Basic CA cichlid aquascape

[nutty]

Hi all,

Anyone with a small 90cm tank and on a budget, maybe interested in setting up a contemporary tank for some of the dwarf centrals available.

I have chosen a pair of Cryptoheros sp. 'honduran red points'. Lovely fish and very easy to spawn.

A small shoal of platy's would make excellent dither fish for this setup.

The tank below took around 3 hours to complete. Mature water and filtration media was added for a instant setup.

A quick step by step video i made last night. And yes i know i've spelt pebbles wrong, doh.

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Saludos,

Lee.

 

[MissLauraPeach]

Wow, a beautiful aquascape!

 

[Gruff Master]

Hats off to you, Lee! That was such a great video that I didn't mind you misspelling "Pebbles". LOL That HRP pair looks right at home. The contrasting sizes and textures of media really draws you in, adds much interest. I ended up with two female HRPs. One is a powder-blue and the other is a Cobalt blue. They are little bundles of color and activity. Thanks for sharing.

 

[nutty]

Wow, a beautiful aquascape!

Thanks Miss Peach.

Hats off to you, Lee! That was such a great video that I didn't mind you misspelling "Pebbles". LOL That HRP pair looks right at home. The contrasting sizes and textures of media really draws you in, adds much interest. I ended up with two female HRPs. One is a powder-blue and the other is a Cobalt blue. They are little bundles of color and activity. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. HRP's are really cool cichilds and ideal for anyone starting out, with a small tank or on a tight budget.

They have a spawn in this tank, you maybe able to see some of the fry in the video, hence why the female is still displaying a dominant dress. I love the colours, especially under natural lighting.

Here's a direct flash photograph, showing the intense blue.

 

[NorCaliCichlids]

Your set ups are always making me jealous! What kind of wood is that? What are you using for filtration?

 

[JoeTurner14]

Stunning as usual Lee. Such an inspiration!!!

 

[peathenster]

You made it look easy Thanks for sharing!

 

[buddha1200]

great setup video,love the hrp's

 

[nutty]

Your set ups are always making me jealous! What kind of wood is that? What are you using for filtration?

Thanks. The wood is beech tree, but i also use oak and some fruit trees like apple and damson in some setups.

Filtration is a old Fluval external, the outlet pipe is set above the waterline for photography work.

Stunning as usual Lee. Such an inspiration!!!

Glad that i can be of some inspiration Joe, now go and set one up for yourself.

You made it look easy Thanks for sharing!

No problem.

great setup video,love the hrp's

Thanks. I wasn't sure about doing the video, but seemed a good way to get the idea of the setup across to anyone interested.

Lee.

 

[jay_leask]

wow nice tank!