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[Johno1982]

ok thanks dr pat, I'm gonna have to buy a fancy thermometer now because sides are 10mm. Any idea where's the best place to buy one?

I collected the tank today, and here are a couple of photos:



I'm not going to put water in it until next week some time.

Looks awesome man hey where did you get that back ground???

[Westie]

Aquotix

[Westie]

ok people, time for an update. I took some happy snaps and a video. The little baby neo pulcher (daffodil princess) is starting to put some size on.

baby daffodil princess


can you see the petricola hiding in the rocks?


some frontosa pics:
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tank shot with flash on camera


tank shot without flash


I like that last pic, and here is a video I have just uploaded on youtube:



Future plan will be to get some tropheus
Thanks for looking

[garlic shrimp]

good job looks nice ay.

[Bowdy]

Looking really good man. Still haven't moved that heater I see . Couple large fake plants in each corner to hide the pipes would work a treat.
Cheers.

[Riggers]

Mate the tank has come up a treat!! It's looks fantastic!! Great job Jason

[Mattymak]

Lookin good mate I jus posted some
Pics the other day of my 6x2x2 tang tank

Take a look I just topped mine up
And got the lids on also added a peppy bn

[dazzabozza]

Looks great!

Tropheus will help add some movement to the tank.

[Westie]

Thanks for the comments guys. You know me Ray, I'm set in my ways. I might eventually move the heater.... eventually. I don't usually like the look of fake plants in a display tank. But I really like the pics of Mattymak's tank. Hopefully I can get 10 Tropheus dubs soon.

[Mattymak]

Thanks mate

[Westie]

I like your use of caves, and the fact you got Tropheus in there too. Looks cool

[Mattymak]

yeah cheers bro, caves are the best thing in my tanks i love them, my dad helps me set up most of it he's been doing tanks at least 18 years lol

[scotty81]

Great looking tank!!

[waruna]

Looks very good Jason, very nice background

[Anka]

That's got to be the nicest tank cabinet I've seen!

[Westie]

Thanks Scotty, Waruna, and Anka. I took a video with my mobile phone yesterday of my black calvus fighting. Looks pretty cool. A few of the fish are getting pretty agressive of late. It's pretty cool to watch. At the end of the video, you can hear my little girl make some loud groan. Sounds pretty funny.

[dazzabozza]

This is why I luv Tangs. Their personality and they way they interact is totally different to Malawis.

[Westie]

too true Dazza. I must point out though that it cost me an absolute packet to stock this tank with tanganyikan cichlids. the mrs really likes malawi cichlids more, and I was originally deciding whether to stock the tank with tropheus or electric yellows and cobalt blues. I initially regretted getting tangs to start with, as they were pretty boring to watch at first. They're al growing nicely though, and I love watching them playing around all day. I fed the fish some big thera+a pellets before taking this video tonight, as the fish tend to fight over the stuff. I feed bigger pellets than what is required, as the fish tend to like them better than the finer pellets. Work that out? This is why the tank looks cloudy. Enjoy

[Westie]

and some photos
calvus

and more calvus

daffodil princess (neo pulcher)

a few frontosa pics













juli regani pics





leleupi pics




limnochromis auriatus




sydontis petricola

very hard to photograph

[Bowdy]

Lookng sweet man