72g Bowfront Mbuna Tank

Then myswtsins, you have 2 good alternatives:
1. Drop in a few OB fry with the socolofi fry to see what happens.
2. Raise them separately; which could be the expensive alternative... but maybe the safer.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
 
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Thank you guys! I'll see if I can squeeze another tank in amongst the 7 already in my bedroom. :D I have plenty of spare tanks but filters, pumps & space are starting to run out. I'm gonna need a fish shed soon!
 
I got my order from Kensfish today, no freebies though & it took 5 days for him to actually ship it out. :( I love kensfish so it really doesn't matter much! :) Anyway, that means I got my supplies to setup my grow out tank.

Obviously you can tell from the pictures that I decided to go with a divided tank. I was hoping to get 3 sections out of the 3ft tank but I think they will grow better with the extra space & I will just have to keep the next batch of fry (yellow labs) in a 10g.


FTS - hard to get a decent picture cause the tank is shoved in a little alcove, floating plants are just temp. came from fry tank
Click on the photos for BIG picture mode! (EDIT- or not....I uploaded them to photobucket in HUGE size but it doesn't get huge here, they were huge when I was trying to write the post.....????)
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Albinos - growth has slowed a little but I expect it to pick up again now that they have more space. Some have some distinct barring is that a bad thing? Quality wise
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OBs - This is the first time the poor little OBs have been out of that stupid breeder net! They are so cute! Some have almost completely black eyes while others have almost completely silver/iridescent eyes, very cool. 1st pic is just to show how dark some of them are (really hoping for lots of blotches!!!!)
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They seem to like each other lol They have been hanging out on the sides of the divider most of the time. Enjoy!
 
All those kids are looking great!
 
Thanks, I am addicted to these guys! It is to be expected though, technically these are the first fry I am raising. I had babies before but they just stayed in the tanks with the other fish.
 
So I picked up some more rubble for the fry hideout & got some free plants so I updated the tank. I still need some more lace rock but it looks much fuller now at least. One of my light bulbs broke so the pictures are a little dark, much darker then IRL.

Before (And when both lights were working)
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After
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Just a bunch FTS so you can see all the fish out and about.
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Female M. cyanerhabdos
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Now all the rest of the pictures are dark, sorry.

Male OB Red Zebra - he has more a bluish tint than it appears, he is becoming quite beautiful. You can tell how much bluer he is than the females in the FTS
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Male Albino Socolofi - couldn't get a decent picture because he is a bit of a bully, always chasing everyone away from his rockpile
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Dominant male acei - hangs out in the dark side a lot or is chasing the other , now know to be, male SO this is all you get. :) But you see lots of him in the FTS
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Holding Lab - 24 days and she has been hanging out by the fry pile, yay!
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Female BN - I couldn't believe she came out! Best I could get with the crappy light.
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This pic is actually of the BN in the java ferns but everyone got in the way. :)
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Dominant skunk loach - used a different setting which gives me more light but less clarity but look how big he is!
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I am really happy with the new setup now, I wasn't at all for awhile. Especially comparing it to my old setup, which is currently in a little contest on this site (I'm excited!).

In case anyone was wondering how the non mbunas are doing in tank......
I love the skunk loaches & they are doing great! They rarely fight with each other, only 2 in this size tank gives them some decent terriotry, & they are fast so the Mbuna don't bother them...well for Mbunas anyways. :)

The RTS does gets beat up a little from time to time but nothing major. He is ALWAYS out and moves very gently which is nice in this tank.

The BN of course is doing great too. I have seen her defend her cave before so I have no worries about her! She is rarely out but that just makes her appearances that much better! I love plecos but hate the poop so she is perfect!
 
Wow, no responses...that's not good! Well I bought 32 more lbs of lace rock today which means I have some power washing to do! :cry: So the tank will change again soon to try to open up the caves some more. Any feedback? Other than learn how to use a camera. :)

Oh BTW, I won TOTM for my previous layout! I can't believe it!! I am super happy and a bit sad at the same time because I miss that setup.
 
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