My Red Devils

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That is nice. What a collection in one tank. No aggression issues?
 
Thanks for the nice comments guys. :)

Driftwood at bottom is nailed to a pice of slate; drfitwood that's elevated (i.e., sitting on other pieces of drftwood) is natuarally sinking driftwood-- I forget what type of wood, but certain wood (maybe African driftwood?) sinks without needing to be weighed down.

Tanks is 96x24x36. Not a lot of depth back to front (24") but long (8 ft) and very high (3 ft). A great size tank for cichlids because thay don't need a ton of bottom space (like catfish), they prefer the length and height.

Tank is full of bad boys, but because everyone is of similar attitude, and because I keep it a bit ovecrowded, none of them get too territorial. So, no aggression. Yes, certain fish do "avoid" other fish, but rarely any gill flares, and I can't remember the last time I had any liplocking. This is an truly an "aggressive community tank". Lots of colors, constant movement, everybody eats like pigs-- a fun tank to watch! :grinno:

Large Cichlids, the labs 'aint cheap-- but I can't remember the exact price.

Bsixx, The deep purple barred fish is Amphilophus zaliosus http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/images/zal8.jpg


GBG
 
I really like the look of your tank also! I am currently setting one up which will basically be a smaller version of yours. May I ask what brand of black substrate that is? It looks really nice. Thanks. And that is an awesome tank!
 
ecal468;915528; said:
I really like the look of your tank also! I am currently setting one up which will basically be a smaller version of yours. May I ask what brand of black substrate that is? It looks really nice. Thanks. And that is an awesome tank!

Ecal, the substrate is Estes black gravel.

Gudjon, front shots are tough because they pick up the flash. Here is the closest thing I've got to a front shot:

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very nice setup ... looks awesome ... all of them tough guys in one tank ... that's impressive .. thanks for sharing
 
nice tank. man when those fish all grow up its going to be like a boxing ring in there
 
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