NEW 55 gallon, watcha think hfb?

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

this is my new 55 setup for my african cichlid community just started the hobby back does it look ok for them?

heres whats inside:
1 ruby red jewel
1 turq jewel
2 blood parrots
2 yellow labs
1 red zebra
2 med. blue colbalts
1 small colbalt
1 electric blue crawfish
1 pleco
1 albino, 1 yellow snail
1 accei cichlid
1 mystery cichlid???(kenyi?)
new-synodontis eupterus

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

re-contructed stand and painted to look like stone rock inside is rainbow rock , sand substrate lot of plants...any thing else i need also the lighting is two natural lights and one very bright coralife light and painted blue background.

[myjohnson]

looks like a 8 year old scaped that!

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

why you say that?? i had a budget too..lol whats wrong with it?

[myjohnson]

http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2006/11/golden-rule-of-aquascaping.html

When you're planning out an aquascape, one of the most important aspects is where it will draw the viewer's gaze. In fact, a viewer's gaze is what the aquascape is all about. The primary goal of an aquascape is to be pleasing, relaxing, and interesting to look at for the viewer. In order to do so, you need to set a sort of "anchor" for the mind. This is called the focal point. It is the point that draws the gaze of the viewer first, from which they can explore the rest of the tank. A focal point can consist of almost anything, from a red leaved plant to a rock or a piece of driftwood. The only thing it must do is draw attention. You can't have a plant that blends in with every other plant be the focal point, you have to make it stand out in some way. There are a few simple things to remember about a focal point.

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

i could sit and stare at this tank all day especially when just the crnter light is on it looks really good plus i was thinking more about the fish than myself in planningan enviromrnt pleasing to more them than myself to see them happy is the greateset joy i hAve enough places to hide , play, and relaxe they are happy heathy fish and defenatly not board. they even have floating lily pads to stir their curiousity and just to sit andwatch their minds work is interesting enough for me...

[myjohnson]

Ok, if fish "happiness" is your argument, then why not scape it like a biotope?

The Golden rule is pleasing to the eye b/c is follows nature.

but hey, if you "think" your fishes are happy and you are happy with a booboo scaped tank then thats cool too.

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

they defentatly have no complaints plus, just went today got a crap load of ghost shrimp for them to eat and a new toy to play with.... also bought a spotted cat of some kind 20 dollar frkn fish...hes ok gets along nreeded somethin to clean up the bottom lol

[lee85]

how much did you pay for it? I saw a nice 55 gallon for sale on CL. $125

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

the tank 40 the stand free, plants 12dollars , rocks free,sand 10 , eveything else i already had o yea paint bout 20 dollars lol painted he stand myself to look like faux stone, painted backgrond

[myjohnson]

careful with those ghost shrimp.

They can carry illnesses and kill your fish.

[freespool]

Thai, remind me not to have you critique my tanks. Cut the kids a break. We can not all be ballin like you.
That being said, the tank is a little busy for me. I also am not a fan of the multi-color fake plants. I like more natural looking plants. If you like it though, it is just right.

[aone4u2luv@yahoo.com]

well i like i said i like friendly africans so the plants give them lots of hiding places and stuff to do like dig em up all in all i only spent bout 70 bucks for everything fish bout 150 so keepin em happy for cheep sounds good to me lol when they get bigger i plan to move up to 75 annd have real plants

[myjohnson]

Thai, remind me not to have you critique my tanks. Cut the kids a break. We can not all be ballin like you.
That being said, the tank is a little busy for me. I also am not a fan of the multi-color fake plants. I like more natural looking plants. If you like it though, it is just right.

It's not about balling. It's just about laying the scape martial out the right way.

Just b/c a person spends money on their tank don't mean it's going to look good bro.

[myjohnson]

well i like i said i like friendly africans so the plants give them lots of hiding places and stuff to do like dig em up all in all i only spent bout 70 bucks for everything fish bout 150 so keepin em happy for cheep sounds good to me lol when they get bigger i plan to move up to 75 annd have real plants

Does this not inspire you in anyway?