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« Reply #390 on: August 16, 2009, 04:13:39 AM » |
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I am glad you like it....It is only one tank with multifasciatus that I have and dimensions are approx 130x60x33 cm (approx 51x23x12 inches) tank bottom dimensions are approx 130x60 cm it is 68 gal tank. In this type of tanks you can keep all kind of Cichlids, well almost all kind.... The reason why I choose to make tanks like this are: 1. excellent tank bottom dimensions - tank bottom is, as you already know , the most important part of the tank for 99% of Cichlids. When you keep shellies you tank can be "shallow" without any problems for your fish. Even Malawi Mbuna and 90% of other Tanganyika Cichlids don't need "deep" tanks and can live in shallow ones... It is better to provide them tank large enough to swim and make territories, hiding places etc. than to make it deep. Deeper tanks look cool, I also have deeper tanks, but...you know what I mean...  2. low cost tank - to make a tank like this I don't need a lot of money to finance it..it is made out of 6mm glass with several small reinforcements and to make 6mm glass tank, it is cheap... I have 3 tanks with the same dimensions, made out of 6mm glass and No4 is on its way  As far as I know,many of you purchase already made tanks (fabricated, brand named) and many of you never even though to make a tank of your own wen you can go and purchase tank that you want to purchase and that is absolutely normal.... Here in Serbia it is more than expensive to purchase "brand name" tanks so many of us (almost 95% of fish hobbyist) made their own tanks or pay someone with experience to make them. I will introduce my newest tank, it is a shell dwellers mix...but in another topic. As already mentioned in this tank I have approx 200 multifasciatus...it looks great and having it is a pure pleasure, I recommend this type of tank to all of you, and also above mentioned shellies mix that I will present to you latter on... I am happy when I see that people from this forum community like my tanks because I respect and value all of your opinions, no matter if you are a shell dweller beginner of experienced old shark... like me.... Ooo.....sorry I meant Experienced old shellie!!!.... like me.... |
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« Reply #391 on: August 16, 2009, 12:36:58 PM » |
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warlard, those videos made me giggle like a school girl
(...ok, not really, but they were fun!!)
thanks a lot for posting!
home made tanks...awesome!
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« Reply #392 on: August 16, 2009, 12:39:42 PM » |
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You should try it, it is easy, cheap and when you do it...you fell good...  PS I am glad to hear that you didn't giggle like a school girl.... |
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« Reply #393 on: August 16, 2009, 04:34:26 PM » |
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PS I am glad to hear that you didn't giggle like a school girl.... now that's funny! |
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"just one more tank..."
Downsizing, What is that? Oh, just another way of saying I'm going to get rid of a species or two to make room for more species.
L. multifasciatus, L. gold occelatus, L. ornatippinnus, L. callipterus, L.calliurus, L. similis
In search of more L. signatus
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« Reply #394 on: August 30, 2009, 02:09:14 AM » |
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Do multies move their shells? i am trying to select shells for my tank but cannot decide between turbos or escargot. If they like to arrange their homes ill be going w/ escargot, if they dont care at all im going w/ turbos.
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« Reply #395 on: August 30, 2009, 04:36:06 AM » |
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they can but mine do not...they did once or twice...its more sand than anything
i like escargot cause theyre lightweight but turbos cause theyre really smooth on the inside
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El Zilcho
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« Reply #396 on: September 19, 2009, 12:29:42 PM » |
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Hey guys, im looking at setting up a multi tank... the guy at my LFS said that you have to put all the fish you are going to have in the tank in at once, as they will kill new arrivals... is this correct, or was he just trying to make a bulk sale!
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« Reply #397 on: September 19, 2009, 05:19:16 PM » |
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in some sense, he's right, that its easier to get a pair, harem, or colony started by adding all fish at once, because established males can be very territorial and might badger or kill new arrivals... but there are some things you can do to prevent that: move rocks/shells around when you add new fish - which throws everybody off and they all have to scramble for new territory
if you have a big tank and not many fish, it probably wouldn't be a problem anyway... set up seperate territories w/ plenty of shells, and use some sight barriers
most of the time multies are all bark and no bite
once I added some floating plants to give the outcasts a place to hide until they found their way down to the shell bed
(how much are multies at the LFS?)
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« Reply #398 on: September 19, 2009, 06:31:00 PM » |
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Im in Australia and they are AU$25 (~US$21) each... they have what looks to be 3 or possibly 4 adults, one very small fish and a heap of little fry.
Dont see them in LFS here all that often, get blank looks if you ask for them at some places.
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« Reply #400 on: September 26, 2009, 06:58:46 AM » |
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Hey guys, im looking at setting up a multi tank... the guy at my LFS said that you have to put all the fish you are going to have in the tank in at once, as they will kill new arrivals... is this correct, or was he just trying to make a bulk sale!
not right i work at a LFS and have a tank with Multies, J transcriptus, and C. leptosoma "Neon Blue" when i stocked my tank i put multies in first then 4 julies then 3 cyps since then 2 julies jumped and i just replaced them and added another leptosoma no fighting no deaths i just see the defensive pose when someone gets to close to their shells during feeding time thats it |
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« Reply #401 on: September 26, 2009, 07:02:36 AM » |
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Im in Australia and they are AU$25 (~US$21) each... they have what looks to be 3 or possibly 4 adults, one very small fish and a heap of little fry.
Dont see them in LFS here all that often, get blank looks if you ask for them at some places.
WOW 21US for both is double what they go for here in the US i get mine for $9 maybe you could get a bunch of fry for WAY less from your LFS and just grow them out. it took my female to grow from half and inch to a full inch and breeding about 3 months |
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« Reply #402 on: October 06, 2009, 08:47:54 AM » |
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Could someone explain how you recognise males an females? I've seen people upload pictures of their multies on the forum, and then the rest tries to determine what the sex of the animals in the pictures is. But I always wonder what differences you're looking for.
I bought 4 multies, and I'm a bit scared that I've got 4 males. It wouldn't be too easy for me to exchange a few of them for females.
If it really are 4 males, what kind of behaviour would I see, or would I not see. And how can I see the sex of my fish myself?
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« Reply #403 on: October 06, 2009, 12:39:19 PM » |
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Could someone explain how you recognise males an females? I've seen people upload pictures of their multies on the forum, and then the rest tries to determine what the sex of the animals in the pictures is. But I always wonder what differences you're looking for.
I bought 4 multies, and I'm a bit scared that I've got 4 males. It wouldn't be too easy for me to exchange a few of them for females.
If it really are 4 males, what kind of behaviour would I see, or would I not see. And how can I see the sex of my fish myself?
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The only main way to recognize males and females is based on size. Females stay obviously smaller while males grow up to 2". Females tend to stay by their shells, when a male comes around (if they're sexually mature), they'll do the shimmy/shake to entice a male into spawning. |
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4 Sunspot Brevis, 6 Paracyprichromis Nigriprinnis, 2 Cyp. Leptsoma (Blue flash), 4 Cyp. Leptsoma (Tri-Color), 5 Firecracker Leleupi, 3 J. Transcriptus, 2 J. Dickfeldi - 55 Gallons
4 Multifaciatus - 10 Gallons
and many many more tanks...hubby says, "too freakin' many!"
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« Reply #404 on: November 05, 2009, 03:37:30 AM » |
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Hey Guys,
Im setting up a small multi tank, i was planning on using some black substrate i have left from an old tank, im not sure what it is but it is quite glassy and sharp on some of the edges... it looks like it is formed more as slivers than grains. Would this be dangerous for the multis given they shift a fair bit of sand apparently?
Cheers,
Shaun
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