Newbie

[Madhatter]

Hello Everyone!

I'm a newbie / novice to the cichild hobby. I'm setting up a 75 gallon tank now with a custom sump. And threads I should read? Beginner species I should look at?

Thanks in advance!

Madhatter aka Adam

[mscichlid]

Welcome to the forum!

Where are you located?

You could do searches or ask specific questions.

[jonclark96]

Welcome to the forum!

[Madhatter]

Thanks All!. I'm located near Penn State University in Pennsylvania. This is my first jump into the message boards so I'm learning as I go along. Just never had the use for one before. I'm glad to find a community with so much Cichlid knowledge. I'm Setting up a Malawi tank now. Still deciding on species and numbers there of.

[Madhatter]

Does anyone have a good opinion on Bluegrassaquatics.com?

[jonclark96]

I've never ordered from them. If you are going to get fish shipped, check out Dave's Rare Fish. Dave is a club sponsor and has an amazing selection of Africans.

[dogofwar]

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Matt

[Madhatter]

Awesome Thanks!

[Tony]

Welcome aboard.

When you're setting up a Malawi tank, ask yourself two main questions:

-Do you want mbuna or mostly haps and peacock?
-Do you want all males (generally a hap/peacock setup) or several breeding groups (generally easier with mbuna, but will work with haps/peacocks with some planning)?

+1 on Dave's. One of the best people I know.. that happens to have a killer selection.

[Madhatter]

I've struggled with that. I like the idea of mbuna's hiding in the rocks but I also like the idea of the all male haps/ peacocks. I'm afraid to mix the three because of my lack of experience. I'm very much concerned about over aggressive fish in the tank.