Aquariums and Terrariums

[Roms]

Anyone here have an aquarium? I currently have two, a 75 gallon (283.90 Liters) and a 55 gallon (208.19 Liters). I do have a few more tanks in storage, but I just don't have the time for them right now...

Anyhow in my 55gal I have Central and South American Cichlids (Jack Dempsey, Convict, Firemouth, Green Terror, Sevrum). They are very Aggressive.

My 75gal has African Cichlids from Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika. Semi Aggressive to Very Aggressive.

Cichlid , common name for members of the family Cichlidae, several hundred species of spiny-finned freshwater fishes of moderate or small size, native to Africa, S Asia, Mexico, and Central and South America. Cichlids are found in tropical waters, where they occupy the same ecological niche as their colder-water relatives, the sunfishes . The larger species are food fish of some importance, and small species are popular as aquarium fish. Cichlids are noted for the care they give their young; the eggs are laid in a basin hollowed in the sand and, until they hatch, are stored in the mouth of either the male or the female, depending on the species. Cichlids are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Cichlidae.

I've attached a few pictures of my African Cichlids (side view of tank so you can see more of them at once). When you see the picture I'm sure I'll get "That's a lot of fish in your tank". Yes, the more African Cichlids you have in a tank the better, they are less aggressive in large groups with lots of places to hide... you just need to over do it on the filtration to keep it clean.

[UncoderMom]

beautiful fish! I dont have one but have had one in the past. WAY too much work for me right now. Actually, they're a lot of work in any phase of life. haha. I was wondering what a Cichlid was.... I came across a forum for cichlid owners last week and briefly thought WTH is a Cichlid. LOL Now I know.

OT.... where is gizmo?????

[Roms]

Originally Posted by UncoderMom

beautiful fish! I dont have one but have had one in the past. WAY too much work for me right now. Actually, they're a lot of work in any phase of life. haha. I was wondering what a Cichlid was.... I came across a forum for cichlid owners last week and briefly thought WTH is a Cichlid. LOL Now I know.


OT.... where is gizmo?????

Yeah, I've raised all types of fish but Cichlids are my favorite. They have a lot of pesonality, come to the side of the tank when I come home, and act like puppies when you feed them. The thing that's cool too is Cichlids from Lake Malawi are mouth brooders, so they keep the eggs in their mouth until they hatch. Then the fry (babies) stay in the females mouth for about a week more until they get to big and can eat regular food. Very cool. I keep the fry in another take and sell the babies to shops...

OT... gizmo is taking a break, but could make an appearance later on in the year. After I get bored with this avatar. I'm actually thinking grouchy smurf is my next choice.. LOL

[Wayne Luke]

We have a 55 gallon aquarium. It has a Red-Eared Slider Turtle and a Southern Orange Painted Turtle in it. The Red-Eared Slider is really too big for the tank as she is about 14 inches long and 8 inches wide. However it is winter and we don't want them to hibernate so they are inside.

[Roms]

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

We have a 55 gallon aquarium. It has a Red-Eared Slider Turtle and a Southern Orange Painted Turtle in it. The Red-Eared Slider is really too big for the tank as she is about 14 inches long and 8 inches wide. However it is winter and we don't want them to hibernate so they are inside.

My mother has Red-Eared Sliders at her house. They are a lot of fun! She's had them forever (I would guess 20+ years since one was my step sisters when she was a kid).

[KevinL]

I used to have a 55gal with some africans and an oscar. I loved them!

That looks like a great setup you have!

[Roms]

Originally Posted by KevinL

I used to have a 55gal with some africans and an oscar. I loved them!

That looks like a great setup you have!

Thanks. I had an Oscar years ago in my 55gal. He got so big any lazey that he would lay on his side until I put food in the tank (goldfish). He would eat it and go lay down again. LOL

I've attached a few pics of my 55gal (lots of bubbles in this tank, the rocks in front are geodes)

[KevinL]

hahahahaha that sounds about right with the oscar! Watching them eat was amazing. Very dirty fish though, of course with you feed them the goldfish I had an undergravel filter and a canister filter setup and still needed an overflow to keep it clean. haha



These are some great pictures. Have you thought about adding live plants? It looked like plastic plants in there. Really amazing I love that wood.

I want my tank back

[Roms]

I really need to add live plants, I need to find some hardy ones otherwise they rip them apart... The driftwood is real, it's hallow inside so it's like a little hotel.

I give you a Month and you'll have another tank! Haa Haa

[bobster65]

I've got a 90 and a 220 ..

In my 90: all African Cichlids

In my 220: 3 Red Oscars, 2 Jack Dempseys, 1 Clown Knife (24 inches long now), 1 fresh water Sting Ray (about 1 foot in diameter now.. just a baby), 4 Sevrums, 3 fairly large Angles, 6 Silver Dollars.

I feed my Oscars and Clown Knife gold fish and in the summer my oscars get fresh craw fish from the river lol.. love watching them eat those..

For those that don't know what a Clown Knife looks like..