Draw a tank and post to the scenario

[fishman13]

You have a 400 gallon tank. You can only do lake malawi. Here is the list of things you can put in-
Any color sand or gravel
Any species from the lake
Any plants from the lake
Any rock formation you whant. Or if you like the naked look then go for it lol
Draw a little scetch up and post it. I would like to see some drawings because I am thinking of redoing my 40 breeder.. Thanks
Oh....and please make it natural.

 

[fishman13]

Guess this post didn't land.

 

[verbal]

Are you doing your 40 breeder or a dream 400 gallon tank?

If you post up what you are thinking of doing, I am sure you will get some pointers to make it even better.

 

[fishman13]

Are you doing your 40 breeder or a dream 400 gallon tank?

If you post up what you are thinking of doing, I am sure you will get some pointers to make it even better.

400 gallon.

 

[verbal]

I would do malawi haps.

I would do mostly open spaces with a natural sand substrate and a rock pile or two.

I would have a group of Fossorochromis rostratus and Cyrtocara moorii. Hopefully with enough fish and room in the tank you could observe the natural feeding behavior.

I also would have a school of Synodontis njassae.

 

[dogofwar]

I've also thought of that tank, Jesse!

Matt

I would do malawi haps.

I would do mostly open spaces with a natural sand substrate and a rock pile or two.

I would have a group of Fossorochromis rostratus and Cyrtocara moorii. Hopefully with enough fish and room in the tank you could observe the natural feeding behavior.

I also would have a school of Synodontis njassae.

 

[fishman13]

Its a 400 gallon tank so i would do lake malawi.
Yellow labs
Ruby red pecocks
Sunshine Pecocks
Orange zebra cichlids
Acei
Largew rock piles
some open areas

 

[verbal]

I've also thought of that tank, Jesse!

Matt

I might do a smaller version in my 180 in the fall. It currently is housing grow-outs for the catfish convention.

The catfish will probably be petricola instead of the njassae.

 

[longstocking]

Petrochromis sp red bulu point
Petrochromis blue giant
Petrochromis moshi mahale
Tropheus Ikola
Gobies
Simochromis
Limnotilapia
C. horei
S. polli
blue Trets

I think that is about it... as long as the tank is a long 400 gallon and not tall or wide.... like 10 or 12 feet long.

OOPS>.. wrong lake :lol: malawi YUCK!!

 

[dogofwar]

I tried keeping rostratus and moori in a 125g a few years ago. Just males and some fish that I'd grown out from 4-5" to jumbo size. Didn't work so well. Male rostratus can be some touch characters...and moori are by and large pusses.

180g might work...but that's what Tony's got his in...and the dominant male pretty much takes half the tank!

Matt

I might do a smaller version in my 180 in the fall. It currently is housing grow-outs for the catfish convention.

The catfish will probably be petricola instead of the njassae.

 

[Tony]

I tried keeping rostratus and moori in a 125g a few years ago. Just males and some fish that I'd grown out from 4-5" to jumbo size. Didn't work so well. Male rostratus can be some touch characters...and moori are by and large pusses.

180g might work...but that's what Tony's got his in...and the dominant male pretty much takes half the tank!

Matt

+1 on C. moori being pretty meek.

Most of the time, the male Fosso isn't chasing folks off. Maybe he just sees you through the glass, Matt and has the hots for you...?


Fishman - Weren't you going to draw a picture?

 

[fishman13]

yeah tony its a work in progress. Between work back to school shopping girlfriend and looking at colleges. Will get it up as soon as its done.

 

[dogofwar]

I'd put posting a drawing of a theoretical fish tank somewhere behind those as well.

Don't spend money on back to school shopping. Spend it on fish!

Matt

yeah tony its a work in progress. Between work back to school shopping girlfriend and looking at colleges. Will get it up as soon as its done.

 

[Leffler817]

Fishman - Weren't you going to draw a picture?

Be sure to put lots of details in it with a full range of values! I personally like the ebony pencils but you can do a well enough job with a #2. Little tip: try ramping up you contrast by sneaking in darker than actual darks shade next to your hi-light tones! :happy0180:

I'll see if I can pull up an example.


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[fishman13]

Its not gona be 3-d. I suck at art.