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Nice choice of fish :D.. The FX5 by itself would be perfectly fine, no need for an internal filter :good:

Just realised your having a cichlid set-up (didn't see that part sorry) Which cichlids are you thinking of keeping? An fX5 would be ideal then if your going for a cichlid set-up as you say the larger the turnover rate the better.

Thanks mate, Yeah its looking ok, think im wanting to upgrade myself soon though :D

FX5 would be ok but it maybe a little to much for your size tank but any other larger external would be fine for your tank(fluval 405/305, teratec, eheim etc..) Seen quite a few people going for the all pond solution filters to, these are a lot cheaper but not sure how good they are.

Got some nice species in there mate, everything is looking good :good:

Ideally other Victorian basin species, a lot of people mix them with malawi's too but i think keeping them with their own kind would be the better option.

Cool, what other species you plan on adding :)

So your going for the african cichlid set-up?

Looking awesome liam, your trigon looks huge to.

Great size tank, cant wait to see it all set-up :).. Pretty heavy hey! you got solid flooring?

It's doable mate yeah, just depends on the species etc.. A lot of people do hap/peacock all male set-ups all the time and most of them ive seen look brilliant :)

Ohh i thought it had water in it :P What size is it again?

Looking great mate, how the hell that bed is holding the tank i dont know lol

Not a fan of ocean rock but tank is looking great, good quality Saulosi to :)

As tizer says anything thats caught your attention?

Ok, I don't think its breeding 'harassment' then, just aggression towards the larger ram. Removing it would be the best option or if you want any breeding then buying another 4 to see if any pair off then remove the existing rams will be the best way.

I think you may need to remove the one been chased as he/she may kill her. They do sometimes show aggression when breeding but not to the extent of constantly chasing the other. Does the one in the pic defend that coconut a lot??

I think you may have 2 females, i can see that the dominant one has blue dots around the black spots on its side but it has the larger extended ray on its dorsal fin which usually means its a male.. The large sub-dominant one is definitely a female but the dominant one im not a 100% could be a...

You could just boil them, the more i think about it, i doubt there will be copper in shells in all honesty so i think boiling them will get rid of anything that could cause hard to your fish. Malawi's like to dig a lot so not sure they will be able to do so with the shells as substrate but it...

I will do mate, its currently a community tank so it needs to be changed over and everything etc..

Seashells would be fine, can try vinigar on them to make sure there is no copper or other substances on the shells, boiling them will be fine. Which Africans you thinking as some like to dig and sift threw sand?.

The Lombardio's and melanochromis species are known to be aggressive but as i said before each fish is individual. You can have any species that's a nightmare and dominates the rest of the tank. I do think The labs would be a good option for you as a first fish for your Malawi tank though, so up...

Welcome to the forum Lee. £20 for a 145L tank and stand is a bargain, filter wise you could go the external route they are always really really quiet. They just sit under the tank (in the cabinate/stand) and all you have in the tank is the intlet and outlet pipes :good:

That's good hopefully shes going to be ok.

Ok Thanks :) Well i'll keep that in mind.

No Worries lol, ill keep a look out :)

She's Mesmerised lol Really nice tank to kcart!.

Sub dominant male (Lower in the pecking order from the dominant male) Do you have any pics of them? Should be able to sex them and see what you got :good:

Happy Birthday :D!

You sure their 2 males and not a pair? The male maybe wanting to breed so hus aggression levels have risen slightly, or hes on the offensive because the other is a sub dom male.

Looks even better, black really seems to be the best for a background. The substrate would look pretty good too been black :)

That will look great mate when you planning on adding them to the other tank?

Me to, when you move them don't forget pics as you get more and progress :) I think i need to mate, i really do like them.

Ive seen a lot of people doing WChanges every 2 to 4 days not sure if that's necessary though? I need to get the 240 sorted then i think :hyper:

Maybe, How many days you planning on changing the water etc.. And are you using RO water?

Hi Tmiller. Well you have got Malawi (Mbuna) African cichlids (my favourite fish :hyper: Firstly the fish in the video are as follows, the blue with vertical stripes is a metriaclima lombardoi (Aggressive species).. The other blue with horizontal stripes is a melanochromis cyaneorhabdos...

Ive got a 240L that could house a couple but ideally its not big enough. I really do like yours though, look great. Makes me want them more.

Hi Plecc That's the big decision, for your size tank id recommend a tanganyikan (african) tank as most SA and CA would need a larger tank as well as malawi cichlids (african) these ideally need a 4ft 50G+ set-up. Some apisto species and rams would go well in a tank your size too, they are very...

They are really nice, especially for maidenhead to. Im wanting to start a tank with these at some point. Nearly got round to it but kinda failed.

That's great mate, really looking forward to it. Did you get anything sorted with the fish/stocking etc...??