Happy snaps of my cichlid tank..

[Lmno]

My tank is 6x2x2 and 600lt i have a breeding pair of oscars (roughly 9in long) 4red devils which are slightly smaller and a convict as well and a 10 in pleco... surprisingly they all get along well... for now.. im new to fishlife i fell into it when a friend (who is now in rehab now hopefully) dumped a broken tank and a bucket of fish on my doorstep one night asking me to watcg them for a couple of days.. that was 3 months ago now and iv since bought a 4ft tank for community type fish and just purchased a 3rd tank so that wherever i sit in my house to do my art i have a tank to lose myself in..

 

[tlindsey]

My tank is 6x2x2 and 600lt i have a breeding pair of oscars (roughly 9in long) 4red devils which are slightly smaller and a convict as well and a 10 in pleco... surprisingly they all get along well... for now.. im new to fishlife i fell into it when a friend (who is now in rehab now hopefully) dumped a broken tank and a bucket of fish on my doorstep one night asking me to watcg them for a couple of days.. that was 3 months ago now and iv since bought a 4ft tank for community type fish and just purchased a 3rd tank so that wherever i sit in my house to do my art i have a tank to lose myself in..

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Welcome aboard





Nice of you to take in the fish from your friend. You probably will need to rehome either the Oscars or Red Devils soon as aggression issues arise.
When you have time do research on the Oscars and Red Devils here on the forum under Central and South American Cichlids. I also suggest that you have a routine for water changes every week of 50% or more. Please use a water dechlorinator such as Prime during wc's. Please feel free to post any questions you have and members will gladly help.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Hello,
Welcome to the aquatic hobby. It sure is nice to lose yourself in a tank. I have my community tank next to my bed and watch it before I fall asleep every night.
Some advice; it looks like the tank is not full of water. I would fill it all the way up, you have a whole lot of large fish in there and they can use all the gallons they can get to dilute the fish urine. You say the tank is broken, is that why it isn't full? If the glass is cracked, I would 100% get the fish out of there and repair or trash the tank. Only a matter of time until the crack spreads and the pane shatters, then you have a whole lot of dead fish on the floor and the water could ruin your flooring or structurally damage your house.
If the tank isn't broken, as mentioned you should also have a weekly water change schedule in which you vacuum the gravel and change 50% of the water. You might also have aggression issues, though it looks like the fish are large already and they don't appear beaten up, so you may be okay.
Good luck

 

[axs377]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Welcome aboard, nice job with the fish.