75g re-scape CA cichlid tank

[jbradt]

Thanks guys! I'm tempted to try some giant vals for the background but I'm pretty sure the fish will dig them up. Any suggestions?

You could get a couple and try it?! :huh:

Is there a way you could put them around the wood or in between a couple pieces to protect the base of the plants?

 

[GuppyMan]

very nice!

 

[JAY973]

It looks great! For the Vals AC Moore sells a plastic mesh that you maybe able to cut and push the Val through giving it a larger area to keep them buried in the gravel. The mesh is sometimes used for moss walls and alike.

Good Luck!

 

[toddnbecka]

I had 2 young breeding pairs of Nic's in a 55 many years ago. They also shared the tank with a group of red-tail botia's. I had a large plastic cup at each end of the tank, and the botia's hung out under a rock pile. Both pairs spawned w/wout any conflict, though I didn't leave the fry with them very long after they hatched. (It's much easier to move the fry before they're free-swimming.) Nic's are somewhat odd, they don't lay adhesive eggs like most SA or CA cichlids. Consequently, the plastic cups (more than big enough for the pair/s to fit into) worked well for me.