Hello!
It has been quite a while since my last post on here and quite a bit has changed since then. After about 8 years in the hobby I have decided to keep African cichlids for the first time. In the past I have kept SA cichlids as well as maintained a planted community but until now I have never tried my hand with an African community.
Setup:
55 gallon tank (48Lx12Wx18H)
4x54 watt 48" lights 2 actinic and 2 daylight
1 Fluval 305 canister filter and 1 Fluval 206
70lbs of Gravel
1 piece of driftwood
assorted river rocks
Unfortunately I was so preoccupied with putting the tank together that I forgot to take as many photos of the setup as I wanted.
These are photos of my DIY stand as well as the filtration. While these photos are from my planted tank days, not much has changed save for the contents of the tank and the Fluval 205 was replaced by a 206.
Here you can see the reflection of my lighting system on the surface of the water, showing off the different spectrums as well.
Stocking:
3 Electric Yellow Labs (Labidochromis caeruleus)
4 Yellow Tail Acei (Pseudotropheus acei)
4 Upside Down Catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)
Excuse my novice photo skills but here are some shots of the fish.
And assorted shots of the finished product.
The labs are camera hungry
As a newbie to any sort of Africans, criticism and advice is always appreciated!
Thanks for looking!
It has been quite a while since my last post on here and quite a bit has changed since then. After about 8 years in the hobby I have decided to keep African cichlids for the first time. In the past I have kept SA cichlids as well as maintained a planted community but until now I have never tried my hand with an African community.
Setup:
55 gallon tank (48Lx12Wx18H)
4x54 watt 48" lights 2 actinic and 2 daylight
1 Fluval 305 canister filter and 1 Fluval 206
70lbs of Gravel
1 piece of driftwood
assorted river rocks
Unfortunately I was so preoccupied with putting the tank together that I forgot to take as many photos of the setup as I wanted.
These are photos of my DIY stand as well as the filtration. While these photos are from my planted tank days, not much has changed save for the contents of the tank and the Fluval 205 was replaced by a 206.
Here you can see the reflection of my lighting system on the surface of the water, showing off the different spectrums as well.
Stocking:
3 Electric Yellow Labs (Labidochromis caeruleus)
4 Yellow Tail Acei (Pseudotropheus acei)
4 Upside Down Catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)
Excuse my novice photo skills but here are some shots of the fish.
And assorted shots of the finished product.
The labs are camera hungry
As a newbie to any sort of Africans, criticism and advice is always appreciated!
Thanks for looking!