I picked up a group of Petro Trews tonight.. just got them settled in their new home about a half hour ago. Im pretty stoked about it..

I got 1WC and 8F1s.
I will try to get some pics tomorrow. Hopefully they last the night. They are in my 6ft 125gallon with 20ish Red Kacese,9 small mimpibwe fronts and some jumbo cyps.

I am open to all opinions. I have been battling some mad depression and PTSD as of late and want to set up a tank to help calm me down and use as an outlet. I am not well versed with tangs and this will be my first tang tank. I do not want to keep tropheus. Tank is 36"x18"x18"

Fish I DO NOT really want to keep:
leleupis
julies
cylindricus
tropheus (I do like them but tank is way too small)
frontosas
petros

Fish I really like:
shell dwellers
helianthus
paracyprichromis
cyps
calvus
comps
ectodus
callochromis

My favorite fish are a very certain paracyprichromis. How many could I keep? Would it even be possible? Most articles say that a 48" tank is suitable but this is the tank I have. I hope it is feasible =/

I have great access to some nice fishies from work but will most likely be special ordering as I want some very specific ones not available.

i have GK's and my wanted list is canary cheek

right now in my 125 gallon-fx5 i have 2 peacocks, large pleco, 1 yellow lab, clown loach, and 6 demasoni.

i want to add a max colony of 15 of breeding tropheus. im not to sure what type yet. leaning towards kasanga.

will this work? my cichlids now are getting along fine.

i put my 1 mouth brooding demasoni in my 30 gallon with 2 juvi peacocks and a small pleco.

i also plan on getting a wet/dry. either store bought or DIY. need advise.

http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforum...-with-pictures

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It is difficult to tell from this picture, but about half of the eggs are still clear. Is there any hope of them hatching?

Also, I have about 12 cichlids of various type in the tank. Should I take this driftwood out and put it in a smaller tank with three guppies?

It seems like the parents are right on top of these. Maybe cleaning the eggs or worse eating them.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks.

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I have an african albino that has taken to hiding in a corner of the tank. Doesn't come out for feeding any more. I assume this is a mouth brooding and she is holding, but admit I have no previous experience with these. Tried to get good photos with no success.

Is this a mouth brooding species?

I just recently bought a pair of Otopharynx lithobates from fish gallery. All of my other malawi cichlids are eating NLS and Danichi pellets like a champ, but my male Otopharynx lithobates is not swallowing the pellets. What other food should I try? Flakes or live ghost shrimp?

One of my stone suppliers is having a sale on hole rock.

.40 a pound

Thought someone may need some and that's a pretty good price. Not sure how long it's going to be on sale so if you need it I'd grab it asap. It's right by the front door to the trailer but they've got a ton more in the back. They also have some KILLER black river sand up front too. Looks like tiny black and blue Mexican beach pebbles.

Nepco (Natural Earth Products Co.)
10919 Stancliff - 77099 (BW8 and 59S)
281.568.0800

Starting off with:

Petrochromis Macrognathus "Zambia"

Coming in at 8'' including back fin. Alpha male.

Guy still don't eat pellets for flakes. Only eats Krill!







Biggest female green is 6.5-7''

Just finally started taking pellets about two weeks ago



I had some breeding with the greens but the female was a little young and eat her eggs at 10 days. I hope she holds again. :)