New to site but not to fish

[striped bass]

Just wanted to say hi and introduce my self.
Its been a few years since i have had a fish tank but im back in business again with my new 55.gal tank "starting off small again"​

always loved cichlids and this will be what i keep again cant wait to get a decent assortment going.​

A quick picture of my new tank hope you like.

Well hope to chat with all you soon on this nice site....​

Thanks Smitty ​

 

[joel]

welcome to mfk. looks like a nice set up

 

[tyl089]

Cool tank, but for me, I will always try to use live plants.

 

[BayArea_510]

nice oscar

 

[bigbadfish711]

Welcome to MFK
Nice looking tank and interesting looking hoods.

 

[Rayshot1]

yeah looks nice ..i have that same imitation driftwood..my Oscar loved ..until he couldnt fit under it!

 

[fishmamma]

Hi! and Welcome to MFK!!

Very nice setup! How long has the tank been setup? I second the hood comment, what brand are they..?

I was curious also about your oscar, it seems to have a strang coloration to it .. maybe it was the flash or something..

 

[striped bass]

Hi! and Welcome to MFK!!

Very nice setup! How long has the tank been setup? I second the hood comment, what brand are they..?

I was curious also about your oscar, it seems to have a strang coloration to it .. maybe it was the flash or something..

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome

The hood is made by marine land and it struck me odd also when i was buying it the lights are LED with to modes day and night pretty cool.

The tank has been up for a few weeks now and doing good no issues other then thinking about what else i want to keep in it.

I also did use a flash so yea thats the reason for the Oscar looking so pale

a close up of the LED light bar.

 

[charles-n-charge]

welcome back to the hobby.

hopefully when you say "starting off small" you mean that youll be upgrading soon. that oscar is going to need a bigger tank in the next 4-6 months or so. Tey grow at about 1-1.5" a month (mine grew 2" a month), they can reach 14" long (which is just the length, they get huge.), and they need at least a 125g (IMO it should be 150-200 minimum)

the tank looks great though, cant wait to see where it goes

 

[fishmamma]

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome

The hood is made by marine land and it struck me odd also when i was buying it the lights are LED with to modes day and night pretty cool.

The tank has been up for a few weeks now and doing good no issues other then thinking about what else i want to keep in it.

I also did use a flash so yea thats the reason for the Oscar looking so pale

a close up of the LED light bar.

Now I remember I've seen this setup at Petsmart, was curious what the night time light looked like...