diver21

will they stay alive in here of will i need to beef up the lighting? and when should you start adding co2?

i know, its only 300 wide, and the log takes up about 100 of it, was thinking along the lines of some sort of sag or hairgrass, i still want there to be some swimming room at the front for the angels

plants in there are either java fern (which the angels have seemed to taken a likeing to) indian fern or the sword(?) in the middle

TBH i cant rember, i think out of the nest there was very few that survived, between 5-10. it is possible they could spawn again, but that will put more stress on the fish, possibly best just to seperate again for a few days and condition them up again

so ive had this tank for about 2 months set up as a planted tank but it just dosent look right, like it needs more plants. but as i dont know much about plants i thought i could leave it to you guys to criticise my work and make it better. so what plants should i add to this, i want it planted out a bit more, peferably so it blocks the background a little. tank is 1.6m long, 30cm wide and 40cm tall. lighting is 2 58w daylight tubes. and substrate is daltons aquatic mix and then brown fine gravel on top. occupants are 8 angels, approx 8 glowlights, 5 albino black neons, 2 golden tiger barbs and 5 bristlenoses filtered with a eheim 2213

well with bettas with similar breeding habits it is possible to remove the nest in a small container

where abouts did you get the industrial blue tube from?

anyone got a map of exactly where the spot is?

im getting some soon from another breeder on here, cant wait

quick rince, boiling water if your worried

and my insurance covers me if a tanks too heavy and falls through the floor of the house im renting

ild probally be thinking yould be best to start with 5-6 small angels and sell them off/ move them out of the tank as a pair started showing.

one thing ive been conserned with these is wether or not the frount of the CRT has any chemicals on the glass.

i think atleast 2 would fit, a nice breeding pair....

adodge, ive got a fighter almost exactly the same as the 2nd one down, except mines a shortfin with marble genes, is that one a marble too?

Bathtubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! perfect size, generally watertight and cheeper than chips (i picked mine up for $1 each on trademe) and you dont need to dig a hole if you want. all you need to do is buy a plug and silicone it in if you want. my two bath ponds dont even have plugs and are blocked by dirt and grass growing up through the drain hole.

add the quranteen costs and it will be in the thousandsZ

thanks, the tanks about 1600lx380wx470h. in this case the blocks where the right size

sorry i took so long to get these photos up, this is my cinder block stand. please ignore the mess around it and my foot I still havnt finished moving the tank and setting it up again, going from bare bottom to my first fully planted tank, but thats another thread when its done

ive got a cinder block stand at the moment, i love it. its just got a sheet over it to hide all the bricks. i will take a photo of it when i get home tonite when i move the tank and plant it out. ive found that its fine but you do need to think about the footprint of the tank vs the footprint of the bricks, you dont really want it top heavy, and 3 bricks high put it at a nice height

wow nick, where are you getting your neons from as theyre cheap as!

yould be better off looking at kitchen benches and the like instead for 600mm frount to back furnature

ill agree with you morcs, i wanted an arrow but then the wife saw the borneo tiger in the lfs and wanted that, after a bit of research im wanting them too.

like yesterday i went into the waitaks and found a small puddle that had about 5 bullies (i think) of some description swimming around in it, ok it was a little bigger than a puddle, more like a tiny trickling stream, and it was right next to the track

turn it on a few days after the fry are free swimming but only slowly