I'm new to these forums but not to fishies. I recently have lost my 30gallon Gourami tank to a heater malfunction. I was at the LFS and was setting the 30gallon to be a community fish tank of sorts. While I was there my wife purchased me a 55gallon. With some new kind of L.E.D. Hood,it Has this "lunar" setting where it goes from white to blue LED, Its cool stuff. It also came with , Umm ... A penguin Power Filter 350 bio wheel thing ... Never heard of it. As well as a heater .... It came with out a package. So I have no idea what it is other then that. The substrate is just black gravel sized rocks. and there's absolutely nothing else in it.
I'm writing to a few forums at the same time so I'll explain what I'm after now. I want to set up a devoted Cichlid tank. I want to base everything that goes in it around the Cichlids. I want there to be as many as possible. but not over crowded.... I want it to be a paradise for them. I see a ton of Cichlids in the LFS but I know they get big, I also had thought about maybe a plant or two for them but the guy there said they eat them. This is the most recent forum I've written to looking for answers. For the last forum I was on I found out I want an African Cichlid tank setup. When I go to the LFS they said Limestone is a good stone to use and they said the more the better ... Is that true?
I've also been look up stocking info and well ... I'm not sure what charaistics I should be looking for so I searched Google for "Basic African Cichlid Stocking tips and basic lists" and, Well I've found a few pre made lists and I'm curious to what other people think. Is it to much, To little, I was kind of hoping for more colour but this is close. So if you have any suggestions on what to stock together I would appreciate that too.
Thanks again for your time from the people who read this to the people who respond. I appreciate all the help.
I'm writing to a few forums at the same time so I'll explain what I'm after now. I want to set up a devoted Cichlid tank. I want to base everything that goes in it around the Cichlids. I want there to be as many as possible. but not over crowded.... I want it to be a paradise for them. I see a ton of Cichlids in the LFS but I know they get big, I also had thought about maybe a plant or two for them but the guy there said they eat them. This is the most recent forum I've written to looking for answers. For the last forum I was on I found out I want an African Cichlid tank setup. When I go to the LFS they said Limestone is a good stone to use and they said the more the better ... Is that true?
I've also been look up stocking info and well ... I'm not sure what charaistics I should be looking for so I searched Google for "Basic African Cichlid Stocking tips and basic lists" and, Well I've found a few pre made lists and I'm curious to what other people think. Is it to much, To little, I was kind of hoping for more colour but this is close. So if you have any suggestions on what to stock together I would appreciate that too.
Thanks again for your time from the people who read this to the people who respond. I appreciate all the help.