Ismart120 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi, new to the forum but have been keeping tropical fish for a few years now. Found out about this site through uni. Currently have one planted community juwel Rio 240 with the old t8s running a jager 200w heater, an ehiem 2215, and airstone with black sand. Have a very mixed lot of fish, 1 delta tail siamese fighter, 3 pearl gourami, one each of the opaline and golden gourami, 6 angel fish, 4 hoplo cat fish, 7 bristlenoses, 2 common whiptails, a red tail shark, 3 siamese algae eaters, 2 dwarf flag cichlids (actually bought off dennisisawesome via trademe) 10 or so white clouds and neons each. oh and loaches, 10 chains, 3 angelicus' and one kuhli with one harlequin rasbora bringing up the end. may have forgotten something but oh well. Let me know what you guys think, any ideas, good places for fish (being a poor student and all that), what I'm doing wrong etc. here's a few pics Oh, Any ideas if this one is an egg carrying female or just fat? Anyway, thats about it, Cheers, Isaac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi and welcome to the site. Check out about Totally Tanked in the section below and you will be welcome at our monthly meeting this coming Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi and welcome. There are a few things I would be worried about in your tank.. Red tailed sharks can be quite aggressive and generally aren't suitable for a peaceful community tank long term. Your angels are likely to eat all your schooling fish like your neons and WCMM as they get bigger too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi and welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Welcome. As Alan said, join Totally Tanked and you are sure to hear of great bargains. I suggest you clean the glass before taking pics :lol: I also thought people said you should not put Siamese fighters with gouramis. Usually I hate all man-made decorations like sunken ships, Easter Island heads, bridges, etc bit for some reason I like the crashed planes :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 I suggest you clean the glass before taking pics :lol: I also thought people said you should not put Siamese fighters with gouramis. Yeah, i realised I should have after uploading all the photos, by which point I couldn't be bothered starting all over again. next time maybe.. And as for the fighter, actually haven't had a problem at all with the gourami, completely chilled out and even the angels have been fine. Having said that, its a four foot tank with heaps of plant cover so they all have their own places to relax I guess. I'll keep an eye out like usual though, seeing he's my favourite (excluding the loaches) and the aim is to have everything living together in peace I've got a smaller tank with a female fighter (and dividers) in if he did need somewhere to go too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Usually I hate all man-made decorations like sunken ships, Easter Island heads, bridges, etc bit for some reason I like the crashed planes :-? Yeah, I hate them too, but the plane looks quite cool in that underwater jungle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Yeah, I hate them too, but the plane looks quite cool in that underwater jungle! Mm, even I agree for the most part, I had to centre the tank around this one to make it look like it fit somewhat but very worth it. My girlfriend got it for me along with the angelicus loaches, one of the best surprises ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Isaac, I love your fighter! get back to studying lol Monique from uni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 ha, yeah, this is my way of distracting myself... is that yours in your profile? I have to try to get a better pic of mine, the camera struggles to focus on the black is the hardest part unfortunately. When are your exams? I've got my second (for this lot of exams) tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Thats sucks. which exam is that for? mine are all spaced out a week apart from each other This one is Stephs but he killed one of her guppies so I've been looking after him ever since. I get to breed him!! yeah its almost impossible to take a good picture of fish goodluck in your exam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Plant ecophysiology - Biol 255 and in the afternoon, kinda sucks as I'm not that flash with it but the course overall is pretty good. Mint, have you got a female or two for him? My male just ignored my albino female, would been an awesome colour mix ae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 sounds like a beast! glad Im not doing that one I'm gonna wait untill my babies have grown up and breed one with him. woah, that would have been a cool mix! I wonder what the result would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 sounds like a beast! glad Im not doing that one I'm gonna wait untill my babies have grown up and breed one with him. woah, that would have been a cool mix! I wonder what the result would be Guess we'll never know, unless anyone here knows a few ways to make them more interested in each other? She likes him, just he wouldn't build a nest for her, she even dropped her eggs in front of him. Very annoying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brackishtank lover Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Hello and welcome nice fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 my male wasnt keen on the females either so I added indian almond leaf to the water before introducing the female. it works wonders. but sometimes they are too old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 ok, may look into that, I don't think he's too old, have to see. Have you managed it before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Hi and welcome love your tank nice work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Cheers, hoping to get some more lights for it at some point but other than that I'm pretty happy with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 just thought I'd add some more of the photos I have... Or quite a few in fact... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 lovely pics - don't forget to save some for Photo of the Month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 lovely pics - don't forget to save some for Photo of the Month ok, excuse my asking, but what is that exactly (obviously a photo comp but where does it get you?) and how do you enter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/index.php?PG=photocomp# here's the details & rules. The winners may go into a calendar at the end of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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