Hey guys!
This is my first foray into African cichlids. I'm having a lot of fun with it so far. The fish have so much color and personality. They are a blast to watch and care for. Anyhow, I've got the initial build of my 55g African Mbuna tank finished and wanted to share some photos with you guys.
I'm a fairly new fish keeper in general, having only kept fish for about a year. I did some extensive research and I think I have everything setup pretty well. The tank has been running for about 10 days (substrate and filter seeded heavily from previous mature tank) and everything seems to be working out great.
Water parameters:
pH - 7.5 (I know I need to buffer a bit more)
gH & kH both > 180
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - trace
Pics:
Initial stock:
2 Metriaclima estherae (Red Zebra)
2 Labidochromis caeruleus (Yellow Lab)
1 Pseudotropheus sp. (Acei)
2 Corydoras
2 Caridina japonica (Amano Shrimp)
1 Synodontis catfish
323,032,765,455,342,245 Malaysian Trumpet snails
Want to add:
2-3 more Yellow Labs
2-3 more Red Zebra
1-2 more Acei
4-5 another colorful relatively peaceful mbuna (maybe Rusty or Elec. Blue)
Thanks for looking!
This is my first foray into African cichlids. I'm having a lot of fun with it so far. The fish have so much color and personality. They are a blast to watch and care for. Anyhow, I've got the initial build of my 55g African Mbuna tank finished and wanted to share some photos with you guys.
I'm a fairly new fish keeper in general, having only kept fish for about a year. I did some extensive research and I think I have everything setup pretty well. The tank has been running for about 10 days (substrate and filter seeded heavily from previous mature tank) and everything seems to be working out great.
Water parameters:
pH - 7.5 (I know I need to buffer a bit more)
gH & kH both > 180
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - trace
Pics:
Initial stock:
2 Metriaclima estherae (Red Zebra)
2 Labidochromis caeruleus (Yellow Lab)
1 Pseudotropheus sp. (Acei)
2 Corydoras
2 Caridina japonica (Amano Shrimp)
1 Synodontis catfish
323,032,765,455,342,245 Malaysian Trumpet snails
Want to add:
2-3 more Yellow Labs
2-3 more Red Zebra
1-2 more Acei
4-5 another colorful relatively peaceful mbuna (maybe Rusty or Elec. Blue)
Thanks for looking!
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