My New 150.. any suggestions? - Page 3 - Aquarium Advice

mfdrookie516 · 08-11-2009, 09:58 AM

he made a typo, i guess you would call it that... he meant convict instead of oscar. and i fully plan on getting rid of the balas and tin foils sooon, just have to figure out what im doing with this tank first... and ive seen first hand how big the balas get, and the tinfoils have doubled in size since i got them a week and a half ago...im just looking for some colorful fish and some that can be with several other fish, which the mbunas spoon has are very nice looking...

severum mama · 08-11-2009, 10:45 AM

Ah, I see.

I'd suggest Mbuna then. I'd go for Lake Tanganyika cichlids myself, but Mbuna are cheaper and more readily available. Super colorful too. Try researching species that you like and checking compatibility with other Mbuna. All are relatively aggressive, but you wouldn't want to keep yellow labs with something like auratus, if that makes sense.

Etunes · 08-11-2009, 11:54 AM

I forgot what kind of cichlid it was but i read a couple of artitcales saying you can't put them in with any other kind of fish because once they mate the WHOLE group of cichlids in the tank will help defend the young becoming a temporary parents. Including the young babies from the last batch. I will see if i can find 1 of the articals but i don't remember were i read it at.

Flake · 08-11-2009, 11:58 AM

I'm still jealous on this tank deal. It looks nice.

mfdrookie516 · 08-11-2009, 03:05 PM

etunes, i have some of those, they are neolamprologus brichardi (i think i spelled that right) commonly known as fairy cichlids.. i had 13, but gave all but 4 away because they were deformed... i want to introduce a few new ones to the group if i keep them to prevent further inbreeding, but i cant find them anywhere, tanganyikans are hard to come by around here...

Etunes · 08-11-2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mfdrookie516

etunes, i have some of those, they are neolamprologus brichardi (i think i spelled that right) commonly known as fairy cichlids.. i had 13, but gave all but 4 away because they were deformed... i want to introduce a few new ones to the group if i keep them to prevent further inbreeding, but i cant find them anywhere, tanganyikans are hard to come by around here...

Yes, thank you for updating my memory. I swear i am a 60 year old in a 17 year old body. I want to make a small tank of them. You should come here for the tanganyikans, There is a lfs here called board room aquatics That has a 100 gallon FULL of them. People come in and trade fish to him for store credit and he has people bring him there's when there's breed.

mfdrookie516 · 08-11-2009, 09:11 PM

i would love to make a trip to florida, get some fish, hit okeechobee (however thats spelled) wide open on a bass boat, and go to disney world... but im broke, gotta work, and have a baby on the way, so probably wont happen any time soon... anyways, im in the process of adding pfs to my new tank now, ill be sure and post pics of it after its partially set up.. thanks for all the input guys

Swifterz · 08-11-2009, 11:16 PM

make your aquascaping all natural... sand, driftwood, rocks, live plants, etc.

i'm so jealous. i really want to stop by and see it.

Etunes · 08-12-2009, 03:32 PM

What kind of light are you planning for this tank? I imagine it would be hard to find lighting for this tank.

mfdrookie516 · 08-12-2009, 03:54 PM

no ive got two lights... one is super bright, like super super bright, the other is just super bright lol... the guy had corals in it before i got it, so they must be good lights