Building an Oasis

[izabella87]

Just gave them some crab meat.. all gone crazy for it !! No wonder they are all chubby... hehe...
N for those who think african cichlids grow slowly... it all depends what u give them haha... Mine have grown so much in the matter of a few months !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHnYDPIp7Vk

[izabella87]

Hi everyone!
I just wanted to share with you a few pics of my Week-old Zebras Cichlids Babies & Frankhenstein's Residents.. !!

[Brian041]

Gotta ask where did you get the glass panels and did you have them pre-cut or did you cut them yourself. only 60 bucks isn't bad at all. Much cheaper than acrylic.

[izabella87]

ikea in glass shelves section!

[crazydaz]

Nice pics of the fish Izabella! Very excellent thing that you have going on in that system of yours! The Tank That Shouldn't Exist continues to do well!!

[Brian041]

Originally Posted by izabella87

ikea in glass shelves section!

I'll have to take a trip out there then. What kind of silicone do you use. GE 1 for doors and windows?

[izabella87]

Originally Posted by crazydaz

Nice pics of the fish Izabella! Very excellent thing that you have going on in that system of yours! The Tank That Shouldn't Exist continues to do well!!

It exists just to prove the impossible is a misconception..
Thanks

Here's a video I took last nigh just to show how much the kids have grown!
And I'm intending to make a Time-lapse Video for the Zebra Cichlid Fries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvtBTZw3wa8

[izabella87]

Originally Posted by Brian041

I'll have to take a trip out there then. What kind of silicone do you use. GE 1 for doors and windows?

Plastics surgery grade A silicon...

JOKESSSS


3hrs waterproof 100% silicon (white tube with bb blue writing)

[msawdey]

this just makes me want cichlids again

[izabella87]

Originally Posted by msawdey

this just makes me want cichlids again

Cichlids + Planted tank = WIN!

[NWA-Planted]

I continue to love this tank!

Do you have a problem with the cichlids digging plants up or anything?

And glass shelves from ikea... Thats smart thinking!!!!

Sent from a dark corner in my happy place

[izabella87]

Originally Posted by NWA-Planted

I continue to love this tank!

Do you have a problem with the cichlids digging plants up or anything?

And glass shelves from ikea... Thats smart thinking!!!!

Sent from a dark corner in my happy place

Thanks !

Nah no digging whatsoever, they are really well behaved !

[NWA-Planted]

Originally Posted by izabella87

Thanks !

Nah no digging whatsoever, they are really well behaved !

Hrm... You must be a fish whisperer...

My bn pleco and dario loaches are always digging!!!!!

Sent from a dark corner in my happy place

[ua hua]

This is the first time seeing this thread and I have to say while I admire your determination and effort put forth building this tank, it scares the hell out of me. 2 seams in the middle of the tank and 4 seams on the bottom and tempered glass on all pieces. Aren't you afraid that one of those rocks will get knocked over from a digging cichlid and bump your tempered glass and shatter into a million little pieces and dump your tank water and all its contents on the floor? Regardless of my fears for you having to clean up 100 gallons of water and millions of pieces of glass your tank does look nice so I hope you the best.

[izabella87]

Originally Posted by NWA-Planted

Hrm... You must be a fish whisperer...

My bn pleco and dario loaches are always digging!!!!!

Sent from a dark corner in my happy place

Hahah, thanks, yeah lately that how it sounds like.
When I wanted to catch my 2d pregnant cichlid in the tank, I put the net inside and say c'mon get inside, took less than a minute and out of my 100 fish she was in the net