Sand substrate, plenty of Jungle Valis and swords. Whack in a few Cories and the odd Bristlenose and get yourself a nice shoal (like 10) Altums.

Or better still use it to house Discus.

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What sort of cich's? the bigger ones like festae,jags etc... or the smaller one like the rams and appistogramma or is it the angels and discus which you keep?

kept most type of fish myself, kept lots of cichlids, including crenicichla, cichlasoma and also kept some oddballs, here is a pic of my gorgeous red hi fin wolf-fish with a marbled sleeper

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I had a brilliant cichlid community in a 5x2x2, unfortunately they all get big and start tearing into each other until you gradually have to get rid of them all. If i were to have a 5' and turn it into a marine tank, id keep it simple but impressive, a lionfish, a porcupine puffer and a moray eel-cool!

red tail catfish? are you kidding.

arowana and rays. again are you kidding

and sturgeon yet again are you kidding.

you've just recommending 4 massive species of fish that require far more than 5 foot tanks.

red tail catfish hit 5 foot in the wild, so im thinking a bigger tank is needed, no? arowana hit 3 foot easily and need more than 5 foot. rays depending on species get upwards of 2 foot and 5 foot is not big enough.

as for sturgeon, i recon you might want to look at some pics of big sturgeon.

Jeez man don't recommend stuff like that for a tank that size. yes 5 foot is big but no way near big enough




Oh and btt, yes i would put severum in the aggressive section. They are when they want to be


Daz, yes yes yes!!!! finally someone who actually knows what trimacs are. The 'original' flowerhorn but without the chinese messed up genetic background lol. Love them

Do you have any idea how long ive been waiting for proper cichlid keepers to get on here. and nows there's two of you (btt and daz)

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i said the same thing mate,they are part of my wish list tho.

as for cichlid mate we are now here for you.lol

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Originally Posted by mike515 red tail catfish? are you kidding. arowana and rays. again are you kidding and sturgeon yet again are you kidding. you've just recommending 4 massive species of fish that require far more than 5 foot tanks. red tail catfish hit 5 foot in the wild, so im thinking a bigger tank is needed, no? arowana hit 3 foot easily and need more than 5 foot. rays depending on species get upwards of 2 foot and 5 foot is not big enough. as for sturgeon, i recon you might want to look at some pics of big sturgeon. Jeez man don't recommend stuff like that for a tank that size. yes 5 foot is big but no way near big enough Oh and btt, yes i would put severum in the aggressive section. They are when they want to be Daz, yes yes yes!!!! finally someone who actually knows what trimacs are. The 'original' flowerhorn but without the chinese messed up genetic background lol. Love them Do you have any idea how long ive been waiting for proper cichlid keepers to get on here. and nows there's two of you (btt and daz)

my 3 severums you could not mix with them kind of cichlids,but you are right mike you will get the odd nut case that will stand up for them selfs and will keep you on your toes.lol

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Originally Posted by mike515 red tail catfish? are you kidding. arowana and rays. again are you kidding and sturgeon yet again are you kidding. you've just recommending 4 massive species of fish that require far more than 5 foot tanks. red tail catfish hit 5 foot in the wild, so im thinking a bigger tank is needed, no? arowana hit 3 foot easily and need more than 5 foot. rays depending on species get upwards of 2 foot and 5 foot is not big enough. as for sturgeon, i recon you might want to look at some pics of big sturgeon. Jeez man don't recommend stuff like that for a tank that size. yes 5 foot is big but no way near big enough Oh and btt, yes i would put severum in the aggressive section. They are when they want to be Daz, yes yes yes!!!! finally someone who actually knows what trimacs are. The 'original' flowerhorn but without the chinese messed up genetic background lol. Love them Do you have any idea how long ive been waiting for proper cichlid keepers to get on here. and nows there's two of you (btt and daz)

malawi cichlids...

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oooh i just had another thought... heavily planted, with farowella twigs, otos, loads of different species of shrimp, dwarf chichlids...

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you do love your plants esfa.

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Originally Posted by Esfa oooh i just had another thought... heavily planted, with farowella twigs, otos, loads of different species of shrimp, dwarf chichlids...

habu, please collect your things and leave. your services are no longer required lol

(that was a joke before i get shouted at)

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