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    KingBichir
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    PostSubject: 1st african tank   5/16/2011, 8:01 pm

    new tank 105g 2 emp 400, 3 sponge filters. video link http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j423/KingBichir/?action=view&current=IMG_0089.mp4

    Livestock:(updated)
    1 4" maleri island peacock
    1 5" blue ahli peacock
    1 2" bleekeri
    1 6" senegal bichir-no pic yet
    3 3-4" albino firefish
    5-6 2-4" female ob pecocks
    5 2" orange lelupi
    1 2" red empress peacock
    5 2-3" blue soclfoli "spelling"
    2 3" srt hongi
    1 3-4" rufocaldis "spelling again"
    1 2.5" blue dolphin
    2 albn 1 longfin 1 regular
    1 4" pitcus catfish






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    3Frontosas
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    Favorite Fish:: Tigrinus, EBJD, Fronts, Arowanas, RT Hybrid Catfish, L25 Pleco's, Datnoids.

    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/16/2011, 8:31 pm

    DUDE! You can put way more fish in it then that! I would just worry about the local lake catfish you put in there! If the cat gets big enough say bye bye to your Africans. Plus all your Africans being small enough you can easily put double what you have in there, they just might become more aggressive as they get bigger! I once saw a local guy who had a 55g that had 70+ Africans in it! It was nuts! Sounds like you have plenty of filtration in as well already. The emperor 400 will run that take by itself alone!
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    KingBichir
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/16/2011, 8:56 pm

    yea theres no way i can bring my self to put 70 fish in this 55g but maybe more like 20-30
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    3Frontosas
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/16/2011, 8:58 pm

    Yea, I would never recommend putting that many fish in a 55g either. But... I have seen people do it and crazier things have happened.
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/16/2011, 9:13 pm

    what kind of catfish is that in your avatar pic
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    3Frontosas
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/16/2011, 10:47 pm

    That my friend is the serious fish for very serious fish collectors. Its a Tigrinus or some people know it as a Zebra Shovelnose. A lot of fish enthusiasts consider this the most coveted fish in all of trade fresh or saltwater. It also happens to be a very rare fish and also a very $$$$ fish. If your into serious oddball rare fish like this, like I am, you'd also probably be very interested in things like 3 barred datnoids, mono cichlas, L25 Plecos and blood red arowanas. All of which are rare coveted fish.
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/17/2011, 8:15 am

    looking good.

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    BFinley
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    Favorite Fish:: Frontosa and Red Tail Catfish and All Africans

    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/17/2011, 8:24 am

    I seen this tank yesturday and its very nice set up.Great job Justin!If you want you can come over and look and my tanks and fish! yes usafishbox

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    ilicurtisili
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/17/2011, 9:26 am

    i would ditch that catfish!!!!

    i had a 6in one with some 6in blue gills and it killed one of them and kept trying to get the other.
    that thing will kill your fish
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/17/2011, 10:31 am

    Love oddballs,

    I'll end up putting the cat fish in my 125 when it gets resealed, when he gets to big for it to the grill he goes.

    Thanks everyone, do want to get some more rocks. Where's a good place. HRT do you have some pieces that would work? Also seen your cl post and want to come out some time.
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/17/2011, 6:05 pm

    disaster struck, i get home and my tank is f-ing hot, around 100 . both of my peacocks died. AAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!! all of the other perms are good. im so sad that my peacocks died. guess i know what ill be buying this weekend.
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    PostSubject: Re: 1st african tank   5/17/2011, 8:05 pm

    i still have 6 peacocks for sale. they are all different kinds.
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