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teppy26
Private
Posts : 15
Location : North Richland Hills
Favorite Fish: : Mbuna Cichlids, placos, and clown loaches. i love obs!!!!!
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Jstump
Chief Wrnt. Off. 4
Posts : 460
Location : Arlington/Mansfield Tx
Favorite Fish: : Metriaclima sp. "Msobo" Magunga
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/12/2011, 9:20 pm | |
| awesome looking setup! Very nice | |
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Ben
Moderator
Posts : 1878
Location : Sandston, Virginia
Favorite Fish: : Venustus and Catfish
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/12/2011, 9:37 pm | |
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strikingthematch
Captain
Posts : 1118
Location : Virginia Beach, VA
Favorite Fish: : Discus, Stingrays, Arowana, Rams, and Angels
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/12/2011, 9:54 pm | |
| Looks great! I really like the layout and the rocks are very well done!
Hard to tell from the pictures but just make sure there are plenty of caves and hiding places for the Mbunas. It makes all the difference in aggression. | |
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teppy26
Private
Posts : 15
Location : North Richland Hills
Favorite Fish: : Mbuna Cichlids, placos, and clown loaches. i love obs!!!!!
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/12/2011, 9:57 pm | |
| thanks guys and ya there are tons of caves  its hard to tell though plus my camera on my phone sucks hahaha | |
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BFinley
Admin
Posts : 4498
Location : Fort Worth,Tx
Favorite Fish: : Frontosa and Red Tail Catfish and All Africans
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daniellev
Private
Posts : 25
Location : hurst, tx
Favorite Fish: : Malawi peacocks and haps
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/13/2011, 2:15 pm | |
| Gorgeous tank you've got! ;) | |
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teppy26
Private
Posts : 15
Location : North Richland Hills
Favorite Fish: : Mbuna Cichlids, placos, and clown loaches. i love obs!!!!!
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/13/2011, 2:17 pm | |
| thanks daniellev!!! i see u are close by maybe we can go fish shopping hahahahha | |
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daniellev
Private
Posts : 25
Location : hurst, tx
Favorite Fish: : Malawi peacocks and haps
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xrickyhoangx
Master Sergeant
Posts : 254
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teppy26
Private
Posts : 15
Location : North Richland Hills
Favorite Fish: : Mbuna Cichlids, placos, and clown loaches. i love obs!!!!!
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sUMcRAZYfISH
Private First Class
Posts : 59
Location : SO.CAL
Favorite Fish: : AFRICAN CICHLIDS
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/15/2011, 10:50 pm | |
| TEPPY NICE PIC!! not ur tank i mean its nice but im a real fan of trewavase nice
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Yeti
Sergeant 1st Class
Posts : 202
Location : Tyler TX
Favorite Fish: : Cichlids, Mbuna & Haps/Peacocks
Bitten by the saltbug
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/16/2011, 2:08 am | |
| Love the wall, did you use silicone or something to maintain stability at that height, or just darned good brick laying?
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teppy26
Private
Posts : 15
Location : North Richland Hills
Favorite Fish: : Mbuna Cichlids, placos, and clown loaches. i love obs!!!!!
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 6/16/2011, 5:28 pm | |
| i just stacked it i didnt use anything but rocks :) !!! and thanks sumcrazyfish i love them too!!!! they are my favorite right now!!!!! | |
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SICKlid20
Private
Posts : 7
Location : Lewisville, TX
Favorite Fish: : Large Mouth Bass
African Cichlids
Shovel Nose Cat
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/1/2011, 3:14 am | |
| I like the similar rock pattern. Not too much of this, and that! Well done. | |
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KMX
Admin
Posts : 16094
Location : Mansfield, TX
Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/1/2011, 9:14 am | |
| Job well done. Lot's of places to hide!  | |
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teppy26
Private
Posts : 15
Location : North Richland Hills
Favorite Fish: : Mbuna Cichlids, placos, and clown loaches. i love obs!!!!!
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/1/2011, 11:58 am | |
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CajunGator
Moderator
Posts : 5845
Location : New Iberia, Louisiana
Favorite Fish: : Cichlids, WC Syn Petricola, Shellies, Festae, Mbu Puffers, Koi Angels, ABN, Piranha, Mermaids
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/1/2011, 7:16 pm | |
| Congratz... on super nice Tank!  | |
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teppy26
Private
Posts : 15
Location : North Richland Hills
Favorite Fish: : Mbuna Cichlids, placos, and clown loaches. i love obs!!!!!
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/1/2011, 7:34 pm | |
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ornate12
Lieutenant Colonel
Posts : 1340
Location : New Iberia,Louisiana
Favorite Fish: : Ornate Bichirs, Synodontis Angelicus, Filamentosus barb,
Aristochromis Christyi, Ptychochromis Grandidieri and all other Madagascar cichlids.
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/1/2011, 10:38 pm | |
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CSnyder00
Moderator
Posts : 1648
Location : Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Fish: : Luwino Reef Zebra Chilumba, Ocellatus, Any bright-colored freshwater cichlid
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/2/2011, 6:15 am | |
|  Very nice background. I'm with everyone else. I think I may have to do that with my tank. Did you have to add any support below the tank? | |
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proyect01
Captain
Posts : 1196
Location : Fort Myers Fl
Favorite Fish: : Aulonocara species
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/3/2011, 12:24 am | |
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teppy26
Private
Posts : 15
Location : North Richland Hills
Favorite Fish: : Mbuna Cichlids, placos, and clown loaches. i love obs!!!!!
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/5/2011, 12:12 pm | |
| i just put rock behind the rock so that they dont fall! other than that its all good!!! they love the rocks and caves like this!!! thanks yall!!!!! | |
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plantedtankdude
Lieutenant Colonel
Posts : 1227
Location : Plano, texas
Favorite Fish: : all of them along with mermaids and me I'm a Pisces.
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 7/24/2011, 2:08 am | |
| nice is doing a african tank hard? | |
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montemike72
Private First Class
Posts : 51
Location : kansas city metro area
Favorite Fish: : oscars, green terrors
| | Subject: Re: my 55 gal cichlid tank...... 8/4/2011, 2:21 pm | |
| hey cool looking tank, which brings up a question, is there a load limit, to which a tank can hold in terms of rocks, i realize they displace water, but, some stands, basically support the outside edges of the tank, and leave the middle free, while others are much more sturdy, is there a general rule of thumb ? | |
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