Building My 15,000 Gallon Mini Mega Tank

[arapaimag]

The 15k allows a person to get closer to the fish.

The 52k has its own charm in that fish can be out of sight for months or even years. So when you see a species after such a long time it is exciting.

 

[arapaimag]

Here is a young midas cichlid born in the 15k. I have 3 spawns today where parents are herding their shoal of babies in the tank.

The one in the picture needs to get out of the open water or the dorado will pick it off and eat it.

 

[Chub_by]

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Here is a young midas cichlid born in the 15k. I have 3 spawns today where parents are herding their shoal of babies in the tank.

The one in the picture needs to get out of the open water or the dorado will pick it off and eat it.

Nice midas! Why is there only one dorado in there?

 

[aldiaz33]

Wow, those wide bar silver dollars (myleus schomburgkii) look huge! How big would you say they are? I've been having trouble getting a max adult size on these guys.

 

[arapaimag]

That's a baby still.

Here is an adult parent

 

[arapaimag]

Wow, those wide bar silver dollars (myleus schomburgkii) look huge! How big would you say they are? I've been having trouble getting a max adult size on these guys.

The oldest ones are 15 years in the tank and are 12 1/2" to about 14" total length. One female died that was not the biggest in 2011 and she measured 13 1/4" total length.

I have a few younger ones that are 11 to 11 3/4" also in the tank.

 

[JO217]

yes this is a heck of an investment and it must kill the resell value hahaha but like most people in here i love to see these kinds of projects it really inspires creativity and passion for our beloved fish

 

[domingos.44]

its the 3rd picture down on post #397

 

[arapaimag]

its the 3rd picture down on post #397

That's a Distichodus sexfasciatus.

If you have a young one the colours will be stunning. As the fish ages the colours fade. The adult fish can be aggressive in small tanks. In this tank the fish is not too bad but it will chase on occasion even the Boulengerchromis microlepis.

What size tank do you keep yours in?

 

[domingos.44]

That's a Distichodus sexfasciatus.

If you have a young one the colours will be stunning. As the fish ages the colours fade. The adult fish can be aggressive in small tanks. In this tank the fish is not too bad but it will chase on occasion even the Boulengerchromis microlepis.

What size tank do you keep yours in?

ok thank-you good to know what you have in your tank, hes about 14 inch and yes his colours are seemed to be faded, hes doesnt bug his tank mates though hes in a 180 gallon with 2 larger aro's and a oscar