Returning to the hobby

[BBQgrippos]

Hello everyone!

This is BBQgrippos (best chips ever made IMO) and I hail from the Louisville, KY area.

I am returning to hobby after several years of not having fish. One upon a time I kept a pair of large Oscars in a 55gal. setup.

Recently, I purchased a 38gal. tank and have an assortment of six small to medium-sized Mbuna's. I've always enjoyed cichlids and now want to share the experience with my children.

My setup:
Aqueon 38 gallon tank (glass)
Aqueon hood
24" Reef Sun 50/50 bulb
CaribSea Eco-Complete Cichlid Substrate
Magnum H.O.T. Filter
AquaClear 70 Filter Power Filter
Assortment of Underwater Galleries' Cichlid Stones
Heater....(drawing a blank on the wattage at the moment).

Future plans/thoughts would be to add a Blue Johanni or Demasoni or Fuelleborni.

 

[verbal]

Welcome to the forum.

Generally people seem to have a lot more success with mbuna in a 4' tank. I would rule out Demasoni and Fulleborni to attempt in a 3' long tank. Johanni(with yellow females) would also be problematic choice. However there is a chance that Maingano http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=756 might work, since they are small and not overly aggressive.

 

[Leffler817]

Welcome to the forum! What are the 6 fish currently in the tank?


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[dogofwar]

Welcome back - you should check out the American Cichlid Association Convention this summer in Indianapolis (not too far)

Matt

 

[BBQgrippos]

Verbal - ty for the advice and the pic. That is a beautiful fish.

dogofwar- I frequently travel to Indy so I'll check out the con.

 

[Spine]

Welcome back to the hobby Craig. Keeping fish is a lot like staying at the Hotel California, you can check in but you can never leave

 

[Tony]

Welcome to the forum. Lots of folks keeping Malawi here.