180 Cichlid Tank 4-29-08

[1curt12]

what are the dimensions of the tank, if im correct 2'x2'x6' is 180 gal right?!

[MyDovii]

AWSOME OSCAR THE GREENTERROR IS OK LOOKING

[Rob10321]

i have a blood parrot and a firemouth in a 55 gallon tank. what other cichlid do you think i could put in with them?

[tybulldog24]

nice look at my fish

[ddog12921996]

Have the oscar or the flowerhorn ever eaten any of those smaller cichlids?

[baglel]

nice tank check out mine

[liv4daoutdoors]

thats a big green terror

[westcoastfisher95]

that is one big oscar!!!

[28rampage]

nice tank and fish, your oscar looks fine to me nothing wrong with it

[zaripjan]

nice green terror

[AugustousKing]

I like your green terror, not so much your red oscar

[hcrayton1]

nice tank bro. did any of those small fish gettin eatin?

[thatdude199]

Nice green terror !!!

[dondipa]

wait.. you wote 180 tank? do u mean 180 ltrs?

[XwingMike]

180 gallons

[lopsideful]

Yea it almost looks like a 55 gal.

[thatdude199]

it looks way bigger then a 55gal ! look the the size of the fish he has in there plus you can tell by the hood it has 3 openings , most 55's only have 2

[Mrfish4life1]

@thatdude199 it says in the title 180. wow u should pay better attention

[adevict2]

dude I don't like your oscar at all he looks all contorted maybe he is like some mixed kind but even if he is I don't like him

[xxtomek123]

Love that green terror beautiful !

[Briberry12]

yes, I would like to know where you got the drift wood as well. I see it for sell at stores, but it's kinda expensive for the big ones.

[muska987]

where did you get the driftwood?

[JBP46]

nice color on that oscar

[ChineseSecretAgent]

Cubs suck, nice fish

[busyZignal]

well i have a red zebra .how bit can it get?

& im not sure bout my other one but its dark purple with striped on it so i think its a Metriaclima sp fish or a kenyi but how big do those fishes get?

[dragownz]

kenyis get about 5-6 inches not sure about red zebra

[busyZignal]

how big can african cichlids geT?

[dragownz]

define which kind there are hundreds of breeds of "african cichlids"

[2008nezza2008]

4-6 inches 4 the malawis and tenganikan but the butterkofi gro quite big

[DKkrazy5]

sexy tank!i wish had something like that!

[k0k0nut27]

nice fish, love the pleco and red oscar mainly, ive got a sailfin pleco 10", ive decided to get some cichlids for a new tank im getting soon which will be 250l, im getting probably 6 cichlids and maybe 10 barbs. im not so sure where to get that rock stuff, if i cant find ill put bogwood in, im already going to use black sand =]. just need to ask u something though, do barbs cichlids and oscars get along fine in the same tank? because oscars can be realy aggressive they might eat the barbs

[wickcity92]

horny toads

[FORDFAN1985]

monkey bones

[isis334bt]

Wow!!! I have the EXACT SAME TANK, even down to the skirt around the stand!!! Used to have C.A. Chichlids, but recently switched to African Cichlids. Awesome tank my friend!!!!

[Centari]

i bet feeding time is fun

[fishyfan95]

lol im back to being a pain my tank is cycled and ready to go i got rid of the green texas cause he started to attack me and was probably to big for that tank anyway my new list of fish is

oscar

green terror

firemouth

or jack dempsey

[XwingMike]

Sorry but that will never work with the oscar in a 65 tank. The gt, fm, and jd would work well though. Oscars are just too big and messy you would never be able to keep the water clean.

[fishyfan95]

what about

1 gt

1 jd

2 firemouths?

[mupptin]

wah type of fish can cycle my 100 gallon tank i want cichilds so wah would be a first fish to put in there

[fishyfan95]

I would say some sort of barb or some tetras are always good!

[defensorfortis2009]

convicts.....

[1992pattrow]

@fishyfan95 You can do all of them in a 100+gallon tank

[Derek91857]

@fishyfan95 what did you mean by get rid of the green texas o:

[eraserhead187]

That GT is just pristine. Nice nice nice.

[Psittac20]

nice finnage on the green terror

[marcellokid12]

you got to big males right there nice hoe old ar ethey

[XwingMike]

Thanks dude. They are about 3 years old now.

[fishyfan95]

so im getting a male gt and a firemouth for the 65 gallon next week ill get them for 30 the male is around 4 inchs and the firemouth about 3 so i hope they will get along ill post some vids soon

[ohsolamejames]

wikkid nice set up i got lil tank lol upgrading soon come check my tank out

[fishyfan95]

hey guys i have a 65 gallon no fish in there at the moment and im not sure what fish to put in there i really like oscars and green terrors i went to a shop and they have a pair of oscars about 8 inch and a green terror for 40 alone could i keep two oscars or one oscar and a gt its only a 65 gallon and i dont want to overstock like some losers oh ill be running an external canister filter (EHEIM) 350 litres wich is one hundred more than the tank

[XwingMike]

I would get only one of those fish. Any two and you will be overstocked once they are full grown. oscars are huge waste producers and grow fast. Green terrors grow much more slowly.

[fishyfan95]

i have decided to go with a pair of gt's which i think will fit its a 250 lt tank with a 350 lt filter and weekley water changes of 15 % and the guy there said it would be fine and he wasnt trying to make me buy stuff so i trust him

[XwingMike]

you will love the gts. Watch out though, 2 females will work as they stay much smaller (they max around 6-8 inches) but if you get two males they will fight, or if a pair they may breed. Breeding is cool but will take alot of work on your part to keep the tank clean. Just remember to judge your weekly water change percentage based off of how high your nitrates get every week. Try to keep them under 20 ppm for healthy, happy, and beautiful fish!

[fishyfan95]

yeah i have previous experience with freshwater fish but not cichlids i want to get a male and a female gt or maybe a male gt and a female red devil?(any Comments) i just dont want to lose any finage as that is why i chose these beautiful fish

[XwingMike]

I would avoid the red devil then, they are very nasty fish and many won't accept any tankmates at all!

[fishyfan95]

yeah probably a good choice though im still not sure on what to get its a 250 tank so about 65 gallons and im going to be running a 350 litre eheim external canister filter so i really like green terror any other fish you might suggest?

[XwingMike]

a firemouth would be a good fit, you could also throw in some dithers like the giant danios in my tank. Whatever you decide to go with remember the adult size of the fish, a couple of fish might look small now, but in a years time you could run out of room. Cheers!

[fishyfan95]

yeah dont worry i plan well in advance lol so you think a firemouth that sounds pretty good at the aquarium they have a big male gt living with a few firemouths and acouple of oscars and a huge 7 bar frontosa the gt is like 11 inch

[fishyfan95]

sorry to bother you a gain i must sound like i dont know anything at all! but i went to the aquarium and they said that the best thing for me to do would be to buy about 10 juvinelles a mixture of red devils, green terrors maybe oscars and possibly a jag and let them grow up together then work out the ones i like and sell them back to the aquarium i like this idea just not sure if it would work! eventually i want a red devil, gt and oscar in the 65 gall then i will by my 180 any comments?

[fishyfan95]

srry forget the red devil i want an oscar a green terror a firemouth and a few silver dollars for my 65 gallon then to a 150 or 180 and maybe some more fish in the bigger tanks i am buying them all probably in like a month to put in my 20 gallon grow out tank before they go into the 65

[ttnt1234]

haha. that is a beaut. do NOT get him a female. trust me when i tell you that if u put a female in with him, he will go super saiyan and destroy anything that gets near him.

[eublepharisgeckos3g]

Okay i'm impressed. a tank that big requires a lot of effort. Not only does it look like you take good care of your fish but your fish tank is amazing. 5 out of 5 stars for me. very impressive.

[vipersupra99]

Wow how did you get your cichlids to not attack the small schooling fishes, there so small. Usually if a cichlid sees a tiny fish it goes and eats it.

[myangel833]

I think it looks great how you have a bunch of schooling fish swimming around. It looks so much more realistic then just two big fish slowly moving around. Gives your tank more to look at. Great job! My green is just a tiny little guy! HA

[24faniam]

Nice tank!

[pritomentertaiments]

wow awsome tank and how much gallons or litres is the tank?

you should get a female companion for the green terror

[gregski0]

dude that red terror isz awesome

[hawkwind999]

it should be 29-4 08!!!!!

[mayood5500]

nice tank

[asdf193]

Do the bigger fish ever try eating the GDs?

[outdoorsrok]

your fish are awsome

[MonsterFishKeeper714]

how long did it take your green terror to grow to that size?

[XwingMike]

I got him just short of two years ago and he was around 1.5 inches then. So I'd guess maybe 26 months or so old now.

[MonsterFishKeeper714]

the 2 years was well worth it. that fish is a king. get him a female companion.

[rosman81]

nice tank.. nice Gt

[jackdempsey09]

very nice lol

[blur2460]

daaaang u have my ideal tank

[starrett1350]

nice green terror and oscar