750g African Cichlid Freshwater

[gatohoser]

Very cool. I'm a big fan of peacock cichlids and frontosas and Malawi dolphins. Very cool!

 

[Adam.ZigZag]

I’m sure I’m not alone here, but I need an update on this build.

 

[ictoae]

I’m sure I’m not alone here, but I need an update on this build.

I need one too Adam! I ordered my background (48" end and wraparound both overflows) from Aquadecor on Halloween day so hopefully I will have that in hand soon.

And I am on the verge of ordering about $1,500 in bulkheads, valves, PVC, and PVC fittings to get it all plumbed was soon as I dig a little deeper into some options to try to get a discount.

In the meantime, we did take the obligatory family pic in the tank. It was a fiasco and the cats were 100% uncooperative!

 

[MoshJosh]

Awesome!!! Lake specific? What stocking? A few emperor cichlid and hundreds of sardine cichlids???

Edit: sorry, just saw stocking in OP! Gonna be an awesome build!

Still though an emperor. . .

 

[ictoae]

Awesome!!! Lake specific? What stocking? A few emperor cichlid and hundreds of sardine cichlids???

Edit: sorry, just saw stocking in OP! Gonna be an awesome build!

Still though an emperor. . .

Hahahaha! I might transition to a more predatory Haps vibe at some point if the frontosa decide to make snacks of all the smaller species. I feel like this tank, as big as my wife thinks it is, still isn't big enough for an emperor long term.