markoshark Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 i'm still slightly confused When we used to keep goldfish, we had to have a bubbler because there wasn't enough oxygen in our water. And now, we have to insert Co2 because there ain't enough carbon dioxide in our water. soo confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_W Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Your plants need CO2 to live and make oxygen for the fish. Its not that there isn't enough CO2 in the water, just that your plants want more. So the more plants you have the more CO2 you need. During photosynthesis, plants use light energy to capture CO2. This CO2 is used to build the basic carbon structures from which all plant material is made. In a poorly lit aquarium, light is likely to be what limits the rate of plant growth. The amount of CO2 produced by fish- and bacterial respiration is more than enough to allow photosynthesis under these conditions. If on the other hand, you try to make your plants grow faster by adding more light, it is likely that there will not be enough CO2 in your aquarium. The plants simply can not grow as fast as they would like to, given the available light energy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 oh yeah. I forgot the photosynthesis thing. And that was with living in the waikato, and doing horticulture. *sigh* In that case, is it possible to over Co2 your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 yeah- you will kill your fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Don't feel compelled to have co2 though - give it a go without it and you may find that your plants do just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 it'll be at least 4 weeks before i start to get it. And i can't seem to take decent pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Thats not too bad a pic I could give you a sodastram bottle buy itself for $5. empty though, so you'd have to pay $10 to swap it a t the supermarket. Just pm me if your ever keen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_W Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 nice tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Based on this list, what am I going to need to feed these things with? 1x Male Fighter 2x Female Fighters 1x Black Ghost Knife 3x Silver Shark 3x Clown Loach 2x Port Hoplo Catfish 2x Blackline Flying Fox / SAE (I think i'll drop the Dainos as my tank looks pretty busy with the silver sharks - less is more ) I know that my ratio of top / bottom feeders is screwed up.. but.. bleh. (Anyone recomend any fish that are top dwellers, won't get eaten by the BGK, and won't nip the fighters fins?) Food i currently have: Wardley - Shrimp Pellets Forumula JBL - NovoTab JBL Novo GranoVert Tetra - ColorBits Tropical Granules JBL - Novo GranoColor Nutrafin MAX - Spirulina Algae Flake Food Gourmet Fish Food - Groumet brine Shrimp Flake Any of that usefull? (and i know to get bloodworks for the BGK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Hi, looks like a good variety of food. I notice bloodworms? for your BGK. Just be a bit careful about how many of these your fighters get hold of as IMO they appear to cause problems if they get too many or too frequently. I don't know anything about BGK so maybe the fighters won't get near them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 how bout couple of giant danios for the top ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 just be a bit careful about how many of these your fighters get hold of as IMO they appear to cause problems if they get too many or too frequently. my betta gets blood worms everyday and he loves them i havent seen any - affects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Based on this list, what am I going to need to feed (I think i'll drop the Dainos as my tank looks pretty busy with the silver sharks - less is more ) :lol: you should see one of my tanks then!! its a freeway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 my betta gets blood worms everyday and he loves them i havent seen any - affects Frozen or Dried? Dried is fine, but frozen is known to carry parasites (or something like that) which can cause a dropsy condition in some fish including betta and dwarf gourami. Depends on the fish too though, weaker strains seem more susceptible. I lost a dwarf and red crowntail Betta, but haven't lost any since I stopped feeding the worms. Hate not feeding them though fish absolutely LOVE them, you'd think I'd stuck a hit of heroin or something in there and they were drug addicts. Marko - I'd just feed normal tropical flakes, only one I'd watch closely is the BGK, make sure you see him eat during the week at some stage. I hear you can train them to eat from your hand, so might want to sneak him some bloodworms If you're growing out fish, pick a flake that has a higher protein content than the other brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 any recomended brands for high protein flake? Also, what to feed the loaches, or will they take flake as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janinealcox Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Loving the tank set up. I have a question for you? What were you doing with the Kauri gum cause I was thinking about putting some in me tank but just haven't got round to it. Did it react somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 I chucked a lump of gum in, and it reacted. It *was* really, really clear piece of swamp gum that i found in the coromandel ranges, and now its turned into a piece of swamp gum thats had a sandblaster pointed at it for 1/2 an hour. not advisable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 1x Male Fighter 2x Female Fighters 1x Black Ghost Knife 3x Silver Shark 3x Clown Loach 2x Port Hoplo Catfish 2x Blackline Flying Fox / SAE 6x Dainos 5x Marble Hatchetfish Should be a nice mix of top, bottom, middle and everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 unless your tank is over 400L (havent re-read the last page or two :oops: ) i would stay well away from those sharks, i wouldnt even house 3 in my 460L if i could. big, fat speedy bullets they are :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Someone showed me a Pantadon Butterfly. If it can't fit in its mouth, will it still eat it? I'm now thinking: 3x Silver Shark 3x Clown Loach 2x Port Hoplo Catfish 2x Blackline Flying Fox / SAE 1x Pantadon Butterfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Ookay. My list has changed a LOT since I first though it up. Tank now contains: 3x Silver Shark 5x Clown Loach 2x Port Hoplo Catfish 1x Pantadon Butterfly 1x Black Ghost Knife 3x Zebra Longfin Danios 1x Black Phantom Tetra 1x Guppy with a munted tail 4/5x Green & Gold Sevrums (weeliddlebabies) 1x Blue Male Fighter 1x Female Purpleyish Female Fighter. 1x Albino Pleco. Sevrums, the guppy, and the tetra will be going into a smaller hex tank, the pantadon seems to think that the male fighter is its friend. Either that or the male fighter is going "wooo fins, another lady!", but i'm watching the aggression between them rather carefully. And the Danios are being "donated" to someone else Re-Updated list of what will be in my tanks: 3foot: 3x Silver Shark 6x Clown Loach 2x Port Hoplo Catfish 1x Pantadon Butterfly 1x Black Ghost Knife 1x Blue Male Fighter 1x Female Purpleyish Female Fighter. 1x Peacock Eel 2foot: 5x Baby Sevrums 2x Red Jewel Cichlids 2x Firemouth Cichlids 1x Albino Pleco 1x Munted Guppy 1x Black Widow Tetra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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