Photo #2 - Pseudotropheus Aurora Male - Many And Varied!

freshwater fish - pseudotropheus aurora - aurora cichlid stocking in 50 gallons tank - Pseudotropheus aurora male

Submitted By: Tanks on 12/14/2006

Photo Caption: Pseudotropheus aurora male

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50 gallons planted tank (mostly live plants and fish) - This is my first attempt at a planted tank, it is; Tank: 70lt Lights: 2 x 20W T4's and 2 x 20W T'8's (lights are cooled by a 12V computer extractor fan in hood) Plants: Background = Echinodorus tenellus Foreground = Hemianthus callitrichoides Filtration: Old school fluval 3 external. Ferts and Co2; Co2 is injected at 1-2 bubbles per second from a fire extinguisher setup with DIY and Tropica nutrition plant food used daily. Substrate is also from Tropica with a fine layer of gravel to prevent soil disturbance. Fish and Inverts: 4 x otto's, 5 x Amano Shrimp and 4 x Sunkist shrimp.

50 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - 55 Gallon mbuna tank: Pseudotropheus sp. elongatus Mpanga, Labidochromis Caeruleus, Metriaclima sp. "Aurora Yellow" , Cynotilapia afra (Cobue), Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei" (Msuli)

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Country: Ireland

Description: Mbuna setup in a juwel rio 180. Standard juwel filter with an external Tetratec Ex700 (turns the water over 7.4 times an hour). Over 100 pounds of old red sandstone with crushed coral as a substrate.

Advice: My advice for new hobbyists would be to read as much as you can before you buy.

Fish Kept: Many and varied!

Corals/Plants: Trying for a goldfish with plants tank at the moment, but he is a hungry fellow and its costing me a fortune.

Tank Size: 50 gallons

Quote: Lead me not into temptation, for I can find it myself!

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