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* - Muddy Waters - Oct 1, 2016
(Oct 1, 2016 02:03 AM)Gramza Wrote: Dude that is one sick tank man.
Thank you.
* - ATMcopper - Oct 1, 2016
This is super cool mate. What type of fish do you have?
* - Muddy Waters - Oct 1, 2016
(Oct 1, 2016 07:22 AM)ATMcopper Wrote: This is super cool mate. What type of fish do you have?
They are African Cichlids, from Lake Malawi in Tanzania.
In the video description I have listed the name of all species that I have.
* - william - Oct 1, 2016
Beautiful tank, good luck with them!
* - DopplerAF - Oct 1, 2016
Wow the fish tank look sick.
* - Muddy Waters - Oct 1, 2016
(Oct 1, 2016 08:38 AM)william Wrote: Beautiful tank, good luck with them!
Thank you mate!
(Oct 1, 2016 08:42 AM)shazsyed Wrote: Wow the fish tank look sick.
Thanks!
* - Gramza - Oct 1, 2016
(Oct 1, 2016 02:23 AM)Muddy Waters Wrote: Thank you.What motivated you to think of something like this? Book, Movies, or you just hey im going to decorate my tank really good lol?
* - Muddy Waters - Oct 1, 2016
(Oct 1, 2016 01:19 PM)Gramza Wrote: What motivated you to think of something like this? Book, Movies, or you just hey im going to decorate my tank really good lol?
Well, basically I was just interested in getting some more "HQ" fish and decided to go with african species because they are a bit more rare and cost a lot more than usual fish. Then I just watched some images of Lake Malawi. Then I decided to go with a red/brown-ish rock wall and then use Lava Rocks because they are cheap and then I bought some more expensive heavier rock for decoration purposes.
* - Gramza - Oct 1, 2016
(Oct 1, 2016 01:35 PM)Muddy Waters Wrote: Well, basically I was just interested in getting some more "HQ" fish and decided to go with african species because they are a bit more rare and cost a lot more than usual fish. Then I just watched some images of Lake Malawi. Then I decided to go with a red/brown-ish rock wall and then use Lava Rocks because they are cheap and then I bought some more expensive heavier rock for decoration purposes.yea good choice of rocks. i love how there is like 2-3 yellow/orange fish in there it really makes it pop more. And have youve thought about maybe changing the color of the lights? I think you can mis it up with a hint of dark red to make the rock look more aged.
* - Muddy Waters - Oct 2, 2016
(Oct 1, 2016 01:40 PM)Gramza Wrote: yea good choice of rocks. i love how there is like 2-3 yellow/orange fish in there it really makes it pop more. And have youve thought about maybe changing the color of the lights? I think you can mis it up with a hint of dark red to make the rock look more aged.
Yeah, only thing is I need the light to not be attacking enough to grow algae, and I am not in need of bright light since I dont have any aquatic plants in my tank. But I am 100% going to change the light at some point, just don't know which type of light yet.
* - N - Oct 3, 2016
Nice tank bro! I have a 125G tank with some Cichlids and other species mixed, one of the best hobbies to get into too!
* - Muddy Waters - Oct 4, 2016
(Oct 3, 2016 08:07 PM)Nixhxlas Wrote: Nice tank bro! I have a 125G tank with some Cichlids and other species mixed, one of the best hobbies to get into too!
Cool man! Cichlids are love, cichlids are life.
I'm thinking about getting a 190G I found on the Swedish version of craigslist.
However I know its gonna weigh around a ton so I have to figure out how and where to support the floor from underneath first.
Do you maybe have a pic of your tank so we can all see? :)
* - 70s - Oct 4, 2016
Damn OP, That fishtank is looking amazing ive always wanted to try and get a small fishtank going, But im a cat guy so it could become an issue plus i know how much work goes into cleaing and keeping the tank clean and well ran.
* - #YOLO - Oct 4, 2016
I thought Africa didn't have water
* - Muddy Waters - Oct 4, 2016
(Oct 4, 2016 06:24 AM)70s. Wrote: Damn OP, That fishtank is looking amazing ive always wanted to try and get a small fishtank going, But im a cat guy so it could become an issue plus i know how much work goes into cleaing and keeping the tank clean and well ran.
Thank you :) I have cats aswell but they just ignore the fish luckily.
(Oct 4, 2016 06:28 AM)#YOLO Wrote: I thought Africa didn't have water
Africa have several huge freshwater lakes, in fact Lake Tanganyika in Africa is the 6th largest lake in the world, and Lake Malawi (where my fish are from) is the 9th largest lake in the world.