55g Cookie Cutter Setup

[Snake42490]

well some i can recommend are Synodontis petricola Synodontis eupterus and Synodontis multipunctatus havent had the other one you are talking about. keep us posted with what you choose for your fish.

 

[parker313]

Thanks! I am leaning towards the petricola. Right now I'm thinking about getting the cichlids from my LFS and then the synos from aquabid. I've got my eye on a few auctions.

For stocking, I am leaning towards the setup that dthoffsett first suggested, or some very close variation thereof.

 

[Snake42490]

Good Choice

 

[parker313]

I ended up deciding that I just couldn't pay the lfs prices It makes me sad b/c they are so awesome there. I really shouldn't feel guilty though, I just spent $300 re-stocking my 46g with them

I went through aquabid and just bought these fish:
6 F1 Labidochromis sp. hongi island Auction
6 F1 Cynotilapia afra white top likoma Auction
6 zebra red top yellow chin OB lundu Auction

I know 18 fish will be WAY too much, but since there's no way to guarantee m/f, I went ahead and got the 6 and will re-sell or otherwise re-home the extras. I will also get some s. petricolas.

 

[Ferris]

Nice fish and i'm pleased to report that the white top Afra are genuine - many C.Afra Likoma purchased are mis-sold and are actually P.Kingsizei.

 

[parker313]

Definitely good to know. This guy has a lot of auctions up on aquabid and all are african cichlids - like dog breeders, it seems to be a sign of quality when they stick to one area of expertise I also like it b/c he's not too far away, so the fish won't have to be shipped as far.

 

[dthoffsett]

I ended up deciding that I just couldn't pay the lfs prices It makes me sad b/c they are so awesome there. I really shouldn't feel guilty though, I just spent $300 re-stocking my 46g with them

I went through aquabid and just bought these fish:
6 F1 Labidochromis sp. hongi island Auction
6 F1 Cynotilapia afra white top likoma Auction
6 zebra red top yellow chin OB lundu Auction

I know 18 fish will be WAY too much, but since there's no way to guarantee m/f, I went ahead and got the 6 and will re-sell or otherwise re-home the extras. I will also get some s. petricolas.

That's going to be a fabulous tank, can't wait to see pics once the fish are in and settled!

 

[Snake42490]

sounds like someone just went to the candy store! cant wait to see some pics. you will have a very nice looking tank.

 

[parker313]

Kid in a candy store - very appropriate Aquabid is baaaaad for my PayPal acct

I will definitely post some pics when they get here and get settled in. I'm very excited

Oh, and I did go back to AB and got some synos - petricolas, as I'd planned

 

[Snake42490]

haha awesome. who did you buy them from? i think i looked over every seller 200 times before i made up my mind

 

[parker313]

Carolinacichilds. I figured with him being in North Carolina and my being in Georgia, they should get here quickly. I got the synos from jmtrops and he's in Tampa.

 

[Snake42490]

thats really funny. that was my second choice for a guy to get. i should have gone with him in the first place. i went with this other guy that had a cheaper price but got me on baggage etc.. fish got shipped to me in a blizzard haha... i was scared to death. i got the fish and the bag was ICE COLD. and yet the fish are swimming happily.. to this day i dont know how they lived. once again; GOOD CHOICE haha.

 

[parker313]

Yeah, I can imagine what a blizzard would do - we sure don't have that problem here!

In fact, I was just coming to post a little update. The seller called and said that it's been SO hot that they can't ship right now - has to be under 95. I am going out of town next week, so I don't want him to ship any later in this week and then not be home to get them acclimated and settled in. So, I am going to email him when I get home at the end of the month and hopefully it'll be cooler then.

So, right now, I have my tiger barbs and my jewels in my 55g to keep it cycled and I have 5 <1" astatotilapia latifasciatis fry in my 28g to grow out a little. I found a seller on aquabid from not too far from here and got suckered into going and seeing their setup. They had an amazing setup, including the most beautiful blue peacocks and tank after tank after tank of angelfish fry growing out

 

[dthoffsett]

In fact, I was just coming to post a little update. The seller called and said that it's been SO hot that they can't ship right now - has to be under 95. I am going out of town next week, so I don't want him to ship any later in this week and then not be home to get them acclimated and settled in. So, I am going to email him when I get home at the end of the month and hopefully it'll be cooler then.

That's too bad, but the summer is hit a miss for shipping fish. It's supposed to be over 100 here all week, ugh I hate summer. Hope you can get the fish soon.

 

[Snake42490]

better safe than sorry