Cichlid Aquascapes!

xZMXD

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Jun 18, 2012
56
0
0
Australia
Im getting a 125G in about 4-6 months and want to know how you guys aquascape your tanks.

My tank is going to be american cichlids, but feel free to post pics of your tank.

FTS are appreciated haha.

GO!
 

Gill Blue

Piranha
MFK Member
Apr 28, 2011
4,072
118
81
michigan
depends on the fish.
my oscar would rearrange the tank, moving plastic plants around daily, live plants would never last, not even when it was small, so I gave up and switched to plastic.
my severums never tried moving plants and liked to sit in them.
I'd start with a substrate you like, add some big wood and some stones and go from there.

here's how my tank looks now, depending on how the driftwood floats.



and some of the inhabitants, members of the centrarchidae family.
 

jayren4

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Sep 14, 2009
65
0
0
Indiana
Here is my 45 gal African tank I just set up 3 days ago and my 125 gal Severum or South American tank
IMG_0816.JPGIMG_0754.JPGIMG_0776.JPG

IMG_0816.JPG

IMG_0754.JPG

IMG_0776.JPG
 

xZMXD

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Jun 18, 2012
56
0
0
Australia
Jayren4, the cabinet and hood on your african tank is amazing!

PBF101, very nice setup.
 

jayren4

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Sep 14, 2009
65
0
0
Indiana
Thanks, got it used for $50.00. Restained it, scraped the blue paint off and painted it black and ordering a new bulb to make the fish pop...50 lbs of rock from my local landscape yard - $7.00..
 
zoomed.com
hikariusa.com
aqaimports.com
Store