Obsidian's 100 Gallon Tank - Page 3

oliesminis · 03-09-2008, 05:14 PM

have to say.... thats pretty darn amazing, looks fantastic with a lot of thought in the setup

im dead jelous now

-olie

karazy · 03-09-2008, 09:44 PM

looks great.cant wait to see it with fish

emc7 · 03-10-2008, 07:25 AM

If you wanted Malawians, you could prob. put an ad up and craigslist and collect all the 'mixed cichlids' that have outgrown their 10 gallon homes.

Obsidian · 03-14-2008, 05:39 PM

Well I have added fish to the tank!!!!!!!!!!!

I have 5 giant danios in the tank right now. They are probably all I will have in there for a little bit since I put them in and I put the sponge from my 20 gallon filter in the HOB to cycle the tank (and I just put a new sponge into that filter since it is very well established). I want to make sure that the tank keeps up with the bioload before I add more.

My friend at the store suggested keeping severums with the danios, so I am going to do some research about those. She also suggested chocolate cichlids, so that is another one to look up. She said that both are more peaceful than many other cichlids

She had both in the store and they looked pretty nice. I think I would be happy with them.

The danios seem to like the tank. Right now they are only about 2-2.5 inches and boy are they great schoolers! I don't know if it is just a reaction to the new environment but I certainly hope they keep it up. They are glued to each others sides! I hope that raising all the fish together (for the most part) will help with any future aggression issues.

I received some really awesome news today as well: My apartment complex will let me bring a greyhound into my apartment! The picture on here of my precious Kayla was one of the last pictures I got of her. I lost her in mid January and have just been having a hard time since then. This means that I will likely not be moving in July! So that helps with putting fish in the tank as well. These danios are a joy to watch!

I cannot post pictures right now because of whatever is wrong with my viewer, but as soon as I am able to I will get some up.

emc7 · 03-14-2008, 06:07 PM

Also look at Uaru. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profile...ies.php?id=627. Another neat, peaceful, compressed, south american cichlid.

Obsidian · 03-14-2008, 06:11 PM

Wow that is a nice looking fish! I see that he stays closer to 10 inches, which I like better than how big the other 2 get. I don't want huge fish, but I don't necessarily want small ones either. What do you think in terms of numbers?

Obsidian · 03-16-2008, 04:42 PM

Well after doing some research and seeing what is actually available in my area I went with 2 firemouth's and 1 green terror. I am not sure how many firemouth's to get for the long run so if anyone knows a good number that would be appreciated. The information that I have on them is that they are good in community tanks and that the green terrors don't do well with more of their kind, which is why I only got one.

So right now in this tank I have:
5 Giant danios 2.5-3 inches long so far
2 Firemouth Cichlids- Small one is maybe 2 inches larger is maybe 2.5 inches.
1 Green Terror Cichlid- About 2.5 inches long.

That is all I can put in there for a while so the biological filter can keep up. I would love to know what kind of catfish I might be able to keep in this tank. I love the pictus so if thats a possibility that would be great.

oliesminis · 03-16-2008, 04:51 PM

sounds like its going along well, do you know if your moving yet?

Blue Cray · 03-16-2008, 05:34 PM

If you want a peaceful and beatiful cichlid I'd go for a gold severum.

Obsidian · 03-16-2008, 05:54 PM

Cray: Will the severum get along with my other tank inhabitants? I am trying to be careful.

So far the new fish like my rocks. I was hoping at least a few of them would use them

I went with American's because they are more peaceful. Eventually I will switch it over to Africans.

Blue Cray · 03-16-2008, 06:04 PM

I'm not to sure I have never owned one so you'd be better off asking someone else. All I know is they are more peaceful than most cichlids.

fishbguy · 03-16-2008, 06:06 PM

I believe that gold severums would be okay with the firemouths(my favorite SA cichlid) but I"m not sure about the terror.

We have a pair of breeding firemouth cichlids at my work....they had their first batch yesterday....there must be 500 of them(the fry). I'm going later this week to get pics.

emc7 · 03-16-2008, 06:12 PM

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American's because they are more peaceful

I'm not sure I agree with this. Africans chase constantly, but IME Americans are more likely to beat/kill their spouse.

Obsidian · 03-16-2008, 08:58 PM

Thanks for the feedback emc

When I was looking around at the profiles there were a lot of American's that come up as peaceful with other tank mates and mildly aggressive conspecific. Many also said specifically if they could be kept with others of their kind, which is why I only bought the one green Terror. The profile said they will not do well with other GT's. All the recommendations I could find for the Africans were aggressive to everything. That might work out too, but I am new and just mostly guessing so for now I have to believe the profiles. I also am going with fish I can find locally, which narrows things down considerably, and ones that are not so expensive I go broke, which narrows things down even further.

Obsidian · 03-21-2008, 06:57 PM

Okay I may not be keeping these but they warrant a place in my journal

I think these are Jack Dempsy's

And the bigger one coming to greet me while I take his picture (I really like him!)

karazy · 03-21-2008, 07:10 PM

they look like dempseys to me, but thats just my opinion

Obsidian · 03-29-2008, 02:01 PM

After searching through the Cichlid forum for the last couple of weekends I have narrowed it down to Mbuna. So at least now I have an idea of what type of Cichlid i will put in the tank. They have a number of those that are fairly common and are only mildly aggressive.

So my next step will be to find out how to make sure I get the right ones. So many of them look similar that I am afraid I will fall prey to miss labeling again. I am hoping that since they are fairly common I can get a decent looking tank for a decent price.

nathanbarry · 03-29-2008, 02:30 PM

I wouldn't have Mbuna, all are extremely agressive and attemp to kill every new fish. What has happened to your green terror?

it4lian · 03-29-2008, 02:40 PM

That's why you keep large groups and add tons of rocks to make caves for them. Sure they'll be aggressive, but in a 100 gal you could have a ton of them which would help with the aggression.

oliesminis · 03-29-2008, 04:45 PM

great pictures, they are great looking fish

03-09-2008, 05:14 PM	#41
oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 15 Posts: 490 User Feedback: (0)	have to say.... thats pretty darn amazing, looks fantastic with a lot of thought in the setup im dead jelous now -olie __________________ OllieCoxPhotography Why, in a world of thousands of languages, does everbody laugh the same

03-09-2008, 09:44 PM	#42
karazy Smexy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 479 User Feedback: (0)	looks great.cant wait to see it with fish __________________ 10 gallon -4 female guppies -1 sword tail -1 algae eater -1 electric blue crayfish 29 gallon going to be a minireef

03-14-2008, 05:39 PM	#44
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 904 User Feedback: (0)	Well I have added fish to the tank!!!!!!!!!!! I have 5 giant danios in the tank right now. They are probably all I will have in there for a little bit since I put them in and I put the sponge from my 20 gallon filter in the HOB to cycle the tank (and I just put a new sponge into that filter since it is very well established). I want to make sure that the tank keeps up with the bioload before I add more. My friend at the store suggested keeping severums with the danios, so I am going to do some research about those. She also suggested chocolate cichlids, so that is another one to look up. She said that both are more peaceful than many other cichlids She had both in the store and they looked pretty nice. I think I would be happy with them. The danios seem to like the tank. Right now they are only about 2-2.5 inches and boy are they great schoolers! I don't know if it is just a reaction to the new environment but I certainly hope they keep it up. They are glued to each others sides! I hope that raising all the fish together (for the most part) will help with any future aggression issues. I received some really awesome news today as well: My apartment complex will let me bring a greyhound into my apartment! The picture on here of my precious Kayla was one of the last pictures I got of her. I lost her in mid January and have just been having a hard time since then. This means that I will likely not be moving in July! So that helps with putting fish in the tank as well. These danios are a joy to watch! I cannot post pictures right now because of whatever is wrong with my viewer, but as soon as I am able to I will get some up. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

03-14-2008, 06:11 PM	#46
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 904 User Feedback: (0)	Wow that is a nice looking fish! I see that he stays closer to 10 inches, which I like better than how big the other 2 get. I don't want huge fish, but I don't necessarily want small ones either. What do you think in terms of numbers? __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams Last edited by Obsidian; 03-14-2008 at 06:23 PM.

03-16-2008, 04:42 PM	#47
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 904 User Feedback: (0)	Well after doing some research and seeing what is actually available in my area I went with 2 firemouth's and 1 green terror. I am not sure how many firemouth's to get for the long run so if anyone knows a good number that would be appreciated. The information that I have on them is that they are good in community tanks and that the green terrors don't do well with more of their kind, which is why I only got one. So right now in this tank I have: 5 Giant danios 2.5-3 inches long so far 2 Firemouth Cichlids- Small one is maybe 2 inches larger is maybe 2.5 inches. 1 Green Terror Cichlid- About 2.5 inches long. That is all I can put in there for a while so the biological filter can keep up. I would love to know what kind of catfish I might be able to keep in this tank. I love the pictus so if thats a possibility that would be great. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

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03-10-2008, 07:25 AM	#43
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,589 User Feedback: (0)	If you wanted Malawians, you could prob. put an ad up and craigslist and collect all the 'mixed cichlids' that have outgrown their 10 gallon homes.

03-14-2008, 06:07 PM	#45
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,589 User Feedback: (0)	Also look at Uaru. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profile...ies.php?id=627. Another neat, peaceful, compressed, south american cichlid.

03-16-2008, 04:51 PM	#48
oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 15 Posts: 490 User Feedback: (0)	sounds like its going along well, do you know if your moving yet? __________________ OllieCoxPhotography Why, in a world of thousands of languages, does everbody laugh the same

03-16-2008, 05:34 PM	#49
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 272 User Feedback: (0)	If you want a peaceful and beatiful cichlid I'd go for a gold severum. __________________

03-16-2008, 05:54 PM	#50
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 904 User Feedback: (0)	Cray: Will the severum get along with my other tank inhabitants? I am trying to be careful. So far the new fish like my rocks. I was hoping at least a few of them would use them I went with American's because they are more peaceful. Eventually I will switch it over to Africans. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams Last edited by Obsidian; 03-16-2008 at 06:02 PM.

03-16-2008, 06:04 PM	#51
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 272 User Feedback: (0)	I'm not to sure I have never owned one so you'd be better off asking someone else. All I know is they are more peaceful than most cichlids. __________________

03-16-2008, 06:06 PM	#52
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,774 User Feedback: (2)	I believe that gold severums would be okay with the firemouths(my favorite SA cichlid) but I"m not sure about the terror. We have a pair of breeding firemouth cichlids at my work....they had their first batch yesterday....there must be 500 of them(the fry). I'm going later this week to get pics. __________________ She went away, she cut me like a knife Hello beautiful thing, maybe you could save my life In just a glance, down here on magic street Loves a fool's dance And I ain't got much sense, but I still got my feet The girls in their summer clothes In the cool of the evening light The girls in their summer clothes, pass me by

03-16-2008, 08:58 PM	#54
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 904 User Feedback: (0)	Thanks for the feedback emc When I was looking around at the profiles there were a lot of American's that come up as peaceful with other tank mates and mildly aggressive conspecific. Many also said specifically if they could be kept with others of their kind, which is why I only bought the one green Terror. The profile said they will not do well with other GT's. All the recommendations I could find for the Africans were aggressive to everything. That might work out too, but I am new and just mostly guessing so for now I have to believe the profiles. I also am going with fish I can find locally, which narrows things down considerably, and ones that are not so expensive I go broke, which narrows things down even further. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams Last edited by Obsidian; 03-16-2008 at 09:04 PM.

03-21-2008, 06:57 PM	#55
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 904 User Feedback: (0)	Okay I may not be keeping these but they warrant a place in my journal I think these are Jack Dempsy's And the bigger one coming to greet me while I take his picture (I really like him!) __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

03-21-2008, 07:10 PM	#56
karazy Smexy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 479 User Feedback: (0)	they look like dempseys to me, but thats just my opinion __________________ 10 gallon -4 female guppies -1 sword tail -1 algae eater -1 electric blue crayfish 29 gallon going to be a minireef

03-29-2008, 02:01 PM	#57
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 904 User Feedback: (0)	After searching through the Cichlid forum for the last couple of weekends I have narrowed it down to Mbuna. So at least now I have an idea of what type of Cichlid i will put in the tank. They have a number of those that are fairly common and are only mildly aggressive. So my next step will be to find out how to make sure I get the right ones. So many of them look similar that I am afraid I will fall prey to miss labeling again. I am hoping that since they are fairly common I can get a decent looking tank for a decent price. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

03-29-2008, 02:30 PM	#58
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 254 User Feedback: (0)	I wouldn't have Mbuna, all are extremely agressive and attemp to kill every new fish. What has happened to your green terror? __________________ 10 Gallon 3 Albino Corydoras, 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies, 2 Orange Gourami's, 2 Zebra Danios and 1 Khuli Loach (Small) 5 Gallon 2 Platies and 3 Neon Tetra's 55 Gallon 4 Parrot Cichlids, 1 Pictus Catfish, 1 Common Pleco and 3 Clown Loaches 55 Gallon Assorted Malawi Cichlids (Mbuna) and 1 Common Pleco

03-29-2008, 02:40 PM	#59
it4lian Soccer God =P Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 15 Posts: 106 User Feedback: (0)	That's why you keep large groups and add tons of rocks to make caves for them. Sure they'll be aggressive, but in a 100 gal you could have a ton of them which would help with the aggression. __________________ 12 Gallon Fake Plants 1 Male CT Betta 6 Zebra Danios

03-29-2008, 04:45 PM	#60
oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 15 Posts: 490 User Feedback: (0)	great pictures, they are great looking fish __________________ OllieCoxPhotography Why, in a world of thousands of languages, does everbody laugh the same

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