post your cichlid setup here!

[Ilovecichlids]

Lol I took that picture making them think they were going to get fed. It's am in wall build and when someone opens the door to go into the room on the other side they all zoom to the middle and look up lol. They do it everytime my wife goes to do laundry its so funny. My brother in law said oh wow they do have brains lol

Haha that's why I love cichlids so much! They have personalities almost like dogs!

 

[Cichlidguy101]

Here is a couple still shots of the 125g Malawi tank. I'll add a video soon. My b/f is sleeping don't wanna wake em'.

I definitely don't have the best or coolest tank, but it's cool to me!

What is that grey fish

 

[bluebirdnanny]

Did this work? Here is my Jewel Tank.

 

[Ilovecichlids]

Did this work? Here is my Jewel Tank.

Don't see any pics

 

[bluebirdnanny]

No good.

Guess I have to pass. It won't upload. And image hosting site freaks on me.

 

[bluebirdnanny]

Ok will have to do the link....

Finally got photobucket to open enough to grab it:
lowerlevel.jpg photo by Bluebirdnanny | Photobucket

 

[Ilovecichlids]

Finally got photobucket to open enough to grab it:
lowerlevel.jpg photo by Bluebirdnanny | Photobucket

Looks good!

 

[njvgl2090]

his 75 gal. tank is pretty simple,he moves everything to his liking.he is a crazy 12 inch jagXtexas

 

[Ilovecichlids]

his 75 gal. tank is pretty simple,he moves everything to his liking.he is a crazy 12 inch jagXtexas

Cool fish! Wowzers look at his teeth!

 

[Bradscichlids]

125 Gallon Hap/Peacock/Frontosa Tank

I have a 125 Gallon tank 72x18x21
140lbs of Eco-Complete African Cichlid Crush Coral as a substrate.
100lbs of Texas Holey Rock.
5x Peices of Cured(NO TANIN) Bogwood.
It has a dual Internal Overflow System.
30 Gallon Sump w/ Quitetone 2200gph Pump and a Quitetone 1200gph Pump.
250 Watt Heater
2x 250 Watt Metal Halides 20,000K each.
3x 12" LED Strips

STOCK:
1x Red Shoulder Peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti)
1x Ngara Flametail Peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti 'Ngara')
1x Dragons Blood Peacock (Aulonocara spec. Hybrid)
2x Eureka Red Peacock (Aulonocara jacobfreibergi)
2x Sunshine Peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti "Maleri")
1x Red Fin Borleyi Hap (Copadichromis Borleyi)
1x Red Empress Hap (Protomelas taeniolatus)
1x Electric Blue Hap (Sciaenochromis fryeri)
1x Ruby Green Hap (Haplochromis sp. Ruby Green) *Victorian*
1x Mbipia Lutea "Makobe Island" (Haplochromis sp. Carp)
2x Frontosa Brundi (Cyphotilapia Frontosa "Brundi)
3x Frontosa Zaire (Cyphotilapia Frontosa "Zaire")
1x Synodontis Eupterus
1x Synodotis Nigriventris
1x Albino Bristle Nose Pleco

Not bad for a High Schooler haha
Pics soon

 

[Sa1nt]

Here's mine... Finally made the switch to 6x2x2

Pls let me know what you all think. Thanks

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Here's mine... Finally made the switch to 6x2x2

Pls let me know what you all think. Thanks

Very nice I bet your loving that 180

 

[Ilovecichlids]

Here's mine... Finally made the switch to 6x2x2

Pls let me know what you all think. Thanks

Looks awesome! I wish my Malawi tank was that big!

 

[Sa1nt]

Very nice I bet your loving that 180

Thanks Andrew ... Still trying to catch up to yours

 

[Sa1nt]

Looks awesome! I wish my Malawi tank was that big!

Thanks. Really loving the space...
Although water change is a bit if a challenge because of the height lol

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Thanks. Really loving the space...
Although water change is a bit if a challenge because of the height lol

Lol my stand is almost 4' tall so I had to go buy a 3 step ladder and a broom stick. The stick I cut in half and duck taped my gravel cleaner to it so I could reach. Also I bought a grabber thing to reach the bottom so I wouldn't fall in

 

[Sa1nt]

Lol my stand is almost 4' tall so I had to go buy a 3 step ladder and a broom stick. The stick I cut in half and duck taped my gravel cleaner to it so I could reach. Also I bought a grabber thing to reach the bottom so I wouldn't fall in

Lol yes I'm using a stool now... Getting a longer gravel cleaner so that I can get to the bottom of the tank easier.
Do you ever need to remove the rocks?

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Lol yes I'm using a stool now... Getting a longer gravel cleaner so that I can get to the bottom of the tank easier.
Do you ever need to remove the rocks?

When I rearrange and I try to clean under them every so often. Since they dig holes then gunk settles under them.

 

[Sa1nt]

When I rearrange and I try to clean under them every so often. Since they dig holes then gunk settles under them.

How often do you do that? Wonder if it would be ok to just vacuum whatever I can get to...

 

[Andrew McFadden]

How often do you do that? Wonder if it would be ok to just vacuum whatever I can get to...

I should probably do it more often but I only do it every few months