200 gallon Tanganyika tank

[J-WS6]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

How many adult cyps are in there tim?

[armthehomeless]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

I can't count. Alot.  

[J-WS6]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

Cool, if you ever find the need to rid this colony of cyps, keep my name in mind.

[fishlady]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

WOW..... 8O
that's all the words i can think of to describe that Tim.....
but then again I knew it was going to be that way when i saw it going up....
congrats on that tank....
you and Fiona already know how much i'm so tickled for you both about the house.....


it's coming together very nicely......
thanks for sharing...
and tell Fiona I said hello would ya?

[Tiapan]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

the tank looks good, but needs plants , every tank needs plants. :wink: but i cant wait to see it in person. glad we moved it over empty water weight alone is over 1600 lb.

[armthehomeless]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

Current inhabitants include:

Ectodus descampsii
Benthochromis tricoti
Cyprichromis leptosoma "Jumbo Blue Orchid"
Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
and a lone male Brichardi and lone male Opth. ventralis.

I've run into a problem. The ventralis - who is a recent addition to the tank, has decided that he owns the left hand side of the tank. In doing this he has disrupted breeding behavior for the other fish. Any ideas to get rid of the problem? I'm already thinking about what tank I can move him to.

I'm also thinking about moving the Paracyps to another tank with young Telematochromis temporalis, Julidochromis transcriptus fry, Eretmodus Cyanosticus fry, and ABN fry. I don't want to have to go fishing in this big tank more than once though.

I'm planning on leaving the lone brichardi in the tank. I figured if I don't have a colony, then he will be relatively docile. So far I am correct. What would y'all do... keep him in there? Move him somewhere else? Give him back to CichlidFan?

[Zulaab]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

** Be Evil ** and one night sneak into the house and dump 10 adult Bricardi's into the tank and see what look Tim will have the next morning when he sees them.. How did these guys show up ??    

[armthehomeless]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

Hehe... I don't think I would be too happy. I've got other brichardi in a 30L. Just put 'em in there.

[rrocket2002]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

I can fix your ventralis problem.  Just relocate into one of my tanks.  I have a 29g setup and running for him...

[armthehomeless]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

I watched one of my male Ectodus build this last night...


I'm going to relocate a couple of fish from the tank and remove the rockwork from one side to help encourage this behavior. :)

[armthehomeless]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

And for the first time since my move, two cyps are holding... things are looking up.

[J-WS6]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

congrats!!

[geoff_tropheus]

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Man I kinda miss the Ectodus.

Just goes to show you what a difference a fish is in its own element.

They did not go to well with no substrate and a tank full of PEtros and Trophs.

Any Ectodus females in the nest?

Any visual signs of sexing them?

[armthehomeless]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

It is kinda difficult on sexing the Ectodus, but I have learned that the males tend to have larger "dots" that get really dark when they are in the mood. When the males aren't in mating dress, I have trouble telling which is which.

I didn't notice any females in the nest. :? I'm getting the romance music out...

[rahne]

Re: 200 gallon Tanganyika tank

awesome tank!