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I just rescaped my Mbuna tank and was wondering what others though looked better, the b4 or after look. Feel free to make comments or suggestions.

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IMO after looks better as it looks less cluttered with the open space in the front

yeah me too the open space,i normally do this just so they have some gravel to pick at and poke around in

I prefer the after aquscape but I would like to see that red rock on the RH end removed and replaced with some smaller rocks. This might give it more flow towards the right rather than cut it short. It also could make the tank look longer. Just give it a try it might look OK or better as it was.

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Ok, I switched it up a little again by hidding more of the lava rocks so they don't seemed to be the overwhelming look of the tank. I definitely want to keep the lava rock on the left because it seems more natural than the one on the right. Which is why I put it behind all the other rocks. I am thinking about splitting the lava stone on the right in half and seeing what I come up with.
Here's what I came up with.

I like it a little better. Thanx for the replies and votes from earlier.

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Most important question though is this: which rock setup are the fish happiest with?

Me, I'd run with their choice.


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well, if they would just answer me when I ask them it would make everything so much easier. So far i don't think they care which setup I use.

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Well in the case of Rift Lake Cichlids, chances are if your setup provides them with a superabundance of caves to explore, they'll let you know if they're happy soon enough when the fry start materialising out of nowhere.

Oh, the final picture in the sequence, by the way, that one I like a LOT from an aesthetic standpoint. I am, however, puzzled as to the nature of these rocks. Having grown up over the years learning to avoid brightly coloured rocks on the basis that some of them harbour minerals that won't be a happy mix with aquarium fishes, I tend to go with bland looking ones that I know won't contain any surprises. What sort of rocks are these? The red ones in particular make my antennae twitch as it were ...


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well, spawning has not been a problem. I have 2 females holding right now, another tank full of labs & zebra redtops and there are a few survivors in this tank of the last batch that I didn't remove which looks like maybe 4 labs and 3 red tops.

Anyways, the redstones are simply lava rocks, which I originally got to help buffer the water. Most of the brown ones are pagoda stone with the exception of one local lake rock which is on the right side. I'm not sure what the gray stones are.

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hi
just my opinion here but i think a different arranging of the rocks to create more nooks and cave like areas would be appreciated by the fish....great rocks you are using ...i see improvement in looks each time you have rearranged...more "hide-outs" would tweak it just right...what you think??????