My fish room for Malawis

[mattrox]

My confirmed list:
Aulonocara cobue
Aulonocara lwanda
Aulonocara ngara flame tail
Lethinerops sp. Red Capuz
Otopharynx lithobates Zimbabwe Rock
Scianochromis fryeri Maleri Island
Protomelas Chimoto Steveni
Cynotilapia afra Cobwe
Cynotilapia afra Jalo Reef
Cynotilapia pulpican
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Labidochromis chisumulae
Labidochromis Mbamba Bay
Labidochromis nkali
Metriaclima hajomaylandi
Metriaclima barlowi
Pseudotropheus polit
Pseudotropheus daktari
Pseudotropheus Red Top Ndumbi
Pseudotropheus acei White tail
Pseudotropheus elongatus flavus
Pseudotropheus elongatus Mpanga
Pseudotropheus saulosi
Pseudotropheus scolofi
Pseudotropheus acei Msuli Point
Metriaclima aurora
Metriclima gresheki
Placidichromis phenochilus Mdoka
Melanochromis johanni
Melanchromis cyanorhabdos
Protomelas taeniolatus Fire Blue
Alounacara Usisya
Ophthalmotilapia ventralis
Parachyprichromis nigripinnis
Metriaclima sp zebra gold 'Charo'

They arrive week after next! very excited now!

[Aquarium1]

Wow that's a lot of fish haha. Congrats can't wait for some pics

[BlackMagic]

what kinda tank r those? glass look thin.

but tagging alon3

[mattrox]

they are 220 litre tanks. The edges of the glass is ground and rounded so edges look thinner, but it is just a standard 4 ft x 14 W x 20 H tank. Out of China though...

[meegosh]

Very nice list of fish! Can't wait to see some pictures of them in their new homes! You should have your hands full with acclimating all those buggers.

[mattrox]

I will be very busy next week. I have 10 filters to open and swap around media. Not to mention let all those fish out of the bags! I will have pics galore I am sure. Excited now! Will keep you posted.

[BlackMagic]

any idea where i can order some of those tanks?

[mattrox]

All I know is they are chinese made and very economically priced. Mine are ordered through an LFS here in Adelaide, Australia.

The brand is Absolute Aquarium.... I googled up the Aussie wholesaler
Featured Products - Absolute Aquariums maybe there is a seller in the US too?

[mattrox]

Getting the fish from the airport


at home (with the site supervisor)


Floating bags in the tanks

[meegosh]

Very nice! Looks like they were packed well and from what I can tell, they look pretty healthy. Congrats on the pick ups!

[mattrox]

[meegosh]

Looks awesome! I'm totally jealous! I love the last picture, its like they are all posing for you! Good work and keep the pics coming!

[mattrox]

Thanks, All have eaten, just a few fatalities and a couple of ammonia burns, but considering the size of the shipment a very good result.

Thanks to the Better (looking) Half for the photography. xx

[Aquarium1]

Haha WOW that is definitely a lot of fish. They look really good congrats. I agree with meegosh, keep those pics comin! lol

[mattrox]

I have taken some quick snaps of the tanks.... not all good quality but it will give you an idea of the tanks.
In this tank:
Labidochromis chisumulae
Protomelas sp. ‘steveni taiwan’ Chimoto
Aulonocara stuartgranti Cobue


In this tank:
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Pseudotropheus flavus
Metriaclima gresheki

[mattrox]

In this tank:
Pseudotropheus acei Msuli Point
Labidochromis caeruleus Nkhali
Metriaclima sp. zebra gold Charo




In this tank:
Metriaclima hajomaylandi
Metriaclima pulpican
Cynotilapia afra Jalo Reef
Labeotropheus fullerborni
Labidochromis sp. Hongi

[mattrox]

In this tank:
Labidochromis sp. Mbamba Bay
Metriaclima barlowi
Pseudotropheus sp. Red Top Ndumbi
Melanchromis cyanorhabdos



In this tank:
Metriaclima aurora
Pseudotropheus elongatus Mpanga
Melanochromis johanni
plus L. sp hongi that I need to move on

[mattrox]

In this tank:
Protomelas taeniolatus Fire Blue
Aulonocara stuartgranti Usisya
Lethinerops sp. Red Capuz
Otopharynx lithobates Zimbabwe Rock
Placidichromis phenochilus Mdoka

[meegosh]

Simply amazing. Great work and awesome variety of fish! I'd say my favs are the fire blue's... their colors are stunning - even a few days after adding them!

[mattrox]

The new fish seem to have settled in well. I just stripped a female afra Cobue and just noticed a P. sp "Red Top Ndumbi" holding. They are small still and only expect to have a few fry, but early signs are good.

I have one Lab. 'Nkahli' male that is showing off. And one maingano staking out a territory.

All fish are healthy and active. They get all excitied when I walk into the room too.