malawi sand diver Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Hi guys Below are some updated pics of my 10 foot Malawi. I've had some fish growing out in the sump and I'll be introducing them when they beef up a bit to the main tank. Euchilus male - will be adding him to the tank in a couple of weeks. The Buccochromis Rhoadesii girls The spilo male - Andrew we are expecting babies in about 5 days Taiwan reef that is starting to colour up Oto sp. Silver Torpedo The sump residents - some rostratus and acuticeps Another sump resident - kwinge Happy new year to all the cichlid people Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucem Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Looks awesome. Love the fish you've selected. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.H Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Awesome tank That's my dream tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Rob your Buco's just keep getting better and better nice assortment of Malawi Haps Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscacara Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Thats looking great! Never thought of growing out in the sump, will have to remember that if I get another setup. Tx for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whytri Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Damn, nice setup wish I has se of these haps. Getting into big haps myself but only got my hands on the common Venustus and blue dolphin Also doesn't the pump suck the fish in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Absolutely love your tank and fish, Cant wait to have a similar sized tank one day. The background is sensational too keep up the good work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Very nice Lv those Bucco's Be good to see some fry around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatic_Dreams Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Great looking set up, Whats the fish total? Whats the tank size - 10x ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi sand diver Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks for the comments guys. The tank is a 10x2x2 foot with a 6ftx18inchx1ft sump. The Buccos are my favorite and my focus has been to breed them. So far, 2 of the 5 females have held but swallowed the fry after a few days. The male is approaching 1ft long, he's a beauty. If I get any fry I will let you know and bring some to the Cichlid society meetings. I keep the largest of my growouts in an area in the sump as I've got a couple of tanks in the garage full of rostratus, spilo and dolphin fry at various stages of development. So any fish I put in there are strong enough to swim away from the pumps - never had one stick yet. The background is made up of 1 6ft panel and a four ft panel. They are just resting in there with no silicon, so I can get behind there and clean it if I need to. I also have set up a small pump that pushes water from behind the background to eliminate any dead zones. The fish can get behind there aswell if they want to, which is good if there is a holding female or a fish that gets harrassed. The spilo spent most of her time behind the background when holding and I got a successful spawn a couple of days ago. Regarding the stocking list, I have the following in there at present: Main tank (24 fish in total) 5 female, 1 male Buccochromis Rhoadesii 1 male 1 female Champsochromis Spilohynchus 1 male, 2 female Cyrtocara Moorii 1 female Fossorochromis Rostratus 1 male Aulonacara Maylandi 1 male Otopharynx Sp. 'Silver Torpedo' 1 male, 1 female Sciaenochromis fryeri ´Maleri Island´ 1 male, 1 female Protomelas Steveni ''Taiwan Reef'' 1 male Cheilochromis Euchilus 1 male Nimbochromis Fuscotaeniatus 1 male Labidochromis Caeruleus 1 female Maylandia Estherae 2 Synodontis Ocellifer Sump area - small fish growing out 1 female Champsochromis Spilohynchus 2 female Cheilochromis Euchilus 1 female, 1 male Lichnochroms Acuticeps 6 Fossorochromis Rostratus (sex unknown) 1 male Dimidiochromis Kiwinge 1 Labidochromis Caeruleus (sex unknown) 1 Maylandia Estherae (sex unknown) 1 male, 1 female Cynotilapia afra "Cobue" And in the garage tanks, I've got 30 Fossorochromis Rostratus, 60 Cyrtocara Moorii, 50 Champsochromis Spilohynchus and 15 Sciaenochromis fryeri ´Maleri Island´, some fairly small but at varying stages of development. Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whytri Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Nice, let us know when yor fry are ready, heaps interested In some spilos, rostratus and the blue dolphins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi sand diver Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hi mate I have a few rostratus left from 2 different spawns. You're welcome to PM me if you're interested. A couple at the 5cm size and numerous ones at the 3-4 cm size. I have had 2 spawns from the dolphins recently. The larger are only 1-2cm and the small ones are below 1cm. The spilos have just been born. I'll keep you posted of their progress. Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreTaylor Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Way cool!!! background is awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 The Bucco's , the Bucco's fry thats what we want So nice mate A fine collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi sand diver Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Thanks guys I've added a subdominant male for the buccos, now the ratio is 2m, 5f. The subbie male is still quite small, but growing rapidly. I've also added a large Protomelas Similis that I picked up the other day A couple of other shots below maleri island blue tanzania starting to colour up The big guy Maylandi Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Looking good there Rob are going to the Feb meeting and will you be bringing some Rostratus fry ? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi sand diver Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 G'day Chris I've only got about 10 left now from the most recent spawn and they've grown to 4cm. Currently they are in with a pair of Otopharynx sp. 'Silver Torpedo' that I am trying to breed. I'll be going to the Feb meeting as per usual and can bring some in. I've got to make some tank room for the next dolphin & spilo babies. Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 SOme great looking fish there! Magnificent looking tank, that background is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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