Brianemone Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 for those that have malawi (or other african tanks) can you please post some pics here. some inspiration would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&q=malawi+tank&spell=1 good start anyhows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted March 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 hey thats cheating i spent about 30 mins looking at that tank full of fish about a week ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Got fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 WOAH! Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoh Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I haven't set mine up yet so all I can do is describe what I would like. I can tell you I'm a biotope nut as far as aquascaping goes...for malawis...I'd generally have sandy middle...collect alot of BIG FLATISH SMOOTH/NON-SHARP river rocks and without too much thought place them at the edges tank(don't lean them in the glass you know that) ....pile on top of each other so that they are STURDY you'll be surprised how natural your tank will look. note: big rocks first then sand - so no malawi can dig under, but you knew that too Malawis will stand out amongst the rocks when theres less colour clashes with the decor...(i.e. coloured ornaments etc) but I think searching the net (though it maybe not your original idea) is the best resource Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 im just about to set up my new 5ft african tank, with it's new stand and such in the lounge have between 70-90 fish in it there are elect yellows/blues, powder/ice blues, lump heads, morph's (red/orange and white), tangarienes, albino's, a couple tangyanka (spelling?) breed of some sort, not sure of the name. albino orcid's, peacock orcid's, manganese, bumble bee's and garaffe haps.. will put some photo's up of this tank and my my partner's 3ft planted (with grasses) neon tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 70-90!!!! :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Im know very little about African cichlids, but im sure that 70-90 would be heavily overstocked! Probably isnt to smart considering they can get aggresive aswell! Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Actually LB it is very smart as african tanks should always be crowded as evens out the agression and spreads it around thats why that photo above has so many and thats why if you do go to malawi or other rift valley lakes there are millions of fish everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Exactly, you see it in the wild! In lakes. How are you going to provide the serious filtration needed to keep them healthy! how often are you going to do water changes? Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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