75gal lake malawi Mbuna

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flukekiller

flukekiller

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Hello all,, just finished posting in the intro section..

heres a pic of my current tank. standard 75gal. DIY styrofoam/cement back-
round. 18 plus malawi cichlids. i say plus b/c apparently i do not have an all
male tank. some live plants, DIY foam/cement rocks and caves. Not the prettiest
tank in some eyes but i love the way it looks and the fish are happy so thats what
matters. although not all the fish are fully grown/mature there has been no
fin nipping,,, the occasional chasing but no bully of the tank as of yet! heres a list
of what i have in the tank. so whats your thoughts positive or negative, i am always
learning.

fish-
(2)iodotropheus sprengerae "rusty"
(2)cynotilapia afra "jalo reef"
albino socolofi
(2)metriaclima callainos "cobalt blue"
(2)nimbochromis livingstonii
labidochromis caeruleus "lions cove"
-yellow lab
libidochromis caeruleus "nkhata bay"
-white lab
metriaclima estherae "red zebra"
-orange
metriaclima estherae "red zebra"
-OB
metriaclima estherae "red zebra"
-blue
pseudotropheus crabro "bumblebee"
(2)pseudotropheus acei "yellow tail"
metriaclima lombardoi "kenyi"
(2)Nimbochromis livingstonii*** yes i know these are haps,, long story but had to get them***cichlidtank.jpg

plants-
amazon sword
red melon sword
lobelia cardinalis
anubius lancelota
anubius barteri "coffeefolia"
cryptocoryne lutea
cryptocoryne sp. red

cichlidtank.jpg
 
haha i didnt realize the flash was on so they all have spooky eyes.
 
The background looks like it came out pretty good and the pile of cave rocks looks a bit oddly placed but the fish seem to be enjoying the caves.

I'm assuming you were planning on an all male tank, correct?

Be prepared for some of the plants to be uprooted when they start moving the sand around the tank. I've not had any luck with planted Malawi tanks.
 
thanks,,, well the tanks been up and running for almost 7 months now so most of the plants are
well rooted. Plus they seem to leave the plants alone except for one so lately i have just been
letting it float.
 
Acpape0 said:
Are you having any trouble maintaining a high ph with that driftwood ?


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no problem with ph at all... most likely b/c i boiled the crap out of it and
since i am on well water my parameters are basically liquid rock...
ph is so high even high ph tests are not high enough. since most basic
FW test kits are not good enough for the tests i usually send my water
out to be tested every year. so i usually just test for ammonia, nitrites and
nitrates.
 
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