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Dragon_Lord_Tia
07-03-2003, 7:20 PM
i just got a 6ft tank for $50 and about 100 kg of slate rock and a few other types i was wondering if anyone has a picture of an malawi rock formation underwater for me to try and mimic:D :D
Check out www.cichlidae.com's wallpaper.
Technically, a true biotype would be of boulders and no gravel substrate. One creative idea is to lay down styrofoam or a square of PVC pipe....and lay a flat piece of slate down on it. That way, it gives the illusion of being at the upper parts of the lake....where Mbuna are found.
Dragon_Lord_Tia
07-03-2003, 9:20 PM
weres the malwai pic i cant find it
Tiger15
07-03-2003, 11:06 PM
Lake Malawi has both rocky and sandy areas. Only Mbuna appreciates rocky biotype. Haps prefer open sandy bottom. So it depends on what you want to keep.
Dragon_Lord_Tia
07-04-2003, 12:14 AM
pictures of both
Check these links out
http://www.tropheus.info/riftlakes/cichlids/foto_uv_e.html
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/tanks/
Jimmy
I know it's not really authentic-looking, but one of my african tanks is decorated with slate:
Click Here (http://fish.stjinks.com/)
(Picture of tank that's on top, in the middle)
It's a 77gal tank, with black sand for substrate. The picture doesn't really do it justice, it looks pretty awesome in person.
It used to look like this: Click Here (http://www.stjinks.com/album/13/13-8.jpg)
but I found that too much dirt and crap got trapped in behind all the rockwork!
125gJoe
07-05-2003, 5:40 AM
SBee, wow... I really liked the 90 gallon! Have you tried "root tabs" underneath those plants? Might help...
nope.....unfortunately nearly all the plants in that tank died after I moved them around :(