Malawi tank for my better half...

i was just looking at some pictures online of neolamprologus and they look really great.

 

the shape and colours are great looking

 

Make your show piece some tanyanikan compressiceps. Some people dont like them. But they have tis mean look to them.

 

Agreed rather go caudopunctatus

 

As u can see still working where things must go but the water level feels low in sump i can't fill much more then what it is.

 

will check again tonight to see if i can fill little more maybe i am missing something

 

You can fill right up to the 2nd chamber.

 

May just go for the tang route

 

Agree.. as always @SalmonAfrica has given good advice

@rednox, its awesome to have your other half involved.. just makes it so much more enjoyable

As for the sump.. looking at it, you can fill up to where the black line is in the second compartment, keeping in mind that obviously when the media goes in there will not be that much water due to the obvious displacement of water but even so, it will take more water

 

tangs or mbuna so difficult which one to go for.

 

must say bit nerves doing this as i mostly only have done large ca cichlids. but exciting it is. how many live stock will be okey for the tank don't want to over stock the tank. will be getting bigger heater aswell and the look at few samples of what we want to do with the layout.

 

Hahaha... you have had CA cichlids for a while... if memory serves me right...

They can be nice and agro too so you should be ok with this new project
I have always kept SA Cichlids.. can be buggers too but milder mannered..

Tried the Malawi thing few years ago as I have always loved the look of a display tank with all these bright coloured cichlids..

Well... that was before the internet.. and all the online help we can get today...(giving away my age here).. boy.. I think it wasn't two/three weeks and I couldn't handle the half killing each other and aggression so..... I threw in the towel and got Oscars again!!
So look forward to this project as.. I still think an African cichlid tank looks amazing

 

hi just showing system below how the water lvl is when the pump is on and off

 

Wow must say Lake Tanganyikas lamprologine looks great this tang setup look strong thinking of shell dwellers with a center piece fish? doing one side ( right side )of the tank with rocks and shells and the other side open or something not sure yet.. dammit getting excited here lol

 

Lol She has a say..