Hey. I posted on another thread that I got a free 55 gallon tank with a bunch of African Cichlids from a pet store that was going out of business. The guy gave me 3 filters off of tanks that were running for a while. He said this would cycle the tanks.
I have about 20 cichlids, and I've been all over the internet trying to id them. Some are definitely yellow labs. Others Im pretty sure are Red Zebras. And I thik I have some male and female Chinunis. Then there are some that are gray with a brownish-gray stripe running horizontally. I thought at first they were Auratus, but they have no yellow.
In the I had an Aqua 70, the I added an Aqua 110- both from the pet store used- but the 110 looks awful because I put the tank too close to the wall and it had to go on the fronjt. I think what I'm going to end up doing is putting two Aqua 70s in there. That seems like pretty good filtration, which I figure I 'll need because its a lot of fish.
I have a whole bunch of rocks and caves. About four big rocks, placed so there are crevaces, with caves and ornaments in between and a ton of fake plants.
Now I am freaked out because I read at Petsmart that cichlids are for the 'advanced' hobbyist...and I've only had goldfish and a community tank of tetras. So I don't know if I'm up to this, but I REALLY want to do right by these fish.
Please advise!
I have about 20 cichlids, and I've been all over the internet trying to id them. Some are definitely yellow labs. Others Im pretty sure are Red Zebras. And I thik I have some male and female Chinunis. Then there are some that are gray with a brownish-gray stripe running horizontally. I thought at first they were Auratus, but they have no yellow.
In the I had an Aqua 70, the I added an Aqua 110- both from the pet store used- but the 110 looks awful because I put the tank too close to the wall and it had to go on the fronjt. I think what I'm going to end up doing is putting two Aqua 70s in there. That seems like pretty good filtration, which I figure I 'll need because its a lot of fish.
I have a whole bunch of rocks and caves. About four big rocks, placed so there are crevaces, with caves and ornaments in between and a ton of fake plants.
Now I am freaked out because I read at Petsmart that cichlids are for the 'advanced' hobbyist...and I've only had goldfish and a community tank of tetras. So I don't know if I'm up to this, but I REALLY want to do right by these fish.
Please advise!