1st african tank

new tank 105g 2 emp 400, 3 sponge filters. video link https://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

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!

yea theres no way i can bring my self to put 70 fish in this 55g but maybe more like 20-30

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.

what kind of catfish is that in your avatar pic

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.

looking good.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

i will probably be calling you. do you think that the thermastat is broke on this heater. it has been unplugged since i got home. its only a 150w heater and i had it set on 79-80

If it got that hot I would toss it for sure. Not worth killing all your fish in an attempt to fix it

yea i already threw it away.

well got some new fish, the only ones i can tell you the names are, 3 ob females, 1 blue dolphin, 2-3 yellow labs, red empress, i think 2 hongi, some little blue ones, and a little orange one. will get some pics later and let yall tell me what these fish are.

thanks brandon and aaron, really liking these fish. aaron i think i have about 9 babies that she was holding

No problem!Post some pics when you can!

Looks great, only thing missing is Tanganyikans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

got another pic. i need a new camera to get a pic of the fish(cell phone camera dont cut it) also just and 5 orange lelepi. what kind of tanganyikans should i look to add that will work. any red africans, only color that lacking in the tank

video enjoy
click on the pic

Tank looks good bud. Thanks for the "shout out!" Congrats on the nine in the nursery. Should be some beaut's...
-aaron-

got a pic of the nursery

Very nice, They all look very happy.

thanks, i fell im lacking some red in this tank. whats some good looking red fish that would work in my tank.

jewel cichlids