Overhauling 120 gallon Tanganyika tank, pic heavy

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Thought so thanks!

 

[severum mama]

Here's the tank after about 150 more pounds of holey rock. It's still a little cloudy.

I didn't move much of the rock in the center of the tank. The fish were all pretty much hunkered down in there while I was working on the ends. Before anyone asks, the base rocks are resting on eggcrate that I buried under the sand months ago. Anything's possible I suppose, but the fish shouldn't be able to topple these.

 

[severum mama]

Looks like the cylindricus are most bothered by the change. Most of them are hiding. I'm not too surprised. The catfish and Cyps don't seem to mind a bit.

 

[Anthonysafricans]

Nice synodontis. ..which are they? Look like hybrid between jaguar and lucippini

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[severum mama]

Bought them as petricola.

 

[jllarrea]

Wow that looks very nice!

 

[severum mama]

Thank you! I definitely got a workout today, lol.

 

[Ulrichsd]

Love the petricola, I've read that lucippinis sometimes get sold as those but they are similar and both are pretty with the spots. I've Never seen them locally and online are always $15 each plus shipping so not cheap...

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[severum mama]

I have read that too, and I don't know enough about them to know what I have for sure. I have a group of 7 and they are awesome little catfish though, so whatever they are, I think they are great. They do grow PAINFULLY slow, though. lol

 

[Anthonysafricans]

Def a hybrid cause I breed lucippini and petricola the yellow in them are jaguar.... yes I love them all too I breed Synodontis

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[Wy Renegade]

Looks good - way more hiding spots.

 

[HN1]

Looks good - way more hiding spots.

Makes me want to add fish.

 

[severum mama]

Looks good - way more hiding spots.

Thank you! The fish seem to like it a lot.

Makes me want to add fish.

Me too! Any suggestions guys? Calvus maybe?

 

[Wy Renegade]

Thank you! The fish seem to like it a lot.


Me too! Any suggestions guys? Calvus maybe?

LOL, I think you need to add something equally as rare as your Cyprichromis leptosoma "blue flash".

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

White or black calvus would be great, my favorite tang cichlid

 

[squirrilah fish]

Whats that fish in the last picture?

It looks like a Paracyprichromis nigripinnis, what's the difference?

 

[severum mama]

It looks like a Paracyprichromis nigripinnis, what's the difference?

As mentioned, it is Cyprichromis leptosoma blue flash. We have a group of 6. The person in our club who bred them is also breeding Paracyprichromis nigripinnis and had brought a bag of each. We chose the leptosoma. They don't really look all that similar other than the shape of the body. Cichlid Profiles

 

[Freakgecko91]

I know I have a 36 lb hunk and raising that from my 2' deep 39 gallon was extremely difficult