My New African Cichlids

^^^ yeppers..I taught her well..now I am teary eyed..sniff

 

LOL!!!

 

This my friend is exactly why I would suggest the quarry!

The stores will soak you but good, and the rock you get at the quarry looks far more natural anyways..which in the long run is far more appealing in an african tank.

OOps sorry *disclaimer* this is of course merely opinion of one person. I have however been raising and breeding Africans for the better part of 20 years.

so take it for what it is worth.

 

I am to get about 70 pounds or so of the red and black lav rock from my breeder sometime within the week I would say, if I do not appreciate it in my new 60gallon corner tank..we can perhaps work out a deal..it is fairly light so may not be such a bugger to ship..if of course you have still decided to go with this type of rock.

 

you are probably gonna need lots of rockwork in the future. The more the better. When you set up the tank, get a 2x4 foot chunk of eggcrate material from Lowe's etc... it is in the lighting dept. ( cheap ) lay it down first, then add the sand and rocks.. it will allow the weight of the rocks to be dispersed over a larger area and prevent pressure points on the glass.

this way large rockpiles can be made. Another help is to use clay pots, with entry holes in them, and or even plastic bowls with entry and exit holes in them . Cover them with rocks, it will make many more nooks and crannies while keeping the overall weight of the rockpile lower.

I've even used wood under the rocks to add height, and less weight to the piles. Don't worry, my wood has been in water MANY years, so it has no lowering effect on my ph

 

Bob your tank (and avitar) is stunning!! Love the natural rock work!

 

This is an older 90G with about 250 lbs of Maine ocean rock


This is with about 170 pounds of Maine slate and river stones approximately the size of baseballs

 

I miss the old tank.

 

Jrow..here is a pair of our acei's from an older tank..

they were a lot of fun..

 

Again..another african tank..each and everytime..you can mix things up quite a bit.

 

You betcha Jrow!..heck we even have African rope fish and 6" pair of asian upside down catfish

 

Yeppers...our clowns lived with our Africans. They got along great. They cannot recognize what they are so they leave them alone.

 

very nice tanks, Angus. Ty, Kimmie. All my rocks and wood are from the local river. The avatar is my dog , Mason, He's a pound puppy. 10% boxer, 10% mastif, and 80% gift from God. Here's a couple more pics of him.

 

Here is one of our ropes..