evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 This is my 'Blackwater biotope' tank which is home to my two Uaru. They also have a male keyhole cichlid as a friend as he doesn't like my other fish. The tank is in our spare bedroom so has hardly any traffic past it, and does not have a light on it (i put one on for the photos) A few bits of driftwood keep the water stained brown, and i put some very dark peat water in every now and again to realy darken it up, which they love. Tank is almost 3 foot long, and is farely high which the Uaru like. They will be going into a bigger tank soonish, with loads more driftwood! excuse the floating DW, it hasn't water logged yet. looks pretty cool though lol. water is way darker in real life, but doesn't seem very dark in the photos Suggestions, comments, criticism welcome. sorry about the crap photos/reflections etc :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 it looks god is it the water that's green if it is my tank is xtly the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Did you not read what i wrote? the water is stained brown because of the tannins from the wood and the peaty water that i put in. It is a blackwater biotope, hence the 'black' water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 look good evil. are you going to put a back ground on the tank or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Nah can't be bothered putting one on this tank, but once i get them into a bigger tank i will paint the back of it black so it makes it even darker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 what size are your uaru now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 so when are you going to get that bigger tank a five to six foot tank whould look nice in that set up/ i do like that little set up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Snookie they are a little over 4 inches at a guess. probably around 11 cm or so. Anthony, would love a BIG tank for them, and yea it would look wicked setup like that, but i will be limited to a 4 footer unfortunately. It will have a sand substrate, heaps of driftwood and a few rocks. I was reading a magazine not long ago and it said that blackwater streams have exactly that (sand, lots of wood, dark water, few rocks) so i will be replicating one as close to nature as i can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 were those the ones from Alan .W ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Yep. do you remember a while back when i posted a photo of them still in the bag? man have they grown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 if limited to a four footer :lol: a 1200 by 700 by 700 tank whould be nice :lol: :lol: are they a breeding pair?? if so good luck i hope it work out, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Meh, may aswell post them here This is a photo of them still in the bag when i got them And this is one of them a couple months back Anthony. no they are not a breeding pair. they are way to small to breed yet anyway. They are almost impossible to sex, and the only sure way to sex them is if you see them laying eggs, then you can see which is female. The breeding pair that these ones came from are absolutely BEAUTIFUL fish, and i get to see them on friday! I will take the camera with me and see if i can get some photos of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 i will love to see that .nice looking fish.what the full size that these get to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Beautiful fish, good tank! Suggestion - I'd be inclined to stand some of the driftwood up to get a little more height in the tank or find a taller tangled root piece that would give some narrow roots for the fish to interact around, higher up in the tank. Do uaru like to stay amongst the roots or free-swim above? I love the look of the wood floating - great shape to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 looks good evil. stuff it full of driftwood and it will look really good. If you remember my 4ft freshwater tank I setup a few months back I had a few choice bits of driftwood, have a look for some like that, it will really help create the look you are going for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Anthony, they get to like 30cms max i think Foxglove, thanks. I want to get some wood standing up higher too, but i have run out of wood to put in there :lol: I need to go find some more. a tall tangly root like piece would be perfect for this setup. My uaru like to hang together near the floating driftwood, so im guessing that they prefer to stay around the wood. They do come straight to the top when i feed them though. David, agreed that it needs to be stuffed full of wood, but as i said, i have to get more lol. Yep i remember your tank; that wood was awesome, and would be perfect for a blackwater biotope tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I love the look of the wood floating - great shape to it! Yea those pieces actually used to be connected, and they had a perfect cave right in the middle for catfish (bristlenoses) but i had to move my GBA trio from one tank to another, and the male would not come out of the hole, no matter what i tried he wouldn't come out, and the only way i could get him out was to break it in half (which was easy to do, and didn't harm him at all as it broke off around him) I couldn't put the piece into the new tank either because it had heaps of algae on it that i didn't want in the new tank. So alas, it is now two pieces :lol: Did that make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I guess you have seen this? http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope_rio_sucasari.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Yea was just reading through several web pages about blackwater biotopes, and root biotopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 evil where are find about blackwater biotopes and root biotopes i whould like to have a read of them.also black water is different to brackish water is it.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I just google searched blackwater biotope and looked through about 15 different pages. I was mainly looking for underwater pictures, but there is alot of awesome infomation out there. The link that Davidb put just above here is a great one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Couple pics i found on the net that show a couple blackwater streams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 A good site about blackwater biotopes http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... cle_id=177 It seems that i was partially wrong. Theres two parts to a blackwater stream/river. The river bank which is sandy, mulmy, full of roots/wood etc, and the centre of the river/stream which has heaps of stones and rocks and large boulders Another cool link http://apisto.bravepages.com/AMAZONIAN% ... rticle.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 cool bananas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Really interesting! thanks. I could go for that! I wonder if I could do a two-foot tank set up... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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