setting up my 46 gallon aquarium

[keegster803]

Originally Posted by livefishguy124

ok, are their any cats that come from the rift lakes? can i put them with live plants?

Synodontis, which lake are you looking into? It's very important that you don't mix fish from different lakes. Each lake has a different level of aggression and some are more aggressive than others, almost every tank that I have seen attempt this, has resulted in multiple deaths of fish.


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[livefishguy124]

well i need the ones that can fit in my tank, can live with plants, i was considering shellies. but others will be fine

[livefishguy124]

i don't know what lake, help me decide.

[keegster803]

Personally, I'd go with tanganyika, but that's just me


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[BANGAR]

African Cichlids chew through most plants. Anubias species, which is a slow growing genus could work I have heard cichlids don't go for them


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[keegster803]

If you go with Shellie's they won't eat plants, but I am not sure on other cichlids


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[livefishguy124]

well i would do shellies or other chiclids. not bolth

[keegster803]

I think you could get away with a colony of Shellie's and maybe a pair of Julie's, but you just need a lot of rock work. I'm kinda waiting til freak hits this thread, he's really good with tangs


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[livefishguy124]

i think i will go with lake Tanganyika, setup. so what do i need to know? what fish/plants, i want to have a Synodontis njassae, but what else? they don't have to be, chiclids.

[BANGAR]

I've seen African cichlids with catfish and plecos


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[keegster803]

Originally Posted by livefishguy124

i think i will go with lake Tanganyika, setup. so what do i need to know? what fish/plants, i want to have a Synodontis njassae, but what else? they don't have to be, chiclids.

I'd do research, lots of research, just search lake tanganyika fish tank, there are so many sources out there. That's how I learned everything I know. And also, I'd pm freakgecko, as tangs are his specialty😉


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[livefishguy124]

well their are some synos that live in lake tyganyca that i will get if i do this setup.

[keegster803]

Originally Posted by livefishguy124

well their are some synos that live in lake tyganyca that i will get if i do this setup.

All I can say is research, then come back with a good refined stocking list and any questions, we will gladly answer them.


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[livefishguy124]

Synodontis multipunctatus i picked out this catfish, it naturally lives in lake Tanganyika, and gets like 8 inchs

[livefishguy124]

so i think i will do lake Tanganyika, well i don't know, for lake Tanganyika can i put any chiclid from that lake in 1 tank, or are their only certain species?
what are you favorite.

[keegster803]

Originally Posted by livefishguy124

so i think i will do lake Tanganyika, well i don't know, for lake Tanganyika can i put any chiclid from that lake in 1 tank, or are their only certain species?

what are you favorite.

What cichlids are you looking at? I'm sorry if this comes off as rude, but you really need to do your own research, just search "lake tanganyika cichlids" and there will be lists. If you see a species that you like, just search it on google and find out as much as you can on it


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[livefishguy124]

thank you for all your imput, i really apreceate it, but this tank is not going to happen , but wait there is more!!, i am going to do this in a diferent tank


a 100 gallon. so just keep comenting over there, but i may do something specal, go check it out

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums...ml#post3286522

[RedDevil83]

I think it's the experience on here that people like instead of googling, it just seems more interactive

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