After a month in the hobby with my 29g, I had the MTS urge and ended up buying a 120g 6ft long tank. The seller threw in some of his fishes that were in there so I had to setup the tank right away when I got home. I am finally finished stocking the tank and here are the details.
Tank: 120 gallon 72" x 20" x 19"
Heaters: 2 x 250w Visi Therm Stealth
Filtration: Eheim 2217, Eheim 2250, Aqua Clear 110
Substrate: 3M Color Quartz Black
Stocking:
8x Neolamprologus Pulcher "Daffodil"
6x Neolamprologus Brevis Kigoma
7x Cyprichromis sp "Leptosoma Jumbo" Kigoma
11x Julidochromis Marlieri Gombe
4x Altolamprologus Calvus Black Zambia
Here is the full shot of the tank after I was done with the setup. I only have a 3ft light right now but it does the job. I should be picking up a 6ft light tomorrow or on the weekend.
View from the right side of the tank. This is where the Julidochromis Marlieris stay. The smaller rocks with smaller caves are perfect for them.
This is the view from the left side of the tank. The Pulchers have taken claim of this area as a pair had spawned and have fry under the rocks.
And now for the inhabitants.
Neolamprologus Brevis pair. Female on the left and male on the right. They change from dark to light depending on their mood.
The male boldly guards the shell with the female inside.
Neolamprologus Pulcher "Daffodil"
Juvie Daffodil
Daffodil Fry!
Fry 2 weeks later. I have to take newer pics, they have gotten larger.
I LOVE these guys. Cyprichromis sp "Leptosoma Jumbo" Kigoma. Male flaring and showing off his colours.
This is how they look normally. Big difference!
Here are the Julidochromis Marlieri Gombe. These guys are cute!
They love to swim in the plants.
And the Altolamprologus Calvus Black Zambia that I just picked up 2 days ago!
They're thin so they can use the narrow openings in rocks to escape predators or to sneak up and eat fry!
Daffodil checking out the newbie.
This is my very first exposure to Cichlids and I have done a lot of research on Tanganyika cichlids to make sure of the compatibility. So far everything is going great and there's a ton of activity in the tank right now. I really enjoy watching these guys. A second pair of Daffodils spawned in the middle of the tank and there's quite a number of fry now. I was originally going the make the tank a planted tank or even Saltwater. However, I decided to take up on the free fish offer from the seller and try cichlids and I'm very glad I did! Thanks for looking.
Tank: 120 gallon 72" x 20" x 19"
Heaters: 2 x 250w Visi Therm Stealth
Filtration: Eheim 2217, Eheim 2250, Aqua Clear 110
Substrate: 3M Color Quartz Black
Stocking:
8x Neolamprologus Pulcher "Daffodil"
6x Neolamprologus Brevis Kigoma
7x Cyprichromis sp "Leptosoma Jumbo" Kigoma
11x Julidochromis Marlieri Gombe
4x Altolamprologus Calvus Black Zambia
Here is the full shot of the tank after I was done with the setup. I only have a 3ft light right now but it does the job. I should be picking up a 6ft light tomorrow or on the weekend.
View from the right side of the tank. This is where the Julidochromis Marlieris stay. The smaller rocks with smaller caves are perfect for them.
This is the view from the left side of the tank. The Pulchers have taken claim of this area as a pair had spawned and have fry under the rocks.
And now for the inhabitants.
Neolamprologus Brevis pair. Female on the left and male on the right. They change from dark to light depending on their mood.
The male boldly guards the shell with the female inside.
Neolamprologus Pulcher "Daffodil"
Juvie Daffodil
Daffodil Fry!
Fry 2 weeks later. I have to take newer pics, they have gotten larger.
I LOVE these guys. Cyprichromis sp "Leptosoma Jumbo" Kigoma. Male flaring and showing off his colours.
This is how they look normally. Big difference!
Here are the Julidochromis Marlieri Gombe. These guys are cute!
They love to swim in the plants.
And the Altolamprologus Calvus Black Zambia that I just picked up 2 days ago!
They're thin so they can use the narrow openings in rocks to escape predators or to sneak up and eat fry!
Daffodil checking out the newbie.
This is my very first exposure to Cichlids and I have done a lot of research on Tanganyika cichlids to make sure of the compatibility. So far everything is going great and there's a ton of activity in the tank right now. I really enjoy watching these guys. A second pair of Daffodils spawned in the middle of the tank and there's quite a number of fry now. I was originally going the make the tank a planted tank or even Saltwater. However, I decided to take up on the free fish offer from the seller and try cichlids and I'm very glad I did! Thanks for looking.
I'm not a big african cichlid guy but their tanks always seem to turn out beautiful 
