my ca/sa cichlids video of my tank

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lanthony18

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This is my ca/sa community tank video, tryed to take pics and I'm no photographer. Flowerpower said he will help me with pics plus video, but couldn't wait so here it is.

150 with 2 802 powerheads, ehiem pro3, weekly 70% water changes (stress coat & aquarium salt)

stock list as follows: 7 festae 3" to 51/2", 3 red devils lab. (2) 4" (1) 6"brute, 4 costa rican dovii 3 males and one female 3" to 51/2", 1 butti 41/2",2 managuense m&f 4",1 grammodes 7" ( dominate fish),1 m blue umbie 4", 1 3" tiger mort, 1 3" carpinte. Let me know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq5FkysJVvI
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A LOT of really cool, good looking fish. What's the plan from here? Not much time until things need to be moved out.
 
get another 150 or 180, and split them up in 2 or 3 monthes , very little aggresion, no more additions , I may get rid of some of festae when I get a confirmed male. See what shakes out.
 
I get attached to fish,so we'll see, I like the male Festae, 2 biggest are def. females the others not big enough to be sure, the biggest looked like a till she hit 4 " and lost the spots and dorsal fin turned black, turning real red, sorry bout the video wish it were more clear so you could see all the colors, everything is healthy. Flowerpower is gonna help me. 1st time, tried to take pics but it was a lost cause.
 
your heavily stocked i see.
you have some good taste, lots of potential in that tank.
 
thanks , I know I know, will have to split them up, watch the aggression closely, but its the best way to keep community of big cichlids, If I had 8 to 10 fish it would def. be a problem. one dom. fish on a seek and destroy mission. if the rubber met the road it would be just a male dovii or a pair.I think I have about 3 monthes before I need to split them up. Ive kept communitie of 10 to 12 cichlids ( Including m. dovii) 9" to 12"fish . my male nic. dovii was 15" with tank mates, but once he got out of the community setting would not except tankmates. I miss that fish over 10 years , he died in a move.
 
Wow, looks really good Anthony :thumbsup:


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Good looking bunch but You gonna need a couple more 150's, and a few 300's or larger
 
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