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Pittbull

02-24-2009, 9:26 PM

hitemup4u (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/member.php?u=46869) wrote: Nice tank! I really like the lithobate. Where did you get them?

Thanks my friend i got them from Notorious sway here on MFK..

Pittbull

02-24-2009, 9:27 PM

Thanks Bonkoland..

Silk

02-24-2009, 9:34 PM

Looks Awesome!

Pittbull

02-24-2009, 9:36 PM

Thanks Silk..

Brewster

02-24-2009, 9:41 PM

One of my female blue Dolphins laid eggs at the same time the other one spit her eggs and hatched in a 10 gallon tank....here's a pic of the one who was laying eggs...look behind the fish and you'll see the eggs. It's so rewarding to get fry from a breeding group.
Now I have to work on getting fry from my Paretroplus menarambo pair. The female looks ready to lay any day now. I'll be ecstatic if that happens!

Brewster

02-24-2009, 9:43 PM

Almost forgot the set-up pic.

Brewster

02-24-2009, 9:45 PM

Nice set-up1

Pittbull

02-24-2009, 10:39 PM

Thanks you too i like the moori pretty fish..

Otherone

02-25-2009, 9:09 AM

Heres one of my larger setups: (Yes thats the big 2 piece boat -couple hundred bucks alone) Not naturalized I know - it's in the dinning room and have to answer to a higher power there - the woman. The dens all mine and full of fish tanks.

Auratus,Johanni, Maingano,Cobalt Zebra,Red Top Zebra,Eureka Red Jake,Lemon Jake,Bi color 500,Red Shoulder,Lab,Giraffe Hap,Ahli,Bumblebee,Aurora,Joanjohnsonae,
Eye-bitter,Fenestratus,Victorian rock krib,Victorian Ruby Green,Rainbow shark,Medusa Pleco,Gold nugget pleco,sengal bichar,ornate bichar, and a rapheal armored catfish.

still growin' out waiting to come on board:
Mloto Fireline,Malawi Butterfly,Proto Tawian reef,Red Empress

The 2 victorians will be moved out when my 55 SA/CA grow out is empty and xmas fulus and hippo pionts reach 2-3"

MalawiTango

02-25-2009, 10:36 AM

my 125G
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/F8LBITEva/Aquarium/125G%20all%20male%20Malawi/p192.jpg

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hitemup4u

02-25-2009, 10:47 AM

Thanks my friend i got them from Notorious sway here on MFK..

Thats what I was hoping you would say, I just got 6 from him this past weekend

JoeBel

02-25-2009, 12:37 PM

Beautiful tanks & fish everyone, here's a few more of my recently made-over 55g:

Pittbull

02-26-2009, 12:09 AM

sweet setups my friends..

hitemup4u (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/member.php?u=46869) wrote: Thats what I was hoping you would say, I just got 6 from him this past weekend

Cool deal i believe he has plenty to spread around and the ones i got from him they are pretty nice looking and i am sure yours are as well, i got mine from the ICC meet back a few months ago in Indy.. post photos i would like to see yours as well.. well if you dont mind in all.. later my friend..

gimmiks

02-26-2009, 12:13 AM

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heres mine ... how do you guys get such clear pictures this is as clear as i can get them and thats after 50 picture taken ...and i have a 500 dollar camera ??

Pittbull

02-26-2009, 12:16 AM

turn off your flash are you using a DLSR camera

tcarswell

02-26-2009, 12:17 AM

You guys need to teach me how to take aquarium photo's. This was before some slate shelves and more lava rock caves :)

http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/tcarswell_photo/DSC02101.jpg
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gimmiks

02-26-2009, 12:18 AM

turn off your flash are you using a DLSR camera

well the flash actually helps since my room is so dark ,,,,dlsr ??

tcarswell

02-26-2009, 12:18 AM

Thats a 55 gallon with a ton of filtration. It only has 8 African cichlids and a senegal Bichir. Im getting two petricola and more malawi cichlids.

dpk2313

02-26-2009, 12:24 AM

90gal set up
*if pics are huge refresh and they should resize*
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tcarswell

02-26-2009, 12:31 AM

That is sick.... realllly sick.

dpk2313

02-26-2009, 12:34 AM

thanks man
The butti is gone now tho he became a problem and if he would have grown to size that tank would have been too small anyway

Pittbull

02-26-2009, 12:35 AM

sweet Africans buddy.. nice setup..

dpk2313

02-26-2009, 12:36 AM

Thanks i really love them too

Pittbull

02-26-2009, 12:43 AM

As for picture taking i have a Nikon D40 with reg lens and a extend lens 55x200mm

what i do is take far away shots with room lights off and only my tank light on with the flash off but you have to be very steady, most turn out blurry. close up shots i use the same technique but i use the flash on and get real close with the zoom or i switch out to my lower 18x55mm lens get right up to the tank and capture at an angle normally aiming down at the fish yields best results..

cudatim68

02-26-2009, 1:16 AM

Beautiful tanks everyone and all healthy looking fish. :)

This is my 55 g Malawi grow out tank.
I built it into a wall i made with some scrap wood i had.

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This is the 75 that's in the kitchen.

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Big Daddy.....Pseudotropheus Crabro..my favorite fish.

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greenearthlawns

02-26-2009, 9:29 AM

beautiful tanks! I love the one built into the wall! so cool!!

cudatim68

02-26-2009, 2:36 PM

Thanks.......sorry the pictures are fuzzy......i suck at taking pictures...LOL

Ziggy

02-26-2009, 9:03 PM

It's been a few years but i'm back in the hobby. I just got a 150 gallon with rift lake. I got the tank and fish used . The fish look great. The question is; I how important is the ph to these type of fish? I get some pic out there in a bit

Pittbull

02-26-2009, 11:39 PM

If your talking African rift lake cichlids PH isn't as important as is the Hardness and don't take me wrong a PH of 6.0 would be horrible for them becuase it would throw your Hardness out of wack..

I would shoot for a higher PH at 8.0 but a PH at 7.4 with the Hardness between 200 to 400ppm would be ideal.. somewhere in between..

ihavegills

02-27-2009, 7:36 AM

Love your tank shots Pittbull. Your rock and plant work is exceptional! :popcorn:

Pittbull

02-27-2009, 10:53 PM

Thanks ken how are the Brevis doing..

Pittbull

02-28-2009, 11:57 PM

New arrivals as of today..

Just added were 5 Juvie Cynotalipia afra cobue's here is a photo of the male when the males reach maturity.. photo belongs to Eddie Martin of bluegrass aquatics and who i bought them from..

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I was going to add 5 Cynotalipia afra jalo reefs but the yellow in this afra did it for me..

gimmiks

03-01-2009, 12:50 AM

SubMariner9

03-01-2009, 12:55 AM

Here is my African Cichlid 92 Gallon Oceanic Corner tank.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg95/finomendez/Richards92plus.jpg

Richard

Pittbull

03-01-2009, 2:01 AM

gimmiks (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/member.php?u=45913) wrote: wow nice cichlid would you trade for some flavus ????

hehehe i just got these today and they look nothing like that photo yet, here are some update photos of them so far..

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And of course they will end up looking like this..
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ihavegills

03-01-2009, 10:09 AM

Thanks ken how are the Brevis doing..

The Brevis Sunspots are doing great, they are coming out of their shells all the time now. They seem to be acclimated very nicely.

Thanks Again!

MoFish78

03-01-2009, 10:25 AM

my malawi tank

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