My very first tank

[musky48in]

This is my first cichlid tank. Please tell me what you think and any improvments that could be made. Thanks for any help.

46G Bow Front
2026 Eheim ProII
Limestone
2 Yellow Labs
2 Colbalt zebras
1 Red tailed Black shark

 

[musky48in]

does no one have an opinion, or is it that bad?

 

[Philbe]

Okay, you asked. I do like the rocks and the gravel has a nice natural look. But why is the filter tube crooked and in the middle of the tank. Move it into a corner so its hidden. And that other little suction cup thingy, do the same thing. And a black background will make your fish get noticed, not the bright blue you see.
Other than that, way to go and I hope it goes well for you.

 

[~*LuvMyKribs*~]

Its a good start!

As Philbe said i would reccommend playing around with the rockwork to try and hide the filter and heater. Go to http://www.malawimayhem.com and check out thier gallery. They have tons of pictures of people's malawi tanks that look great.


but its looking good to start!

 

[Tightdog1]

nice tank. yea id move the tubes to the sides or hide them some how.

 

[Dean]

I'd swap out the red tailed for a Synodontis.

 

[125gJoe]

I also think a black background will give it a better look..

 

[musky48in]

The red tail looks cool in there and if anything, he is the one pushing the others around. I like him so he stays.....

 

[jd_7655]

not bad for a begginer. a good tip for rocks go to a landscapeing company its realy cheap you can find some cool stuff and fill the whole tank. i bought $20 in lava rock broke it up and filled my tank it looked realy cool. i found some type rock that had crystals in it. its realy cool. becarefull what you buy though because some rocks have metals in them.