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Old 10-28-2010, 12:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi, I decided to switch over the Cichlids.
I bought about 80 LBs of rock from a landscape place, bleached it, rinsed it, rinsed it some more, let it soak... rinsed it, etc.

I didn't want to use glue, so I was afraid to stack it really high.

You think this is sufficient for them? There seems to be a decent amount of nooks and crannies, but I see other people's tanks where they have hundreds of pounds of rocks stacked to the top, and wonder if that's completely necessary.

Here's what I have. I also have a few plants that I thought I'd try, maybe they get eaten maybe not.

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Old 10-28-2010, 06:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I kept Cichlids for a short time (went back to Goldies) and from everythig I read as long as there are plenty of hiding places it should be fine. Looks good so far.
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I did some rearranging, I think it looks a better.
I wish I maybe would have left an opening in the middle, but it's kind of too late now.





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That is plenty of rock but might I recommend (sorry to say lol) that you go with slate rock. Cichlids like their caves to have only 1 opening & a bit more flat, also slate can be broken with hammer and chizzle to any shape you would like (much easier to stack also) heres a pic of my 36 bowfront cichlid tank

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You should be ok with that amount.
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