My New Cichlid Tank

[Aquarist1234]

I recently got a new tank, I waited 4-5 weeks for it to cycle. Yesterday I got my Cichlids! They are doing very well.



My Yellow Lab




My Peacock




My Auratus




My Acei

 

[tiger terror]

I recently got a new tank, I waited 4-5 weeks for it to cycle. Yesterday I got my Cichlids! They are doing very well.

My Yellow Lab

My Peacock

My Auratus

My Acei

NICE SETUP,keep an eye on your peacock as he looks somewhat stressed..

 

[garfy]

NICE SETUP,keep an eye on your peacock as he looks somewhat stressed..

+1 peacocks don't thrive with mbuna in my experience.Their colour will be subdued and their growth rate will be stunted due to the boisterousness of the aggressive mbuna.
Tank looks great by the way

 

[Aquarist1234]

NICE SETUP,keep an eye on your peacock as he looks somewhat stressed..

Thank you! I thought he looked stressed too. He's been acting normal this morning though. He likes to play with my Yellow Lab.

 

[Aquarist1234]

+1 peacocks don't thrive with mbuna in my experience.Their colour will be subdued and their growth rate will be stunted due to the boisterousness of the aggressive mbuna.
Tank looks great by the way

Thanks! My Peacock is less than an inch, I think that could be why he's not very colorful yet.

 

[garfy]

Thanks! My Peacock is less than an inch, I think that could be why he's not very colorful yet.

If your peacock is a female it will never colour up as female peacocks are really quite boring colour wise only the males get the showy colouring.

 

[Aquarist1234]

If your peacock is a female it will never colour up as female peacocks are really quite boring colour wise only the males get the showy colouring.

Is there any way to tell this early, he/she has an orangish tinge with a few blue specks.

 

[garfy]

Is there any way to tell this early, he/she has an orangish tinge with a few blue specks.

Where is the orange tinge exactly on the fish?

 

[Aquarist1234]

Where is the orange tinge exactly on the fish?

It's on the fins and the very top of his body.

 

[garfy]

It's on the fins and the very top of his body.

Interesting I'm starting to lean towards a hap rather than a peacock.To be precise an electric blue hap or (Sciaenochromis ahli)
I used to own one he was a beautiful electric blue with orange finnage.A truly spectacular fish.

 

[Aquarist1234]

Interesting I'm starting to lean towards a hap rather than a peacock.To be precise an electric blue hap or (Sciaenochromis ahli)
I used to own one he was a beautiful electric blue with orange finnage.A truly spectacular fish.

Great! When do their colors start to show?

 

[Aquarist1234]

But I'm pretty sure it's a peacock because both of the parents were there and they were peacocks.

 

[garfy]

Were the parents blue with orange fins

 

[Aquarist1234]

Were the parents blue with orange fins

No, they were orange with blue spots. One was a little dull though, I think that one was the female.

 

[VTFish]

Nice! How many gallons is the tank?

 

[Aquarist1234]

Nice! How many gallons is the tank?

Thanks! 37 Gal

 

[VTFish]

Cool! I am in process of setting up a 55 gallon Lake Malawi Biotope with Cichlids. You can look at it if you want and tell me what you think.


55 gallon Lake Malawi Biotope construction

 

[Aquarist1234]

Cool! I am in process of setting up a 55 gallon Lake Malawi Biotope with Cichlids. You can look at it if you want and tell me what you think.

55 gallon Lake Malawi Biotope construction

Looks really cool! I'm impressed with your egg crate you made it fit perfectly!