jr177

before



after



any comments or questions ?

btate617

Looks good jr177.

Just becareful the fish don't dig and cause your rocks to become unstable and fall. This could crack/break your glass if they fall over and hit the glass hard enough.


Brian

jr177

yeah... i made sure that they were stable. That would not be good at all if it broke!!AHH

Shawnie

I love the after....as im sure your cichlids do also!! great hiding spots for them to feel safer.....great job!

btate617

Still be careful is all.

They are stable now but if you went and dug all the sand out from the edges of the rocks on the bottom (because this is what the fish are going to try and do) they won't be as stable at that point.


Brian

jr177

ok... I will go make sure they are stable.Thank you very much Brian. You made me think twice

potatos

you could use aquarium safe glue to stick them together to make a solid structure, rather than several pieces simply resting on eachother

angelfish220

I know you already put it in.... but usually its better to arrange the rocks then put the substrate in. Then you know that it will be ok with moving substrate

jr177

i never thought of that...maybe next time I do maintence i will do that

jr177

here's a video...enjoy

kindghost

nice tank. i'm sure fish really enjoy the change. lots and lots of hiding places

jr177

they are going crazy in there with all the hiding places

and now they are starting to set up their pecking order

click

Wow, it looks great and your fish seem very happy with the change. Good job!

jr177

thank you very much

btate617

Looks good jr.

Nice job!


Brian

jr177

what other cichilids do you all think i should put in there I know that i need to get more females for the ones i already have

Nutter

Nice job.

I wouldn't add anynore cichlids given that you have tropicals in there to. Yellow Labs are fairly peaceful but will still bully the other tropicals around. If that was a blue Peacock I saw then it will start munching on the tropical fish when it gets bigger. Depending on the exact species of Peacock it could get anywhere from 5-10" long & will dominate the tank.

jr177

no worries...it was a melanochromis johanni.other than that?

Nutter

If your willing to rehome the other non cichlids in the tank you could probalby add a few more cichlids either from the same two species you already have or individual males from other mbuna species. Are you sure that was a Johanni? Sure doesn't look like it. I didn't see any stripes along it's sides. Thoug it is only a couple of quick glimpses.

jr177

really im not surei thought he was but he doesnt really look like one
can you look at my other thread
Check it out!!!

GoGreen

Holy mega transformation! I really like the new look, what did you do to achieve it? You must have housed the fish elsewhere while you were (quickly?) working? Do you have another tank you put them in or...
Great job!

jr177

they were in there while i was fixing it up...i could've put them in another tank.but i didnt