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My Lake Tangynikan Aquariums

I had at one time 3 tanks running with Tangynikan cichlids. There are some pictures below. Now the single tank I have is the 90 gallon described below. The fronts and calvus are getting huge.

Frontosa Tank:

Tank Parameters:

Size: 90 gallon tall All Glass
Filtration: 2 Emperor 400
Heater: Ebu Jager 300w
Substrate:Home Depot Sandbox sand with granite/sandstone rocks
Temperature: 76-78
pH: 8.0 - 8.2
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 10-20; Frontosa are very sensitive and need to keep nitrates low kH: 15
gH: 10
Feeding Spirulina flake as main staple, supplemented with PE Mysis shrimp

Inhabitants:

• 5 Cyphotilapia frontosa "Kigoma 7 Stripe" F1, size 4-9" (?sex)
  
  
  
  
• 2 Altolamprologus calvus "Chaitika White" F1, size 2 & 2.5" (?sex)
  
• 2 Altolamprologus calvus "Black" - F1, size 1.5 & 2"
  
• 1 Bristlenose Pleco
  
• 1 Sailfin Pleco
  

Multi Breeding Haven

Tank Parameters:

Size: 55 gallon long all glass
Filtration: Emperor 400 and Penguin 330
Substrate:Tahitian moon sand, snail shells
Heater Ebu Jager 300w
Temperature: 76-78
pH: 8.0 - 8.2
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 10-30
kH: 15
gH: 10
Inhabitants:

• 5 Cyprichromis leptosoma "Kigoma Aquafin" (F1)
  
• 4 Cyprichromis leptosoma "Kasanga" (F1)
  
• 4 Adult, 5 Juvenile Neolamprologus Multifasciatus F1 & F2 - actively breeding
  

Occelatus

Tank Parameters:

Size: 20 gallon long all glass
Filtration: Penguin 330
Substrate:Cichlid sand, snail shells
Heater Ebu Jager 150w
Temperature: 76-78
pH: 8.0 - 8.2
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 10-30
kH: 15
gH: 10
Inhabitants:

• 3 Lamprologus ocellatus, 1 male, 2 female

  Here are some other assorted pictures.
  

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  Feel free to email me with suggestions and/or comments docforestal@comcast.net

  This page updated March 7, 2005