Now that is awsome! Looks like something out of a zoo, only nicer.
Our tank will be a "little" smaller than that.I know I sald 55 in the upper post, but I meant to say, it's a 45-high tank. Silly me.
I plan on getting four fish to start out with; they're all roughly 1-2 inches in length, and already living together in my friend's store.
I have a few questions in particular: In my sized tank, is it really hard to introduce a fish once there have been three or four fish already living in the tank for a few months? i ask because three of the ones I want, are living OK together at my friend's store, but the fourth I will have to special-order and he will arrive later. I read that rearranging the tank furnishings helps confuse the older fish and gives the newer ones a chance, is this true?
Also, I currently have several fantail goldfish in the tank the cichlids are to occupy. The tank is perfectly cycled, has 2 filters (one whisper and one penguin). Do I have to take everything out and start the cycle over, or can I merely remove the goldfish and put the cichlids right in? The GFs are really healthy and have been in the tank for over a year with no fatalities. It would really be a pain to re-cycle the tank again!
Thanks to you, and your friend Kevin if he can answer my questions.
The species I intend to get are
1 Labidochromis caeruleus (electric yellow cichlid)
1albino of undetermined Sp. but shaped like the above
1 blue johanni
1 livingstoni (the one who needs to be ordered)