Type of set-up ? - Mbuna.. with the exception of one peacock and one hap.



Tank Size ? - 50 gallon / 190 litres.

Filtration ? - 1 x Tetratec EX1200 and 1 x Fluval 305. Nearly 12x turnover.

Lighting ? - Juwel High-Lite T5, 2x Day-Light.

Substrate ? - CaribSea Aragonite Special Grade sand.

Decor ? - Ocean Rock, cppl fake plants.

Water Chemistry ? - pH - 8.2, temp - 24C

Maintenance ? - Weekly water changes at about 25%-50%, weekly substrate hoovering over open areas, clean filters when needed, and complete tank clean (basically just poop under rocks) every 3-4 mnths.

Feeding ? - Currently; Malawi spirulina flakes, Veggey flakes, Hikari wheat germ & spirulina pellets, shrimp, daphnia, home-made European mix made with peas, brocolli, shrimp, spirulina and vitamins. Also odd veg like cucumber, spinach ect, and one "fast" day a week.

Fish ? - Currently...

Labidochromis caeruleus - 1m 2f (should be anyways... juvies at mo)
Labidochromis sp. "Hongi Red Top" - 1m 1f
Cynotilapia afra (White Top i believe) - 1m 1f
Cynotilapia afra (cobue) - 1f
Metriaclima estherae - 1m 2juvies
Labeotropheus Trewavasae - 1m
Metriaclima Black Dorsal Nkhungu - 1m
Pseudotropheus sp. "Elongatus Usisya" - 1m 2f
Melanochromis auratus/chipokae - 3f (so far... still young and may turn colour, also not sure wether auratus/chipokae atm)
Unknown Mbuna - x4, 1 completely unsure off, 1 either of the Metriaclima genus or the Pseudotropheus sp and two that are either female M.Black dorsal's or female M.Aurora.. (yea i know, got my work cut out..)
Aulonocara sp. (Not sure which atm) - 1m.
Sciaenochromis fryeri (Not sure which atm) - 1m.

Additional Comments ? - MORE PICS CAN BE SEEN HERE About my stock (which im working on), Im not sure wether to re-home the female cobue for obvious reasons, shame as she's a very nice fish ... The auratus/chipokae will be re-homed v.soon. I have four unknown mbuna, one i dont have a pic of at the mo (will do soon) ... and the other one is in the "more pics here" link above, were he/she is in pics 10 & 11. If you think you could give me a good guess as to what you think he/she could be and msg me, that would be great and very much appreciated!! Its either of the Metriaclima.sp or the Pseudotropheus.sp... The peacock and hap get on with the mbuna fine ..... Will keep this post up-dated as time goes on.

Brief History of Tank ? - I am the first owner, and these are its first stock.

This post has been edited by darrel69: Jun 21 2008, 08:17 PM

setup type: Tanganyika neolamp


tank: standard hagen 20 gallon 24" x 16"x 12"

filtration: aquaclear 150, tetra whisper internal. approximately 250gph combined,
media is ceramic rings in the aqua clear, and filter floss in the whisper.

lighting: 24" single T8 power glow 18 watt

substrate: argonite and play sand 1-2 inches deep

decor: rocks bought from a home hardware store, about 15-25 lbs, vallisarnia

maintenance: 40% water change every week, 25% sand change every month

feeding: blood worms once a week sparulina(sp) enriched brine shrimp 2 times a week, the rest is nutrafin African cichlid flake

fish species: nelamprologus brichardi (2) bristle nose pleco (1)

comments: would like to get brichardi to spawn and eventually have a small colony in this tank

brief history: tank has been running for about 2 years non stop, just recently decided to turn it into a tang tank

Type of setup ? Peacock/Tangs



Tank ? Rio 300, with internal filter removed

Filtration ? Eheim 2026 mechanical, Eheim 2227 Wet/Dry Bio, 25W UV Internal Filter

Lighting ? T5 2 tubes, Day/Nature

Substrate? 1.5 Inch Crushed Coral/Fine Sand

Decor? 60KG Ocean Rock

Plants ? Vallis

Water chemistry ? 8.2 pH, 26.5C temp

Maintenance ? 25% per week, Gravel clean every 2 weeks.

Feeding? Spirinula Flake/Brine Shrimp live and frozen, 2-3 times per day

Fish ?

6 x Aulonacara Stuartgranti
6 x Aulonocara Maleri Gold
2 x Julidochromis Dickfeldi
3x Neolamprologus Leleupi
5 x Copadichromis borleyi "Kadango"

Additional comments ?

Changed from Boulder to Ocean rock as i couldnt get the height i needed to stop the Borleyi infighting

Brief history of the tank ?

First owner setup for 2 months.

This post has been edited by Geordie: Aug 3 2008, 08:48 PM

Tank Size
Rio 300, 300 Litres

Filtration
Tetratec Ex1200, Juwel Jumbo Internal (2200 TLPH) 8x Turnover

Lighting
Standard Juwel T5 High Light

Substrate
Coral Sand

Decor
Granite and Slate rocks

Water Chemistry
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10
PH - 8.2

Maintenance
Weekly 40% Water Changes and Changing of the white filter floss inside filters.

Feeding
Twice Daily, Skipping out 1 day a week

Fish
1x Yellow Lab
2x Demasoni
2x C.Afra (Jalo Reef)
2x P.Grekshei
3x Aulocarna Baeschi
2x Bristlenose Pleco

Additional Comments
Tank is now in the process of being shut down, But I thought Id like to share its last look with the forum.

Brief History of Tank
I am its only owner so far and the tank is brand new aswell is everything else.