus socolofi 1 X Tropheops red cheek 1 X Cynotilapia afra yellow dorsal 1 X P. elongatus Mbenji 1 X Pseudotropheus red top Ndumbi

Corals/Plants: Few Plastic Plants

Tank Size: 50 gallons

Quote: You only get one life SO LIVE IT

About Yourself: Always wanted to get into this hobby so now I have and am completely hooked.

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very nice tank that my friend, can you tell me what you did to achieve that mirrored black look on the back? thanks

ian dashfield

2011-03-11 01:56:39

Your tank is gorgeous! It has a very odd shape to it, kind of like what displays at aquariums look like. Do you keep the tank in the corner of a room or something?