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tuffa rock is like a big boll of sand but its not and its realy crumbely and its a creamy colour.
I think you should get 4 cynotilapia afra they are realy nice cichlids .

Let us know what are going to do ! Good luck

cool thats what iv done with mine they are realy happier now lol

i was thinking of centering it more or less, but it will be spread out. i'll have pictures as soon as possible.

That a realy nice tank are you gong to keep the rock work that one side of the tank or are you going to speard it right along the tank so that each fish does'nt get in each others way?

i think i'm going with electric yellows(4), cobalt blues(4) and the red zebra also 4. that should give some good color. i got like 4 texas holey rock and i'll be getting the sand in a few days. getting closer

there are two different acei. one is the yellowtail (which i like & have) and the other acei which darker, almost black with white fins. both are supposed to have similar temperaments.

iv'e never seen any acei or the socolofi before, but the acei sound like a fish worth taking a look at. thanks

the hojomaylandi is also known as a greeberi. it is usually a 5 on a 1-10 scale of aggressiveness. herbivore, should go nicely with yellow labs. i wouldnt go with cynotilapias only because only one out of the group is nicely colored(the dominant male), the rest are fairly drab, but they are cool fish to keep. callainos(cobalts) are great, socolofi, blue labs (if you can get them), acei (very cool, one of my favorites, low aggression and always moving, gorgeous bluish/purple)
just stay away from any melanochromis species, they are way too aggressive and will kill, kenyi (maylandia lombardoi), too large for a 55g and wicked nasty, bumblebee (m. crabro) too large and nasty tempoered.

what about pseudotropheus hajomaylandi? similair sized, conditions, aggresion. anyone have any experience with this fish? thanks

about how much sand would i need to have about an inch of sand in a 48" by about 13" tank. or should the sand be deeper, suggestions excepted, thanks for the help. also i plan on using a .2 to 1.2 grain of white sand. thanks

electric yellows(4), cobalt blues(4), and 4 of something else any ideas?
what does tuffa rock look like or could you send me in the direction where to find it, thanks

You shoud use texas holey rock and tuffa rock they both will also boost your Ph Try a variaty of rock its mutch better (i think) If you want them to breed then get a couple bits of slate. What type of fish are you going for Let us know good luck

anyone got some good ideas for decoration, i know plants aren't an option, i was thinking of texas holey rock. no pet stores around here have that though, anyone know where i can get some, thanks again .

thanks for the replies, helps out a lot

if you need your water buffered to 8.0, try aragamax sugar sand. it is killer. i exclusively use it in all of my tanks. it is about $16 per bag, but worth every penny.
you will need 2 bags.

u can buy south down tropical play snad at the home depot. 50lbs for 7.00 i think. - really good insted of spending too much money on sand in petstores

i have the same tank and i used about 20 lbs to cover the bottom up to an inch.