My 90 low-tech Tanganyikan...Update 9-14-09

**Coltonorr** · 09-14-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FSM

Normally I don't like planted african cichlid tanks, but this looks great. What is the plant with the long thread-like leaves?

Thanks FSM! Like Kid Creole said, its a very very large Crinum calamistratum

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Originally Posted by problemman

well i know what my next project is.....

LOL, this tank is a more about my Tanganyikan cichlids than the plants, but since adding the plants I like it even more. I don't really do anything for the plants...other than some Excel maybe once a week.

kali · 09-14-2009, 10:09 PM

every single time when i looking your tank update , always something new and nicer.

**Coltonorr** · 09-16-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kali

every single time when i looking your tank update , always something new and nicer.

Thanks kali, spent lots of time the past few weeks getting ready for the NJAGC meeting. I wanted everything to look nice!
I found more buescheri fry last night!

Down_Shift · 09-16-2009, 02:57 PM

looks good

kali · 09-21-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Coltonorr

Update...
I did a rescape on this tank, and took out all of the puddingstone, and went with all similar rocks. I added lots of Bolbitis, as well as Hygrophilia 'augustifolia'

My Neolamprologus buescheri spawned and there are baby buescheri...I think most have been eaten.
The Paracyprichromis nigripinnis also spawned and one of my 2 females is always carrying
And my White Calvus are also trying to spawn...
The floating fry container has 1 rescued nigripinnis in it
FTS...

Left Side...

Left Side again...

Right Side...

Thanks for looking!

drew
first pic left side ..long string plants ..what's the name of that plants?
thanks

C2C · 11-05-2009, 12:37 AM

what kind of rocks are those

C2C · 11-05-2009, 12:39 AM

are you dosing with anything
liquid ferts?
co2?

**skiboarder72** · 11-05-2009, 02:28 AM

very cool tank, fitting for the cichlids and the plants!

C2C · 11-06-2009, 07:12 PM

i like the rocks

hydrophyte · 11-06-2009, 07:14 PM

That's cool.

Church · 11-06-2009, 07:23 PM

While I don't really care for the Crinum in this tank all that much, the rest of it is fantastic! Very well done. I always like seeing planted Tanganyikan tanks.

(I find the Crinum to be too frantic, and all over the place... it's probably just me, though.

)

**Coltonorr** · 11-06-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by C2C

what kind of rocks are those

I picked them up locally. Sometimes they are used in dry beds where water is directed to on the sides of roads...just make sure they don't have anything on them.

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Originally Posted by C2C

are you dosing with anything
liquid ferts?
co2?

Nothing other than the occasional shot of Excel.

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Originally Posted by skiboarder72

very cool tank, fitting for the cichlids and the plants!

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Originally Posted by C2C

i like the rocks

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Originally Posted by hydrophyte

That's cool.

Thanks! Thanks! and Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Church

While I don't really care for the Crinum in this tank all that much, the rest of it is fantastic! Very well done. I always like seeing planted Tanganyikan tanks.

(I find the Crinum to be too frantic, and all over the place... it's probably just me, though.

)

Church totally agreed! This plant was passed to me when I started in the hobby by a member of NJAGC...I had 2, one rotted, but they were both enormous!
I don't like the plant either but, my wife likes it...reminds her of "War of the Worlds".

C2C · 11-07-2009, 06:41 AM

really??? i did know they came that dark

do you think i could go to the local quarry and find something like that

**speedie408** · 11-07-2009, 07:19 AM

Ciclids are cool. Nice tank too.

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