fishbreeder Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 thats a good idea.. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: sorry i like these things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I would think it would be easier - one net one side and then coax the fish to swim through into the net ! I think three smaller ones offset in parallel at 45 degrees to the front of the tank would look even better. But then you wouldn't be able to see in some of the holes :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 But then you wouldn't be able to see in some of the holes :-? At 45 degrees im sure you would. plus you would see them swimming through them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 At 45 degrees im sure you would. plus you would see them swimming through them. I have a brick with holes in it at 45 degrees near the corner of one of my tanks. It is impossible to see in all of the holes Them swimming through would look cool, but I would do the holes more randomly, not all round and the same size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 i think it might be as hard as catching fish in a coral tank plos the fact you couldnt remove the coral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 This is the current guise of my main African tank. A combination of coral and greywacke rock, with javaa fern and ambulia nana, one piece of bogwood. Substrate is coral sand. Some residents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 firenzenz - thats spectacular ! care to list those inhabitants ? remind me the name of the last one - is it borleyi ? what dimensions is the tank, cos its got some great aquascaping. Would love to see a bigger version of the general pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 That tank is wicked firenzenz I am blown away Thanks for sharing! Ill have a guess at what they all are.. I have no idea what the first pic is maybe chilumba? 2nd pic some sort of syno not my thing maybe cuckoo? 3rd pic is a male fryeri 4th is a very nice male lithobates 5th Dems 6th is a stunning rubins red peacock (please let me know where this one came from and if you are breeding them!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Cheers Aqua... After main shot is -Chilumba red flush, I have two young males in and will add a few more soon. -Cuckoo synodontis X7 -they are waiting for electras and red empress's to get busy. The electrsa have tried spawning a few times and cuckoos are cool too watch in that process. I will take all of the synos and haps to another tank soon to try again. -Copadichromis azureus- 2 males to be joined soon by a few more. -1X Otopharynx lithobates. -about 20-25 young demansonis which I'll cull down to a breeding colony. -last fish is Aulonocara rubescens. Have a few yellows my big electra Tank is 600ltrs. My plan is too go 1200-1500 ltr male tank. other peacocks Im growing are jacobs and hueseri. Work in progress aye! Hey Ryan! Yes those azureus-even with the utaka spots they have that fryeri shape eh!- they are breeding true though,same with the Hueseri.yes rubins are mine and that is my oldest boy. Chilumbas are my fav for sure. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 wow thats a really nice tank! its making me consider trying my hand at java fern! i love those cuckoo's too. I must look into getting some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Fish look good, the chilumbas look wicked certainly match up what I would expect for them.. azureus look very fryeri lol can't believe I missed the utaka spots guess I had been up all day and worked a nightshift.. They look very much like the fryeri that OOA had in Christchurch except they had no utaka spots, is the photo of a mature or young male? They seem very colourful in pics on the net. It would be wicked if you got the cockoo's to spawn are they specific on which fish they will breed with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Yeah the Azureus are still young males from a couiple of spawns in Feb, so they have a little growing to do as well as finding their way with this new tank dynamic, so this why I'll put in another couple of young males. The Dad who is no longer around was about a year old and far more intense in colour and fattening up well until he did the sunken belly wither thing. He spawned 3 times in quick succession and was in with 4 girls. I guess they nagged him to death. This is Dad and one of the murderers and his single days As for chilumbas -I have another 2 girls holding and the fry so far are consistent. With the cuckoo's From what I've heard Red empresses or Electra's. I've heard giraffes as well. It is amazing to see the cuckoo's hanging around when the electras are trying to spawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Great looking tank Andrew! I wish I could get pics like that of my fish, I might have to commission you some day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Awesome pics, can definitely see it in the last pic of him I have had the odd fish do the go skinny and die thing have tried all wormers etc when I have seen it but never been able to track down why? At least you have some young to carry on with.. Good luck with the syno's they would certainly be a challenge and something awesome to see Looks like you have a good start with the electra and empresses.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hi all. I introduced a new fish to my African display tank today and I also had to catch some juveniles so I removed all the 'furniture' and redecorated Here's before and after shots for your edification. It looks sort of the same I know. It'll be interesting to see what it looks like in a week or two after the fish have things to their liking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Awesome tank Mark Did you introduce Mr brown hap? How is he getting along? Oh and where is the pic of the red shoulder breeding tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Thanks Ryan. Yeah, it was the Brown Hap going in. He went through quarantine fine. He hid for the first couple of days but he was soon out at the front of his tank checking me out and asking to be fed :lol: So far so good with him in the display tank. He looks good in there and he's enjoying the extra space. Oh and where is the pic of the red shoulder breeding tank :lol: With a bit of luck I'll be setting it up tomorrow or next weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Very Nice! I like the new Aquascaping and the colour combo's in the tank. I once had a brown in with Malawi's for a while with the odd skirmish with individuals but nothing major. You have some awesome peacocks for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 wow that's a nice tank, with a lot of nice gravel! do you find it hard to keep clean? Is that a real clam shell? it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 That's the first two storey tank I have ever seen! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Thanks for the compliments ppl 8) with a lot of nice gravel! do you find it hard to keep clean? Is that a real clam shell?Nah, it's not hard to keep clean. I have 2 external filters running and the fish never leave any uneaten food. I seldom do gravel vacs but I do a major clean once a year or whenever I need to introduce or catch fish. Yeah, the clam shell is real. The dominant fish always chooses it as his territory :lol: That's the first two storey tank I have ever seen! :lol:I'll try for a sky scraper next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 It looks really good Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 nice tank mark had black beard on some java fern 15mins after putting in with the africans it was gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 had black beard on some java fern, 15mins after putting in with the africans it was gone The black beard or the Java fern? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 the blackbeard, they did a good job of cleaning it except the giraffe moves the plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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