New Malawi Mbuna Tank

[Steve_C]

Haha! That's what my friend said. Before I got the fish, I sent him a photo of the rock work, and he asked me what was going in the tank. I told him mbuna, and his response was "why?". He was hoping I do Tanganyikans i think.

It's actually perfect for Mbuna though, they love rocks all the way up to the water line.

 

[lunsforj]

Yeah, I did a similar tank in the past when I was in high school and I noticed even displaced males would hold territories near the surface if they could.

 

[lunsforj]

Added the metriaclima mbenji. The dominant male is pretty great looking already. It's hard to beat marmalade cats.

 

[lunsforj]

video showing the new fish

 

[aae0130]

Fabulous rock scape. Looks like an underwater cavern.

 

[RD.]

Love the OB's! I might have missed it, but what size is this tank?

 

[lunsforj]

it's a 4 foot 120

 

[cockroach]

How is the tank progressing?
Any algae growing?
Any death matches?
And if there is no pic I refuse to believe you. lol

 

[lunsforj]

Yeah some diatoms growth on the rocks has been hanging around annoyingly. Only fish I've lost is 1 auratus. Found it stuck to the overflow tonight. I will try and get some pics tomorrow.

 

[lunsforj]

Here is a little update from tonight. As you can see from the photos, Diatoms have taken over the rocks. However, the fish are coming along nicely and really settling in.