My 190L Juwel trigon african cichlid tank

i like the way you have the flat rocks (and skulls) placed. creates alot of hiding places without interfering too much with the swimming area

LemonJelly wrote:

i like the way you have the flat rocks (and skulls) placed. creates alot of hiding places without interfering too much with the swimming area

There is hugh gaps in the rocks but i not 100% happy,
it looks better in the video than in person, then again that might just be me.
what stock should i have there is about 8 cichlids and 4 catfish could i add more stock
i like the look of a few clown loach. any advice will be great.

You're well understocked at the moment for a rift lake tank. Tanganyika and Malawi have the highest fish densities in the world, even greater than tropical reefs. As long as your tank is well filtered, I reckon you could nearly triple your stocking levels. The greater numbers means the aggression is dispersed among them. Just don't put in one fish at a time, try and add groups of 6-8 at a time

LemonJelly wrote:

You're well understocked at the moment for a rift lake tank. Tanganyika and Malawi have the highest fish densities in the world, even greater than tropical reefs. As long as your tank is well filtered, I reckon you could nearly triple your stocking levels. The greater numbers means the aggression is dispersed among them. Just don't put in one fish at a time, try and add groups of 6-8 at a time

where is the best place to get Malawi cichlids medium to large ? i like to get some of these ( Melanochromis auratus ,Metriaclima zebra , Metriaclima aurora, Melanochromis johannii )

I couldn't tell you really, I haven't kept African cichlids recently. I do all my fish shopping at Seahorse and Fintastic Aquatics. Both are in Dublin. I'd say MaxiZoo probably do a good selection

A few calls to our sponsors in Galway and Dublin will get you what your after!
If they dont have any in stock, id say any of them would easily order what you want specifically

I have put in an order for a few fish specifying size and species (also sex) and will be collecting them Saturday

hammie wrote:

A few calls to our sponsors in Galway and Dublin will get you what your after!
If they dont have any in stock, id say any of them would easily order what you want specifically

I have put in an order for a few fish specifying size and species (also sex) and will be collecting them Saturday

where do you work hammie

Hi ,
Tank looks great , I have a breeding pair of auratus if ur ever up in Dublin ur welcome to them free of charge
I wud suggest a nice pair of venustus for ur tank , they are a lovely fish
Debrick

Debrick wrote:

Hi ,
Tank looks great , I have a breeding pair of auratus if ur ever up in Dublin ur welcome to them free of charge
I wud suggest a nice pair of venustus for ur tank , they are a lovely fish
Debrick

I will be going up soon hopefully early next week. where in Dublin are u and i will take them and thanks for the advice.yes i will try get some venustus while i am up there.
I taught all the ones with the different colours were hybrid
its like the saying you learn something new every day.

I'm in citywest , exit 3 off the n7 if u like to c my 450 litre tank african set up I can email u a video if u send me ur email address , my computer is down and I haven't figured out how to upload from my iPhone yet

Debrick wrote:

I'm in citywest , exit 3 off the n7 if u like to c my 450 litre tank african set up I can email u a video if u send me ur email address , my computer is down and I haven't figured out how to upload from my iPhone yet

i will send you a pm
thanks

Pm sent buddy

ooooh not sure if that Red Tail Shark is a good idea James,I'm not talking about water parameters or anything,it's just them Cichlids need there chill time in and around the rocks and that head banger will have them tormented around the clock........I can see you having some seriously pee'd off Cichlids in there.

Ger

ger310 wrote:

ooooh not sure if that Red Tail Shark is a good idea James,I'm not talking about water parameters or anything,it's just them Cichlids need there chill time in and around the rocks and that head banger will have them tormented around the clock........I can see you having some seriously pee'd off Cichlids in there.

Ger

I had to move him from a community tank he had every fish gone mad they don't know themselves
Since he was moved. I been lucky so far there is a big lab and a Demasoni to keep him in his place he only chased the catfish at first then he went into hiding after been chased by the Demasoni I can move him again and I will keep a close eye on things.

A update with some more fish that i got last night, it ended up beeing a terrible night one of the three bags that i put some fish into died i only had four fish but one was at least 4 inc in size and i think the other one was holding fry. All the fish were very poor till i got them into my tank and after a minute or two they were all back buzzing about the tank. The trip home only took about 20min and the water was warm i am not sure if the quality of the water was good then to really finish off a few weeks ago i was up in dublin selling pups and one woman let me down and never turned up i ended up going around the city and up to sea horse while nursing the pup all the time with the warm weather i got close to him and last night when i got home he ran out and under the back wheel it was a instant death with a neck broken. I am still gutted but i will look on the bright side and think i am one step closer to getting the 180L tank up and running.