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AWESOME!!!!!

They look great Trevor..... I am glad that they were able to go to a great home.

I went to the yard by Deerfoot and Glenmore. They have a huge selection to choose from. I just boiled them all prior to adding to the tank. I think the total for all of the rock was under $90.00. Cheers Lawrence

Wow!! I can't believe this thread is still alive..... :thumbs:

Thanks... this is by far my favorite tank of all the tanks I have had over the years..... some of the fry are starting to show some color now.... but I am totally stoked to see them mature. Cheers Lawrence

Here are some pics from today. Thanks for looking Cheers Lawrence

Well its been a while since an update ....... I went to Burco and picked up about 100 lbs of flat shelf rock and finished aquascapng the tank. I decided to go with one continuous rock wall accross the back with numerous caves and crevises. I know this is not the norm but I am going to try it out for a while and see how the aggression goes. I decided to go with play sand for a substate. I was able to get some filter media from 2 ac 500's from a friend to seed the new setup. I purchased 12 large goldfish to help cycle the tank and the cycle finished 2 days ago. The goldfish were donated back to the LFS with no losses. My order from Reserve Stock Cichlids arrived late last night and I was able to get them home and acclimated by 3am.... Long night. Today they all 43 F1 Tropheus Red Rainbows (all from 1.25" -1.5") seem to be doing fine and we have had no losses yet (fingers crossed). I will get some pictures up later tonight or on the weekend. I forgot just how enjoyable these guys are to watch. Cheers Lawrence

Just take it with you on the plane as a carry on.... We bring back a ton of stuff everytime we go to Veags... Make sure your declare it.

I have a Tunze ATO that I will continue to use.

Thanks for the info..... Tank is 36x36 floor area and 27 high..... How many of the Kirizas do you have for sale and how big are they? Cheers Lawrence

This was fixed about 30 minutes after I posted this.... Thanks for the replies

Someone in Calgary is organizing a group order from Little Africa in the US. They do have a very good selection of tropheus. I would get in on this order but I do not see the fish I am interested in on thier price list.... I am not in a hurry to get this setup ... I will wait until I can get all of the colony on one order. Cheers Lawrence

Thanks for the info on pool filter sand.... I think I am leaning that way..... My tank is 36"x36"x27" (150g)... I think it will have ample space for more than what I am planning. I do agree that 36" is somewhat short but the depth of the tank is also 36". Where did you get the rocks for your tank? Cheers Lawrence

The RO/DI water is not necessary for a tropheus tank. Tropheus prefer a higher pH and harder water so the Calgary water should do great. Blue Ram and Punman would probably know as they both keep tropheus. Great thanks.