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Posted by gilsonal@gmail.com on October 2, 2006, 12:28 am
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New to cichlids, interested in starting a tank 55gallons or so, and am
wondering what kinds of setups are best. Malawi? Tanganika? I'd like
to have fish that stay relatively small (no oscars, please) and
possibly some plants, but beyond that I'm looking for suggestions on
where to start. I'd like to keep fish from relatively the same natural
locations.
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Posted by megasycophant on October 2, 2006, 10:50 am
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It's largely a matter of personal preference. I'd prefer a Tanganyikan
tank with *lamprologus, julidochromis, and the like. Lotsa rockwork,
sand substrate. As for plants, java moss and java fern do well. I've
also had good luck with Vallisneria, and imagine Sagittarius would do
well. There are other plants which would tolerate the hard water with
enough light, but can't tell ya off the top of my head.
If you go Malawi and you want plants, you'd probably wanna stick with
haplochromines rather than mbuna, as the latter would probably chew up
your vegetation.
gilsonal@gmail.com wrote:
> New to cichlids, interested in starting a tank 55gallons or so, and am
> wondering what kinds of setups are best. Malawi? Tanganika? I'd like
> to have fish that stay relatively small (no oscars, please) and
> possibly some plants, but beyond that I'm looking for suggestions on
> where to start. I'd like to keep fish from relatively the same natural
> locations.
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Posted by on October 2, 2006, 11:29 am
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On 1 Oct 2006 21:28:37 -0700, "gilsonal@gmail.com"
>New to cichlids, interested in starting a tank 55gallons or so, and am
>wondering what kinds of setups are best. Malawi? Tanganika? I'd like
>to have fish that stay relatively small (no oscars, please) and
>possibly some plants, but beyond that I'm looking for suggestions on
>where to start. I'd like to keep fish from relatively the same natural
>locations.
Go for a Tanganyika tank but stick to the small rock dwellers and
avoid the mouthbrooders. Stack the rocks up to the surface. Most of
the small Neolamprologus will live and breed in the rocks and not
usually dig plants up.
Steve
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Posted by FEAR_THE_ SWAMP on October 8, 2006, 4:20 am
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Pretty much what everyone else suggested. Malawians will dig more in
most cases then Tangs. I always use rock, with plenty of caves, and
plant work usually within the rock. If your avoiding "size" then you
probably don't want Frontosa, or mbuna.
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Posted by default on October 8, 2006, 2:54 pm
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gilsonal@gmail.com wrote:
> New to cichlids, interested in starting a tank 55gallons or so, and am
> wondering what kinds of setups are best. Malawi? Tanganika? I'd like
> to have fish that stay relatively small (no oscars, please) and
> possibly some plants, but beyond that I'm looking for suggestions on
> where to start. I'd like to keep fish from relatively the same natural
> locations.
Go here, scroll down to cichlids, look, read.
http://www.aquahobby.com/e_gallery.php
I'm like a kid in a candy store when I start clickin' on this page.
steve
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> wondering what kinds of setups are best. Malawi? Tanganika? I'd like
> to have fish that stay relatively small (no oscars, please) and
> possibly some plants, but beyond that I'm looking for suggestions on
> where to start. I'd like to keep fish from relatively the same natural
> locations.