Lake Malawi Species • My hap/peacock tank
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My hap/peacock tank
I don't think I've posted a picture of this tank since it was set up. It's been up and running for a few months now, 8ft long, 135gal. Stocked with 22 juvies at the moment - most confirmed males before they went in, but some juvies that will probably need to come out when I find out they're females.
SinisterKisses
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
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Sinister-Kisses - Joined: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:09 pm
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Tank looks amazing, nice work!
- fishboy75
- Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:14 pm
- Location: Syracuse
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Fabulous, rocks look great too
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shiftyfox - Joined: Fri Aug 02, 2019 5:38 am
- Location: United Kingdom - Nottingham
Re: My hap/peacock tank
The rocks are one of my favorite parts of a tank and yours are very appealing. Those OBs are big!
125G Borleyi, Multipunctata
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
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DJRansome - Global Moderator
- Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:30 am
- Location: Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Beautiful tank! Rocks look very similar to the rocks in my own 90gal Mbuna/Hap/Peacock tank. Nice work!
- TomTheCichlid
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:23 am
- Location: Bristol
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Rocks and substrate are very eye catching. Thanks for showing. Will you provide a little more info (type and source) on your choice of substrate please/thanks.
Regards,
Stu
Regards,
Stu
- Stu W2
- Joined: Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:53 pm
- Location: British Columbia
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Thanks everyone. Those OBs aren't actually big - they're about 5", they just happen to be the biggest in the tank right now lol. Everything else is still small.
The sand is just regular old pool filter sand. It's AquaQuartz pool filter sand, #20 grade. I'm in Canada, so I get it at Canadian Tire here. Not sure where else carries it.
The sand is just regular old pool filter sand. It's AquaQuartz pool filter sand, #20 grade. I'm in Canada, so I get it at Canadian Tire here. Not sure where else carries it.
SinisterKisses
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
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Sinister-Kisses - Joined: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:09 pm
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Sinister-Kisses wrote:Thanks everyone. Those OBs aren't actually big - they're about 5", they just happen to be the biggest in the tank right now lol. Everything else is still small.
The sand is just regular old pool filter sand. It's AquaQuartz pool filter sand, #20 grade. I'm in Canada, so I get it at Canadian Tire here. Not sure where else carries it.
Thanks. I'm in the Lower Mainlnd so I'm sure it will be avaiable at the local Can Tire.
Regards,
Stu
- Stu W2
- Joined: Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:53 pm
- Location: British Columbia
Re: My hap/peacock tank
I love it, nice set up and especially love the tank length!
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Dee
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Dee
Eheim filter user
Member since 3/7/2006
- Deeda
- Joined: Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:56 pm
- Location: Medina, OH
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Stu W2 wrote:Sinister-Kisses wrote:Thanks everyone. Those OBs aren't actually big - they're about 5", they just happen to be the biggest in the tank right now lol. Everything else is still small.
The sand is just regular old pool filter sand. It's AquaQuartz pool filter sand, #20 grade. I'm in Canada, so I get it at Canadian Tire here. Not sure where else carries it.
Thanks. I'm in the Lower Mainlnd so I'm sure it will be avaiable at the local Can Tire.
Regards,
Stu
Oh perfect then! I just assume most people are in the States lol.
SinisterKisses
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
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Sinister-Kisses - Joined: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:09 pm
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Deeda wrote:I love it, nice set up and especially love the tank length!
Me too!! It was a bit of a pain to pick up, in another town a couple hours away and we had to shell out for a rental truck to go get it...but the length of it while still being a reasonable 135 gal made it worth it to me.
SinisterKisses
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
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Sinister-Kisses - Joined: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:09 pm
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Looks great! Where'd you get your rocks from? I'm also a BC resident
- jcover
- Joined: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:55 pm
- Location: Canada
Re: My hap/peacock tank
I'm sure SinisterKisses will respond but I'll mention that a decade or so ago I used to get great rocks at a large masonary supply place on Oldfield Rd. off Keating X Rd. in Central Saanich. It had those kind as well as dozens of others. I moved away years ago so don't know if it's still there but if you are on the lower Island it might be worth checking out. It was next door to a boat sales outfit and acroos the street from a big gym.
Regards,
Stu
Regards,
Stu
- Stu W2
- Joined: Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:53 pm
- Location: British Columbia
Re: My hap/peacock tank
jcover wrote:Looks great! Where'd you get your rocks from? I'm also a BC resident
From a local river

SinisterKisses
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
135gal 8ft: Hap/peacock all male
40gal long: L. caeruleus and Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
33gal: N. brichardi and N. leleupi grow out
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Sinister-Kisses - Joined: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:09 pm
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
Re: My hap/peacock tank
Sinister-Kisses wrote:jcover wrote:Looks great! Where'd you get your rocks from? I'm also a BC resident
From a local river(I'm on Vancouver Island).
Right on. Do you know, are they limestone?
- jcover
- Joined: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:55 pm
- Location: Canada
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