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Can anyone give ideas for a African fish/plant only setup?
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There are probably dozens of biotopes to choose from.
I kept a Malawi reed bed biotope, that was one of my favorates, with swathes of vallisneriaon on a sand bottom and a large shooal of just Fossorochromis rostratus.
they alone filled a 150 gal gal tank
While at the same time, a rock strewn pile of stones with a colony of a deep blue Pseudotrophus demasoni in a 55, with Bolbitus ferns as plants,
and at the same time, a Barumbi mbo crater lake biotope with piles of fallen leaves like the biotope the lake, but with Anubus plants native to Africa and the black cichlids, (Stomatepia pindu) the and mottled Saratherodon linnelli as a contrast.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/al...sadf7f8be.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds, https://hosting.photobucket.com/al...sbfcf546d.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds
of course there are always rift like rocky biotopes with tons of colorful species
Below a biotope from Lake Natron, that is moren saliine than the ocean, and with water temps that hit the ninties, and only flamingos venture into the hot, soda lake. feeding on the agae with the cichlid
I kept a Malawi reed bed biotope, that was one of my favorates, with swathes of vallisneriaon on a sand bottom and a large shooal of just Fossorochromis rostratus.
they alone filled a 150 gal gal tank
While at the same time, a rock strewn pile of stones with a colony of a deep blue Pseudotrophus demasoni in a 55, with Bolbitus ferns as plants,
and at the same time, a Barumbi mbo crater lake biotope with piles of fallen leaves like the biotope the lake, but with Anubus plants native to Africa and the black cichlids, (Stomatepia pindu) the and mottled Saratherodon linnelli as a contrast.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/al...sadf7f8be.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds, https://hosting.photobucket.com/al...sbfcf546d.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds
of course there are always rift like rocky biotopes with tons of colorful species
Below a biotope from Lake Natron, that is moren saliine than the ocean, and with water temps that hit the ninties, and only flamingos venture into the hot, soda lake. feeding on the agae with the cichlid
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That looks interesting.
There are also fast flowing rivers like the Congo, with rheophillic intereting species like Steatocranus, comimng from strong currents and soft waters depending what the consistancey your water is.
I don't keep African cichlids these days, but keep Panamanian cichlids from my neck of the woods, because I catch them myself, and find the rheophiles quite interesting, and find non-cichlids
that share habitat can also be of interest.
I don't keep African cichlids these days, but keep Panamanian cichlids from my neck of the woods, because I catch them myself, and find the rheophiles quite interesting, and find non-cichlids
that share habitat can also be of interest.
Do you know any African aquatic plants?
Which habitat does the African Arowana live?
Thanks, I’ve been researching and I want to make a habitat for it that looks similar to its natural environment.
This is not an African biotype aquarium. However, here are some examples of plants that thrive in my 40-gallon breeding tank with plant-eating Tropheus such as Anubias, Bucephaladra, and Pistia Stratioes (Water Lettuce).
I have created Lake Tanganyikan biotope 55-gallon aquariums with snail shells, river rocks, aragonite sand, crushed coral, grounded oysters, and egg shells (these substrates raise pH to around 8.2+ and the hardness of the water). In the upper- and mid-columns of water, I had Cyprichromis sp. The fish that swam in and out of rock crevices were Julidochromis sp. or Neolamprologus leleupi. The shell-dwellers were either a single species or 2 different species at opposite ends of the tank such as Neolamprologus similis and Lamprologus ocellatus "Gold." The bottom-dwellers were small catfish Synodontis Petricola or sand-sifters such as Xenotilapia sp. or Eretmodus sp. These fish stay relatively small, get along somewhat with hiding places, and are for beginner to intermediate fish keepers. F1 and tank-raised fish are easier to keep, breed readily, and are hardier than wild fish.
I have created Lake Tanganyikan biotope 55-gallon aquariums with snail shells, river rocks, aragonite sand, crushed coral, grounded oysters, and egg shells (these substrates raise pH to around 8.2+ and the hardness of the water). In the upper- and mid-columns of water, I had Cyprichromis sp. The fish that swam in and out of rock crevices were Julidochromis sp. or Neolamprologus leleupi. The shell-dwellers were either a single species or 2 different species at opposite ends of the tank such as Neolamprologus similis and Lamprologus ocellatus "Gold." The bottom-dwellers were small catfish Synodontis Petricola or sand-sifters such as Xenotilapia sp. or Eretmodus sp. These fish stay relatively small, get along somewhat with hiding places, and are for beginner to intermediate fish keepers. F1 and tank-raised fish are easier to keep, breed readily, and are hardier than wild fish.
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