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The tank is Deep Blue, the stand/canopy are from a local company here in NC that I don't remember the name of :/

Current stock is: 2x gold head compressiceps 2x pulcher daffodils 3x leleupis 4x julidochromis marlieri 2x synodontis lucippinis

Sorry I haven't updated this in so long! I've had a lot of life stuff going on lately and kind of forgot about this thread :/ Some pics to make up for it!

It's probably closer to 100lbs of rock, and no. I went to a local pond/landscape yard. An LFS would charge at least $200+ for that amount of rock. ;)

And I got the lights, filter, rocks, and substrate all set up today. :) This week I'll start cycling and get some plants in. Hopefully my driftwood piece will show up this week as well..

Got all these rocks today for 20$ ...

The only plant I'm going to use is vallisneria spirilas, as that's the only commercially available plant I've heard of native to Tanganyika that the cichlids won't destroy haha.

I've got my 55g planted, 20g planted, 10g Kenyan Sand Boa, 10g leopard gecko baby, 24x18x18 gargoyle gecko, and a 10g fire belly toad paludarium. And that's just in my room haha.

The first one looks like a stressed common IMO

Eh, I've bred dwarf gouramis before and that looks like a male to me.

The pictus would eat most of those fish once they were able, just a heads up.

Yes and no. ;) My main opinion on the subject is that as long as the conditions are stable and you aren't adding a whole ton of chemicals to the mix most fish can adapt to your tap water. Would I personally mix fish from different water chemistries? Nope. However on the subject I will say that...

That's actually fairly common behavior for dwarf cichlids. They're grinding the pellet in the throat to break it into smaller pieces. If you soak the pellets in some tank water beforehand they'll have an easier time eating them.

Aquascape plan...

When I was keeping my colony of Apisto borelli I fed them NLS (new life spectrum pellets), Cobalt pro breeder flakes, and a variety of frozen and live food (bloodworms, blackworms, brine, etc) They had great colors and were very lively!

I meant no offense. Just trying to keep the thread on track as per the rules.

Yes, he is one of my leopard geckos. No, he doesn't have any spots on his body. Leos come in all different colors and morphs just like any other kind of reptile. ((Also can we try to stay on topic please? :) ))

Some do, all the ones I've cared for have not.

A heavily planted tank would not be heavily planted for long with that fish list... If you want plants look into severums, festivums, and angels. They have the cichlid attitude without their destructive nature.

^ not necessarily, I've got a 55 gallon on my dresser ;) With the list of fish / inverts I think you would be happiest with a 20 long if you can fit it on your dresser.

That would be an apple (mystery) snail. They come in a lot of different colors and are pretty common and cheap.

And this is my tentative stock list. Please let me know if it's too much or if there are any other fish you would suggest. 2x calvus 3x leleupi 3x julidochromis 6-12x leptosoma 2x synodontis petricola This week I'll be buying the essentials (filters, heaters, substrate, etc.), start my cycle...

I've decided to do a Tanganyikan tank, and I'm already pumpedddd We got the tank in the house this morning, so here's a few pictures of it:

I've kept native tanks before (both fresh and saltwater!), and I'd love to do it again! But I'd want to do it in at least a six foot tank so I could keep a nice school of sunfish, or pinfish in sw. :( I'm addicted to big tanks though, what can I say.

I guess I hadn't considered Africans since I felt the length of the tank was a little limiting? But I am liking the idea quite a lot! I think I'll either go with some sort of African tank or an Indian/Burmese biotope with a spiny eel, etc. I'm picking up the tank on Friday so I think once we get...