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In addition to the primary 50 or so frogspawn 'heads' (which multiply by 'splitting') each branch has a bunch of mini frogspawn polyps budding from the skeletal branches. This colony thus has...

Purchased as a coin-sized $5 single-polyp frag in May 2007, this is a photo of my frogspawn in Aug 2007:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/y2kenny19/Saltwater/frog1.jpg

Almost six years...

Nimbochromis venustus (giraffe cichlids aka venustus) are pretty much compatible with other Lake Malawi haps which are not members of Nimbochromis genus.

I've kept them with cyrtocara moori...

I've got something very similar residing in my reef tank:

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=63332

Shouldn't be a problem with a breeding group. Venustus in particular have very large broods as far as african cichlids go (40-80 fry per batch usually, though 120 isn't unheard of).

Venustus should get along fairly well with other 'haps' (though keeping multiple male venustus or other male nimbochromis in the same tank may prove challenging when females are in the tank).

Some...

It looks like some type of filefish. They belong to the same Order that triggerfish and pufferfish are members of.

The corals appear to be genuine to me. I can identify tubastraea (sun coral, the...

I use one of these:
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/fm-2-filter-monitor-with-volumizer-hm-digital.html

As Cliff asked, what is the TDS of the RO/DI water as it exits the unit?

If possible, are you also able to measure the RO water as well? (the water exiting the RO membrane prior to it entering...

Currently I use kalkwasser in my auto top off (two tablespoons per 2gal of RO/DI water) to keep up with calcium consumption in my reef tank; I have lots of stony corals.

I add sodium bicarbonate...

I'd recommend a 125gal or larger if keeping a breeding group (1m/4f) of nimbochromis venustus (these fish get upwards of 10"-11" and are active swimmers).

Red Empresses may do better in a 90gal or...

Garibaldi damselfish are among the best one's that I've seen (though I've never owned one); they get fairly large, the one I saw was nearly a foot long.

Appearance-wise I also like the juvenile...

For haps and peacocks, bloodworms as a weekly treat should be fine.

Very nice rock selection & placement.
Awesome cichlids!

Excellent set up!

Here's a site that offers aqua-cultured live rock:
http://tbsaltwater.com/

While they are normally solid-colored (excluding the different colored fins, of course) acei fry (and adults when they perceive they are threatened) can at times display barring.

The barring...

Nice set up!

What new corals did you get?

I'm in 2/3rd's agreement with Lab Rat! :fish2:

I think fish #2 looks more like a kenyi (though, a clearer photo would confirm); plus demasoni's are usually hard finds in assorted african cichlid...

I can't speak of the compatibility with snowflake eels but I've kept GSP in saltwater (1.025 SG) since 2005 and with SW fish since 2006 or 2007 (specifically a blue damsel, flame hawkfish and bicolor...

In a 65gal tank you're probably looking at 8-16 mbuna's.

Mbuna's are a diverse group of african cichlids. A 36" tank may work for mildly-aggressive mbuna species, but the aggressive, extremely...

I never did discover the cause of the problem.

I guess I'm still sticking to my original assessment/'gestimate': "I have not figured out what the cause of this was, why just anthelia was directly...

Generally, aquariums that are 48" in length are considered the minimum for housing mbuna's. However the less aggressive species will probably work in a 36" tank such as the 65gal.

Yellow labs are...

Yes.

Both Nimbochromis livingstonii and Nimbochromis venustus (which is the species you have) exhibit this ambush predator behavior in the wild.

It depends. The pecking order is established early with youngsters however as the fish mature the pecking order may be challenged.

From personal experience I had 4 nimbochromis venustus ('giraffe'...