OK, I am trying to get evryone to put up their tanks, and what is in them. This will allow others to see what we have and sometimes who is the right person to ask for advice.

At the moment I have 4 tanks set up and I will give you a run down on them.

5ft, 250lt Community tank

3 Silver sharks

3 Red Tail black Sharks

2 Plecos

5 Clown loaches

7 Angels

2 Gouramis

1 khuli loach (poor little guy lost his mates when they somehow disappeared)

**Please note that this tank may seemed heavily stocked, but I have another tank in the process of cycling, and also some of the clowns will be going into another of my tanks as soon as I have the time to catch them.

2.5ft cube, 220lt

Full of Kribensis. I love these guys, gorgeous fish, and wonderful parenting skills (sometimes lol).

4.5ft 200lt Planted Livebearer Tank

Sailfin Mollies

Regular Mollies

Swordtails

Platies

Guppies

3 SAE's

6 adult leopard danios and one tiny little fry

30lt Quarantine tank

1pair Kribensis, moved the male in there because he had a touch of fungus on his eye, then noticed his "girlfriend" was fretting a bit without him. Long story short, the fungus has cleared, but they layed eggs in there so I thought I woud leave them and see how it goes.

The 220lt cube is one we made ourselves, along with another 2.5ftx1ft tank which is currently cycling. I also have a 6ft, 300lt cycling aswell. At the moment I working on a tank for my nephew for Xmas, it is 113lt.

I currently have a 4ft, 250 litre tropical tank of about 15 rainbows

dwarf neons

MacCullochii

Melanotaenia lacustris

M. trifasciata

Boesemanii

about 12 ancistrus

2 Siamese algae eaters

Plus I am fish sitting a few tiger barbs, an angel, a chinese algae eater, some pristellas, danios, rasboras and a couple of leopard corydoras.

I have recently set up an 18" 30 litre tank to house 4 dageti killifish one of our members bought by mistake at the Napier auction.

Over the years I have kept a variety of fish (killed lots of guppies) and am thinking of setting up a 4ft African cichlid tank.

I have a 4 feet, 200 litre tank.

1 silver arowana

1 tiger fish

1 pleco

2 silver sharks

2 apple snails

3 clown loaches

The tank is planted with gravels, some big rocks and driftwood.

4ft, 220L catfish and Rainbow tank.

3 Lacustris Rainbows

2 Neon Dwarf Rainbows

2 Herbertaxelrodi Rainbows

4 Boesmani Rainbows

4 Madagascan Rainbows

3 Exquisita Rainbows

3 unknown type Rainbows

Pair Burmese Hatchets

Pair of small Electric yellow cichlids

Pair of Blue Lumphead cichlids

Pair of Feather fin Synos

3 Black spotted synos

5 Upside down synos

Trio of Pearl mystus

Pair of Clown Plecos

2 Pictus cats

4 Porthole cats

2 spotted talking cats

1 Rubber lipped pleco

3 Bumblebee cats

1 Chocolate stripe cat

5 glass cats

1 black line flying fox

3ft, 120L 'Discus' tank

a discus

Pair Rosy tetras

4 sailfin tetras

5 black phantom tetras

3 Cochu blue tetras

4 otocinclus

6 Trilineatus cory

4 Stebai cory

10 young clown plecos (own bred)

1 ancistrus

1 Sodalis cory

1 Melanistius cory

5 marbled hatchets

3 cinnamon kuhlis

3 dwarf flag cichlids

10 or so Nannacara (own bred - juveniles growing on)

3 small black line flying foxes

3ft, 120L 'Dwarf' tank

5 honey gouramis (own bred)

3 badis (unfortunately all male)

6 Pygmy cory (own bred)

4 Elegant cory

8 Amber tetras

15 indian hatchets (mainly own bred)

5 silver hatchets

breeding trio of whiptail cats

10 juvenile whiptail cats (own bred)

1 royal whiptail

2 spotted scooters

2 young clown plecos (own bred)

5 emerald eye rasboras

4 mosquito rasboras

4 dwarf rasbora (own bred)

3 American flag fish

1 black line flying fox

2 hara hara cats

3 golden eel loaches

2.5ft, 80L Livebearer tank

Guppies

Blue platties

Berlin sword tails

Pair Celebes Rainbows

3 zodiac loaches

12 young clown plecos (own bred)

3 Swartz cory

4 Caudimaculatus cory

10 young sterbai cory (own bred)

3 Nanus cory

1ft cube(ish) - hopefully breeding tank

4 Napoensis cory

2ft, 60L hopefully breeding tank

Pair Royal whiptails

Pair Twig cats

2ft, 60L rearing tank

Guppies (males)

Breeding pair ancistrus

Baby ancistrus

4 flagtail cories

7 masked cories

3 melini cories

4 skunk cories

18" hopefully breeding tank

4 banjo cats

Pair featerfin rainbows

8" mini tank

3 dwarf puffers (1" adult size)

18" hopefully breeding tank

5 Gertudes blue eyes

2ft rearing tank

10 young adult dwarf flag cichlids

about 12 juvenile Nannacara

2ft rearing tank

guppies (females and too young to sex)

2.5ft hopefully breeding tank

3 brazilian butterfly plecos

Pair clown plecos (different type to those I've already bred)

2ft cube pond

30ish white cloud minnows

That's my inventory - so hopefully the position I've applied for works out so me and my 'family' of tanks can move to someplace bigger and I can get bigger tanks so that the fish aren't so cramped.

Here goes:

5.5g planted, Male betta

10g planted: 2m2f kribensis one pair with fry, white cloud mountan minnows as dithers

10g planted: con grow out, 2 zebra danios 2 pearl danios

10g shellies, pair neolamprologus brevis and one neolamprolgus elongatus brichardi

20g planted: 5 angelfish, 1 male apisto cacatuoides, 2 bumblebee catfish, 1 striped raphael (QTank for angels)

20g: 6 wild caught Ps Acei "luwala reef", 2 neolamprolgus multifasciatus

20g: 1 comet goldfish, 1 lionhead goldfish. boarding these pond fish for a friend

33g heavily planted: 2m dwarf gouramis, 2 f dwarf gouramis, 1 m powder blue dwarf gourami, 1m 1f pearl gourami, 5 norman's lampeye tetras, 4 golden pencilfish, 5 harlequin rasboras, 3 yoyo loaches, 3 clown loaches, 2 bronze cories, 5 SAE, 1 lace catfish, 2 clown plecos

27g 5 Ps zebra "red top", 3f kennyi, 1m2f obliquidens, 1 common pleco (small)

15g/long, planted 1m1f black convict and a zillion fry(discus and angel food)

15g/long 1m1f pink convict (fry will be discus and angel food), 5 cherry barbs, 2 white cloud mountain minnows

55g planted: 1 cobalt blue discus, 1 marlboro red discus, 2 red turquoise discus, 2 blue turquoise discus, 1 royal pleco, 2 clown plecos, 2 different "tiger" plecos, 1f bristlenose pleco, 11 lemon tetras, 5 German Blue Rams, 2 Bolivian Rams, 2 pepper cories, 2 schwartzi cories (this tank gets daily 20% w/c and 2xweekly 40% w/c)

65g African mbuna, no plants to speak of: 1m kennyi, 1m M johanni, 1m M Johanii, 4f johanni, 3 Ps zebra "pearlie", 1m(blue) labeotropheus fuelleborni, 1f(OB) lab fuelleborni, 2 labidochromis caerulus (yellow lab), 1 unsexed "red zebra", 4 Ps acei "white fins", 2 jewel cichlids, 1 BIG plec, about 12-14 johanni fry, 1-5months, 2 "mutt crabro/kennyi" fry. This tank gets 2x weekly 40% w/c

137g EMPTY

175g EMPTY

From smallest to largest, I guess...Here we go...

100L Hex

Approximately...

12 Epiplatys Dageti

10 White cloud mountain minnows

10 Cardinal tetras

6 Rummy nose tetras

6 Serpae tetras

4 glass bloodfins

3 bristlenoses

1 julii? cory

200L

1 common pleco

1 bristlenose

2 blue tetras

1 head&taillight tetra(I think that's its name)

1 glowlight tetra

1 black tetra

4 threadfin rainbows

4 longfin zebra danios

2 jewel cichlids

2 brazilian puffers

400L

2 Geophagus Jurupari

2 Geophagus Surinamensis

2.5 gold severums

1 green severum

1 silver mystus

1 striped mystus

1 redspot pleco

2 bristlenoses

1 pictus

2 blue rams

1 firemouth

2 jewel cichlids

I think that's it.

Boy I'm glad I don't have the 18+ tanks I used to have!

tanks of the moment.

1) 27 cm X 46 cm x 35 cm = 45 litre (10 gal)

A rogue tank with stones n plastic plants in.

4 guppies - soon to be transferred to their owner and their zillions of babies, which will stay and be reared and sold on.

2) 34 cm x 74 cm x 29 cm = 73 litre (16 gal)

Planted with broad leaf plants and some short grasses, also has hard wood logs in. (curtesy of the Malborough Aquarium Club).

One marbelled angel; male & female rainbow kribensis; one peppered catfish; two corydora catfish; two clown loaches; 21 neon tetras

3) 37 cm x 91 cm x 50 cm = 168 litre (37 gal)

Planted with vallesiria (which has just finished flowering), some small leaf medium plants and some short grasses. Large stump with roots going in every direction and various other pieces of hard wood.

Two pigeon blood discus, three herkel discus. Four clown loaches and four bristlenosed catfish (two male and two female).

Tank 2 & 3 have u/g filters. Tank 1 & 2 have Shark 2 filter. Tank 3 has fluval 304 filter as well.

Each have smallish/medium stones as gravel bottom.

I sit watch the fish and plan how to make more changes and add moreplants.

Rob said...

> so hopefully the position I've applied for works out

Good luck with the job

Andrew.

Hehe my tank looks so under-stocked compared to all yours!!

26(ish) Litres (coldwater)

4 White Cloud Mountain Minnows

1 Peppered Cat

I'm currently waiting for next weekend, when I move house. After that, I'll start getting more & more fish! :lol:

Rob, have you still got your pair of Blue Acara's?

My tanks and whats in them currently:

5ft 500L

1 Red devil - Amphilophus labiatum? - Arthur

2 Jaguar cichlid - Jack and Jill

1 Jack Dempsey - Norm

1 Pleco - one eyed

1 Green terror - Betsy

1 texas cichlid small - Spike

5 fat Tinfoil barbs - eat out of house and home

5 Convict cichlids - Wal, Stimpy, Fatso, Dopey and Knotso

4ft 220L

1 Midas cichlid- Amphilophus citrinellum - Homer

3ft 160L

1 fat Severum - Steve

1 Moonlight gourami

1 Snakeskin gourami

1 Golden opaline gourami

1 serpae tetra

1 black ghost knife fish

1 Green terror - smallish

1 Brasiliensis

2 Keyhole cichlids

1 Bristlenose catfish

2.5 ft 80L

1 baby Keyhole cichlid

4 neon dwarf rainbowfish

1 leopard pleco

50 L hexy

3 kuhli loaches - current wereabouts all known

2 bronze corydoras

1 bristlenose catfish with attitude

1 black angelfish

1 pencilfish - good survivor

1 upsidedown catfish

planted with java fern

2ft 50L cold water

1 veiled comet - Tim

1 other goldfish - Jonah

No Midas, I no longer have my pair of blue acaras - they're now in the big fish tank in the sky (well actually the carcasses got chucked into the back of the garden to: a) encourage the plants to grow b) amuse the neighbourhood cats)

Not sure why they died - not obvious signs of disease/fighting, both of them went within a day of each other, no other fish were affected. Yet another case of old age (my usual excuse if something dies for an unknown reason).

There are still some of their offspring in the local shop though.

Sorry to hear that Rob, they were a really beautiful pair of fish.

36' 18' 18' containing;

10 neon tetras

10 zebra danios

4 cherry (cheery ) barbs

A pair of Kribs

1 female guppy

1 gold spot pleco

2 siamese flying foxes

2 Julidochromis marlieri (marliers julie)

3 red swordtails 1M2F

3 oto's

24' 12' 12' containing;

About 100 zebra danio fry

2 swordtail fry

Okey dokey ....

4 foot

1 Upside Down Catfish

3 Hoplo Catfish

6 small Bristlenose

6 Pearl Danios

4 Kribensis (2 girls, 1 guy and 1 fry I cant catch!)

1 Gold Gourami (sod killed his wife :evil: )

2 Snakeskin Gourami (pair)

2 Threespot Gourami (pair)

4 Firemouths

4 Angels

Over stocked I know but other four footer still being readied. Running two filters. One internal cannister and one external cannister. 50%water changes weekly.

3 foot

6 Tetras (bought from Napier and have no idea what sort they are!! :lol: )

3 Emerald Eyes

5 Rummy Nose

1 Zebra Discus (small)

1 Blue Turquoise Discus (large)

5 Bristlenose Cats

2 1/2 foot

2 Zebra Angels (breeding pair)

5 Bristlenose Cats

3foot

42 Marble Angles (2 months old and outgrowing this tank quickly)

11 Kribensis (2 months old)

1 foot

20+ Zebra Angel fry (three weeks old)

Phew .... thats the inside tanks ... now for the garage ... :lol: :lol: :lol:

4 foot divided

One side ... breeding Kribensis and over 200 fry (one month old)

Other side ... 1 Dwarf Gourami, 2 Neon Gouramis, 3 Honey Gouramis, Neons, Glowlights, 2 Bronze Catfish

4 foot divided

One side ... 1 Zebra Angel and 1 Black Lace Angel ... breeding pair

Other side ... 1 Pleco, 1 Amazon Striped Headstander and 1 Skunk Loach

4 foot

Tank is in process of being prepared for splitting of the overstocked four footer inside. One week to go and then I can rehome some.

Also have an empty four footer but as soon as I can get something arranged to sit it in then that will be filled with something too. :lol: :lol:

Hopefully we will get some cichlids .. electric yellow, peacocks etc

I just looked at this and OH HECK!!! Not bad for 6 months back into fish keeping!! No wonder we dont have any savings anymore. :lol:

Kriber did you buy my Marliers!?

We are going to Organism next weekend. I was hoping there would be some left. Wonder if he is getting more in during the week?

Sorry was that your one, or was it you that had the other 2 on hold?

They are getting more in (they're locally bred) but the guy didn't say when, if I find out I'll let you know (so I can race you to the store to buy them all up )

Would you like to meet up with us? We are going down to Ashburton to spend the night at goldie's invitation then stopping into ChCh on the way back on Sunday.

No I did not put any on hold. Am just hoping some are available next weekend. KEEP YOUR MITTS OFF 'EM!!!

Maybe, depending on what I've already agreed to do that day with certain 'others' and whether or not there is enough fish for both of us!!

Ok, here goes:

3 x 225mm x 150mm x 180mm - Mini Planted Tanks

6 x 300mm x 150mm x 150mm Killifish Tanks

6 x 300mm (25L) Cube Breeding Tanks - Tetras / Discus Growout

2 x 500mm (120L) Discus Breeding Cubes

2 x 600mm x 300mm x 300mm (55L) - Mini Planted Tanks

6 x 1200mm x 500mm x 500mm (250L) - Growout Tanks - Tetras / Discus

1 x 1820mm x 600mm x 680mm (680L) - Display Tank - Cichlids

1 x 900mm Dia x 1000mm (550L) - Display Tank - Borneo Tiger

1 x 2400mm x 810mm x 650mm (1200L) - Planted Discus Tank

2 x 1000L Drum Coldwater Tanks - Goldfish

1 x 3000mm x 1000mm x 1200mm (3150L) - Empty Tank (Sold)

I'm currently scaling everthing down. I'm moving (well starting to move) in about 2 weeks. It's going to take about a month to move everything, but while I'm at it I'm going to reluctantly cut back to about a dozen tanks total.

I hope you are moving into bigger premises Warren?

1 x 3000mm x 1000mm x 1200mm (3150L) - Empty Tank (Sold)

cool my Giant gourami would look WAY cool in this tank in a few years

Yes, quite a bit bigger, a lot newer and doesn't look like a ****-hole.

Now Warren ... what is the matter with living in a shoe box??? :lol: :lol:

Are you moving into a bigger box this time? :lol:

Where do you put the shoes??