Pic of my 125G Tanganyikan Tank - Updated Pics

[TaTeR ToT]

this is my 125G Tanganyikan tank  8)  please let me know what ya'll think

tank specs:

Fish List:

1x 3" Male Neolamprologus Brichardi



1x 3" Male Neolamprologus Leleupi



1x 2.5" Male Altolamprologus Calvus 'Chaitika'



1x 1.5" Neolamprologus Tretocephalus



1x 1.5" Neolamprologus Sexfasciatus 'Gold'



1x 2" Neolamprologus Savory



1x 1.75" Male Neolamprologus Helianthus



1x 1.75" Telmatochromis Sp. Orange Scribble



1x 2" Neolamprologus Cylindricus
1x WC 4" Synodontis Polli
1x Girraffe Catfish 'Bayali' AKA Dwarf Girraffe Catfish
1x WC 4" Male Brown Bristle Nose Pleco

no pics of the last 4 at the moment.

Plants List:

3x Onion Plants
1x Huge Borneo Fern

soon to come 3x more onion plants and another big borneo fern

Decor:

217lbs. of Moss Rock

Left Rock Pile



Right Rock Pile



Filtration & Circulation:

1x Eheim Classic 2217 Canister Filter
1x Eheim Pro 2224 Canister Filter

Soon to come, 2x Hydor Koralia 4 powerheads

Heating:

2x Eheim Jagger 150watt Heaters

Lighting:

1x 8ft Dual HO Flourescent fixture, running 2x 8ft 6,500K 150watt Bulbs

Substrate:

100lbs of Leslie's Pool Filter Sand

Other Technics:

1x Black Background
2x Coral Life Digital Thermometers

Full Tank Shot 1



Full Tank Shot w/ Lights

[myjohnson]

Re: Pic of my 125G Tanganyikan Tank

Looks good. The black rocks seems to stand out a lot. Don't know if you are going for that.

Perfect set-up for tropheus. I say sell all the fishes and get a nice WC colony!

Other than that, the tank looks really cool.  

[TaTeR ToT]

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yeah i was wanting to add a few small stones to really pop :) i found these seiyru seiki stones, at the new aquatic world, so i thought i would grab them, and just see how it would look, i think it looks pretty good.thank you for your kind words, i have raised trophs before, but am not really good at it.   i love trophs, but i dont think im ready for a colony, maybe when i am more experienced i will give it a go, but i would hate to buy a gorgeous colony and loose them knowing i wasnt ready for that kind of upkeep and that level of fish keeping. but 1 day i will.

[myjohnson]

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they are not that hard to keep.

1) change water
2) over filter
3) got a lot of them
4) feed NLS (or the like)

That's about it. Just like keeping any other type of fish.

If not, put a nice looking male tropheus in there. Just keep him by himself.

As you can tell I have a liking for tropheus.

But if you don't want to keep them....

I would add some cyps to the mix and the tank should be popping with color.

[TaTeR ToT]

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i was actually thinking of adding a few culled males to the mix  i really want these single males

1x tropheus sp. black ikola
1x tropheus sp. black bemba orange flame
1x tropheus sp. black cherry spot
and 1x tropheus sp. black kiriza kaiser 2
i really like the tropheus sp. black, they are my fav trophs.
so maybe i will get 1 of each of those
i am actually getting a trio of paracyp niggrippinnis(sp?) 8)  

[myjohnson]

Re: Pic of my 125G Tanganyikan Tank

I don't think you should get all those male trophs. Its either get just one or get a decent size colony. Some have reported having success with lower numbers but that's not the general rule.

[fshfrk]

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1 only.

[TaTeR ToT]

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hmmm.... then i'll probly get a male cherry spot or bemba orange flame 8) ikolas are kool, but i have had them before aswell as kirizas.

[myjohnson]

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can't blame you on the bulus! I been liked them for the longest.

[cichlid1409]

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nice setup . but wheres all the fish

[TaTeR ToT]

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i have been waiting for someone to ask that they are hiding in the rocks ijust got my new light kit on it today, i will get pics up in a few. i am doin a water change on it right now. i will get some pics of the fishies

[eklikewhoa]

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Paracyps will get shredded by the trophs.... I had to give up my group of paracyps.

[TaTeR ToT]

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yeah, i did some research on them, doesnt seem like a good idea :(  i have decided to go with neolmaps, altolamps, and shellies ie; gold and black occies 8)  no trophs for me not right now anyways.

[TaTeR ToT]

Re: Pic of my 125G Tanganyikan Tank - Updated Pics

UPDATED PICS 8)  

[CichlidFan]

Re: Pic of my 125G Tanganyikan Tank - Updated Pics

Wow....very nice collection.....

Tank and stand look great....nice job with the doors on the stand....it looks good.

CF