My African Tank

[exsinnovation]

:nilly:

Just finished decorating today for now at least. Possibly more plants later on

http://i18.tinypic.com/5yts65d.jpg

Any suggestions ?? LMK what you think!;)

[Wolf3101]

Seems a bit light on rock for an african tank IMO. Other than that it looks like a really good start to a nice tank.

[exsinnovation]

haha yea. i might grab somemore rocks from the backyard pond. maybe more wood instead of more rocks. im still deciding

[exsinnovation]

lol sorry about that I was answering another thread and it somehow ended up on here...

Rare fish are usually rare for a reason and they almost NEVER make good starter fish. however bay snooks are fairly uncommon and easy to care for.


Well ive been in this whole fish scene for 4-5 years now. I just started getting Serious about it. I started with that 55 gal went to a 60 gal then back to my original 55 gal after I moved because I hated not having any fish to look at.

does anyone in SAN DIEGO know of any good fish stores? Or perhaps Fish stores in California specializing in cichlids?

[Wolf3101]

My wife and I are in Socal and we've hit quite a few of the better ones...unfortunatly she's at work at the moment and has all of the links and addresses.

[exsinnovation]

My wife and I are in Socal and we've hit quite a few of the better ones...unfortunatly she's at work at the moment and has all of the links and addresses.


NICE

Where in Socal are you from??

[Wolf3101]

Riverside...we just drove down to San Diego on sunday to pick up a fish from another MFK'er.

[Cross127]

haha yea. i might grab somemore rocks from the backyard pond. maybe more wood instead of more rocks. im still deciding

More rocks definately. Driftwood will just lower the ph and create blackwater which isn't native to the lakes. Try some Flag Stone looks really nice in African tanks IMO. Just being honest I don't like the blue gravel. That tank would of been alot better with White sand. Your little front is cool.

[exsinnovation]

Riverside...we just drove down to San Diego on sunday to pick up a fish from another MFK'er.

CRAZY another MFK'ER!

are a lot of MFK'ers from cali?
I used to live in riverside

[Wolf3101]

Yep...We've met several so far and hope to meet a lot more at the convention in SAC.

[exsinnovation]

More rocks definately. Driftwood will just lower the ph and create blackwater which isn't native to the lakes. Try some Flag Stone looks really nice in African tanks IMO. Just being honest I don't like the blue gravel. That tank would of been alot better with White sand. Your little front is cool.

Yea i did that whole flagstone thing already... haha id pick sand over the blue gravel anyday it was already in there from before so i decided to make use of it. MORE Rocks it is cause im not down with lowering my PH.


Yep...We've met several so far and hope to meet a lot more at the convention in SAC.

Gotta a link to the convention???

[Wolf3101]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/announcement.php?f=2

[Cross127]

Yea i did that whole flagstone thing already... haha id pick sand over the blue gravel anyday it was already in there from before so i decided to make use of it. MORE Rocks it is cause im not down with lowering my PH.




Gotta a link to the convention???

Have you tried Texas Holy Rock. Really cool and goes with any substrate. Even Blue! LOL

[exsinnovation]

Have you tried Texas Holy Rock. Really cool and goes with any substrate. Even Blue! LOL


HAHAH even BLUE?!?!

has anyone ever done granite??

[Muske]

Same as above, use more rocks. The tank seems really bright and the front. would prefer some dimmer hiding spots. What other fish are in their?

[exsinnovation]

1 Frontosa
1 peacock
1 jack dempsey
1 Synodontis nigrita
1 Synodontis Ocellifer
1 crayfish

I know the Jack dempsey is out of place but i saved him from the pond outside. Im most likely gonna trade him for another peacock Cichlid

[mike dunagan]

not a bad start... if you ever can switch to a lower light, make some territories or atleast break up the line of site... these guys will grow up and will not always be the best of friends... some days even I want to be left alone...

[toehead11183]

more rocks no wood.

[exsinnovation]

More rocks???
http://i19.tinypic.com/5xj1e78.jpg

[toehead11183]

you can never have enough rocks with africans.

[fish head )'>]

Okay, so you got a nice filter, but you can still get a background to hide the green hose. I also think you need more of those very cool rocks (at least until you can not see any more of the baby blue subsraight.):D

Have you used something under the substraight to protect the glass?
lookin' good.

[number17Fan]

Check out this background. I want to put these in when I redo my 55 this Fall...

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/6672/cid/4384

17 bucks, easy to install.

I am also think about doing some home made cement rocks using that 30 page pdf on home made rocks that is going around the board.

I have tons of rocks in my tank now, but its harder and harder to make cool caves for my fish as they get bigger, so I want to give sculpting them a try.

[exsinnovation]

What can I use to protect the glass under the rocks?

[fish head )'>]

"egg crate" lighting diffuser found in the ceiling tile section in the home repair stores.:D

[exsinnovation]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/exsinnovation/DSC05403.jpg

[OregonFish]

what kind of Frontosa is that the Burundi?

[niqolas619]

Check out this background. I want to put these in when I redo my 55 this Fall...

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/6672/cid/4384



That background does look pretty cool. I like the ones that aren't supposed to look exactly like an actual habitat - those are just too fake to me. For my next tank, if I don't end up doing the styrofoam/resin background like in the DIY section, I'll be looking for this link.

[exsinnovation]

what kind of Frontosa is that the Burundi?



Im not so sure id like it if someone could help me out with that...:headbang2

[Aquaman_95]

It looks nice!

[toehead11183]

looks like a burundi to me!