wait, what? Who said anything about Tropheus? I saw TropheOPS, which is a malawi mbuna...they're pretty mean but I didn't see anyone mention tropheus. maybe i missed something.
I wouldn't put dolphins in with meaner mbuna under most circumstances. Maybe some of the tougher ones, but dolphins...
cheap and effective solution:
play sand, lots of cheap rock, Rena canister filter (xp3) and some HOB's
expensive solution:
Eco complete sand, holey rock, eheim canister filter.
I went the first way and don't regret it at all.
i got a pic in the members tanks thread. its a crap pic but it...
haha i was mostly posting that because i figured the thread would die and for some humor. And I had literally taken the pic a few minutes before.
I appreciate all the compliments !!!! :D
I just thinned my mbuna stock out to make room for ~50 haps and peacocks over the next year or so. That...
As of right now, I'm not running any. I'm planning on running it later on once money frees up - think I'll be ok cutting down on light until then? 4x40 for how many hours?
I've only got 8 plants in there for now so i'm just gonna throw some root tabs under them this week until I decide if i...
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...
it might be his, but that pic is from a google image search.
Anyways, I've got 9 acei in my 125 US gallon with labs, various zebras, bumblebees, johannii, and kenyi and the acei and labs are the most peaceful (obviously) :good:
Thanks! I just hope it is enough.
Plans: More Gravel, root tabs until I can afford substrate, and build a canopy that allows me to lift the lights up and back on a hinge to work on the tank, but leaves them close to the glass otherwise. CO2 also.
I need a good driftwood centerpiece as well...