my tank 75 gallon

[Erik W]

I have a 75 ga tank and I eventually plan on putting African chichlids
in it. I think I will get my fish from http://aquariumfish.net/ .

I already have black sand 2 200 watt heaters, some plastic plants and a
large filter with 2 bio-wheels.

Any thoughts

[Gill Passman]

Erik W wrote:
> I have a 75 ga tank and I eventually plan on putting African chichlids
> in it. I think I will get my fish from http://aquariumfish.net/ .
>
> I already have black sand 2 200 watt heaters, some plastic plants and a
> large filter with 2 bio-wheels.
>
> Any thoughts

I have an African Cichlid tank. I found the following site very useful
when I was setting it up:-

http://www.malawimayhem.com/

One thing missing from your list is rocks - you need plenty of them and
some more again. African cichlids need caves. I have around 25Kilos of
Ocean rock in my 4 foot tank - it gives plenty of hiding places so that
the less dominant fish can escape the Mbuna infighting.

Gill

[Erik W]

Gill Passman wrote:
> Erik W wrote:
>
>> I have a 75 ga tank and I eventually plan on putting African chichlids
>> in it. I think I will get my fish from http://aquariumfish.net/ .
>>
>> I already have black sand 2 200 watt heaters, some plastic plants and a
>> large filter with 2 bio-wheels.
>>
>> Any thoughts
>
>
> I have an African Cichlid tank. I found the following site very useful
> when I was setting it up:-
>
> http://www.malawimayhem.com/
>
> One thing missing from your list is rocks - you need plenty of them and
> some more again. African cichlids need caves. I have around 25Kilos of
> Ocean rock in my 4 foot tank - it gives plenty of hiding places so that
> the less dominant fish can escape the Mbuna infighting.
>
> Gill

Thanks for the help and webpage.

Erik