Woohoooo!! New (big) tank approval from "the boss".

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So my wife and I were talking last night and she said that for our anniversary, she wants to get me a BIG tank and let me build it into the wall in the basement. It'll be either a 150 or (preferably) a 180 gallon tank! I do custom woodworking so it'll be built into a wall space that is 11'9" wide and 2' deep with custom cabinets underneath, canopy, and shelving all around for storage of books, games and kids toys etc.

Filtration will likely be handled by a large sump tank (about 50 gallons), and I am considering heating that or having in-line heaters.

I will post progress pics as I go.

Now, what to put in it...???

I was thinking 2 large groups of Tropheus. Could I put other tanganykn fish in with them?

Other thoughts?

I'm so excited!

[punman]

You could do two groups - I was considering that but was told that one group often dominates and you don't get breeding from that group - or worse hybrids.

Of course if you don't want fry it doesn't matter.

When miy tropheus were in my 180 I had Cyprichromis in there too.

[Boom]

I was reading that you could do two very different species, like a group of Duboisi and a group of Moori species or Sp. Blacks. As long as they were different enough they wouldn't cross breed? Of coarse no gaurantees I guess.

What about a group of larger fish, like Fronts?

[Lana Bollers]

I was reading that you could do two very different species, like a group of Duboisi and a group of Moori species or Sp. Blacks. As long as they were different enough they wouldn't cross breed? Of coarse no gaurantees I guess.

What about a group of larger fish, like Fronts?

In my larger tank, still not large enough, but will have to do for now... I am putting in there, kipili frontosa's and blue dolphin moorii. Right now they will probably look like midget's in the tank, but will soon fill it up. I am also bringing up some holey rock to put into the tank...

Lana