fish selections.... 10 gal, going to 55 gal soon.

[Caleb]

Just remember to add your most peaceful fish first and add them in groups.

groups of at least 4 or so?

 

[Michiana]

Buy the largest tank you can afford; you won't be sorry.

I started two years ago with the good old 10 gallon and worked my way up to a 125 in less than a year. Wish I had bought a 220. Stick with Cichlids and you won't be sorry.
Flowerhorn Cichlids are very popular now, but like Oscars they can grow to over a foot long. Great fish to watch moving sand and rocks to arrange their home. Bought this new one and had to set up my 20 gal and I have a Oscar, Red Devil and another Flowerhorn with a couple others in the 125. Had to put a divider in the tank to protect the Oscar from the other two; once they get larger they can become aggressive to other fish in the tank.

 

[Frosty]

I started two years ago with the good old 10 gallon and worked my way up to a 125 in less than a year. Wish I had bought a 220. Stick with Cichlids and you won't be sorry.
Flowerhorn Cichlids are very popular now, but like Oscars they can grow to over a foot long. Great fish to watch moving sand and rocks to arrange their home. Bought this new one and had to set up my 20 gal and I have a Oscar, Red Devil and another Flowerhorn with a couple others in the 125. Had to put a divider in the tank to protect the Oscar from the other two; once they get larger they can become aggressive to other fish in the tank.

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thats a good looking fish!

Caleb you might start with 2 to build up your bacteria. Of course this reply is probably late considering our earlier conversation

 

[Caleb]

I started two years ago with the good old 10 gallon and worked my way up to a 125 in less than a year. Wish I had bought a 220. Stick with Cichlids and you won't be sorry.
Flowerhorn Cichlids are very popular now, but like Oscars they can grow to over a foot long. Great fish to watch moving sand and rocks to arrange their home. Bought this new one and had to set up my 20 gal and I have a Oscar, Red Devil and another Flowerhorn with a couple others in the 125. Had to put a divider in the tank to protect the Oscar from the other two; once they get larger they can become aggressive to other fish in the tank.

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I got this 55 gal for free, should work until I need to go bigger(which I want to do eventually).

thats a good looking fish!

Caleb you might start with 2 to build up your bacteria. Of course this reply is probably late considering our earlier conversation

Ended up with 5 jacobfreibergi cichlids.... $15 a pop, but didn't pay that.

 

[Frosty]

 

[Frosty]

Keep an eye on ammonia levels adding that many at once, be ready to do a water change if needed. And POST PICS!!!

 

[Caleb]

The rainbow shark is chasing the cichlids...should I be concerned?

 

[Frosty]

The rainbow shark is chasing the cichlids...should I be concerned?

If he doesn't give them a break in a bit you might want to put him back in the 10, the whole ordeal they went through today is stressful enough without getting picked on at your new home too.

 

[Caleb]

If he doesn't give them a break in a bit you might want to put him back in the 10, the whole ordeal they went through today is stressful enough without getting picked on at your new home too.

I'll keep an eye on them and see if it gets toned down...the cichlids are just staying in the corner

 

[Frosty]

I'll keep an eye on them and see if it gets toned down...the cichlids are just staying in the corner

do you have anything in there for them to get shelter in? That will help if they can get under cover. You might try turning the light off to, that seems to calm them down a little, at least it works with my fish.

 

[Caleb]

do you have anything in there for them to get shelter in? That will help if they can get under cover. You might try turning the light off to, that seems to calm them down a little, at least it works with my fish.

I have some older decor...a bridge and a weird log like thing, the log decor is jagged so I'm not sure if I should put that in or not

 

[Frosty]

You might try some clay pots, the orange ones used for plants, I can't remember the name but those would work until you can get some rock work going on.

 

[Caleb]

I turned the lights off in the tank and removed the shark...they seem at ease now.

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[Caleb]

Notice how one cichlid is darker then the other four? I think I have a male and four ho-bags for the lucky stud....


Speaking of which, can my tank hold medium sized stones? I think I'm going to build a stone area where they can sneak into and another area for a spawning area...

 

[Frosty]

Notice how one cichlid is darker then the other four? I think I have a male and four ho-bags for the lucky stud....


Speaking of which, can my tank hold medium sized stones? I think I'm going to build a stone area where they can sneak into and another area for a spawning area...

Looks like your going to have a lot of "lovin's" in there

you should be able to put medium size rocks in there, just make sure they are stacked good, you don't want them falling over! Does inland still sell dry rock for like $3 a pound? That would probably work great if it's the same stuff they used to have.

 

[Caleb]

Looks like your going to have a lot of "lovin's" in there

you should be able to put medium size rocks in there, just make sure they are stacked good, you don't want them falling over! Does inland still sell dry rock for like $3 a pound? That would probably work great if it's the same stuff they used to have.

yea they did...all the holes were a bit small I think. I was thinking about some medium sized rocks and some pvc pipes under couple rocks to allow safe passageway

 

[Frosty]

yea they did...all the holes were a bit small I think. I was thinking about some medium sized rocks and some pvc pipes under couple rocks to allow safe passageway

That would work, just make sure you get pipe big enough for their full grown size so they can keep their territory. If you use the regular rock, you would just stack it so there are cave and crevices for them to get into.

 

[Caleb]

That would work, just make sure you get pipe big enough for their full grown size so they can keep their territory. If you use the regular rock, you would just stack it so there are cave and crevices for them to get into.

The question I hadn't got answered yet....how tall are they are full grown?

 

[Frosty]

What's their full grown length?

 

[Caleb]

What's their full grown length?

if full grown:

shark is 6"

these cichlids are 7"