Lake Tanganyika Build :D

[Freakgecko91]

Perfect! Mine completely buried once of my Anubias and ended up killing it lol they are like little bulldozers!

 

[Jason7894561230]

ammonia has now gone down to 0.25!!!! So close!

 

[Jason7894561230]

Update!
Im thinking of doing regani again, will these guys work with multies?
Also will a single lelupi be alright?
Anyway tank is almost cycled!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are the latest test results
ammonia 0
Nitrite 2.0
Nitrate 5.0
Just put some more seeded material into the tank though like a lot more and this time its directly into the filter. So hopefully that will make the last part fly by

 

[Freakgecko91]

I think the regani will work fine, but I think the leleupi is pushing it, even the brichardi. You can always try it and just be prepared to rehome if it doesn't work

 

[Freakgecko91]

Maybe try cyprichromis leptosoma for the top half? Cyps are awesome little fish, but like good sized groups, like 8-10, but from what I'm reading need 40 gallons. They max out at 4"

 

[Jason7894561230]

yeah i think ill ditch the leleupi, and i would get the cyps but they cost 100 dollars here each so i dont really have the money for them at the moment
So i think ill just grab 2 regani and hope for 2 females or male and female pair and then ill add the multies

 

[Jason7894561230]

Cycle almost done!!!!!
Ammonia 0
Nitrite .50
Nitrate 10

 

[gman42]

Woohoo! I cant wait until you get some fish!

Keep us updated

 

[Jason7894561230]

tank is cycled!!
Tomorrow i shall be going down and getting two julidochromis Regani!
Then i shall be ordering my snail shells and my mutlies!

 

[Jason7894561230]

What should i feed them?

 

[Jason7894561230]

Got my two reganis only there is a huge problem! The largest one is stuck in a shell on the way home! Im so annoyed! What do i do? Please help!

 

[Jason7894561230]

Here is my tank
The fishy wasn't actually stuck just hiding haha anyway here it is so excited to get the multies now!
It's a tad cloudy because I moved all the rocks to the side so there is a lot of space for the shellies

 

[Jason7894561230]

Here is the tank again just thought id show it when it wasn't cloudy

 

[gman42]

Looking good.

 

[FishWorks AK]

Thought you might appreciate this. It was my six gallon gold ossalotus tank, they are a wonderful option for a shell dweller

 

[Mogurako]

Thought you might appreciate this. It was my six gallon gold ossalotus tank, they are a wonderful option for a shell dweller

Ocellatus **

 

[FishWorks AK]

Ocellatus **

Thank you, can never remember

 

[Jason7894561230]

Looks very nice fish works! my shells are going to be more of a bed on the left side.

 

[FishWorks AK]

Yea that's what I did with my 65 gallon tanganyikan tank, but since this is only a six gallon I went species only. I really like what you are doing though. One thing you might try would be adding two or three scattered mid sized rock half buried through out the shells in order to blend the rocks and sand together. Just a thought

 

[Jason7894561230]

Hmm i might try and see!
Also just ordered my shell dwellers! Should be here tuesday!