My cichlid tank with plants

[Albino Sick Led]

Most people swear that cichlids will destroy any plants either by uprooting them, eating them, or tearing them apart while they "personalize" their territories. This is my mixed African/Central American aquarium, going on 7 months now. Any comments or thoughts welcome. Thought i would share my successful "planted Cichlid" experience this far.

Thanks for viewing!

 

[cbourg746]

Most people swear that cichlids will destroy any plants either by uprooting them, eating them, or tearing them apart while they "personalize" their territories. This is my mixed African/Central American aquarium, going on 7 months now. Any comments or thoughts welcome. Thought i would share my successful "planted Cichlid" experience this far.

Thanks for viewing!

How big are your fish? I haven't had too much luck with larger south or Central American cichlids with plants. Looks good best of luck.

 

[nathanden]

I have had luck also but I don't put to many plants in


Beautiful tank by the way

 

[Albino Sick Led]

My fish sizes range anywhere from 2-5inches. Recently my two black convicts did spawn though and so far about 8 babies have survived out of 12 that I saw to begin with. Thanks for the comments, much appreciated!

 

[Albino Sick Led]

Here are some of fish I have in the aquarium also

Again, thanks for viewing!

 

[nathanden]

Nice fish I never had luck with blue lobsters awesome little guys tho eh

 

[kjacks]

Tank looks nice i added 6 fake plants for around 2mths n my tank .my africans liked them at first then they thought they were food n shredded them.. :/ .. then i said well i do a planted tank with my cories umm nope within 24hrs i had plant skeletons. no more plants for this girl

 

[PockX]

Very nice. Hopefully your tank will stay like that

 

[Convict2161]

Thanks for sharing! Plants look good. I'm curious to see how they do once those guys start getting bigger. You have some guys in there that are gonna get 10"+

Also has anyone bothered the blue crayfish?

 

[Albino Sick Led]

New addition of
Crinum natans
-Crypt. wendtii "Florida Sunset"

You also see my
-black bichir
-Haplochromis obliquedens Cichlid

 

[Albino Sick Led]

Thanks for sharing! Plants look good. I'm curious to see how they do once those guys start getting bigger. You have some guys in there that are gonna get 10"+

Also has anyone bothered the blue crayfish?

Sadly i have to admit. The blue Crayfish molted and was devoured by the cichlids and bichirs. Never did I think he would be threatened by the cichlids or bichirs but when it molted, at its weakest point, the bichirs started a frenzy and the cichlids joined in.
R.I.P. Azul

 

[nathanden]

something happened to me

 

[Albino Sick Led]

Pictures taken 11/12/2013. Plants are thriving. Running CO2 on tank, aerator 24/7, lights on 6 hours a day on timer. Fish are starting to get real big. Still proving people that cichlids with live plants are possible! Managing the ph levels is not hard. And these fish are really fun. Any question please feel free to ask.

 

[Albino Sick Led]

As you can tell I removed the big centerpiece rock and went with driftwood now.