fishy_t Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Hey guys, Just thought you might like to see my new tank! The fish are still getting settled in, but I think the tank is looking awesome! I've been wanting to set up a tank like this for 2 years now so I'm glad I've finally done it! It’s a 300l Jewel tank with flash T5 lights (one of them is a blue marine tube) and I’m very happy with it! The pics don’t really show the blue colour very well, in real life it's much more vivid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Tank looks good How many fronts do you have left? Wont 300L be too small for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 I've got 4 left at the mo, which should be OK for a while yet... Although if it does start to get too cramped I might have to sell of one more male (I've got 2m & 2f left). The females really are still WAY smaller than the males, so at the moment they have tonnes of room, but yeah - I'll play it by ear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Cool looking tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeash007 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 wicked tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawiman Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Looking real good. You should be sweet with four of them in there, as long as the males don't fight to much later when they breed. The breeders have them in 4 foot tanks, one male to 3 females, so you should be sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Thanks guys I thought I might put a line of vallis along the back of the tank... any thoughts?! I'll either look good or ruin it but I'm not sure!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Amazing Thomas, looks even better in person! The blue bulb reflects off the white bands and really sets off the Fronts like you said it would. I say go for Anubias as the flow from your filter will make Val go to the left and you'll lose the clean lines of the tank. With the amount of light you have it'll be happy, and suck up nutrients that would otherwise help algae grow too. I reckon Bolbitis might be happy in there as well and it's really tough so not many fish mess with it. Congrats on a stunner of a tank, mate. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Looks great! A simple rock pile done well = fantastic! Nelson has settled well and healed up too. He has come out more since the electric yellows went into the tank yesterday. (and none of them disappeared overnight! :lol: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Good to hear it, I'm sure he's feeling safer now he's got some company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelz Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Very nice fishy_t . They look very happy in that tank and the layout is great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Awesome tank T! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Ta When are you coming back to welly next? We'll have to catch up, so much has been going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 whhat is the name of the fish in the posters avie? are they widely avaliable and how much do they cost thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 do you mean mine? I do have a name!! They are called Frontosa(s) (hence the thread is called "My new Frontosa tank" ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 whhat is the name of the fish in the posters avie? are they widely avaliable and how much do they cost thanks They probably wouldnt go well with guppys lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 very true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 hey yip yours fishy t lol i dont read the title just click on the new reply's lol im new to fish so i'm still learning about all the species and prices how much do they cost? yip by the look of them i figured they wont fit just curious as they look gorgeous are they widely avaliable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 $50 each when they are tiny is pretty standard, they aren't cheap. And they got to about 25/30cm too so they need a big tank... They are a good fish to aim to keep once you’ve got some experience and are sure you want to keep big fish that need BIG tanks - I've been looking forward to keeping them for years and years now, and they haven't been a disappointment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 cool thanks for the info yeah since ive been registered my wish list has grown since discovering all these fish i'm blown away by how gorgeous alot of fish are and not surprizeingly i have expensive taste lol as im slowly finding out so one step at a time for me i have developed a fascination for zebra patterned fish and would like a zebra themed tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Haha yeah there are lots on nice fish out there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Ta When are you coming back to welly next? We'll have to catch up, so much has been going on! I am not sure when I will be down. Probably in April for a visit. I heard rumours of things going on...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 haha! yes.... I'll tell you all when I see you, it's actually quality gosip!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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