Advice On New Mbuna Tank Setup

[dark_jedi_ire]

Hi all great Forum.,,

Been keeping fish for a fair number of years now, and I have a been given a gift of a juwel 180.

Currently I have a 260 litres (Uk messures) Discus Tank, with south american chiclids Im thinking of Moving My discus to a new Set up
in the new Juwel 180, and converting my 260 litres to a mbuna tank Electric yellows and peacocks etc,

I have Read lots about african Chichlids so I know About Aggression feeding And rocks and ph etc, Etc,

The problem I am have is the Discus tank I have is an Aquatlantide 260 litres and if anyone knows these tanks
there square and kinda tall, but still has a large bottom surface Area and I was planning on building the rocks tall and grouped ( there Will be a fair Amount of them so) along the entire back and left side and some middle to forground rock formations to Allow lots of hidding spaces,

Am I nuts doing this, ??? if I think About it and do it Right Could I pull it off???

Any advice to give , greatly received

Cheers
Rob

 

[Ferris]

Your tank is still big enough despite its shape, especially if you are looking at keeping the less aggressive species like yellow labs. Sounds like a good plan to me.

 

[j.c]

Hi all great Forum.,,

Been keeping fish for a fair number of years now, and I have a been given a gift of a juwel 180.

Currently I have a 260 litres (Uk messures) Discus Tank, with south american chiclids Im thinking of Moving My discus to a new Set up
in the new Juwel 180, and converting my 260 litres to a mbuna tank Electric yellows and peacocks etc,

I have Read lots about african Chichlids so I know About Aggression feeding And rocks and ph etc, Etc,

The problem I am have is the Discus tank I have is an Aquatlantide 260 litres and if anyone knows these tanks
there square and kinda tall, but still has a large bottom surface Area and I was planning on building the rocks tall and grouped ( there Will be a fair Amount of them so) along the entire back and left side and some middle to forground rock formations to Allow lots of hidding spaces,

Am I nuts doing this, ??? if I think About it and do it Right Could I pull it off???

Any advice to give , greatly received

Cheers
Rob

Good idea about the rocks, yesterday i got rocks and glued them to my 4ft aquariam and looks really good.