Meet my fish

I just took these pics of my tank

 

I have had them 2 years. I feed them Cichlid Gold, spirulina and spectrum...alternating. They get fed a pinch every other day. Right now the frontosa is only 3 inches, but when he gets bigger I will have to sell him or trade him. I know I can't keep big fish in this tank. Maybe by then I will have figured out where I can put a really nice big tank. I really appreciate the feedback.

 

I like your setup alot, definetly move that over to the larger tank lol

 

Thank you. I have tried to give them a good home. We enjoy watching them. I have the tank set up right next to my computer and the breakfast bar. I figured I had to go tall with the rocks since the tank isn't a conventional one. I already have an agreement with the fish store that they will swap out the big fish for small ones when they get too big for this tank.

 

Nice rocks! I really like the holes in the one.

 

I have to fess up. The gray one with the cool holes is really plastic. It was $40 at petsmart. I bought it for the holes and that it would be lighter than a tank full of real rock. The rest of them are real, though. : )

 

Wow am I suprised! I was fooled lol! Really nice rock!

 

as did i lol

 

lotta money for a piece of plastic, but it really worked perfect in my tank.

 

Yea, why do they want so much for aquarium decorations? I mean, I am not really fond of the fake castles or fish or all that, and yet they want to charge you $50 for 1 half of a sunken ship, out of 2 parts..... I haven't figured that one out yet..

 

thats why you go for the natural look with driftwood and rocks

 

I totally agree with the all natural. I had only rocks in there, but when I found this nice big hide at a super petsmart and it was nice and light, I knew it would be perfect for the tall tank. And the best part is that it LOOKS natural. I tried to simulate their natural environment as best I could.

Anthony, so you think I should cut back on the food? Do you think what I have been feeding is good quality. All three were recommended by the fish store.

 

Cool, that is how I do it, too...using the spirulina as a supplement. I think the fat guy is a pig. Most of them aren't too fat. The cichlid gold I've been using is medium pellets and I think the big ones gobble it, so I am going to just use the smaller pellets like the NLS and they will have to swim more to get the food. Thanks for the fat tip. I hadn't realized that they were too fat. But, that is something I think I can correct.