How I set up my 90 gallon Mbuna tank - start-to-finish w/ photos

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.... I would just roam the neighborhood and nab rocks from peoples' rock gardens. Apparently I can find the coveted "texas holey rock" limestone in my area if I look in the right places. ...but I'm not crazy about the idea of taking it from the wild. However rocks from a farmer's field and a few bits of granite from the neighbor's house is fair game

I love the phrase:"...but I'm not crazy about the idea of taking it from the wild." So, taking it from someone else is OK?
I understand the farmers field, you are doing the farmer a service and they hate the rocks and what it does to the machinery.
"In the right places," you mean the right NEIGHBORHOODS?
It all escalates to to "(taking)...a few bits of granite from the neighbor's house is fair game."

 

[Socalladylish]

I love your tank...It looks really amazing.

 

[Havoc]

I love the phrase:"...but I'm not crazy about the idea of taking it from the wild." So, taking it from someone else is OK?
I understand the farmers field, you are doing the farmer a service and they hate the rocks and what it does to the machinery.
"In the right places," you mean the right NEIGHBORHOODS?
It all escalates to to "(taking)...a few bits of granite from the neighbor's house is fair game."

You, off the soap box.

Learn how to quote.
I was talking about collecting coral from the wild.

You read way too deeply into something you may not have grasped the concept of, which is always dangerous.

 

[bluearrow]

Havoc:
thanks for the info. Your tank looks great and I think I'm gonna try to set up something similar on a smaller scale, maybe 55g.

 

[TheFishJunky]

this thread is 100% worthy of a bump!Very informative and a great read!

 

[MoFish78]

beautiful tank/fish...how big do demasonis get? highly aggresive? i had 3 and have only one now. he/she stressed the other 2 to death i think.

 

[Super Turtleman]

Mo, Demasoni get to about 3.5" or so in size. They should be kept in groups of 12 generally due to their conspecific aggression (attack similar fish). The reason your 3 ended up as 1 is he basically harassed the others to death. By keeping a big group, the dominant male won't be able to pick on just one fish constantly...he'll get lost in the crowd.

 

[MoFish78]

thanks turtleman...the survivor is about 1yr now but still about less than 2"...he's not so dominant now though...since he killed the two, he's been staying in corners i guess fearing the other bigger fish.

i thought as long as i have many other fish with them, it's enough to prevent him from focusing on the other 2 demasonis. thanks man

 

[Super Turtleman]

np

 

[cockroach]

What an enjoyable read. Thank you for posting.