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Tropical Fish Keeping => Gallery Showcase => Topic started by: Littlefish on February 29, 2016, 10:28:48 PM
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Have just taken a few pictures of my tanks using my phone, so apologies for the quality. I hope I've attached the files properly.
I have a 70 litre tank with zebra and leopard fish, and one female variatus platy. Other female platies to join when babies are big enough. Will probably finish the tank with some small cories.
125 litre tank has 6 dwarf puffers, who gather for meals. May get a few more when these ones have settled.
200 litre tank houses 3 axolotls.
I am cycling the following tanks:
125L tank, which I hope to set up for hillstream loaches, perhaps a bulldog catfish plus some shoaling fish.
50L tank for standard and green tiger barbs
70L tank - undecided at the moment.
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Loving your work! 8) 8) 8)
I imagine this takes a fair amount of dedication, patience and time to achieve... Your axolotl looks amazing!!! And the vibrance in the tank with all the plants is superb!
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Thanks. I'm pleased with they way they have turned out. ;D
They have also taken a bit of trial and error, but so far so good.
I started with smaller tanks, and although it has been a bit expensive I'm so glad that I have upgraded to the largest tanks that I can fit into any available space.
I'm looking forward to starting my stream tank for hillstream loaches, catfish etc.
I hope that you have as much fun with your tank......arriving tomorrow!
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Wow - I envy the space you have for those tanks, the tanks themselves, and therefore the option for more fish. :)
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Love those tanks.
What I call a serious case of multi tank syndrome
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I'm quite lucky to have the space for the tanks.
I admit that I've had to get rid of half of my dvds & storage units to make room.
Yes, it is a serious case of MTS. Perhaps going to the aquatics centres while my first few tanks were cycling was not such a good idea after all, but I'm having a lot of fun. ;D
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Lovely tanks, very impressed and a little envious you were able to accommodate your mts.
I only really have additional space for a quarantine/hospital tank (even with some serious rearranging) which I prefer to be empty and in the cupboard now that my tank is full.
Anne
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Thanks.
I've managed to get all the tanks into the living/dining room, so I guess I could spread to other rooms, but I'm trying to keep the MTS slightly under control. That is not going to plan at the moment as I have just got home with 3 (almost) adult axolotls that someone fairly local wanted to get rid of, so the tank I had planned for hillstream loaches & catfish has been used. Luckily I still have just enough space to get another 125L tank so I can still have the loaches and catfish.
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Very nice tanks :)
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Thanks Fiona.
:)
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I went to MA yesterday to get some more fish. I made it out without buying another tank (last 240L on sale, plus extra discount, with cabinet), but did the fish I'd gone for.
The 125 litre dwarf puffer tank has been rearranged slightly, and some of the artificial plants have been replaced with bunched plants. I also have some frogbit floating on top. I've now fully stocked this tank with dwarf puffers, so this tank is now complete. The dwarf puffers I bought yesterday seem to have settled in and are eating well. They are much smaller than the ones I've had since January, but I assume they will grow over the next few months.
I also put some more bunched plants and frogbit into the 70 litre tank which contained the zebra and leopard danios. There are also some v. platies - females only after the earlier baby issues. Baby momma and the two little ones have settled in nicely. Yesterday I completed the tank with some peppered corys. In fact I was over the moon this afternoon when I witnessed a cory fart - sorry I didn't manage to capture a picture of it for everyone. ;D
Baby daddy v. platy is still in his own tank, with more bunched plants and water lettuce.
The axolotls are doing well and I'm trying to decide what to do with the next tanks I have cycling. :)
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I really like your tanks Lf, really natural looking and the fish must be comfy. Great pics :cheers:
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Cheers mate :cheers:
There doesn't seem to be a problem with both groups of dwarf puffers getting on and there wasn't too much hassle at dinner time. I've also spent ages watching the peppered cory, they have such a funny way of moving and searching through the sand.
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Lovely pics Littlefish :) Thanks for sharing!
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They look great, :) did you use a different phone or summat, the colours looks much better. Rather envious of your newty things (I'm not even going to try and spell it) are they fun to watch?
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Thanks Robert and Fiona.
The pictures of the zebra fish tank look better because I had the tank light on this time. It's taken me a while to get them used to having the light on every day, but they are fine with it now. Same with the puffers, they hid away first time, but are fine with lights now.
The axolotls really aren't keen on light because they don't have any eyelids. They are amazing things to watch - their eyesight isn't great so they often crash into things face first. They go crazy for earthworms and will even swim to the top of the tank when they think that food is a possibility.
I have been rearranging some furniture & tanks this evening, trying to work out what to do next with the rest of the tanks. ;D
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You should add your tanks to your forum profile LF, it'd be an impressive list.
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I will do soon, when I have decided what I'm going to do next. I'm currently looking at 3 empty tanks (2 x 70L and 1 x 50L) that are cycling, and trying to convince myself that I don't need the 240L tank I saw on sale at MA, which could combine what I would consider putting in the other tanks...... ::) and would allow me to get some of the smaller catfish..... ::) :-[
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If I had (or could create) your space, I can just imagine going through that very dilemma or having that 240L sale tank tempting me repeatedly. What are your thoughts on the situation now, or are you back from an early-morning visit to MA, with the 240L in process of being set up..? :)
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It was very tempting to go to MA this morning, but I had to get my regular supply of earthworms for the axolotls, which means a different aquatics & reptile centre. However, I did buy some tiger barbs for the 70 litre tank. The plan for that one is to let them settle in and later on get some green tiger barbs. I also got some glass bloodfin tetra for the 50 litre tank to keep daddy fish (the v. platy that was in a tank on his own) company.
Hopefully this will keep me occupied for a while so that I'm not tempted by further purchases. ;D
It's probably only a matter of time though. :-[
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Have just got back from MA. :)
Luckily (depends on perspective) the 240L tank had been sold ( :( ), so I guess that saved me some money, even though I'm fairly certain that the larger axolotls would have loved a bigger tank.
However, I have got some fish for some of my other tanks.
The 50L tank now contains the male v. platy, some glass bloodfin tetras, and some peppered cories.
The one of the 70L tanks now contains standard and green tiger barbs.
I'll wait until they have all finished settling in and will then take some pictures.
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Peppered Cories are my favourite fish, I spend ages watching them hunt for food in the sand, the sand trickles out of their gills once they have sifted it for food in their mouth.
Tiger barbs are on my wish list. One of my many imaginary tanks is filled will barbs - original, green, red, golden. 4 of each making a nice group.
Imaginary tanks are my way of dealing with MTS. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of space but if I did suddenly find myself with space for lots more tanks they are already planned out in my head. ;D
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I got some peppered cories recently for my danio & female platy tank. They are quite funny the way they rummage through the sand and I have spent quite some time watching them. So, when my other temperate tank has some space available it seemed like a sensible idea to get some more. :fishy1:
As for the tiger barbs, I'd seen then at the LFS, but it was probably the pictures/video of Simons tank that did it. I think the different colours look quite nice together. ;D
Space is not so much of a problem for me, but temptation is. Sue recently introduced the forum to a particular company that does very reasonable priced custom tanks (with cabinets). One of the guys at MA is also putting far to much temptation in my way by going through lists of tanks that they have on sale and what I could have in them. :-[ :)
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I'll wait until they have all finished settling in and will then take some pictures.
Excellent - keep these updates and pics coming... loving them!
Sue recently introduced the forum to a particular company that does very reasonable priced custom tanks (with cabinets).
Yes, I found myself browsing what I would order from them if I had the space eg a 5ft tank, then started looking at YouTube videos of various types of fish which I would stock them with. Ah well...
Imaginary tanks are my way of dealing with MTS.
Great suggestion, Anne.
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One of the guys at MA is also putting far to much temptation in my way by going through lists of tanks that they have on sale and what I could have in them.
Methinks you should haggle ;)
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Well, all further tank purchases are now on hold until I have resolved my axolotl issues.
Actually, now I think about it, a friend from my home town (Cardiff) is arriving tomorrow for a visit and she has a much more impressive cleavage. Perhaps I should take her along to distract them while I negotiate a discount. ;D
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Now I remember where I made that very expensive mistake all those years ago !!
Skittler
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Great to have someone from Wales on the forum.
I choked on my sandwich when I read your other comment. :))
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This was all I remember...
...she has a much more impressive cleavage...
:cheers:
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After the overnight unexpected axolotl breeding surprise, the day had been a bit chaotic. The 3 older axolotls are now in seperate tanks and I've just sat down for a coffee and to catch up on the forum.
What can I say, it's nice to have a chuckle at some of your comments.
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Managed to get some quick pics of the new fish.
One tank contains the male v. platy (Daddy fish), along with some glass bloodfin tetra and peppered cories.
The other tank contains the standard and green tiger barbs.
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Very nice. :cheers:
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Thanks.
The tiger barbs were so funny, going through the gaps under the bogwood in a line. It looked so organised until the one at the front decided to turn around and go back. ;D
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Very nice. How is the platy finding his new tankmates - does he seem pleased with the company?
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Thanks.
The tiger barbs were so funny, going through the gaps under the bogwood in a line. It looked so organised until the one at the front decided to turn around and go back. ;D
Yeah Tiger Barbs are so entertaining. You'll have to let me know how their feeding times go.
My wife calls my Tigers 'The Piranhas " ;)
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fcmf, when the male v. platy was moved, then the new fish introduced, I did wonder if I'd done the right thing. :(
The platy had probably got more attention than the other fish because he was in a tank on his own. I thought I'd put all his plants, rocks etc. in the new tank, hoping it would feel familiar to him. I also introduced him first, hoping the others would see it as his tank. I only introduced 5 tetra to start with, hoping the platy wouldn't feel so threated with larger numbers. Not sure it went well as he spent most of his time in the front corner, only really doing anything else when I was near the tank. At feeding times I fed him first (individually, with bloodworm, one of his favourites), then fed flake to the others. Didn't want them all turning into divas ;D
Things seem to have settled down now. There are more glass bloodfins, and a group of peppered cories. The platy potters around all of the tank, nibbling at the wood and the plants, not seeming to be bothered. They now all get fed the same things at the same time, usually flake or daphnia, so I'm more comfortable with the outcome now.
Obviously I still occasionally wander past the tank and stop to tell him that he's a good boy and looking lovely, as old habits die hard, but it is nice to see him potter around the whole tank, the way he used to in his individual tank. ;D
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Simon - feeding time is a bit of a frenzy, but seems quite good natured. :)
I know they are in a species only tank, so they are probably going to settle in more quickly than a mixed species tank, but they are generally much bolder than I expected so quickly. They are active and entertaining, exploring the whole tank, plants, bogwood, rocks, all investigated from every angle. Since they've been in the tank I've added some extra bunched plants. When I put my hand in the tank they didn't even interrupt what they were doing let alone hide. They seem to have settled in and are now at the point where they occasionally chase each other, so I guess they are comfortable enough to start sorting out their hierarchy.
I purposefully understocked the tank. Originally I was hoping to get some sort of small bottom feeder or catfish. After yesterday, with the surprise axolotl chaos and having all empty tanks taken up with segregated & possibly more mature than expected individual axolotls, I think I might be better putting all plans for additional fish/another reorganisation/larger tanks on hold for a while. Not sure I have the energy for another day like yesterday.
I can see the barb tank side on from the arm chair, and front on from the sofa, so it was always planned to be an active/entertaining tank. I was planning for the identical 70L tank next to it to be a tiny fish tank - a tank for tiny fish (approx. 4 cm, large groups), so that would have been another active/entertaining one. That tank now contains a slightly sulky axolotl. These things happen and plans have to be adaptable when it comes to pets. :fishy1:
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Thanks for the update, LF. I read that with bated breath, then was mightily relieved to learn that normality is restored for the platy. I think you carried out that whole procedure of the move perfectly which is why it's resulted so well. I definitely think you need to keep up the interaction with him as you're doing. (I'm also finding that the more I sit down and interact with my fish, usually telling them how great and entertaining they are, the more they crowd round now to "listen" - different from the way they crowd round looking for food. It happened readily with my goldfish but, with sustained practice, headway is at last being made with the tropicals too. ;D )
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Well, apparently I can't leave a tank empty. ::) :-[
Well, technically not empty as I kept running it for snails for the puffers.
Then I went to MA and saw this little lady......a lavender betta, a pretty blue with some red, and white edges to the fins. My camera photo not great, but visiting friend has a nice camera.
Fish not as grumpy as she looks in the pictures, has settled in very quickly and comes to the front of the tank for a chat and to look fabulous on a regular basis.
:)
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She's pretty :)
But are you sure she's a she? Those ventral fins look rather long for a female. And shops often can't tell the difference between females and male plakat battas
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Excellent. Congrats on your latest addition. :fishy1:
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Sue, you are probably a better judge on the sex of the betta than the shop. If you say it's male then I'll go with that. It's on its own in a 24L tank, so at least I wont have the same problem as with the axolotls if I get the sex wrong.
My friend though I was a bit harsh putting the betta in the tank next to the juvenile axolotls, because the betta is elegant in the water and the axolotls are, not to put too fine a point on it, a bit clumsy. Not that they can see each other, but I guess she's right that it's a bit like putting Claudia Schiffer next to a group of teenage boys.
fcmf, thanks. I just couldn't leave that one in the shop. I even forgot what I'd originally gone there for.
I'm taking advantage of the lovely weather and have spent most of the morning in the garden. Heading back out for more planting soon. Hopefully the weather and garden will keep me away from MA & LFS and will stop me from spending quite so much. :rotfl:
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Some females do have longer ventral fins - the dangly ones under the head.
There is a way to make sure which it is. Virtually all males and most females will flare at their reflection. Hold a mirror in front of your betta and look at its head if it does flare. It will push the gill flaps open and the gills will come out to make the fish look bigger and frighten away that interloper. If the gills are just at the sides of the head, you have female. If they go all the way under the 'chin' like a beard, you have a male.
Whichever it is, it is a lovely fish :)
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If the gills are just at the sides of the head, you have female. If they go all the way under the 'chin' like a beard, you have a male.
Whichever it is, it is a lovely fish :)
An absolute nugget of knowledge there, Sue. I'll remember that! I was thinking later in the year of doing a Betta tank for Abbie for her birthday (October) so I'll remember this in my research. I'll make my mind up nearer the time if I go down the Betta route or something different. :)
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Isn't nature amazing.
I often look the same way myself if confronted with a mirror unexpectedly on a bad day. :)
Anyway, Sue was right, I have a male betta. He is a very handsome fella. ;D
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I have a soft spot for plakats. They are my favourite tail type but are so hard to find in shops. And yours is quite an unusual colour. He is also a butterfly. That's the colour pattern where the body and fins next to the body are one colour while the edges of the fins are a different colour.
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I hadn't seen one like this before, and when I saw him at MA and realised that I had a tank that would be just right for him, well, it seemed rude not to take him home. :)
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Hey Puffers (greeting to dwarf puffers)...Morning Guys (greeting to temperate fish)...Morning boys (greeting to mature axolotls)...Morning little ones (greeting to juvenile axolotls)...Hello handsome (greeting to betta)...Hey dudes (greeting to tiger barbs)....ummm, cough, cough...(opens curtains by new 200 litre tank that's cycling)...wanders to kitchen to put kettle on and prepare breakfast for all.
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Shhhhhh....I think I got away with that one.
:)
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Hey Puffers (greeting to dwarf puffers)...Morning Guys (greeting to temperate fish)...Morning boys (greeting to mature axolotls)...Morning little ones (greeting to juvenile axolotls)...Hello handsome (greeting to betta)...Hey dudes (greeting to tiger barbs)....ummm, cough, cough...(opens curtains by new 200 litre tank that's cycling)...wanders to kitchen to put kettle on and prepare breakfast for all.
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Shhhhhh....I think I got away with that one.
:)
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Shhhhhh....I think I got away with that one.
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:rotfl: :rotfl: lol nice one.
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My mature axolotls were moved to their 200 litre tank on Sunday. :)
Monday morning I noticed that one of them (the leucistic with the pale freckles) had shown his appreciation of the new habitat by laying spermatophores around the tank. Yeah, thanks for that. :-\
This afternoon I purchased bits and pieces to make a start on planting the 125 litre that used to house the axolotls. When complete I plan to move the tiger barbs to this tank. :)
I was slightly distracted by this with the unpleasant feeling of panic when I thought one of my tiger barbs had died, but no, he'd got stuck, head down, between the rounded corner of the 70 litre tank and the sort of rounded/triangular stone I'd put between the corner and one of the plants. When I realised he was still alive my first thought was "at what speed was he swimming to get wedged in there?" before moving the stone to release him. :o
I now realise that my second thought should have been "I must take a picture of this and post it on the forum under the heading 'Wally of the Week'". ::)
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"I must take a picture of this and post it on the forum under the heading 'Wally of the Week'". ::)
Now that would have been a good picture :)
I probably should have done the same when one of my ottos got it's head wedged between two prongs of wood on a piece of morpani but it was such as shock to find it there and in the moment of blind panic because I had no idea how I was going to get it out, I didn't think to take a piccy. My son saved the day that time thankfully, he had to gently push the otto backwards to free it and then he sawed a prong off to prevent a repeat.
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Hopefully I'll panic less next time, and remember to take a picture.
I have some morpani in the male platy/glass bloodfin/peppered cory tank, so you never know, I might be lucky to catch something stuck in that. ;D
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I wouldn't wish it on anyone Donna, it had got its head and its front lateral fin wedged through the V shaped prong somehow but was too fat to go forward and because the V curved together at the top it couldn't float out either. I've no idea how my son got it out without damaging it. I couldn't bear to look while he was doing it! I was just very grateful he was home. We only knew it was there because over 3 days I noticed the glassfish kept pausing under the wood, looking upwards at something, so I moved the wood to see what was so fascinating and found one fat, trapped otto under there. ::)
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That does sound quite unpleasant. :o
At least with my tiger barb, once I realised he was ok, it was more amazement than anything else. It's a large stone, and slightly taller than the length of a tiger barb, including tail (as I now know). He was just wedged there, face down to the sand, and couldn't move.
Words fail me sometimes. ::)
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My beloved goldfish got stuck in a rock many moons ago. It sounds a similar situation to Fiona's otto. I was in an absolutely terrible state as I couldn't pull him out. Thankfully, a friend who was able to retain some common sense, came round and deduced that he must have swum in, elevated his dorsal fin, then couldn't flatten it to reverse out. A plastic, ice-cream tub spoon did the trick to help him out although he was very battered and bruised (scales turned black) for a few days afterwards, and the rays on his dorsal spin were scarred/fused for the remainder of his life although didn't affect him in any way! After that, I've always been mighty careful about decor choices to avoid any likelihood of fish getting trapped.
Edited to add: found this http://www.tfhmagazine.com/freshwater/feature-articles/axolotls-keeping-a-water-monster-full.htm while hunting for fish magazines in response to a query from Manjr.
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The rock has been moved and all fish are doing well. I've had a quick look around the other tanks to check for other potential problems as well.
Thanks for the link to the axolotl article. They are adorable little weirdoes. :)
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Time to post some pictures of the fish I got last week.
Tonight is the first evening I switched the tank lights on in the 125L tank, because I wanted to let the newbies settle in first, especially as they have a reputation for being very talented jumpers who don't like light and need the shade of floating plants. They are silver hatchet fish, who have gone in with the glass bloodfins. There is also a small (5cm approx.) bristlenose plec, who I've only seen twice in the past week.
In the 50L tank I got some WCMM and amano shrimp, to join the peppered cory and Daddy fish (male platy).
I also got a blue-eyed ancistrus which went into the 70L tiger barb tank. Tonight he is hiding under the stone bridge type thingy.
I've not managed to get any pictures of either plec, they are very good at hiding.
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Just had a rare sighting of the bristlenose plec in the 125L tank. It was on the sand at the front of the tank, until I moved to get my phone, at which point he hid on the wood. ::)
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All very nice indeed. :fishy1:
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Lovely tanks Donna :D I finally spotted the plec :)
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I think your tanks are lovely.
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Thanks all.
I'm glad I've had a go at live plants, the fish find them much easier t swim through that the artificial ones.
The betta also has a newly planted 34L tank and seems quite comfortable.
Next job is to move the axolotls, which is not going to be easy, but I need to free up the corner of the room that the juvenile axolotls are currently in for the (cough, cough, :-[ ) new tank (cough).
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I'm glad I've had a go at live plants, the fish find them much easier t swim through that the artificial ones.
The betta also has a newly planted 34L tank and seems quite comfortable.
Next job is to move the axolotls, which is not going to be easy, but I need to free up the corner of the room that the juvenile axolotls are currently in for the (cough, cough, :-[ ) new tank (cough).
Good to read the perspective of someone who's moved from silk > live plants.
Haha - I really can't keep up with you and your tanks and their inhabitants; you'll need to put them in your 'signature'.
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I can't keep up with my tanks either as they are moving around a lot at the moment.
When I first got the platy and zebra danio from P@H I wasn't thinking any further than setting those tanks up. Then as I got into looking at the fish profiles etc. I decided that I really, really, really wanted reticulated hillstream loaches, because I liked the way they looked & moved. Since then I have been distracted by dwarf puffers, axolotls, etc., but finally the new tank (340L) for that corner of the room is dedicated as a hillstream tank, and I can finally get around to setting it up (assuming I don't get distracted again). I have found a reticulated hillstream loach supplier and can order/collect them when required, and it's only just over an hour drive.
As for plants, I've gone from plastic, to silk, to live plants. If only I'd planned everything properly I probably would have saved a lot of time and money, but at least this way has given me a chance to get used to keeping the fish and work towards the final set ups, whilst learning from what people were saying here.
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....but finally the new tank (340L) for that corner of the room is dedicated as a hillstream tank, and I can finally get around to setting it up (assuming I don't get distracted again). I have found a reticulated hillstream loach supplier and can order/collect them when required, and it's only just over an hour drive.
Have you seens these sites:
PFK (http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=5455)
A River Runs Through It (http://www.loaches.com/articles/water-movement-in-the-loach-aquarium)
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Wow, how many tanks do you have now? There will soon be no room left for you.
Glad you are enjoying your planted tanks. I enjoy looking at mine even when you can't see the fish.
As below, there are 19 fish and 4 shrimp in there somewhere!
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Thanks Colin. I had seen the PFK article, and had found some information on how to make a river manifold, but the other article has a lot more detailed information on making a manifold, so that will be really useful. ;D
Anne, I've given up counting tanks for now because at least 2 (probably 3) of the 70L tanks are going to be made redundant. One currently just holds the live plants as I buy them and before I plant them, 2 tanks are running with no inhabitants, and one us being used to breed pond snails for the puffers, so none of them really count.
I see you have the same problem with your tank as I do with mine. I can see some fish in yours. I swear there are lots of fish in mine, but as soon as I get my phone out they all disappear. Nippy little beggars. ;D
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The bristlenose plec is a bit easier to find now.
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Lovely pics Anne and Donna, thankee for sharing :)
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Finally got a picture of the blue-eyed ancistrus. He's slightly more timid that the standard bristlenose, but I guess that's the difference between sharing a tank with tiger barbs and sharing a tank with less boisterous fish. I'm hoping things will be better when he grows a bit, and when they get transferred to a 125L tank in a few months.
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He's growing more bold today and has been shimmying along the glass at the front of the tank, even with the tiger barbs swimming around. So pleased that he seems to be settling in. :)
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There's something very,very endearing about that cute little eye looking up. [...written while glancing, yet again, around the room to see if/where space could be made for another tank...]
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Managed to catch up with the forum finally - great pics Littlefish :) :fishy1:
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many thanks. :)
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I've been growing algae on small rocks in the snail tank on the windowsill for a while.
I moved one of the rocks into the 125L tank, and it didn't take long for the bristlenose to find it. :)
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That is really cool... How do I do this? I don't have either tank in direct sunlight....?
Bet your wee bristlenose is having the time of his life :cheers:
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Any glass container on a windowsill, add a few drops of ammonia and Bob's yer uncle
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Any glass container on a windowsill, add a few drops of ammonia and Bob's yer uncle
I'm doing this right now! Cheers! :cheers:
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The bristlenose and the blue-eyed ancistrus have a rock in each of their tanks and seem to enjoy them. I have more in the snail tank to replace/rotate them.
Very few of my tanks get direct sunlight even for a short time, so moving the snail tank seemed to be an option as I thought they wouldn't mind a bit of algae either.
I think I may have read something about growing algae on rocks in another tank somewhere on here a while ago, when I was looking for information for catfish when planning the hill stream tank, before I got distracted by everything else.
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I got the tip from Sue when I first started keeping fish and had bought some dwarf suckermouths for an immature tank. That and the suggestion of blanched courgette, it kept the otos hale and hearty :)
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And I read it on another forum :)
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We're spreading the word :)
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f your thinking about the hillstreams, then you maybe in a bit of trouble. i had 2 in my dad's 190L and the big one wouldn't stop bulling the smaller one. then the both killed eachother (i think :'( ) and i found them dead on the bottom of the tank. this was a while back. good luck though, you are probably more expirienced and you are getting a special tank instead of a planted community. It was very amusing watching them eat catfishpellets off the sand. you saw the sand fly through their gills!
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Sue and Fiona - spreading the word on growing algae on rocks, to the gratitude of many fish, including my two. :)
I'm growing courgettes and cucumbers in the garden & grow house as well, so I hope the little fellas will appreciate some of them in a few months as well.
Apache - thanks for the heads up on that. I'm not hugely experienced as I only started keeping fish last October, but I've done quite a bit of research. After seeing the reticulated hillstream loaches (sewellia lineolata) I have been planning a hill stream tank for ages, but kept getting distracted by other things. I have now reorganised the furniture and I hope that the tank will be delivered within the next few weeks, then I can start building the stream manifold to get the right water flow. Colin provided some links to articles on the loaches, and I've found several others, but any advice or information is always helpful. Thanks. :cheers:
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Wow - your signature with all those tanks and inhabitants, and another tank in the offing, is quite admirable! :fishy1:
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I think it's probably more a case of not having anyone to tell me "no". ;D
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I think it's probably more a case of not having anyone to tell me "no". ;D
...and having the space. If I were to fit all those tanks into my flat, I'd have to get rid of all the shelves and bookcases, the wardrobe, the bed, and have the bath double up as a bed, etc! :)
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Ok, yes, I do have quite a lot of room, but I have got rid of quite a few bookcases, and some tanks are kind of stacked e.g., puffer tank on top of the cabinet/stand, with the tiger barbs/blue-eyed ancistrus tank in the cabinet (after removing the doors). The temperate tanks are on a tall, reinforced bookcase, and the betta/panda tank is on a half height bookcase behind the hatchet/tetra tank.
I only just have room for the rest of the furniture.
I'm fairly certain that, if I lived with someone, I wouldn't get away with this sort of crowded set up in the living room. ;D
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Cor! That's a mighty list, I get stick for having 5 :)
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Some new arrivals - 2 more dwarf puffers.
I collected this pair last week from another keeper who needed to re-home them. They are far too small to go into the current puffer tank, so they have been given a 70L of their own until they are big enough.
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How lovely. :fishy1:
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As fcmf had kindly put me in contact with the person who wanted to re-home the puffers, and as part of the tank twinning project, I offered fcmf the opportunity to name the new arrivals.
I know the pictures don't really do them justice, but it does introduce (fanfare).....Humbug and Sherbon.
These two seem to have settled into their tank and have made short work of the frozen blood worms. Today I'm going to try them with the live blood worms. :)
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Pics of that would be nice!
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@Littlefish just so you know I added 3 small puffers to my son's tank last week as I wanted to increase the numbers of C. Imitator and the other fish have been fine with them. I've been watching them carefully because I had read an article where the guy was unsuccessful introducing more puffers to his existing community, I haven't had any issues though and the new ones are at least a quarter of the size of the others
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@Littlefish I think maybe http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/akysis-vespa/ would be ideal for your hillstream tank
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@apache6467 thanks, they are very cute. :)
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Just a quick update on Harry, after his tail-nipped-by-tetras episode and moving to his own tank.
He seems quite happy and is munching on all the wood and algae stones he can get hold of. He's also had a bit of a growth spurt and his markings are becoming more distinct. I think he may realise that he is safer on his own as he is becoming quite active, even when the light is on, and is often seen at the front.
:)
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Aw - what a cutie. It does indeed sound as though a move to his own tank has been a positive one. :)
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oooo - good lookin' fish.
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Thanks fcmf & Colin.
I am thrilled with the progress that Harry is making and spend a lot of time watching him shimmy around the tank, munching on any food he finds. He had his first algae wafer last night and settled on it very much like a drunken youth returning home on a Friday night with a kebab. ;D
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He had his first algae wafer last night and settled on it very much like a drunken youth returning home on a Friday night with a kebab. ;D
Brilliant description Donna!! :)) He looks very handsome.
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Thanks Fiona.
It was true about the kebab, at one point I even thought he'd fallen asleep on it. :rotfl: