My new 55g cichlid fish tank

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[fishdude401]

This is my fish tank, I got it off Craigslist for 325$

Standard 55g fish tank
Black stand
2 Hagen Aquaclear 110
1 Marineland stealth heaters
1 Tetra 60 air pump
1 Tetra 20 air pump
80lbs of Red lava rock
40-50lbs of Eco-Complete African cichlid gravel
Several air diffusers
at least 50ft of air line tubing
Single strip 48" flourescent light tube
Lighting diffuser
Net
Food
African cichlid mineral/pH buffers
Stress coat
Gravel Siphon
Thermometer
Hood
Medium sized piece of driftwood
Several small plastic plants

Here's the link: http://s992.photobucket.com/albums/af43/malawi401/New%2055g%20fish%20tank/?action=view&current=pictures234367.jpg

[Josh]

Very nice! What africans are u going to put in? I would do peacocks! They have awesome color and they are not very mean!

[fishdude401]

Probably like Acei, Electric yellows, Demonasi and Kenyii, I am only going to keep an OB Peacock because if you get too many peacocks they will cross breed and i will end up with seriously mutated fish.

Oh, my aquarium has several scratches in the front but paint on the back of the tank, so i am going to flip the tank around and remove teh paint with OOPS paint remover and then use toothpaste and a lot of time to try to remove the minor scratches in the back, does that sound good?


Recently Added: July 29, 2009, 07:20:44 AMI cant believe i didn't take a full body shot, sorry, i will try to shoot some later this week if i find time.

[Josh]

Ok. The peacocks will cross bread only if you have similar looking ones. Like German reds and sunshine yellows or Mottled ones. Ok but u could get a scratch remover for like 10 bucks because u can only do it when the tank is dry.

[fishdude401]

That's perfect because the tank is completely empty, where can you buy buy this scratch remover ( the tank is all glass ) also where can I buy this stuff. Oh this is my exact list of Cichlids:
2X Acei Cichlids
2X Electric yellow labs Cichlids
2X Red Zebra Cichlids
2X Bumble Bee Cichlids
2X Kenyi Cichlids
2X Jewel Cichlids
2X ( not yet specified )
2x ( not yet specified )

Keep in mind that I have 2 Hagen Aquaclear 110 filters, the guy before me had 17 Malawis and 2 Clown loaches.

:D

[abc1467]

electric yellows are cool i got an orange one lmao

[alexOATH]

They'll cross "BREAD" Josh eh?
didn't know fish could bake =P

[Josh]

LOL!! I was using safari so i did not have the auto spell check... I would be good bread though... What about 2-3 synodontus catfish? I love mine!

[fishdude401]

I changed my list, but i dont know how many of each, how many do you think?
Kenyi cichlid
Yellow lab
Red Zebra Cichlid
Yellow tail Acei
Red Top Hongi
Demasoni
Auratus
Cobalt blue cichlid
Socolofi ( pseudotropheus )

I don't want any breeding and if there is any the babies will either be fed to the rest of the fish or be sold to the petshop

I would like to get only 1 male of some species and only some females of some species, i would rather no breeding because it is too aggressive.

How many males and females would you get of each?

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