My first 55gl trophy tank!

[cichlidlover818]

I'm fairly new in the hobby started taking care of fw fish about 3 years ago. Mostly learning from my mistakes and online research. I've been captivated by fish ever since, more particularly cichlids.. I've recently just adopted out the previous fish in my 55gl to a lfs. 10in red oscar, 6in flowerhorn, 3in black convict, and 3in jack dempsey.. Now I've replaced the substrate from gravel to Pool filter sand, and finished the aquascape. Turn rate of water in my tank is about 800gph, sunsun 304b, whisper 100 hob filter and a 500gph powerhead. The water has been cycled and I am now waiting to get my 20 red rainbow troph fry. Heres a picture of my tank as of today

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Lookin good mate! Where are your RR fry coming from and when? How many are you getting?
If your tank has been empty of fish remember to feed your beneficial bacteria to keep them alive and well...a little fish food will break down & create ammonia to feed and keep your bacterial colony alive & healthy so it be ready for you group when it arrives.
Please keep us posted. Looking forward to seeing your group. Nice choice btw 👍👌🤓

[cichlidlover818]

Thanks, Danny! They came from a local breeder here in LA that happened to be a family friend of mine. I got them last night and they are not even fry, they are 2-3 month old juveniles from a Wild caught colony, which makes them F1 offspring! Bought 20 of them

[cichlidlover818]

Jan 2, 2017 22:04:38 GMT -5 ... said:

Lookin good mate! Where are your RR fry coming from and when? How many are you getting?
If your tank has been empty of fish remember to feed your beneficial bacteria to keep them alive and well...a little fish food will break down & create ammonia to feed and keep your bacterial colony alive & healthy so it be ready for you group when it arrives.
Please keep us posted. Looking forward to seeing your group. Nice choice btw 👍👌🤓

Thanks, Danny! They came from a local breeder here in LA that happened to be a family friend of mine. I got them last night and they are not even fry, they are 2-3 month old juveniles from a Wild caught colony, which makes them F1 offspring! Bought 20 of them

[cichlidlover818]

Here's the videos of intro to tank and day after

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Very nice pick up there mate...a great intro into the troph keeping hobby!! Showing nice color already. Keep the updates coming 👍

[cichlidlover818]

Jan 6, 2017 1:28:54 GMT -5 ... said:

Very nice pick up there mate...a great intro into the troph keeping hobby!! Showing nice color already. Keep the updates coming 👍

I appreciate the compliment danny! Thinking whether or not i should do a light feeding tomorrow but i know i should wait 2-3 days before i do that.. if i do I'll take a video of the feeding for sure!

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It is better to wait 2-3 days for sure, add an extra tbsp of Epsom per 10 gal and raise temp to 80-82 to get the gut moving after the stress of the move. Then start with a light feeding or 2 a day for a few days, then you should be good to go 👍

[cichlidlover818]

Jan 6, 2017 3:39:46 GMT -5 ... said:

It is better to wait 2-3 days for sure, add an extra tbsp of Epsom per 10 gal and raise temp to 80-82 to get the gut moving after the stress of the move. Then start with a light feeding or 2 a day for a few days, then you should be good to go 👍

Would epsom salt be better than a tanganyikan ph buffer? The temperature in my tank right now is 81. Gonna do a light feeding tomorrow

[cichlidlover818]

Dumb question probably but serious one.. Another concern of mine, if its okay for the air bubbles to hit the powerhead constantly for more aeration? Would like to get your input on the matter