New 90 Gallon Cichlid Tank

[jmartin71]

New Cichlid Tank, Tank cycling as we speak. Used media from my the previous tank which was roseline sharks and malaysian rainbow fish.

 

[garfy]

Liking it looks great

 

[jmartin71]

Liking it looks great

Thanks, hopefully 3-4 weeks it will be ready for fish!!

 

[garfy]

What media did you add from your previous tank?

 

[jmartin71]

What media did you add from your previous tank?

Part of my old filter foam. From my aqua clear and I also used some from the fluvial 405.

 

[garfy]

Part of my old filter foam. From my aqua clear and I also used some from the fluvial 405.

With filter media you should be almost instantly cycled.I would think no more than a week.
Do you have a water testing kit?

 

[jmartin71]

With filter media you should be almost instantly cycled.I would think no more than a week.
Do you have a water testing kit?

Yes, API Kit.

 

[garfy]

Yes, API Kit.

Then your right on the money.Youll know as soon as your cycled.Great stuff

 

[garfy]

Have you an idea what fish you want yet?

 

[christine2012]

Wow! Looks really nice. I love it!

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Nice job your pic is amazing

 

[jmartin71]

Have you an idea what fish you want yet?

(6) Electric Yellow Cichlids
(6) Electric Blue Cichlids
(6) Red Zebra Cichlids
(5-6) Synodontis Catfish

Any ideas other than this let me know!!

I love the catfish they are active and love the markings!! As for the Africans they are full of color.

 

[garfy]

When you say electric blue do you mean electric blue hap?

 

[jmartin71]

When you say electric blue do you mean electric blue hap?

Yes, that is what I am planning.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I wouldn't put those in a 90 gallon the foot print of the tank is not big enough imo

 

[garfy]

I wouldn't put those in a 90 gallon the foot print of the tank is not big enough imo

I agree for different reasons.I have read that electric blues can be pretty aggressive.Now I bought 2 electric blues and put them in my 143 with my eye biters and my mbuna.All was fine for about a year and then overnight the electric blues were both slaughtered.I won't mix them with mbuna again!!!!

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I agree for different reasons.I have read that electric blues can be pretty aggressive.Now I bought 2 electric blues and put them in my 143 with my eye biters and my mbuna.All was fine for about a year and then overnight the electric blues were both slaughtered.I won't mix them with mbuna again!!!!

Still kinda the same cause I guess that would be the outcome. But I would have thought it would have been the other way around lol

 

[jmartin71]

I agree for different reasons.I have read that electric blues can be pretty aggressive.Now I bought 2 electric blues and put them in my 143 with my eye biters and my mbuna.All was fine for about a year and then overnight the electric blues were both slaughtered.I won't mix them with mbuna again!!!!

So what would you guys recommended. I was looking at three types. What about doing a Kenyi. All 3 types ar from Lake Malawi.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

So what would you guys recommended. I was looking at three types. What about doing a Kenyi. All 3 types ar from Lake Malawi.

Imo they can be very nasty ( aggressive) so I wouldn't do it. But I haven't kept one with labs or zebras. So will see what garfy says

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I would take a step down on aggressiveness to the more mild mbuna group