Photo Journal: 29gal Tanganyika...

[dsubaru]

Muske,

Tomorrow I'm headed to the store to get some fish anyways so I'll look for a couple small pieces of lace rock. Will the roots cover the rock and eventually move into the substrate?

I was going to use root tabs to add nutrients would you suggest using a Seachem product like flourish or excel?

I guess 3rd question could be for anyone.. What would you suggest for algae cleaning. in a small Tanganyikan tank.

I do understand that most of the fish I'll be keeping are omnivores so maybe I dont need algae eating fish...

 

[sp33dstix]

thx for the compliments..

BTW is having a tank look "symetrical" a good thing or bad thing?

Personal preference IMO. Set it up how ever you like.

 

[mike dunagan]

algae is best removed with a scraper, if there is a fish that could help some, I would recommend a bristlenose pleco.

 

[sutherland]

algae is best removed with a scraper, if there is a fish that could help some, I would recommend a bristlenose pleco.

Bristlenose would be good, a Tanganyika catfish would be better suited. But yes, nothing beats a scraper (or a mag-float).

 

[sutherland]

Muske,

Tomorrow I'm headed to the store to get some fish anyways so I'll look for a couple small pieces of lace rock. Will the roots cover the rock and eventually move into the substrate?

I was going to use root tabs to add nutrients would you suggest using a Seachem product like flourish or excel?

I guess 3rd question could be for anyone.. What would you suggest for algae cleaning. in a small Tanganyikan tank.

I do understand that most of the fish I'll be keeping are omnivores so maybe I dont need algae eating fish...

Outside of Prime and Ammonia Alert (nice cheap product, and good generalized indicator), I don't have any extensive experience with Seachem. I am, however, a huge fan of Ocean Nutrition and ALL of their products.

http://www.oceannutrition.com/product_fresh.php?lang=en&file=fresh_plant.php&head=

 

[Muske]

I don't use any ferts., my tap water already contains a lot of phors. If I were going to, I would use Excel. It is supposed to not contribute to nusisance algae. The BN plecos are good for keeping the decorations fairly clean of algae. Lace rock is great for your plants. You will probally need to tie them down w/a rubberband or piece of thread til they get established on the rocks. If the roots can reach the sub. they will grow into it, but the do not need the substrate for survival.

 

[dsubaru]

Let the stocking begin.... 3 Juliochromis, 1 Neolamprologus Pulcher aka Daffodil, 3 dwarf rainbows... Everyone is getting along so far. however I lost one rainbow due to it getting stuck between some rocks and they nipped its fins off. It became food for my SA/CA tank.

bagged!​

free!​

 

[Ransom]

there some great fish there,