Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby jjohh22 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:06 pm

Hi you certainly are lucky to have a choice of tanks and each of them look good. Iam just starting out and with a210 liter tank I want to put x ornatipinnis.coockoo catfish and bristle noses andsomething else that would go about midway but i really dont know anything that wouuld *pop* but not be too aggressive Can you guys help
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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby jkrepper@att.net » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:53 pm

Here's some of my pics and fish that are in one of 180G. I am moving the Callachromis out just to active and nippy.
I am rearranged the other 180G sand dweler tanks last weekend and now have Kilesa, Xenotilapia. sp. papilio "Sunflower" Mvuna,C. Foai and F0 Xenotilapia Spilopterus Kachese in a 180G 6' tank no pics as of yet.

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Ectodus descampsii Zambian

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F0 Ophthalmotilapia Nasuta Leopard Moliero Congo

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F0 Xenotilapia sp. "Ochrogenys Ndole"

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F0 Callochromis stappersi "Red Rasberry
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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby Jesper » Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:16 pm

Very nice pics. :D
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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby qubagao » Sun May 08, 2011 12:37 pm

Hi!Here is my tanks and fish.
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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby qubagao » Sun May 08, 2011 1:01 pm

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Xenotilapia bathyphilus Zambia
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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby Piotr Koba » Sun May 08, 2011 3:41 pm

Could you tell us some more about tank dimensions/filtration etc. And It would be nice to see that crater of Cyathopharynx male on the picture!
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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby qubagao » Mon May 09, 2011 8:07 am

My english is not so well. I try my best to explain my aquarium set. Wish u understand. :D Upper tank is 150X70X70 and lower is 140X70X70, flank filter for first step filtering, then using 6200L/hr pump up to top side filtering box for dripping to increase oxygen content.
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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby qubagao » Mon May 09, 2011 8:18 am

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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby slimbolen99 » Mon May 09, 2011 10:22 am

This is a retired tank from about three or four years ago. Doesn't come close to comparing to those already posted. Had L. multifasciatus and J. ornatus in it for about a year and a half before we moved and I had to tear it down.

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Same tank after I rearranged to give the Julies more room to roam.
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Re: Show your sand-dweller and Featherfin tank(s)!

Postby Piotr Koba » Mon May 09, 2011 1:43 pm

Thanks for sharing qubagao! Those craters look great indeed, but I'm affraid that tank may become a little too small for two males one day - do they get on well now?

Simbolen99, nice tank, if I were you I'd consider adding a black background behind it, which would make an ilusion it's much deeper. :)
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