My Tanks
 

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My Tiger Barb's House and other Assort Fishes

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African Cichild's Tank

Thinking of upgrading to 3ft tank as the cichilds.

good choice. the malawian cichlids will outgrow it soon. may want to upsize the filtration for the current setup too. have fun in your expansion :)

Did I just saw a Butterkefori in the 2nd pic?
It will create havoc soon

ya, seems like it.. haha
bets if can upgrade lo.. more African fish choices.

:)

Thanks for sharing pics!

IMHO, your African cichlid tank is way too small with so many fishes! ...at least 10? Most will eventually die away thru fights in that small environment...until couple fishes left. You may wanna consider QUICKLY in reducing stocks or upgrade into a 3ft tank.

Today just make arrangement to purchase a 4ft glass tank, cant wait for it to arrived. i have more than 30 cichilds in the tank haha, cant resist of buying whenever i go to lfs.
My largest butterefori previouly is the tank king but after i introduce a male m.auratus half the size he seems to be sharing the empire. I thought of diying a filter for the bigger tank


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A 4ft tank with so many cichlids would require good filtration. Get a canister or a OHF at least. Overkill filtration is ok too, better than insufficient, hence your idea of DIY filter can be a complement to other filtration. Would suggest NOT to buy anymore cichlids atm until yr tank arrive. Cheers.

Should be getting tonight very excited


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Last received my 4ft tank and immediate action, now my new 4ft African tank.

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Nice and spacious....for the moment! :p

BTW why no gravel? ...all coral chips only....Also, you need to invest on another filtration system. :)

That time want to buy white sand but the shop keeper say coral chip. Need to buy more ba last min got it weekend of invest on another filter, going to diy one as well


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Just DIY a simple filter hopefully it helps.


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I am not sure whether to diy canister filter or buy one


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Dear all,

anyone can advise me what filter to use for my 4ft tank?

try changing the media to K1 or cut the sponge up to smaller bits to make it more effective :)
DIY cannister is fun. just plan it well :)

all the best in all your DIY projects :) looking so far for your upgrades

Oh ya K1, haven got time to buy them yet, haha am reading on cannister project haha, hopefully its working haha

Just use the big black round sponge la
No need to diy the sponge

My diy filters....using K1.....been using them for 1.5yrs liao...

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Sorry pic here...

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I see that sponge can be bought at lfs right


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Some changes on my African Cichlids Tank

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New member: Red frontosa

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New member: Duboisi Cichlid x 2 (hopefully is male & female)

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New member: Demasoni Cichlid x 2 (should be couple caught them hiding in cave together, refuse to leave the cave alone)

Tropheus Mixed Tank
 

Dear all, please advise me on this.

I intend to do a tropheus mixed species tank with duboisi, polli, moorii

What you guys think? and the tank size?

No issue at all if you mix tropheus, in fact with a larger overall group size, aggression will be reduced. It is really up to personal preference, some prefer more colour, some want uniformity.

The only thing you want to look out for is cross breeding which has been known to occur even between different tropheus types (e.g. duboisi and moorii etc.)

A minimum size of 4 foot is often recommended, but what matters more to the success colony from my experience is colony size, good quality food and regular water changes.

Thanks tangs


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http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...e60b035df5.jpgupdate of my tank, please give comment


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Just pack these 2 new cichlids for my mixed tank this week [img width=640 height=853]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/30/cd262ebf819f23a7dc6386f162da7501.jpg[/img] got 3 if this, wanted to get 1 male and 2 female but found out to be 2 male and 1 female. Is this bumblebee?

[img width=640 height=853]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/30/34feade2c736020fb0222cab3c7b458d.jpg[/img] today pack 2 of this, trets (5 bars cichlids) have not id male or female. Anyone keep them as well?


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looking better with each rescape.
next time, try using rocks of same colour gradient and texture in the same rockpile. per tank just one type or 2types can already.
and pile them in a big pile, rather then a linear pile at the back of the tank to get a more 3D natural looks. but again, scaping is all up to individual preference. as long as you like it, it's good :)

Will try your advise still hunting rocks haha, can't bear my pocket pain to purchase from lfs


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Yesterday just bought another 3 ft tank so I have change the concept again.http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...9c764ed47a.jpgmalawi and Victoria comm tank
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...3ba9a363e1.jpgtangayaki comm tank tropehus main.


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add more rocks for the malawi cichlids.
good idea for you to seperate the tangans from the malawi tank. and remember to add substrate to your new 3ft. otherwise rock slide=tank crack.

Haha ya last night set up till 3am haven got the time to get the substrate, I have those
Colorful gravel but not keen on them. Rock is still ongoing hunting, will update soon


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actually should use the 4ft for tanga and 3ft for malawi. looking at the eventual size of the fronts and also the colony of tropheus you getting.

I thought of that as well, but currently I have close to 30 Malawi cichlids but around 16 tanga only, so still suggest me to switch?


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Pls go to any lfs and buy some substrate....example coral sand or others. For coral sand it costs only $8~$10 per bag (10 kg). Cichlids love sand and will thrive in it.

if you ask me i would still suggest to switch. becos of the fronts.

the scaping is alright. it will get better as you go along. more worried that there is no substrate in that new tank, should the rockpile slide or fall, the glass gona get the impact bad

Agreed with Youngman. Nobody places big rocks in a clear base tank.....woods and small pebbles ok but not rocks as your base will get a lot scratches eventually and worst scenario....falls and break the glass.

Noted will get the sand asap


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Anyway I thought of going beach to get those sand near sea, okay with that?


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