Thinking Of Changing From Tropical Community To Mbuna Or Tanganyikan

I have to admit I am a huge fan of Xeno's , they require a big open space and a sandy bottom , some of them are easily bullied so be best looking into different species, I really like the bathyphilius (spelling?)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sENaiPNn2GE

This link has some lovely papilio :drool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCpgvjuVuiM&feature=related



Oh wow!! I love that tank and those papilio are gorgeous!! :wub: :drool:

Not sure which species MA have got in stock but I`d love to add some of the papilio, unfortunately at £60 per fish I think it`s a no go :sad: :sad:
 
£60.00 ???
For that I would be expecting a flight to the lake :lol:
Have seen the Bathyphilius for £7.50 , sort of metallic blue sheen :drool:
 
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£60.00 ???
For that I would be expecting a flight to the lake :lol:
Have seen the Bathyphilius for £7.50 , sort of metallic blue sheen :drool:


That price was off of Mikes Rifts. I know his fish are meant to be the mutts nuts but £60.00 is ridiculous in my opinion, I`d expect diamond dust on the fin tips for that price :hyper: :/

The Bathyphilius are lovely and £7.50 each on the same site, I`ll have to do a bit of reading up on them I think :hey: I`m still wondering what to do about having a couple of the lucipinnis, as much as I`d like to add a couple of them I don`t want to 'mess up' the area where the multies are settled now :unsure:
 
They must be really rare here, on the Dutch site I have seen some cool stuff but also very expensive. I was looking at those dwarf syno catfish, very nice, maybe a better option for your tank as it's quite busy now :lol:
That's the problem with the Tanganyikan stuff, there's just so much to choose from and most of it is pretty interesting too :good:
With quick regards to my own choices I'm already at the stage I want to strip the new tank down and leave it till the new year, I cleaned the 95ltr out today and can't wait to oan't wait to paint it and turn it into a shelly tank, decisions decisions :lol:
 
A shelly tank huh? Well, it would certainly be a tank full of entertainment that`s for sure :lol: :lol:

You`re right, there is a lot of choice when you start to get into it, strange really as the other side of the coin is that although there`s a lot to choose from, not much of it is actually available at what I personalyy would consider a 'reasonable' price (if that makes sense?) :/
I think, at the moment my ideas on additions are the Bathyphilius and possibly a couple of lucipinnis but knowing me I`ll probably dither for a while then make a snap decision and impulse buy/order them. I still have the thought of adding something along the lines of a Frontosa niggling at me as well :look:
 
I know exactly what you mean about dithering ideas. I know and you know that adding more is not the best bet, take the Brichardi that you returned to the shop, the brichardi I have returned , the Dickfeldi I gave away only to be returned to me, the Caudopunctatus I gave away :sad: The 6 Multies I passed on (wish I still had them :grr: ) :lol:
I know an ideal set up that should work in the 4 footer but I'm still going against it by going for something that I actually want rather rhan what is practical :lol: :blush: :rolleyes:
I think the Lucipinnis would work in your tank with what you have, it's still "busy" already, would give the Frontasa a miss, I would love them in my own tank, the Bathyphilus would need lots of bottom room , a big open space, means pushing all your rocks to either end of the tank, don't know if your current residents would be happy :unsure:
It's true about the finacial side, because the Tangs are not a popular they are more expensive, it's a shame because although not as colourful they certainly are more enjoyable to watch behaviour wise :good:
An example would be .. at the moment the Sumbu look nice in the shaded tank with more room and the 2 Multies are having a ball exploring all the holes in the ocean rock, the sumbus are going purple and the yellow on the fins looks lovely, I could add a group of Paracyps and a trio of Xenos and the tank would be made, reality is I will striop it down add much brighter lighting and different stock at much more expense, where's thet logic???? :lol:
 
I know exactly what you mean about dithering ideas. I know and you know that adding more is not the best bet, take the Brichardi that you returned to the shop, the brichardi I have returned , the Dickfeldi I gave away only to be returned to me, the Caudopunctatus I gave away :sad: The 6 Multies I passed on (wish I still had them :grr: ) :lol:
I know an ideal set up that should work in the 4 footer but I'm still going against it by going for something that I actually want rather rhan what is practical :lol: :blush: :rolleyes:
I think the Lucipinnis would work in your tank with what you have, it's still "busy" already, would give the Frontasa a miss, I would love them in my own tank, the Bathyphilus would need lots of bottom room , a big open space, means pushing all your rocks to either end of the tank, don't know if your current residents would be happy :unsure:
It's true about the finacial side, because the Tangs are not a popular they are more expensive, it's a shame because although not as colourful they certainly are more enjoyable to watch behaviour wise :good:
An example would be .. at the moment the Sumbu look nice in the shaded tank with more room and the 2 Multies are having a ball exploring all the holes in the ocean rock, the sumbus are going purple and the yellow on the fins looks lovely, I could add a group of Paracyps and a trio of Xenos and the tank would be made, reality is I will striop it down add much brighter lighting and different stock at much more expense, where's thet logic???? :lol:

Logic? Logic?? Is there any such thing when it comes to keeping fish?? :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :fun: :lol: :lol:

I know I have to be sensible with stocking and compatibility but it`s soooo difficult when there`s so many lovely fish that I want :shout: :lol:
I won`t add a Frontosa because I know it won`t be an ideal thing to do.......I just have something niggling at me to add........'something'..........I`m sure you know the feeling :nod:
Not sure I want to mess around with the scaping now that the fish I`ve got are pretty much sorted with their places so the Bathyphilius will be a no no :rolleyes:

I can just imagine the multies exploring, mine are the same and they`re so funny. I reckon your tank will look great when it`s all done and stocked.........well, when you`ve stopped that familiar 'dithering' anyway ;) :lol: :lol:
 
Yeah I`m thinking it`ll have to be a no no. Oh well, I`ll just wait until next month and see what MA get in stock :)
 
i think youve got enough myself. they have to grow you know lol

Yeah I know, you`re right.......doesn`t stop me from looking and thinking though :lol: :lol:
 
Well although I originally put the conch shell in to see if the punks would show any interest in it, the multies took it over but now the marlieri has made it his home. It`s a bit like musical shells in my tank at the moment :rolleyes: :lol:

Couple of new pics and vid of the marlieri and the female punk being a tetchy b*tch:
http://s569.photobucket.com/albums/ss140/Elisew/Tanganyika%20Setup/?action=view&current=IMG_0722.jpg#!oZZ1QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs569.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss140%2FElisew%2FTanganyika%2520Setup%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DIMG_0722.jpg

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Stop posting pics. it's got me wanting julies as well now :lol:
Very nice pics. they are though :good:
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