your ultimate cichla setup

[ceeej31]

I decided to make a thread for everyone to post the setup they are always planning but may or may not actually make it one day, the one they dream about
try to follow this format

dimensions: 10'x3'x30" or 10'x4'x30"

material: diy plywood

filtration: tarpon40 sand filter and 150-300gallon stock tank sump

lighting: 2 4ft shoplights

decor: pool filter sand substrate,lots of driftwood, plenty of java fern

tank mates:
acanthicus adonis x1
Merodontotus tigrinus x1
myleus schomburgki x4
myleus rubripinnis x4
leiarius marmoratus x1
caquetaia myersi x2
crenicichla marmota x2
astronotus ocellatus x3
amphilophus festae x2
satanoperca jurupari x2
geophagus proximus x3
heros sp. ‘atabapo’ x2
heros sp. ‘rotkeil’ x2
uaru amphiancanthoides x3
hoplarchus psittacus x2
osteogossum ferreirai x1

Now for the important part CICHLA!
cichla piquiti x2
cichla orinocensis x2
cichla kelberi x2


so, now that i have described my ultimate setup, lets see yours

 

[krichardson]

Mine will have to hold off untill I relocate to a warmer year round climate.I will eventually be relocating and I intend to build an outdoor pond of a nice size once I do and my cichla will reside there where they can take in the best lighting.

 

[---XR---]

my dream tank would hing fully on if i could locate some mirinae, if not it's not a dream tank...

 

[ceeej31]

my dream tank would hing fully on if i could locate some mirinae, if not it's not a dream tank...

i thought about including them but i was trying to be at least kinda realistic

 

[---XR---]

i thought about including them but i was trying to be at least kinda realistic

there is at least one hobbyist with them already, so it's not exactly out of reality, it depends on your paycheck -.

 

[Eric A]

This should be fun!



Dimensions: 16'x5'x30"

Material: concrete and acrillic

Filtration: Big sand filter of some type and a HUGE trickle system.

Lighting: A mix of fluroscent and natural sunlight.

Decor: Natural coloured River Sand, one massive piece of bogwood root, or one whole smaller tree, in a position to inidate felling.

Tank mates:
Lophiosilurus alexandri x 4
Merodontotus tigrinus x 2
Platynematichthys notatus x 2
Uaru fernandepyzi x 6
Hoplarchus psittacus x 6
Crenicichla cincta x 2
Astronotus "Bahia' x 2
Heros sp. 'Brazil' x 2
Heros sp. 'Atabapo' x 2
Osteogossum ferreirai x1

Now for the important part CICHLA!
Cichla piquiti x 4
Cichla temensis x 4
Cichla pinima x 4
Cichla kelberi x 4

Unless you are unaware, this is obviously a wish list.

Lets see some more.

 

[channarox]

my dream tank,that i will very likely be able to have once im out of the house.
im speaking rationally here as i dont know if i would have the money to build HUGE tanks like you guys want to.
this is just the FIRST tank i want to build once i get a house of my own.
it would be:

5-8 foot by 5-8 foot with a 2-3 foot height.
working on a huge sump of course.

made of glass or acrylic.

lots of natural sunlight and a few fluorescent lights.

the substrate i would love to do brownish sand covering only 1/4 of the tanks bottom and large pebbles on the rest.
then lots of medium pieces of driftwood around the back half of the tank that branch out.
behind,in between and around the driftwood lots of java ferns (easy to maintain) and java moss.
lots of floating plants

the stock will change,no doubt about that.
plus not all of it will be there for life.
but im hoping:
cichla piquiti x 4
cichla pinima x 2 (can do without)
cichla kelberi x 8
cichla orinocensis x 4 (can do without)
cichla sp. xingu x 2 (can do without)
cichla intermedia x 1 (can do without)
cichla monoculus,wild x 2
wild oscar x 1
endlis or congicus x 10
armatus x 1
parrot cichlid x 4 (can do without)
GATF or VATF x 4 (can do without)
indo-pacific tarpon x 2 (can do without)
hoplias lacerdae x 3
hoplias malabaricus or sp. black x 2

 

[yipp-e]

Ehh, well i dunno about dream tank but im hoping to upgrade by years end. 10x4x3 or 10x4x36 if you like. it would house my 10 monos and my 19 metynnis. I would love to keep some intermedia and some kelberi but i live in oz where the cichla varieties are few and far between. We got tems and monos, and some say we got occells but im yet to see an "occell" down here thats not just a hybrid.

 

[troutking]

dimensions: 12' by 8' by 8'
material: concrete and glass
filtration: huge sump and sand filter
lighting: no clue
decor: pool filter sand and drift wood
tankmates: GATFx1
black arowanax1
armatusx1
cichla:
orinox6
kelberix4
azulx4
fogox4
intermediax4

 

[silverdragon]

wow.. theres some strong imaginations in this thread lolz..
mines a 12x4x2.5ft high packed with as many cichla as i can..
will have it in 2 years time..