My New African Cichlid tank

johnscottant

johnscottant

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55 gallon tank.... I used to keep saltwater and thought this may be easier while still having some beautiful fish. All the cichlids are 5-6 inches long. Got them from a guy who was trying to get rid of them on Craigslist. Working on identifying them now. Thanks all for the response on my tank
 
Tony

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Great to hear you're getting into Malawi. Great fish. An all-male tank is certainly one of - if not the most beautiful of freshwater setups one can put together.

Of the pics you posted, looks like you have the following fish:

-Scianochromis fryeri (blue ahli)
-Aulonocara stuartgranti/hansbaneschi (Red shoulder peacock)
-Aulonocara jacobfreibergi - Undu Reef (Lemon Jake peacock)
-Auloncara sp. OB (OB peacock)

Great looking fish. Someone took good care of them to grow them to that size and shape.

I'd probably add at least 3-4 more fish to keep aggression spread out. Stay away from random Petco purchases as the wrong fish can really easily screw up a good thing.
 
Spine

Spine

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Good snag on the CL buy, they look nice and healthy. Come to the September meeting and pick up something to add to your tank.
 
johnscottant

johnscottant

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Thanks guys for all the kind words. For my main tanks (my 75 gallon South American Cichlid tank and my 55 african Cichlid tank) I have used auctions here with my ACLC group or That Fish Place to stock my tanks. I picked up some nice south american cichlids in Washington DC at the ACA convention. But I have been thinking of coming to this groups meetings since it is cichlid based only, and thats all I collect. So I look forward to seeing you guys there. Thanks!
 
johnscottant

johnscottant

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I have to give a shout out to Jay and Cichlidsarespecial too. I have purchased quite a few great fish from him as well.
 
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