AFRICAN CICHLID TANKS
5-gallon Mbuna Fry Tank
Stock
~30x Pseudotropheus Sp. Acei fry
10-gallon Mbuna Fry Tank
Stock
17x Electric Yellow Lab/(Labidochromis caeruleus) fry
5x Pseudotropheus socolofi fry
4x Pseudotropheus Sp. Acei fry
Filtration
Penguin Bio-Wheel Mini
Substrate
Aragonite sand
44-gallon (5-sided tall) Juvenile Mbuna Grow Out Tank
Stock
~ two dozen Pseudotropheus demasoni (1"-2")
10x Red Zebra (1")/(Metriaclima estherae)
Filtration
Aquaclear 70 power filter
Rena Filstar XP2 canister filter
Substrate
Sand mixture: Aragonite/black 'Tahitian Moon'
125-gallon Mbuna Tank
Stock
7x Electric Yellow Lab/(Labidochromis caeruleus)
7x Pseudotropheus Sp. Acei
4x Pseudotropheus socolofi
4x Red Zebra/(Metriaclima estherae)
4x Chilumba Zebra BB/(Metriaclima Sp. Chilumba)
2x Pseudotropheus demasoni
1x Yellow-top Mbamba/(Labidochromis Sp. Mbamba)
1x Hongi/(Labidochromis Sp. Hongi)
1x Cobalt Blue Zebra/(Metriaclima callainos)
3x African Featherfin Catfish/(Synodontis eupterus)
1x Bristlenose Pleco
Filtration
Rena Filstar XP3 canister filter
3x Aquaclear 110 power filters
2x Maxi-Jet 1200 power heads for added water circulation
Substrate
Sand mixture: Aragonite, Indo-Pacific black, & black 'Tahitian Moon'
180-gallon Large African Cichlid Tank (Mixed Lake)
Stock
6x Malawi Blue Dolphin/(Cyrtocara Moorii)
3x Kigoma Frontosa/(7-stripe)
3x Burundi Frontosa/(6-stripe)
5x Malawi Eye Biter/(Dimidiochromis Compressiceps)*
4x Nimbochromis venustus*
1x African Featherfin Catfish/(Synodontis eupterus)
1x African Polka-dot Catfish/(Synodontis angelicus)
1x Bristlenose Pleco
*[the venustus' & eye-biters will eventually be moved to a separate tank]
Filtration
2x Rena Filstar XP3 canister filters
2x Aquaclear 110 power filters
1x Maxi-Jet 1200 power heads for added water circulation
Substrate
Sand mixture: Aragonite & black 'Tahitian Moon' sand
5-gallon Mbuna Fry Tank
Stock
~30x Pseudotropheus Sp. Acei fry
10-gallon Mbuna Fry Tank
Stock
17x Electric Yellow Lab/(Labidochromis caeruleus) fry
5x Pseudotropheus socolofi fry
4x Pseudotropheus Sp. Acei fry
Filtration
Penguin Bio-Wheel Mini
Substrate
Aragonite sand
44-gallon (5-sided tall) Juvenile Mbuna Grow Out Tank
Stock
~ two dozen Pseudotropheus demasoni (1"-2")
10x Red Zebra (1")/(Metriaclima estherae)
Filtration
Aquaclear 70 power filter
Rena Filstar XP2 canister filter
Substrate
Sand mixture: Aragonite/black 'Tahitian Moon'
125-gallon Mbuna Tank
Stock
7x Electric Yellow Lab/(Labidochromis caeruleus)
7x Pseudotropheus Sp. Acei
4x Pseudotropheus socolofi
4x Red Zebra/(Metriaclima estherae)
4x Chilumba Zebra BB/(Metriaclima Sp. Chilumba)
2x Pseudotropheus demasoni
1x Yellow-top Mbamba/(Labidochromis Sp. Mbamba)
1x Hongi/(Labidochromis Sp. Hongi)
1x Cobalt Blue Zebra/(Metriaclima callainos)
3x African Featherfin Catfish/(Synodontis eupterus)
1x Bristlenose Pleco
Filtration
Rena Filstar XP3 canister filter
3x Aquaclear 110 power filters
2x Maxi-Jet 1200 power heads for added water circulation
Substrate
Sand mixture: Aragonite, Indo-Pacific black, & black 'Tahitian Moon'
180-gallon Large African Cichlid Tank (Mixed Lake)
Stock
6x Malawi Blue Dolphin/(Cyrtocara Moorii)
3x Kigoma Frontosa/(7-stripe)
3x Burundi Frontosa/(6-stripe)
5x Malawi Eye Biter/(Dimidiochromis Compressiceps)*
4x Nimbochromis venustus*
1x African Featherfin Catfish/(Synodontis eupterus)
1x African Polka-dot Catfish/(Synodontis angelicus)
1x Bristlenose Pleco
*[the venustus' & eye-biters will eventually be moved to a separate tank]
Filtration
2x Rena Filstar XP3 canister filters
2x Aquaclear 110 power filters
1x Maxi-Jet 1200 power heads for added water circulation
Substrate
Sand mixture: Aragonite & black 'Tahitian Moon' sand
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