Heir Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Ohk guys. Sorry for the bad shots. I'm not too great with a camera. FYI the tanks full to the top now... dunno why it wasn't that day! The pics were taken a few weeks back. I just had time today to play around and hopefully get them posted on here. Tha tank contains; 3 Leopard Danio, 8 WCMM, 1 paradise fish, 8 Goldfish, 3 hillstream loaches, 30 Freshwater shrimp and about 16-ish snails - 3 different varieties. YAY comments and ideas/suggestions welcome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Looks great Heir. I love all the rocks and the plants. Are fresh water shrimp and Koura the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 nice looking tank, when you say freshwater shrimp do you mean the freshwater crays in the last pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 man you bet me by 30secs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 ohhh sorry guys forgot to write, couldnt get any pics of the shrimp and that crayfish died so I gave up keeping them atm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 that cray you had in there you say it died? do you add chlorine remover to the water if so that can kill them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 No freshwater shrimp and Koura (freshwater cray) are 2 different things. Both are cool to keep and very entertaining to watch..... still have my shrimp from few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 well maybe thats what did kill him. chlorine remover as I use that. I dont understand how it can kill a koura but not shrimp... because they're similiar wouldnt they both be affected ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant N Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Do you have any problems with sunlight from the window? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I would have thought what killed one would kill the other, but there can be differences. I wonder about there not being enough hiding places, now that I see your tank. Crays are really timid (despite appearances) and like many places to hide, not just one nice cave (even though they might have a favourite). A-town, how do you know the chlorine remover is bad for crays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Ant - I have no problems with sunlight or algae as the sun doesn't come round that part of the house. Stella - I did wonder about that, though the plants and rocks at the back of the tank is well hidden and the shrimps usually all hang out there during the day. Though I will consider that when attempting to keep another cray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 when we get shipped them up to sell at jansens they come with info sheets from the people down south that are breeding them for human consuption. on the sheet it talks about not adding chlorine remover as it can basically paralize them. they stay alive but cant move and eventualy die after a couple of days. Also temp is another major part in it all that hate warmth we had a few die an the temp was 19-20 degrees the fish room was getting to warm and we couldnt cool it apart from turning air conditioning on. And from what I know talking to the people we get them of most chemicals can kill them eg algae fix amonia, remover ph up down ect.....someone correct me if im wrong. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 A-town, thanks, that is really useful information! Would you be able to send me one of these info sheets? I will PM you my address. I am writing a book on keeping native fish (and crayfish) in aquaria and that is EXACTLY the sort of info that needs to be in there. :bounce: The paralysis thing may be their standard stress response but in this case to a chemical. When extremely stressed they can go quite stiff and often lie on their sides with their legs in a rigid but 'natural' position. I have seem them come right after a few days. My one did that after we set up the big tank and put him in it, but have been all a bit much for him (and he got himself trapped, which didn't help...). As for temps: If you set up a small desk fan on top of the aquarium (unscrew the stand) so it is facing down onto the water and leave it going 24/7 the evaporation cools the tank. Of course it works best in low humidity, which may not exist in the fish room, but worth a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 oh and these crayfish you get are coming from 'down south'... are they from the South Island? If they are they are possibly the southern cray, a different species to what is in your local streams, and it is very important to stress to people who buy them never to let them go, make them aware that returning them to the shop is an option (if it is...) if they can no longer keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 will try dig em up tomorow and find them in the draws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ohhh that is interesting. Thanks for that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Love the tank What size is it? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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