Slew Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Hi I'm looking for some feedback on my new 75 gallon tank setup. It is going to house some Mbuna fish. Do I need a lot more rocks? What are some thoughts on having a school of giant danios to go with the Cichlids. Edited March 12, 2009 by Slew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybrid Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi I'm looking for some feedback on my new 75 gallon tank setup. It is going to house some Mbuna fish. Do I need a lot more rocks? What are some thoughts on having a school of giant danios to go with the Cichlids. THAT BACKGROUND IS VERY NICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Depends on the cichlids, I suspect the danios's fins will get torn a bit. You'll need more hiding places I think . Nice tank . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Looks really nice. If it was mine, I'd loose the driftwood and add some more rocks, with mbuna your definitely gonna want some caves and places to hide. Boom :boom: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roypark05 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I agree with Boom! I have a 75 gallon and I had a few pieces of driftwood in there and one by one I took the pieces out and traded them all off. Now I have nothing but a bunch of rocks in there. I'd recommend making some piles in the tank for the mbuna to swim through and hide within. Your background is so nice it's a lot to work off of for making those caves...I'd stack other rocks against it, you could have a lot of caves and passages for them. When I'm back home tomorrow I will take a picture of what I have going on right now and post it on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonton Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 i like the background. did you use silicone on the back to get the rocks to stick? or.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roypark05 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Here's some rocks I have stacked in my 75: Edited February 17, 2009 by roypark05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 A great example of a very natural mbuna set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slew Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 A great example of a very natural mbuna set up. I definitely like that tank setup. Those rocks are stacked very high. Is that too much pressure to have leaning on the back glass? Is it possible to built a shelf to stack the rocks on? Thanks for the comments everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 If you look closely at that photo I think you'll find that the vast majority of the weight of those rocks is on the bottom of the tank. Any properly built aquarium can be filled to the brim with rocks, with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slew Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) Here's a update of what my tank looks like now. I pretty happy with the way it turned out. I'm think of stocking with Electric Yellows and Acei. Edited February 23, 2009 by Slew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roypark05 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 pretty sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 I think Elec. yellows and acei are a great combo and would look nice togethr in that tank. I'm not 100% sure I like the setup the way you have it. The flat sharp edged rocks on the background really contrast the smooth round rocks you chose for the stacks. Also, the caves and such are kinda small, once the acei and labs get bigger they will need bigger caves. Just my 2 cents. I do really like the variable sized substrate tho,. That looks very natural. Boom :boom: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Those two fish together are going to look AWSOME! at least I think so. Are the rocks on the background real or is it just a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital-monk Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Yellow's and acei aren't that aggressive, so I don't think that you'll need as many rocks as most mbuna setups. I've found using the rounded rocks like you have and then placing flat slate on top creates a cave system below that the mbuna LOVE! And it's easy to take the slate off the top when you need to clean or catch fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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