Type of setup. Malawi



Tank 3ft 40g

Filtration. Fluval 2 and fluval 3 canister

Lighting. 1 30w 1000k

Substrate. Calcium carbonate, 1'-2' deep

Decor. 10 kilos lava rock and driftwood, silk plants

Water chemistry. ph 8 temp 78-80

Maintenance. 25% water change twice a week, gravel vac every 2 weeks

Feeding. Twice daily mixed cichlid pellets and flakes, algae waffers and zucchini 3 times a week, and guppie fry when im overrun

Fish
1 Cynotilapia afra
1 Protomelas stevini
1 Metriaclima greshaki
1 OB peacock
3 Labidochraomis caeruleus
1 Pseudotropheus zebra
1 Aulonocara koningsi
1 aulonocara stuartgranti
1 Cynotilapia puplican
2 Bristlenose plecs

Additional comments. My first attempt at cichlids, am getting larger tank, 55-75g once i move house in 2 months.

Brief history of the tank. Have only had tank stocked for not even a month but have already revised stocking list numerous times. Still learning so dont bite.

This post has been edited by azzman: Sep 14 2007, 04:35 AM

Type of setup ? mbuna



Tank ? 155 gal

Filtration ? 2 HOB,3 Rena canisters Xp3,4 &4

Lighting ? 2 AQUA-GLO Fluorescent Bulbs 60w.

Substrate? 2in Pool filter sand

Decor?Bog wood,lots of cobble stone and granite

Water chemistry ? pH 8.3

Maintenance ? once a week 30% water change etc.

Feeding? once a day cichlid gold

Fish ? 1 Genyochromis mento ,Labeotropheus trewavasae,3 orange Zebra ,Cynotilapia axelrodi,Maylandia estherae,6 Fuelleborni

Type of Setup
Primarily Malawi - Assorted



Tank
Volume/70L - 24x12x15

Filtration
Fluval 105 - Coarse Sponge > Shell Grit > Fine Sponge > Bio Media; 480LPH
Aquarworld IF150 - Fine Sponge; 150LPH
Total Output ~ 630LPH - 9 Turnover's p/h

Lighting
2x20 Watt T8 - 1x MarineGlo, 1x PowerGlo

Substrate
Calcium Carbonate - Approx. 2cm

Decor
Sandstone ~ 4kg
Slate ~ 1kg
White Riverstone ~ 0.5kg
2x Corkscrew Val, Vallisneria spiralis var. tortissima

Water Chemistry
pH: 8.2
Temp: 27C

Maintenance
30% Water change weekly + Gravel Vac; Additional 10% change whenever glass/decor etc. needs cleaning, Filter cleaned monthly.

Feeding
Cichlid Crumbles + Flake, twice daily. Algae wafers + Bloodworm/Brineshrimp thrice weekly.

Fish
1x Haplochromis Sp., Flameback Cichlid, Haplochromis, Lake Victoria
9x Aulonocara jacobfreibergi, Jacobfreibergi Peacock, Aulonocara, Lake Malawi
1x Ancistrus Sp., Albino Bristlenose, Plec, South America
1x Rineloricaria fallax, Whiptail Catfish, Loricaria, South America

History
This tank has been set up for quite a while now, however only recently did I convert it into a small cichlid tank. This is only a semi-permanent home for it's inhabitants as soon after the new year I will be getting a new tank, in addition to that I will be switching my large community into a cichlid tank.

This post has been edited by funkyhoney: Dec 23 2007, 07:10 AM

Type of setup?
mbuna






Tank Volume?
40 UK Gallons (185 litres/48 US Gallons),
Dimensions approx. 47x15x15 (L x H x W - Inches - internal)

Filtration?
Eheim Pro 2224 (700 lph)
Eheim Ecco 2232 (400 lph)
Under Gravel Jet system approx. around 3400 lph

Lighting?
(T8) twin 36w standard fitting

Substrate?
Playsand at about 2 inches deep

Decor?
different colours of natural slate (not sure about wieght but its alot)

Water chemistry?
pH about 8.2

Maintenance?
20-30% water change per week. vacum the sand while draining the tank

Feeding?
cichlid pellet/dry food 4 times a week, peas and cuccumber 3 days a week

Fish?
6 Labidochromis caeruleus
6 Cynotilapia afra 'white top'

Additional comments?
the tank is about a month and half old when the picture was taken. there is a fair bit of algea on the slate now and is looking natural. however i will be giving it a clean soon as its getting abit much

Brief history of the tank ?
tank use to be a planted tank i then saw soon great looking cichlid tanks and decided i wanted one.

chris

This post has been edited by chr15_8: Dec 23 2007, 09:11 PM

155 malawi mix.






Tank ? 155 gal

Filtration ? 2 HOB,3 Rena canisters Xp3,4 &4

Lighting ? 2 AQUA-GLO Fluorescent Bulbs 60w.

Substrate? 2in Pool filter sand

Decor?Bog wood,lots of cobble stone and granite

Water chemistry ? pH 8.3

Maintenance ? once a week 30% water change etc.

Feeding? once a day cichlid gold

Tank: 210L. 48x13x20 inches

Filtration: 2x Eheim externals, 1 thermofilter.

Lighting: 2 x T5 on Arcadia I-bar and 2x compact T5's

Substrate: aragonite sand about 2 inches

Decor: Large river boulders, bogwood, and 2 fake bamboo plants.

Water chemistry: Ph - 7.4 Temp - 27c

Maintenance: Water changes - 30% once a week, clean out 1 filter completely every 4-6 months

Feeding: A mixture of Hikari Cichlid Excel, frozen brine shrimp, bloodword and cichlid food.

Fish:

About 30, i dont know all the names, sorry. Mainly mixed malawi but 2 x from lake victoria and 2 x Tropheus moorii. There is also a Bristlenose to clean up and 2 cameroon armoured shrimp.

Brief history of the tank: Current tank has been running for a little over 2 years

This post has been edited by jonny: Mar 2 2008, 04:50 PM

Type of setup ? mbuna



sadly all the fish were hiding when I took this. This picture is also old, there is much more rock in the tank now.

Tank ? 125 US Gallon, 72"x18"x22"

Filtration ? 3 HOBs, turnover ~10x

Lighting ? 80 watts. 1x6500k and 1xActinic. 48" fixture, T12 bulbs.

Substrate? 1" Playsand.

Decor? Drainage Limestone

Water chemistry ? 8.6 pH, 79.9*

Maintenance ? Weekly 40% water changes, filters cleaned as needed. Prime water conditioner only.

Feeding? I use a variety of foods, mostly spirulina.

Fish ? Ps. acei, Mel. johannii, Met. lombardoi, Met. estherae, Leb. caeruleus, Ps. crabro, Met. pyrsonotos, Met. pyrsonotos x Iodotropheus sperengae.

Additional comments ? Tank was intended to be low cost. Stocking might be changed and haps added.

Brief history of the tank ? Its about 9 months old, but someone wanted me to post pics so here goes.

Discuss any problems you have had with the tank/occupants and how you dealt with it? Try to keep it brief yet informative.

The crabro have been surprisingly peaceful so far, so has the lone kenyi male w/ 2 females. These fish will likely be removed as they were rescues if they get too mean. I have lost one rusty since the establishment of this tank and 1 lab. I think the rusty got crushed when I was adding rock, sadly. The lab is unknown.

The johannii is the most aggressive male in the tank, I hope he doesn't cause problems later!

This post has been edited by SingMeat: Mar 27 2008, 03:03 AM

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