Hey, thats a beautiful fish tank there and i need to know how to fit the canister outlet and suction pipes without making it look messy, i have got Eheim 2213, my problem is i have a slab of rectangular glass pasted above the tank(1/4th is closed) just below the top so that all those water droplets won't mess with the top and result in rust when air stone bubbles pop up
Some how after getting the canister i have managed to drill very small holes only good enough for the pipes to get in.
ive been looking at cichlid videos for over a month now, and I keep on coming back to this one! I love your rock formation. the coral is on top of the sand? or the sand is on top of the coral? where did you get your stones from? thanks!
This is probably one of the more beautiful setups of an aquarium on Youtube. This is just amazing. I'm left speechless, I truly am! Excellent tank my friend!
@roybettyn6 would you care to provide an explanation supporting your flawless logic since you both failed to read the description and my previous responses?
@roybettyn6 your comment is idiotic. you obviously don't know anything about keeping african cichlids. they NEED to be overcrowded to keep their aggression down, or they kill each other. this is how they live naturally. what you need is a top notch filtration system, and the guy's filtration system can handle it and then some, he's got a canister filter and an ac110, he's got 10 times the filtration he needs. water quality should be excellent.
sorry not a borelyi but what I said is still true of your tank, by the way the rock setup is perfect but you will find that those plants will be devoured along with any other plants added, my malawi's have even been known to eat plastic plants.
@mattshookedonfishing Mbuna are rock cichlids, rock cichlids are omnivores that primarily graze of algae and other plant life growing an the face of rocks, the consumption of smaller organisms is fully an opportunistic behavior that rock cichlids engage on occasion for various reasons. Secondly, the hap that you mentioned would be dead eventually became the dominant tank male; giving that he was peaceful in nature, none of the fish in the video died through out the tanks existence.
@mattshookedonfishing another thing, over stocking an aquarium with a high pH, which a rift lake cichlid aquarium should have, is an extremely short term solution to aggression and generally leads do deaths from disease, lack of oxygen, elevated nitrate/nitrite/ammonia levels, resulting in odor and the death of the fish and obstructed water clarity. The best way to reduce aggression is limiting the number of male specimens, species diversity, an abundance of sight obstructions...
@mattshookedonfishing a regular feeding schedule that is provides balance nutrition, and isolating couples exhibiting spawning behavior. If you were unable to watch the entire clip, then I should tell you these fish exhibited so little aggression based on their environment that I was able to introduce cory cats into the aquarium without them being harassed in the slightest. The only fish that displayed minor, varying aggression was the large female kenyi, and she never injured a tankmate.
not really stocked correctly, firstly it is vital with african cichlids that you overstock the tank slightly as this reduces stress on the fish and also greatly reduces the chance of fighting and ultimately reduces deaths in the tank, secondly as the fish get slightly older you will find that borelyi peacock dead as the mbunas are far more aggressive than it and will inevitably fight with it and when this does happen they will overpower it.
@ItsAllAboutTheFish I am a he, and the majority of the fish were fully grown when this was filmed, thus the tank was very specious and all specimens lived happily in it for at least 3.5 years :)
@jgreenstorm12 argonite sand, my entire setup is included in the description. And yes, they love digging in crushed coral far more than sand, my female kenyi had a particular shell that she would bury, then retrieve, only to bury again once more. I have no clue what possible fascination she may have had with the shell, but she was very protective of it. Cichlids in general, both new and old world, enjoy manipulating gravel/shell substrates.
How many gallons is that tank....? And what type of sand you have....? And what do. You used to keep so clean... I. Just started a 55 gallon cichlids tank... But I still have it under construction... Lol... Idk what good for them... I used sand but is really cloudy... Well it only been set for 1 day sooo I know maybe it clear up... But what chemicals do you used... Like pH and media.?? All that stuff what do you recommend.?????? Please help me out...
very nice. i'm impressed. but be a bit careful. they're gonna dig one day or another. and when they get into digging mode they can bring the rocks down. sounds far fetched maybe but it will happen. chiclids dig a lot with their fins especially when they're alone with no one too close to the aquarium.
@zuzuanddee They actually manipulate the substrate with their mouth, almost as if they were sifting for detritus. Their mouths are a diverse tool, all but one of these cichlids are mbuna, or rock cichlids, which means their mouths are adapted for scarping algae off broad surfaces. There are many reasons the move the substrate; to establish territory, finding nourishment, or even on arbitrary whim. The aggressive female had a particular shell that she had become infatuated with.
@aznsushi41 when this was filmed the tank had been established for about a 1 year, two month duration. The amazing thing people fail to realize about algae as it can be controlled merely by maintaining low nitrate/nitrite/ammonia levels and frequenting 5% water changes. Over feeding is deadly to fish that require a high pH environment as ammonia is more toxic in said environment. But the two most important words in aquarium maintenance are Biological Filtration. :)
this is an amazing looking fish tank and how you stack the rocks look great. BUT as your cichlid's get bigger there gonna start digging alot more and i have concern about your rocks because my cichlid's dugg around my rocks and they fell over :/ luck no fish were injured :D
Amazing my friend.... Come to my house and help me decorate my aquarium!!! im stuck.. i dont know what i want but now as i saw your aquarium i know what i want XD. Thnks
@kevin6435 The filter you see placed at the top left circulates 500 Gph of water, creating a large amount of surface agitation in the process and oxygenating the environment. Bubblers don't really serve much of a purpose other than inside of the heavily plated aquarium, in which it would be dispensing CO2 and not air. But yes, their tank is heavily oxygenated, agitation is the key, air bubble merely an indicator.
Most overplayed aquarium soundtrack in the world... I hate bowfronts, but I love what you've done with the aquarium. It's beautiful despite the bowfront.
@GamsIzSeYYah I can't tell if that is a serious question or trolling. There are so many hiding spots available in this set up that it is over whelming. Hiding spots are not exclusive to completely enclosed structures; anything that breaks line of sight or reduces general visibility and access from one community member to the next serves as a hiding spot/shelter. There is no aggression if there is nothing to be visibly aggressive toward. There are many approaches to solving aggression issues.
@littlelauren971 not too difficult at all; i just removed the from the local surrounding area, cleaned/scrubbed them in hot water and made sure they were algae free. I placed the vertical rocks in the aquarium prior to adding the crushed shell and the argonite sand, which is why there was never a collapse due to the cichlids manipulating the substrate.
@provancha70 are you not afraid of someone bumping the tank and a rock falls? I lost my 30 gallon to this way. A rock fell causing a crack, every day I'd lose about an inch of water and had to replace it after it was running for 10 years
@provancha70 AWESOME TANK :) There are all of these huge cichlid tanks on youtube but there is something different about yours and i can say that its definitely my favorite by far. keep up the good work.
Absolutely love your rock setup :) I'm sooo going to copy it lol
I've had a 60gl bowfront sitting empty to sell eventually - for lack of idea in how to landscape it. Your tank has totally re-inspired me to set it up! Happy Fishkeeping!
@sebpearce ....... How does the argonite sand wash out their color? The only issue with color may be with the camera or lighting during the time of this video; the lighting was modified about 3 weeks after this was shot. If anything the sand does the opposite. This, essentially, is the most natural setting you can provide for rift lake cichlids without compromising water quality.
Have a look at other videos that use a darker substrate, the bottom of lake Malawi is not brilliant white, this type of substrate is more at home in a reef environment
Also check out some of the tanks on lakemalawicichlids.co.uk and join there, best cichlid site on the net!!
@sebpearce This substrate resembles the sand in various regions of the lakes bottom almost identically; perhaps not in coloration, but in composition and mineral content, serving as a pH buffer the maintains a high pH roughly within the vicinity of 7.8. The white also makes it care more simple to locate fecal matter left by the fish so that it can be removed more easily. But, in regards to coloration it is purely preferential; I enjoyed the white ascetically and chemical balance wise.
@jpcqw the more dominant female was having a bad day and the smaller one was avoiding hostile interaction; it actually ended up being a male and roles were reversed for a little while until I moved him to a separate tank after a few breeding sessions.
@provancha70 thanks a lot for the info. i hope that when my cichlids grow up they won't fight each other, how long do they usually grow? i mean how long does it take for them to grow an inch or more. i have them for almost a month and i don't see improvement in their sizes, just their colors, my mbuna started to have yellow spots on their fins and all of my cichlids are more colorful than they were when i saw them on the petshop, their colors really improved
@provancha70 thank you. where can i get those rocks? sandstone is the substrate? or there is a sandstone also in that stonehenge? i currently have a 20 gallon tank with 1 albino, 2 mbuna, a pair of auratus, a rosy barb, 1 convict cichlid and 2 mollies, the cichlids are 1.5 in to 2 in each. i am planning to upgrade to a 65 gallon tank.
@JeiCi12 the larger rocks comprising the "stone henge"-like structures are mostly sandstone; the substrate is comprised of fine granule argonite sand and crushed Caribbean seashells, both serving as a natural pH buffer.
@JeiCi12 you might want to check your local quarry or hardware stone/pond shop for the stones. Interesting mix of species, if it works without severe harassment that's great.
@JeiCi12 limestone/sandstone mixed, I would venture to say as much as 95% of them were sandstone because only one or two changed in coloration after 8 months. They were extraordinarily clean because their surfaces are optimal for mbuna algae grazing. Sometimes when I knew I would be away for a while I overfed the fish and allowed the algae to mass on the rocks so that they wouldn't starve when I was unable to attend to them, upon returning the rocks would always be spotless.
Beautiful tank man, those rocks are awesome. How often do you change yours? I feel like I change mine up too much lol Check my tank out on my page thing and see what you think, its a 40 year old 110 long. The driftwood came from the indianapolis zoo, My cosuin stole it from the turtle section haha, Great tank tho, A+ buddy
sadly I had to sell the entire system as I just finished obtaining my undergrad degree and had to move back to the west coast. I re-established the entire system after dismantling and removing the rocks and all went well and there were no casualties. They are now in a 75gal bow front aquarium and this aquarium is now serving as a breeding tank. Very sad to say goodbye to my fish as they had been mine for 3 years but it was necessary:(
Beautiful tank, well done with the rock work! I'm just starting up an African tank myself and hope to have a vid posted shortly. PS, what song is that?
@gallardo309 which lake are you getting your Africans from and whats your location. I just finished setting up a 200 gallon Tanganyika tank for a friend of the family and let me tell you, they are extremely well tempered fish compared to Malawi and Victorian's. Very very beautiful as well.
Beautiful Aquarium. I think i have the same filter as you. the green tube that sucks in the water on mine just sucks the water from near the top of the tank. Did you get an extension? If so where did you get it?
@808WillyG my stand had a compartment underneath the tank where the canister could be mounted, so I was just very conservative with the tubing length and made precise cuts. If your stand it taller than 3 feet you may have to go buy another segment of eheim tubing.
@Tapil Absolutely, three times and ran it through a strainer just to make sure the resin and dust was removed. I also rinsed the crushed shell even though it was moderately clean to begin with.
@DgosFinnest 3 years without and accident, spent a lot of time making sure the rocks would not collapse even when the cichlids displaced the shell and sand from their base, which was daily almost. I was more concerned about hiding places for fish that were being ostracized by the rest of the community. I was very lucky that whenever there was a small algae outbreak on the rocks the cichlids would consume it before it had the opportunity to spread.
@juree1975 the rocks have been in the aquarium for about a year now and have yet to turn green actually, at one point there was an algae bloom the coated them but the cichlids quickly made short work of it when I limited their feeding.
@ShadowBmx1995 I change my water once a month depending on its quality when the time comes. I honestly would not have to change it the frequently because of the mass of the beneficial bacteria colonization, but it is a personal preference and it keeps the water looking that much better. As for the water levels, people often fail to realize that a large quantity of water is lost through evaporation while going through the filtration cycle, if you have a hang of back filter that is.
@ShadowBmx1995 Just add more as you need it, be sure that you use a form of water conditioner and a little bit of stress coat prior to the refill. If you have anymore questions let me know.
have your fishes ever knocked a stone down? i was thinking of adding them because it adds hiding places and u can still see them but im worried they will get crushed.
@DeathMark22 as long as the rocks are moderately broad along their base and buried deeply into the crushes coral beneath the sand there wont be a problem, the only thing you have to watch for is when the fish shift the substrate around out of habit, establishing territory, or creating a mating bed. If you feel that this threatens the stability of your rock formation, correct it or readjust the rocks. My rocks are placed they way they are so that the fish have a plenty of hiding space.
@DeathMark22 If you're worried about your rock shifting you could always use a few dabs of non-toxic epoxy to glue your rocks together with. With Cichlids though, I've found that you have to worry about the rock falling and cracking the tank more than fish getting crushed.
@provancha70 That's a nice looking setup you have there. I used to use a lot of bowl rock for my African setups, but cleaning that rock can be a pain. Your flat stone looks much easier for maintaining cleanliness.
Lol, they kinda do it on their own, there are plenty of places for them to hide and claim for safety. This video is old btw, there are two more yellow labs in the tank now, on of which is now the dominant female, she is super passive so every kinda just does their thing.
If you are only getting an Oscar that will be fine for an extended period of time. Just make sure you have sufficient filtration and perform bi-weekly water changes until bacteria has been established. I recommend that you purchase a canister filter as well, best investment of all time i kid you not. Coral should be fine considering Oscars thrive in pH ranging from 6-8 and ward hardness is generally not an issue. Personally, Oscars are fine, but there are so many other S. American Species:P
I would definitely order at least an eheim 2217 or acquire and AC110 hob filter for long term filtration. Will improve the quality of life for your fish.
They eat the java ferns so rapid its hard to keep up with them. I only went with the artificial because it was impossible to replace them at such a rapid pace.
I had java ferns for about 3 months but one day I had come back and they had been uprooted and consumed:( Very sad considering the roots had adhered to the rocks and it have the tank the ultimate natural appearance:(
Males generally have an egg spot on their anal fin used during breeding to coax the female into attempting to gather the egg in which the males spawn enters her mouth and fertilizes the eggs.
Hey nice set-up bro. Any serious aggression in that tank? Have the rocks ever fallen down before? To me they look really fragile! But if they work and the cichlids dont dig to much, nice tank! check out my tank if you can!
There is actually about 5-6 inches of substrate at the bottom of the tank and the rocks at the base are deeply buried in it. The chichlids tend to remove the sand from the surface until they get down to the crush coral at which point they play keep away with a sea shell. Although you cannot see it, there is a large sea snail shell at the front of the tank that the female kenyi dug up and every time another fish gets near it she freaks out. Thanks for giving my tank a look at. :)
stonehenge fish tank , druids fishes!!
masajhn 4 days ago
Cool tank, but an super un-eventful video..
SyntaxErrorXoXo 1 week ago
@SyntaxErrorXoXo sorry, I thought that I had taught them how to speak, but I was wrong. :(
provancha70 1 week ago 7
@provancha70 should of taught them how to make fish sticks for you..
daishippy 1 week ago
@provancha70 random reply.
SyntaxErrorXoXo 6 days ago
where do you get those rocks?
hell0jb 1 week ago
my tank is 20 gallons with over 30 fish in it, check my vids, is it over stocked?
thewickednasties 1 week ago
nice tank! its kindof undercrowded though lol.
ClarissaCiao 1 week ago
Hey, thats a beautiful fish tank there and i need to know how to fit the canister outlet and suction pipes without making it look messy, i have got Eheim 2213, my problem is i have a slab of rectangular glass pasted above the tank(1/4th is closed) just below the top so that all those water droplets won't mess with the top and result in rust when air stone bubbles pop up
Some how after getting the canister i have managed to drill very small holes only good enough for the pipes to get in.
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SearchJustGroup 2 weeks ago
Hey there. Wow! this is a beautiful tank! i would love to do a similar design. Is the aquarium glass strong enough to hold all those rocks?
RadicalReefsAquarium 2 weeks ago
i have a 20 gallon tank with a albino oscar , bala shark , gourami, and segnal birchir any suggestions
GoKartXtremeVegito 2 weeks ago
This is absolutely beautiful. I'm curious though. The sand stone hasn't dissolved?
skindeepens 2 weeks ago
ive been looking at cichlid videos for over a month now, and I keep on coming back to this one! I love your rock formation. the coral is on top of the sand? or the sand is on top of the coral? where did you get your stones from? thanks!
cjbots 3 weeks ago
This is probably one of the more beautiful setups of an aquarium on Youtube. This is just amazing. I'm left speechless, I truly am! Excellent tank my friend!
xXBloodSightXx 3 weeks ago
very nice and great fish!
williamwoozel 3 weeks ago
nice hardscape i may have to steal your idea for my malawi tank
riatt73 1 month ago
Wow gr8 work.....very zen!!!Are those real sand stone rocks or you made them yourselves?If you do, what materials did you use?
chwizen 1 month ago
So beautiful. This inspires me.
AuroranLauriel 1 month ago
I will pay you money to make me a rock formation like that o_0 drool...
khman4 1 month ago
You know, this is actually a magnificent design I never thought of something like this. True piece of art, great job.
biobird98 1 month ago
great tank! dont listen to these idiots! they just wish they were this creative!
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adc123rocks 1 month ago
It looks great.
jpphoto71 1 month ago
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roybettyn6 1 month ago
Love your tank and video, would you mine telling me info on the music playing, thanks
gatorrg 1 month ago
that guys an idiot.. your rockwork looks perfect and that tank is not to small for cichlids.. check my video out rockwork is similar. Nice tank
Bloodrowe 1 month ago
@roybettyn6 would you care to provide an explanation supporting your flawless logic since you both failed to read the description and my previous responses?
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roybettyn6 1 month ago
@roybettyn6 your comment is idiotic. you obviously don't know anything about keeping african cichlids. they NEED to be overcrowded to keep their aggression down, or they kill each other. this is how they live naturally. what you need is a top notch filtration system, and the guy's filtration system can handle it and then some, he's got a canister filter and an ac110, he's got 10 times the filtration he needs. water quality should be excellent.
gloxxify 3 weeks ago
beautiful aquarium..........
BezwaldoLFC 1 month ago
also.... cichlids don't eat plastic plants.... that's absurd.
provancha70 1 month ago
sorry not a borelyi but what I said is still true of your tank, by the way the rock setup is perfect but you will find that those plants will be devoured along with any other plants added, my malawi's have even been known to eat plastic plants.
mattshookedonfishing 1 month ago
@mattshookedonfishing Mbuna are rock cichlids, rock cichlids are omnivores that primarily graze of algae and other plant life growing an the face of rocks, the consumption of smaller organisms is fully an opportunistic behavior that rock cichlids engage on occasion for various reasons. Secondly, the hap that you mentioned would be dead eventually became the dominant tank male; giving that he was peaceful in nature, none of the fish in the video died through out the tanks existence.
provancha70 1 month ago
@mattshookedonfishing another thing, over stocking an aquarium with a high pH, which a rift lake cichlid aquarium should have, is an extremely short term solution to aggression and generally leads do deaths from disease, lack of oxygen, elevated nitrate/nitrite/ammonia levels, resulting in odor and the death of the fish and obstructed water clarity. The best way to reduce aggression is limiting the number of male specimens, species diversity, an abundance of sight obstructions...
provancha70 1 month ago
@mattshookedonfishing a regular feeding schedule that is provides balance nutrition, and isolating couples exhibiting spawning behavior. If you were unable to watch the entire clip, then I should tell you these fish exhibited so little aggression based on their environment that I was able to introduce cory cats into the aquarium without them being harassed in the slightest. The only fish that displayed minor, varying aggression was the large female kenyi, and she never injured a tankmate.
provancha70 1 month ago
not really stocked correctly, firstly it is vital with african cichlids that you overstock the tank slightly as this reduces stress on the fish and also greatly reduces the chance of fighting and ultimately reduces deaths in the tank, secondly as the fish get slightly older you will find that borelyi peacock dead as the mbunas are far more aggressive than it and will inevitably fight with it and when this does happen they will overpower it.
mattshookedonfishing 1 month ago
im in love with yuor tank.. :) :) :)
nathanOsIrEs169 1 month ago
super fantastic, very peaceful site to look at. +5
ItsAllAboutTheFish 1 month ago
will/ did they outgrow this tank??
JUGG3RKN0T 1 month ago
@JUGG3RKN0T probrably not. they should be good unless he/she gets more fish
ItsAllAboutTheFish 1 month ago
@ItsAllAboutTheFish I am a he, and the majority of the fish were fully grown when this was filmed, thus the tank was very specious and all specimens lived happily in it for at least 3.5 years :)
provancha70 1 month ago
What sand did you use. Will cichlids still dig in crushed coral
jgreenstorm12 1 month ago
@jgreenstorm12 argonite sand, my entire setup is included in the description. And yes, they love digging in crushed coral far more than sand, my female kenyi had a particular shell that she would bury, then retrieve, only to bury again once more. I have no clue what possible fascination she may have had with the shell, but she was very protective of it. Cichlids in general, both new and old world, enjoy manipulating gravel/shell substrates.
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Bloodrowe 2 months ago
How many gallons is that tank....? And what type of sand you have....? And what do. You used to keep so clean... I. Just started a 55 gallon cichlids tank... But I still have it under construction... Lol... Idk what good for them... I used sand but is really cloudy... Well it only been set for 1 day sooo I know maybe it clear up... But what chemicals do you used... Like pH and media.?? All that stuff what do you recommend.?????? Please help me out...
romeo9229 2 months ago
very nice. i'm impressed. but be a bit careful. they're gonna dig one day or another. and when they get into digging mode they can bring the rocks down. sounds far fetched maybe but it will happen. chiclids dig a lot with their fins especially when they're alone with no one too close to the aquarium.
zuzuanddee 2 months ago
@zuzuanddee They actually manipulate the substrate with their mouth, almost as if they were sifting for detritus. Their mouths are a diverse tool, all but one of these cichlids are mbuna, or rock cichlids, which means their mouths are adapted for scarping algae off broad surfaces. There are many reasons the move the substrate; to establish territory, finding nourishment, or even on arbitrary whim. The aggressive female had a particular shell that she had become infatuated with.
provancha70 2 months ago
how old is this tank? either u kept the algae down or its new, looks good
aznsushi41 2 months ago
@aznsushi41 when this was filmed the tank had been established for about a 1 year, two month duration. The amazing thing people fail to realize about algae as it can be controlled merely by maintaining low nitrate/nitrite/ammonia levels and frequenting 5% water changes. Over feeding is deadly to fish that require a high pH environment as ammonia is more toxic in said environment. But the two most important words in aquarium maintenance are Biological Filtration. :)
provancha70 2 months ago
How do you keep your tank so clear?
NitroJunky2010 2 months ago
simple and beautiful
zuzuanddee 2 months ago
do your fish get along well together? i am considering getting cichlids
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lucarox123 2 months ago
this is an amazing looking fish tank and how you stack the rocks look great. BUT as your cichlid's get bigger there gonna start digging alot more and i have concern about your rocks because my cichlid's dugg around my rocks and they fell over :/ luck no fish were injured :D
Mr4Sand2Man0 2 months ago
i have babay african chiclids. in a 5 gallon tank going to take them to the pet store when they get too big!!! ( pretty tank B.T.W)!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zebraprint1232 2 months ago
I've got a 30 gallon i want to make a cichlid tank. What should i use to cycle it?
Z3kedog 2 months ago
looks like stonehenge awesome work
security2989 3 months ago
Nice setup.
cichlidsrock1 3 months ago
Amazing my friend.... Come to my house and help me decorate my aquarium!!! im stuck.. i dont know what i want but now as i saw your aquarium i know what i want XD. Thnks
InonGold 3 months ago
I have a question for stone usage! Can a person use stone from the outside or is it better to buy a man made one due to algea and stuff like that?
thereathing100 3 months ago
Hey dude, your tank is awesome and the music really fits the mood to the setup. Kudos to you...
audioman628 3 months ago
Nice set up but me thinks a background would look nice. Dont like to see pipes and wires. Over all 99%
alangraham785 3 months ago
so.....can there be enough air bubbles for oxygen to diffuse?
kevin6435 3 months ago
@kevin6435 The filter you see placed at the top left circulates 500 Gph of water, creating a large amount of surface agitation in the process and oxygenating the environment. Bubblers don't really serve much of a purpose other than inside of the heavily plated aquarium, in which it would be dispensing CO2 and not air. But yes, their tank is heavily oxygenated, agitation is the key, air bubble merely an indicator.
provancha70 3 months ago 2
@provancha70 oh thanks!
kevin6435 3 months ago
@provancha70 How do you clean the sand in between the rocks?
chowwowable 2 months ago
Love the setup. Where could I get such stones and what adhesive did you use?
enigmon 3 months ago
stonehenge under water.......awesome!!!!
cepedayeltri2010 4 months ago
It needs plants
ChristianEvolution 4 months ago
Pretty Tank but seems so empty
Thyshallsmite 4 months ago
superb looking vvvvvery nice ....
suny8687 4 months ago
what a wonderful aquarium
love it so much
nhawndsa 4 months ago
that awesome aquascaping man 2 thumbs up
TheHobdenMarina 4 months ago
Most overplayed aquarium soundtrack in the world... I hate bowfronts, but I love what you've done with the aquarium. It's beautiful despite the bowfront.
zharnotczar 4 months ago
Could you put a peacock eel in there?
ReelDeel82 4 months ago
Love it. I need to go find me some rocks... It's so clean.
lilbyers1 4 months ago
so where do they hide?
GamsIzSeYYah 4 months ago
@GamsIzSeYYah I can't tell if that is a serious question or trolling. There are so many hiding spots available in this set up that it is over whelming. Hiding spots are not exclusive to completely enclosed structures; anything that breaks line of sight or reduces general visibility and access from one community member to the next serves as a hiding spot/shelter. There is no aggression if there is nothing to be visibly aggressive toward. There are many approaches to solving aggression issues.
provancha70 4 months ago
Beautiful tank nice one mate
BABUSHI100 5 months ago
Very nice. Not too many fish. Just right :)
Well done! Happy fish!@
Headhighswell 5 months ago
I like how the fish swim past the rocks :D
Dahmerxx 5 months ago
by far THE SICKEST setup i've seen so far. Your like a aquarium architect lol. Great job!
mrellis419 5 months ago
I could sit in front of that all day long, just watching the fish do what fish do all day long.
Lovely.
HooTooYOOToobBOOToob 5 months ago
where did you get your rocks
THAOpeacockcichlids 5 months ago
WOW this is an amazing setup. great job. i am going to steal your ideas and make something similar!
Brendan2929 5 months ago
nice check out my vid
TheJRH0327 6 months ago
I really like this tank. The rocks are done really nicely, jealous.
jnrivers 6 months ago
what kind of catfish?!?!
her31am 6 months ago
Nice Tank
TheFataldeath666 6 months ago
So did u just clean the water out ???? or is that 110 doing a good job on cleaning ???????????
2jztt6Spd 6 months ago
Hey in a few months i will have a 55 gallon with no more than 15 cichlids. What filter would recommend? Thanks love the tank!
CCichlids 7 months ago
did you make the rock formation yourself? its amazing! if you did, how difficult was it?
littlelauren971 7 months ago
@littlelauren971 not too difficult at all; i just removed the from the local surrounding area, cleaned/scrubbed them in hot water and made sure they were algae free. I placed the vertical rocks in the aquarium prior to adding the crushed shell and the argonite sand, which is why there was never a collapse due to the cichlids manipulating the substrate.
provancha70 7 months ago 2
@provancha70 are you not afraid of someone bumping the tank and a rock falls? I lost my 30 gallon to this way. A rock fell causing a crack, every day I'd lose about an inch of water and had to replace it after it was running for 10 years
hassssan 3 months ago
@provancha70 AWESOME TANK :) There are all of these huge cichlid tanks on youtube but there is something different about yours and i can say that its definitely my favorite by far. keep up the good work.
littlebigtangelo 2 months ago
My mbuna would dig around those vertical rocks and cause a major collapse. Cracked the glass once. They are diggers.
modelleg 7 months ago
wat type of cichlid is that blue one by the filter
TheKimzon 7 months ago
Absolutely love your rock setup :) I'm sooo going to copy it lol
I've had a 60gl bowfront sitting empty to sell eventually - for lack of idea in how to landscape it. Your tank has totally re-inspired me to set it up! Happy Fishkeeping!
bitofgrace 7 months ago
Yall are worried about the gravel, I'm just wondering about the outcome once they start digging around those rocks and they start to come down.
cichlid62 7 months ago
nice set up :)
mentteandmonttesfish 7 months ago
There is a cichlid in your tank that has a lot of color. It is green, red, blue, and has stripes. What cichlid is that called?
bobo1212ize 7 months ago
i like the idea and set up of the rocks, just a shame the substrate used washes out the colour of the fish, try a more natural substrate
sebpearce 7 months ago
@sebpearce ....... How does the argonite sand wash out their color? The only issue with color may be with the camera or lighting during the time of this video; the lighting was modified about 3 weeks after this was shot. If anything the sand does the opposite. This, essentially, is the most natural setting you can provide for rift lake cichlids without compromising water quality.
provancha70 7 months ago
@provancha70
Have a look at other videos that use a darker substrate, the bottom of lake Malawi is not brilliant white, this type of substrate is more at home in a reef environment
Also check out some of the tanks on lakemalawicichlids.co.uk and join there, best cichlid site on the net!!
sebpearce 7 months ago
@sebpearce This substrate resembles the sand in various regions of the lakes bottom almost identically; perhaps not in coloration, but in composition and mineral content, serving as a pH buffer the maintains a high pH roughly within the vicinity of 7.8. The white also makes it care more simple to locate fecal matter left by the fish so that it can be removed more easily. But, in regards to coloration it is purely preferential; I enjoyed the white ascetically and chemical balance wise.
provancha70 7 months ago
Nice
letmeshowuhow2stunt 7 months ago
how many fish are in the tank? It looks really great!
surfskatesnow33 8 months ago
Are Cichilds hard fish to care for?
iJacksFishTanks 9 months ago
Décoration 10/10
canalalgerie2008 9 months ago
Looks like dominos u take one out they all fall... Nice setup btw .. But depressing song
maxmgm212 9 months ago
what kind of filters do u use for sand ???
motorista3 10 months ago
whats with the fish in the top left hand corner?
jpcqw 10 months ago
@jpcqw the more dominant female was having a bad day and the smaller one was avoiding hostile interaction; it actually ended up being a male and roles were reversed for a little while until I moved him to a separate tank after a few breeding sessions.
provancha70 10 months ago
whats the name of the song? ( Like you tank btw its really pretty and simple)
swtsacrifice 10 months ago
@provancha70 thanks a lot for the info. i hope that when my cichlids grow up they won't fight each other, how long do they usually grow? i mean how long does it take for them to grow an inch or more. i have them for almost a month and i don't see improvement in their sizes, just their colors, my mbuna started to have yellow spots on their fins and all of my cichlids are more colorful than they were when i saw them on the petshop, their colors really improved
JeiCi12 11 months ago
@provancha70 thank you. where can i get those rocks? sandstone is the substrate? or there is a sandstone also in that stonehenge? i currently have a 20 gallon tank with 1 albino, 2 mbuna, a pair of auratus, a rosy barb, 1 convict cichlid and 2 mollies, the cichlids are 1.5 in to 2 in each. i am planning to upgrade to a 65 gallon tank.
JeiCi12 11 months ago
@JeiCi12 the larger rocks comprising the "stone henge"-like structures are mostly sandstone; the substrate is comprised of fine granule argonite sand and crushed Caribbean seashells, both serving as a natural pH buffer.
provancha70 11 months ago
@JeiCi12 you might want to check your local quarry or hardware stone/pond shop for the stones. Interesting mix of species, if it works without severe harassment that's great.
provancha70 11 months ago
what kind of rocks are those?
JeiCi12 11 months ago
@JeiCi12 limestone/sandstone mixed, I would venture to say as much as 95% of them were sandstone because only one or two changed in coloration after 8 months. They were extraordinarily clean because their surfaces are optimal for mbuna algae grazing. Sometimes when I knew I would be away for a while I overfed the fish and allowed the algae to mass on the rocks so that they wouldn't starve when I was unable to attend to them, upon returning the rocks would always be spotless.
provancha70 11 months ago
its look like the stone hence
216hotchocolate 11 months ago
Beautiful tank man, those rocks are awesome. How often do you change yours? I feel like I change mine up too much lol Check my tank out on my page thing and see what you think, its a 40 year old 110 long. The driftwood came from the indianapolis zoo, My cosuin stole it from the turtle section haha, Great tank tho, A+ buddy
Deciblaster 11 months ago
nice rocks man
TouchdownLegend 11 months ago
you should put more fishes in if the tank is aggressive
hashis2006 11 months ago
nice setup
Keithsokiya 1 year ago
Awesome set up and cichlids. Im loving the rocks
Swiftt5389 1 year ago
Very Beautiful tank, reminds me of the stongehenge
iWatchedMarcosShow 1 year ago
sadly I had to sell the entire system as I just finished obtaining my undergrad degree and had to move back to the west coast. I re-established the entire system after dismantling and removing the rocks and all went well and there were no casualties. They are now in a 75gal bow front aquarium and this aquarium is now serving as a breeding tank. Very sad to say goodbye to my fish as they had been mine for 3 years but it was necessary:(
provancha70 1 year ago
Beautiful tank, well done with the rock work! I'm just starting up an African tank myself and hope to have a vid posted shortly. PS, what song is that?
gallardo309 1 year ago
@gallardo309 which lake are you getting your Africans from and whats your location. I just finished setting up a 200 gallon Tanganyika tank for a friend of the family and let me tell you, they are extremely well tempered fish compared to Malawi and Victorian's. Very very beautiful as well.
provancha70 1 year ago
Beautiful Aquarium. I think i have the same filter as you. the green tube that sucks in the water on mine just sucks the water from near the top of the tank. Did you get an extension? If so where did you get it?
808WillyG 1 year ago
@808WillyG my stand had a compartment underneath the tank where the canister could be mounted, so I was just very conservative with the tubing length and made precise cuts. If your stand it taller than 3 feet you may have to go buy another segment of eheim tubing.
provancha70 1 year ago
Did you rinse your sand?
Tapil 1 year ago
@Tapil Absolutely, three times and ran it through a strainer just to make sure the resin and dust was removed. I also rinsed the crushed shell even though it was moderately clean to begin with.
provancha70 1 year ago
That is a little dangerous to have so many rocks piled up like that. But, it is a very beautiful aquarium. I like it.
DgosFinnest 1 year ago
@DgosFinnest 3 years without and accident, spent a lot of time making sure the rocks would not collapse even when the cichlids displaced the shell and sand from their base, which was daily almost. I was more concerned about hiding places for fish that were being ostracized by the rest of the community. I was very lucky that whenever there was a small algae outbreak on the rocks the cichlids would consume it before it had the opportunity to spread.
provancha70 1 year ago
@provancha70 wow 3 years. I guess you certainly know what you are doing. Keep the good Videos coming friend.
DgosFinnest 1 year ago
Good,but limesone comes green after 2-3 month-so You can better keep cichlids without light !
juree1975 1 year ago
@juree1975 the rocks have been in the aquarium for about a year now and have yet to turn green actually, at one point there was an algae bloom the coated them but the cichlids quickly made short work of it when I limited their feeding.
provancha70 1 year ago
how do u keep ur water level so high and good? for some reason my water evaporates soooo fast....and could u explain to me how u clean the sand bed.?
ShadowBmx1995 1 year ago
@ShadowBmx1995 I change my water once a month depending on its quality when the time comes. I honestly would not have to change it the frequently because of the mass of the beneficial bacteria colonization, but it is a personal preference and it keeps the water looking that much better. As for the water levels, people often fail to realize that a large quantity of water is lost through evaporation while going through the filtration cycle, if you have a hang of back filter that is.
provancha70 1 year ago
@ShadowBmx1995 Just add more as you need it, be sure that you use a form of water conditioner and a little bit of stress coat prior to the refill. If you have anymore questions let me know.
provancha70 1 year ago
have your fishes ever knocked a stone down? i was thinking of adding them because it adds hiding places and u can still see them but im worried they will get crushed.
DeathMark22 1 year ago
@DeathMark22 as long as the rocks are moderately broad along their base and buried deeply into the crushes coral beneath the sand there wont be a problem, the only thing you have to watch for is when the fish shift the substrate around out of habit, establishing territory, or creating a mating bed. If you feel that this threatens the stability of your rock formation, correct it or readjust the rocks. My rocks are placed they way they are so that the fish have a plenty of hiding space.
provancha70 1 year ago
@DeathMark22 If you're worried about your rock shifting you could always use a few dabs of non-toxic epoxy to glue your rocks together with. With Cichlids though, I've found that you have to worry about the rock falling and cracking the tank more than fish getting crushed.
@provancha70 That's a nice looking setup you have there. I used to use a lot of bowl rock for my African setups, but cleaning that rock can be a pain. Your flat stone looks much easier for maintaining cleanliness.
slickdog78 1 year ago
Oh this is a nice ass aquarium.
DgosFinnest 1 year ago
AWESOME tank man! i love the rock setup, i bet the fish love that! keep up the good work man
i just got two african cichlid one electric blue and one yellow lab they are little guys keep an eye out on my channel for a tank video upload!!
mlgneo 1 year ago
really nice tank dude
V3nomStrength 1 year ago
@malee33 Every african tank has a pecking order. If you dont like bullies, africans arent the fish for you.
JoseDepacos 2 years ago
You shouldn't make your fishies into big bullies.
malee33 2 years ago
Lol, they kinda do it on their own, there are plenty of places for them to hide and claim for safety. This video is old btw, there are two more yellow labs in the tank now, on of which is now the dominant female, she is super passive so every kinda just does their thing.
provancha70 2 years ago
NIce tank. Check out mine and let me know what you think.
jocomat9 2 years ago
There is a dominant fish in every cichlid tank thats just the way it is
32jview 2 years ago
nice tank...
i m also going to use coral sand in my oscar tank, 4x2x2, any advice
tanmay0311 2 years ago
If you are only getting an Oscar that will be fine for an extended period of time. Just make sure you have sufficient filtration and perform bi-weekly water changes until bacteria has been established. I recommend that you purchase a canister filter as well, best investment of all time i kid you not. Coral should be fine considering Oscars thrive in pH ranging from 6-8 and ward hardness is generally not an issue. Personally, Oscars are fine, but there are so many other S. American Species:P
provancha70 2 years ago
I would definitely order at least an eheim 2217 or acquire and AC110 hob filter for long term filtration. Will improve the quality of life for your fish.
provancha70 2 years ago
1 of the best looking tanks ive seen, tho fake plants are also not my thing...
fifalgerian 2 years ago
They eat the java ferns so rapid its hard to keep up with them. I only went with the artificial because it was impossible to replace them at such a rapid pace.
provancha70 2 years ago
Beautiful tank, I love the rocks. Very clear water and nice open spaces. Check out my tank!
SprayCaint123 2 years ago
Very nice layout. But, that artificial plant is not my thing...
I prefer real plants, but you can't have them there, right? Those dammed cichlid wold have a feast on them. lol
hafonso1974 2 years ago
I had java ferns for about 3 months but one day I had come back and they had been uprooted and consumed:( Very sad considering the roots had adhered to the rocks and it have the tank the ultimate natural appearance:(
provancha70 2 years ago
nice fish, how can you tell if they are male or female??
icisco 2 years ago
Males generally have an egg spot on their anal fin used during breeding to coax the female into attempting to gather the egg in which the males spawn enters her mouth and fertilizes the eggs.
provancha70 2 years ago
Hey nice set-up bro. Any serious aggression in that tank? Have the rocks ever fallen down before? To me they look really fragile! But if they work and the cichlids dont dig to much, nice tank! check out my tank if you can!
2studmuffin 2 years ago
There is actually about 5-6 inches of substrate at the bottom of the tank and the rocks at the base are deeply buried in it. The chichlids tend to remove the sand from the surface until they get down to the crush coral at which point they play keep away with a sea shell. Although you cannot see it, there is a large sea snail shell at the front of the tank that the female kenyi dug up and every time another fish gets near it she freaks out. Thanks for giving my tank a look at. :)
provancha70 2 years ago