Mexico Biotope"ish"

[Toiletcar]

Really love this tank ?The stock especially ?Haven’t had any aggression issues with similar stocking. Very peaceful as far as NA/CA cichlids go.

 

[lunsforj]

That's exactly what I want to hear toiletcar!

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Nice set up. I notice the thread title is biotope ish. All these fish can be found together in the wild. Poecilla Mexicana would be a good biotope correct tank mate.

 

[lunsforj]

So the only reason I included the ish part is I'm not sure whatever livebearer to go with. Also I might include a few ancistrus to bell with algae.

 

[jeaninel]

Great looking tank!

 

[lunsforj]

So my fish were getting a little big for the 125, so I rescaped my 300 and moved them into there. Its different, but I like it. I think I'm going to be picking up 8 argentea later today to grow out in this tank as well. It all depends on how big they are. If they are too small, I'll stick them in the 125 for a while. Anyways, here's an updated pic of the 300.

 

[robmcd]

Verry cool!! I really like the scaping as well. I did something similar about 11 years ago...

My MEXITANK (Mis pescados Mexicanos)

Heres some pics of the MEXITANK. (thanks for the name Edcal). Its the start of my cichlids native to Mexico collection. The tank is my old 100g that I had given to my brother, but got back due to his pending move to Austin. The filtration is currently 1 emperor 400 and 1 whisper 30/60. So if I...

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[Gourami Swami]

Looks great. I think the original setup was very well done too. Nice job!

 

[lunsforj]

Looks great. I think the original setup was very well done too. Nice job!

I do too. I didn't break it down. I think im going to try and get some bartoni and yellow labridens and recreate a media luna biotope. I already planted a lily in there, just waiting for it to establish itself.

 

[FJB]

Beautiful tank!