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Offline klenzza

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new to cichlids
« on: January 31, 2012, 04:55:11 AM »
hello there
                right a bit about me and my fish keeping,im an old boy living on the coast of devon 2 kids ,1 staffy bull,1 rabbit ,1 guinea pig and 2 tanks 1 containing a shoal of 20 exodons and the other containing a manueli piranha oh almost forgot 1 wife .the mannie is about to be sold so i can set up a 100 gall malawi tank ive had no experience with malawi as ive kept a wide range of piranha for the past 10,000 years ill post up some pics and feedin vids if yyour interested later on. i got this site from aquarank and liked the intro so joined up hope to get some good advice on my new fishy venture regarding seting up for malawi and stocking the tank etc ....thanx klenzza
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 05:57:59 AM »
welcome to the site klenzza
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 08:23:06 AM »
hi and welcome to the site  O0
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2012, 08:31:35 AM »
Welcome to the site klenzza.
As for Malawis - 1st thing to decide is whether you are looking to stock Mbuna, Peacocks or Haps.  This will decide how to set up your tank.  Mbuna must have rocks, Haps depending on which ones may want free swimming space and a few caves and Peacocks could be in between.  Mbuna really must be kept with their own but, in my opinion, they have a lot more character than the others.
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2012, 09:04:43 AM »
 sorry i should have mentione its a mbuna set up im after im tring to source some tufa rock at the moment but having trouble with price!!!!!! ill post some questions in the apropriate place thanx
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2012, 01:47:36 PM »
Welcome O0
Far as rock for buffering,good old common limestone works fine.
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2012, 11:09:25 PM »
Welcome aboard klenzza  8)
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2012, 09:03:25 PM »
Hi, Welcome.  Looking forward to seeing your pic`s.  O0
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2012, 06:17:38 AM »
Welcome. Glad you picked the right site!  O0  We'll get to number one! I'm just down the road from you in Cornwall. Not an African keeper myself (yet) But will watch with interest.
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2012, 08:45:21 AM »
lived in st ives and st mawes for a good few years my self m8 and portloe and budock water .we may have met :)
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2012, 06:36:03 PM »
Happy you are here...Welcome O0
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2012, 11:27:08 AM »
Welcome to the site. I'll put my two cents in about the Mbuna later.
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2012, 01:13:51 AM »
Quote from: klenzza on February 02, 2012, 08:45:21 AM
lived in st ives and st mawes for a good few years my self m8 and portloe and budock water .we may have met :)

You never know we may have! I'm in Truro. Ever go to Skinners Brewery? That's where I work.
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2012, 08:26:29 AM »
was that the real ale bar once?? my sister in law is in threemilestone was there 2 weeks ago love it over that way
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Re: new to cichlids
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2012, 12:07:40 AM »
Quote from: klenzza on February 04, 2012, 08:26:29 AM
was that the real ale bar once?? my sister in law is in threemilestone was there 2 weeks ago love it over that way

It's the Brewery in town and we've actually just taken over the Old ale house. I live in Threemilstone! On Pendeen road  ;D
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