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22" long by 22" wide by 24" tall (56cm long by 56cm wide by 60cm tall) with a 9" by 9" by 24" (23cm by 23cm by 60cm) corner cut out Fish species: Lamprologus ocellatus "gold" Neolamprologus brichardi Aplocheilus lineatus "Golden Wonder" Plant species: V. spiralis, V. dubyana, M. pteropus Feeding: New Life Spectrum (a mix of Mini and Growth pellets), freeze-dried daphnia and cyclops Filtration: Large Emporer Lighting: Two 20 watt strips Heat: 250 watt heater Substrate: Coarse off-white sand and Tahiatian Moon sand Rock: Large craft-store seashells function as rockwork, with endless hidey-holes Shells: The above plus about 18 escargot shells, mostly buried by the ocellatus Current notes on this tank: This tank is just what it looks like: a joke. While it's absolutely a functioning tank for the species it houses, it's also a "shell tank" for the shelldweller enthusiast who owns it (me). The shells give the tank color, are easier to stack high on a small base than most rocks, and make it a very different sort of Tanganyikan tank. The Aplocheilus lineatus aren't a typical sight in a Tanganyikan tank. In such a tall tank, these strict top-dwellers make a nice addition, and their growth rate, aggressiveness, and large eventual size mean that they're more than able to handle anything the Tangs can dish out. That said, I of course keep a close eye on them. 
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