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Hi all, I have just purchased a 120g tank with fx6. Tap water ph 7.5 and cycling right now. I am going on holiday soon and expect the cycle to be completed when I return. Plenty of rocks and driftwood at the back of the tank for hiding spaces and break of sight This is what I plan to put in...

Hello, I've managed to source a 45-gallon tank to be the last tank on my breeding rack (others are 35, so this is the bottom tank). I wasn't originally aiming for a tank like this; however, I came across this tank with a tight-fitting lid and working lights for a low price and grabbed it while I...

Hi everyone I'm a new fish keeper trying to learn. I started a 36 gallon mbna tank. I walked into a local store & picked up: 1 snow white albino (unsexed) 2 yellow labs (unsexed, one of them has a black horizontal stripe on the fins & the other one is clean yellow. Which indicates based on my...

Hello everyone! 👋 I've had a bit of a mini-hiatus, after I had to ditch my CA cichlid plans for my 29g. (Long story lol) But I'm on a break no longer! The aquarium gods have smiled upon me, and I somehow managed to get on FB Marketplace right as a kind gentleman listed his late wife's 125g...

I have two 33 gallon long (48"x12"x12") tanks I wanted to stock with Tanganyika cichlids. I already decided to stock one as a shell dwelling species only tank for neolamprologus multifasciatus which I am currently cycling, thanks to the help of forum members here and their suggestions/advice...

Hello! I am in the process of planning my first cichlid tank and want to make sure I stock it correctly. I wanted to do a Tanganyika tank first, as it has interested me the most. I have only kept various freshwater/planted tanks so far, but now that I have a 33 long I'd love to do cichlids. I...

I want to stock a 55 gallon tank with: 1 leopard bush fish 6in-8in 2 blood parrots 16in 1 dojo loach 8in 1 bristlenose pleco 4in 1 rubber lip pleco 5in and 6 giant danios 24in To me its seems overstocked but I cant be official on that.

Hi all, (it might be a bit long, please bear with me :) It's been 3 years since I started my first malawi cichlid tank where 20 yellow lab fries and 6 star sapphire fries happily lived together for almost 2 years. They all grew really well (not even 1 death in 2 years!!!) and got me so...

So I am currently cycling a 29 gallon tank. I used to, 6-7+ years ago, be very into the hobby with several Malawi/Mbuna tanks. Then I got married, had kids, and sold everything cause life was so busy. Now I am getting back into the hobby and going back to my love of cichlids. And I don't really...

Hello everyone! This is my first time posting on Cichlid-Forum, although I’ve greatly benefited from this community for many years. I’d really appreciate some tank stocking advice. I’m setting up a new (to me) 120g aquarium (48” x 24” x 24”), and I’d love to setup a frontosa species tank with...

I have fallen in love with the look of severums for a little over a year now and my 6 foot 125 gallon only has a small 6 or so inch common pleco remaining in it. It has one Fluval fx4 as filtration and a mostly black sand substrate with some eco complete from a past scape mixed in. I was...

I’ve now kept my colony of 14 tropheus duboisi maswa for a little over a month with great success. My aquarium is 75 gallons, 4 foot by 18 inches. They’ve colored up considerably from when I first got them and have gotten slightly bigger. So far I have not dealt with any bloat or deaths, but I...

Hello all, I recently picked up a 120g (4x2x2) plumbed with 2 FX6’s and sand substrate that is currently cycling. I would like to try my first mbuna tank. Current water parameters out of the well are: pH - 8.2 alkalinity - 8 to 9 drops hardness - less than 1 drop (I plan to add epsom salts to...

I’m setting up a 75 gal 4’ long tropheus duboisi maswa aquarium. How many should I order? Unfortunately my seller doesn’t sex them.

Planned stocking below. Cyprichromis leptosoma 8-10 Julidochromis ornatus 4 Neolamprologus mustax 4 Synodontis lucipinnis 5 Telmatochromis sp. 'Temporalis Shell' 5 My tanks dimensions are L120cm W45cm H55cm. My goal to create a Tanganyikan biotope focused around Mbita Island while showcasing...

Hello all. I currently have a 55 gallon planted tank housing 1 juvenile (4") firemouth and 10 juvenile (1 1/2" - 2 1/2") tiger barbs. I'm just wondering where to go from here. I know they will still grow but I would like at least some compatible bottom feeders, and maybe another school if there...

If y'all were to be gifted a new 150g tank what would you do this time around? Big single show piece (Dovii)? Mated Pair, aggressive or larger cichlids(Jaguar, Mota, Midas, Red Devil, Grammode)? Community of large/medium sized cichlids(Vieja, Texas, Jack Demspey, Nicaraguan)? Community of small...

Hello so i recently got a 4 feet tank its 1 foot wide and 18 inches tall i would like some ideas what fish i can put in the tank im thinking of a pair of tapajos eartheaters the guy at the shop told me they would be fine if they eventually reach maximum size i will upgrade but for now they are...

Hi! I want to chat about the best size tank. I have a large wall in my dining room that I want to put a tank on (or in!). I'll most likely build my own stand out of 2x4's and plywood depending on the size of the tank I go with. What are the pros and cons of the different volume 6 foot tanks...

Thank you in advance for looking at my post. I have been successful with live bearers in this 46 bowfront tank. Now I'm moving those fish over to another tank so I can convert this tank into a African dwarf mbuna tank. I want my tank to be spices specific. I've chosen Pseudotropheus saulosi ...