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[Rastinger62]

This tank started out as an all male Malawi Hap tank but after getting over 20 different species of haps in there everything was just too blue so I had to start adding in different coloured mbuna and peacocks to break up the colour. The fish range from 8cm - 32cm so it's still a work in progress but getting there. I think I'm up around 35 odd species and about 5 hybrids.
Not a pro on the camera but enjoy my fish photography and slowly getting better lol.


Stocking List:
Haps:
Aristochromis Christyi (Malawi Hawk)
Buccochromis Lepturus
Buccochromis Nototaenia
Buccochromis Rhoadesii
Copadichromis Azureus
Copadichromis Borleyi (Red Fin Kadango)
Cyrtocara Moorii (Blue Dolphin)
Dimidiochromis Compressiceps (Malawi Eye Biter)
Dimidiochromis Strigatus
Fossorochromis Rostratus (Malawi Sand Diver)
Nimbochromis Fuscotaeniatus (Fusco)
Nimbochromis Polystigma
Nimbochromis Venustus
Otopharynx Lithobates
Placidochromis Gisseli (Gissel)
Placidochromis sp. "Phenochilus Tanzania" (Mirrorball Hap)
Protomelas Taeniolatus (Red Empress)
Sciaenochromis Fryeri (Electric Blue)
Tyrannochromis Nigriventer

Mbuna:
Labeotropheus Trewavasae
Labidochromis Caeruleus (Electric Yellow)
Labidochromis sp. Hongi (Red Top Hongi)
Metriaclima Estherae (Red Zebra)
Metriaclima Lombardoi (Kenyi)
Pseudotropheus sp. Acei (Yellow Tail Acei)

Peacocks:
Dragons Blood Peacock
OB Peacock

....................Still plenty more species to add to this list..............

The Tank: (Pics are a bit average. Will update once I have proper lighting on the tank)





The Fish:

Placidochromis sp. Phenochilus Tanzania (Mirrorball Hap) 13cm


Nimbochromis Venustus 24cm


Tyrannochromis Nigriventer 25cm


Metriaclima Estherae (Red Zebra) 12cm


Otopharynx Lithobates 10cm


Labeotropheus Trewavasae 8cm


Dragons Blood Peacock 12cm


Buccochromis Nototaenia 32cm


Protomelas Taeniolatus (Red Empress) 9cm


Champsochromis Spilorhynchus / Champsochromis Caeruleus (Malawi Trout) Hybrid 23cm


OB Peacock 8cm


Cyrtocara Moorii (Blue Dolphin) 15cm


Otopharynx Lithobates / Protomelas Steveni Taiwan reef hybrid 16cm


Sciaenochromis Fryeri (Electric Blue) 10cm


Still more to come lol

Edited by Rastinger62, 23 January 2015 - 10:24 PM.

[silverscreen]

wow great looking fish...and your setup looks awsome

 

The Phenochilus Tanzania looks amazing...my favourite fish right now...just picked up 4 very nice males a couple of days ago...i think every display tank should have a couple of them.

 

thanks for sharing ...please keep the pics coming.

 

 

rgds

john.

[dicky7]

I have fish tank envy

[Rastinger62]

Thanks John and he was the missus fav fish so took him out a couple of days ago as I brought 30 6-8cm ones to create a nice colony to breed and throw the excess makes in my display lol
Once the bigger makes come though I'll update the pics for them

[silverscreen]

what is it with queensland...i am super jealous how easy it is for you to find the fish you want.

 

i am trying to organising a box being shipped from mount barker of pheno tanzania...because i want to breed them aswell but not having much luck...any chance there is some more where you got yours from...?

[Rastinger62]

Haha I never said they were easy too find. I got lucky and brought all the fish available at the time. I was talking to the seller about shipping and told him people are screaming for tanzania fry interstate but he wasn't interested in shipping and lived a long way from the airport. I'll have fry down the track but will be a while yet before that happens. Have you tried Aquotix? I've brought from them before and they usually have a good range of fish available

[spilo]

hi silverscreen
i'll have some Phenochilus Tanzania fry available in about a month or two If you can wait

[riceball]

hi silverscreen
i'll have some Phenochilus Tanzania fry available in about a month or two If you can wait

Hi Spilo,

 

Would you be able to ship to Melbourne? If you do, please put me down for some fry when they become available please,

 

Thanks

[Stormfyre]

Awesome tank mate. Nice pics and colours.

Edited by Stormfyre, 01 February 2015 - 10:28 PM.

[Rastinger62]

Nimbochromis Polystima 27cm



Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Malawi Eye Biter)





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[Rastinger62]

Ob peacock (red morph) 16cm Ob peacock (orange morph) 16cm Placidochromis Mdoka White Lip 17cm Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus (Fusco) 25cm

Edited by Rastinger62, 15 February 2015 - 08:20 AM.

[Patto]

Awesome fish and Tank

How many people did it take to move that 10fter

[Rastinger62]

Cheers Patto
There was 6 of us in total to lift the tank onto its 1 metre high stand. It's around 500-550kg in weight. I have some strong mates lol


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