Virgil Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 remove the ?v=0 and put IMG taGS ON Got it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 very very nice. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Cheers, going to change the background too, maybe a plain blue or black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Those plants with the big green leaves re great to start off with they grow really fast and you can cut the top off and then you have two plant and the a month later you cut the top off both of them then you have four plant (you get the idea anyway :lol: ). They just keep growing and multiplying and they look great haveing just the back of them with plants that send runners out in the front. I think a nice bright red male fighter would still look good in their though 8) 8) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Have you decided what other fish your going to put in their. Also I LOVE the tiger barbs they look so cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedazzled Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Looking really good virgil, the Tiger Barbs look cool in a group like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Oooh nice looking tank. A good big piece of driftwood really makes a tank look great IMO. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Have you decided what other fish your going to put in their. Also I LOVE the tiger barbs they look so cool Later ill love a BN, still keen to get a couple Loaches, either the Clown or Khlue (sp) Spotted this amazing fish yesterday, Ice Zebra i think...really bright cool blue colour..medium sized fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Those plants with the big green leaves re great to start off with they grow really fast and you can cut the top off and then you have two plant and the a month later you cut the top off both of them then you have four plant (you get the idea anyway :lol: ). They just keep growing and multiplying and they look great haveing just the back of them with plants that send runners out in the front. I think a nice bright red male fighter would still look good in their though 8) 8) :lol: Sweet,liked to get more plants, inspired by the awesome tanks ive seen on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I think ice zebras are a cichlid and they're agro and can'y be kept in a community tank but I might be wrong. How about having clowns and khulie 8) :lol: . Keep us posted on what you add and post lots of pics of the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaffen Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 How many Tiger Barbs do you have? I found that any less than five and they got nippy, five or more and they are fine and great for mid-whole tank. edit: just saw above, you've got six. Do your males go a little metallic green when they are tearing up and down the tank? Introduced 7 neons week and half ago, 4 died within a day or so, since then no problems. added 5 more fish yesterday as well. Would like eventually a silver shark, couple more tiger barbs (great looking fish, love how they zip around the tank), and some loaches.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 How many Tiger Barbs do you have? I found that any less than five and they got nippy, five or more and they are fine and great for mid-whole tank. edit: just saw above, you've got six. Do your males go a little metallic green when they are tearing up and down the tank? Havent noticed the change of colour..they sure like zipping about tho! And certainly havent seen them bother the neons, even when we just had 3 last week. Yep apart from the first 24-48 hours not had any fish loses (touch wood!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Really pleased how its turned out. Keen to get the following fish over the coming weeks, Khulie Loachs (say 2 or 3) Bristlenose (just the 1 is enough i assume) or perhaps an Oto (can i have both?) Some specie of Gourami (how many would be a good number) Dwarf or Pearl looking likely. Possible choices, depending if compatible is either a silver shark or other type, ie red tail, red fin, maybe rainbow. Beta/Siamese fighter, beautiful looking fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Sounds good Virgil. I'm gonna grab a couple more Bristlenose this weekend I think. After seeing your new tank and a few others on here over the last week or so I have some new inspiration to put some effort in to mine and make it look 1/2 decent again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Sounds good Virgil. I'm gonna grab a couple more Bristlenose this weekend I think. After seeing your new tank and a few others on here over the last week or so I have some new inspiration to put some effort in to mine and make it look 1/2 decent again! Sweet How big is your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 not overly large virgil - about 3 foot so 120ltr'ish Some details in an old post of mine here http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/previo ... sc&start=0 Should really make an effort to get some more recent pics up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Think you are due an update mate 8) Sounds about the same size as mine, how soon after setting up did you introduce the BN's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Only a couple weeks after from memory but not long after that I had a bit of an issue and the tank turned into a bit of a CSI scene and lost a few All running smoothly now tho and has been for the last few months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Only a couple weeks after from memory but not long after that I had a bit of an issue and the tank turned into a bit of a CSI scene and lost a few All running smoothly now tho and has been for the last few months Gutted, sorry to hear that mate. I dread the day when that happens, brother had a dozen Neons all die at once the other day, 1 left now. Its only been 2 weeks since i set it up, might wait another 2 weeks before i introduce any more fish. Like to concentrate on adding more plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Got our first power bill since setting the tank up, up by 25%! :lol: Well considering our bill is normally only $80, i guess having it go up to $100 aint too bad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 could just be due to a read Virgil and the last one or 2 being estimates with the winter effect not built in. I dont think our power bill jumped by that much but it is more like $110-115 a month rather than $80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 could just be due to a read Virgil and the last one or 2 being estimates with the winter effect not built in. I dont think our power bill jumped by that much but it is more like $110-115 a month rather than $80 Hope your right, 3 years we have been there and its never been over $100 (great having no kids aye). On a side note and back to fish, couple of the Tiger Barbs were having quite a stoush lastnight.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollergirl Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 That's tiger barbs for you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 For sure, and no surprise 1 is missing, found dead! Murderers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Pleased how its going so far (ok only been a few weeks) Added a couple of great looking Dwarf Gourami's and a single Golden Algae eater lastnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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