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Introduction |
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This
gallery contains photos of my cichlid tanks. In 2001 to 2002,
with the limited experience in keeping cichlids, my tanks were
really "community tanks" where the various types of
cichlids are housed in the same tank. After early 2003, I started
to have "species" tanks to group cichlid requiring the
same water parameters. Some of the CA/SA are so aggressive that
most of the times they are separated by dividers within the tank.
Since
2003, I avoid mixing different types of cichlids in community
tanks. My tanks are either single species or with cichlids from
same region/areas.
I now have 3 tanks,
2 x (4' by 18" by 18") and 1 x (2 ft by 18" by
18") tanks.
The
photos are mostly taken with a Fuji finepix 1.3 Mega pixel
and some with SONY Mavica. The later pictures were taken
with Canon S3 IS (up to 6 M) and this offer better quality for
re-sizing. I now use a Canon 40D.
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30
Gal
Central American Tank (Nicaragua Cichlids) |
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Nov
08
Started
a CA tank with a pair of Nicaragua Cichlids. Filtered by a Eheim 2026
canister filter, dark red gravels, coral rocks, artificial plants,
PVC pipes and a Bog wood.
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See
Related Articles |
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Common
Measurements for Fish
Tips
for introducing new fish
Aquarium
Maintenance
Crash
of my Tropheus Tank
Water
Changes
Food
for Cichlids
TetraPro
Vegetable Crisps
Review
of Aquarium Surface Skimmer
Automatic
food feeder (DAZS Aquarium System)
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32
gal African
Cichlid tank
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For
Zebras
Mar
03
Jul
03
Added
more PVC elbow joints in Jun 03 as hiding places for the zebras. Also
upgraded was the Eheim 2020 canister filter instead of the overhead
filter
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Links
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please e-mail me at kingfish09@hotmail.com
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Tips
for tank set up |
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Rules
of thirds.
Divide the aquarium length into 3
parts and placed the rocks/decorations at the 1/3 and 2/3
area. This give a balanced feel.
Appropriate
type of decorations.
Avoid sharp objects or
decorations that can injured the fish when they take
shelter or when they are frightened. Do
not over decorate.
The more rocks and
substrate you put into the aquarium, the less the volume of
the water and the heavier the tank. 10 to 15% is a good
guide.
Avoid
dead spots.
Avoid creating dead spots or
caused obstruction to filter outlets/inlets. This would save
maintenance effort and every 5-10 mins saved during each
weekly maintenance cycle can add up and result in totally
neglecting maintaining the aquarium altogether.
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The 4 ft
(55 Gal) Lake Tanganyika
(Tropheus only) Tank |
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Mar
07
A
Tropheus Tank (Pemba and Firefox) filtered by Eheim 2028 with
another internal Eheim power head. Large pieces of coral rocks,
thin layer of coral sand for substrate and a small air pump for
additional aeration. Plastic plants for added decoration.
Background using black foam.
Feb
07
55
Gal tank for Tropheus (Tropheus duboisi and Ikola). Filtered with
Eheim 2028 canister filter and Eheim power head for added
circulation. Dark red gravel as substrate (mixed with coral sand)
and large pieces of coral rocks. Background with normal aquarium
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55
Gal
African Cichlid (Frontosa) Tank
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4ft tank is for
Frontosa only (from Lake Tanganyika)
Jul
03
Jul
04
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See
Related Topics
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My Cichlid Tank
African Cichlid
Central America Cichlid
South America Cichlids
Main photo Gallery
Fish Foods
Articles
Aquarium Books
Links
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Photo
of Tank set-up |
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Requesting for
photos of tank set-up from guests for my photo gallery of
Guests Tanks
Sent your photo
with brief description and size of tank to : kingfish09@hotmail.com |
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