[l2ob]

Is it possbile to have a planted tank with them or will they mess everything up?

How do u guys have ur tanks set up?

PICS would be awesome..

I wanna get an idea of what to do with my tank

 

[rchan11]

What kind of cichlids? plants=salad

 

[dan-uk]

rocks and bogwood are best for most cichlids.

 

[piranha45]

they will indeed ruin plants

here's my 200g setup

 

[Fresh2salt]

i use drift wood,claypots,fake plants,pvc pipes.slate,and rocks.. cichlids eat plants.. they tore up my A.swords i had in my tank.

 

[6Fish_Pimp6]

Smaller Tanganyikans won't do anything to the plants....Mine dont....Here's some pics...But I'm not doing plants anymore because of the algae problems and when the algae get's on the plants it kills them(on mine it did)....I'm sick of it. If I were you i'd stick to drftwood and rocks.
This pic is after trimming the plants because of HA.

 

[piranha45]

yeah, tangs seem to be pretty plant-safe, except for Tropheus species.

 

[acestro]

My advice is either the fish mentioned (Tanganyikans) or angelfish (I know, not really aggressive) or use Java Fern, it tastes terrible to fish and can even grow in a tank with silver dollars!

 

[janus]

It`s best to use rocks and not too many plants.

 

[shaft]

I like driftwood and plastic plants with a sand bed.

 

[l2ob]

shaft what kind of sand is that ....silica?

 

[shaft]

shaft what kind of sand is that ....silica?

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It's playground sand that I got from home depot. I used it for all of my tanks...it's like $5 for a 50lb bag.

 

[lemmywinks]

nine-tenths of my tanks are set up the same :laugh: . natural colored gravel, a few plastic plants here and there, some fake driftwood, a flowerpot or two, and a black background

 

[taylorhedrich]

Cichlids are a wide class of fish. You need to be more specific. Certain cichlids need their own habitats. There is a major difference between South American Cichlids & African Cichlids. If you feel like, it e-mail me telling me what you plan on raising, and I'll give you a detailed reply on what kind of habitat you should construct.
~Taylor~
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[hyphen]

i wouldn't say that sa and ca cichlids have a "major" difference. water requirements are more or less the same, as are the general biotopes [but those aren't requirements]. africans vs new worlds are a different story.