Fruju Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Put new sand in the tank today, excuse the understandable cloudiness of the tank, but that will settle. Lovin' the look thanks to DavidR and Snookie for recommending the builders sand from mitre10. Fish are growing well, Jardini is around 17-18cm now since Easter when I got him at about 6cm, grey sen is about 20cm now and rivals the fat delhezi which is around 20-22cm, the del is 26cm long, had a bit of growth this year which I am happy about, silver sharks are 20cm/12cm/10cm, albino sen is at 15cm, Geo is around 20cmish and looking primo on the darker substrate, GT female at 8cm. Will post a couple of pics tomorrow of some fish that Henward was sitting for me - chur bro. Anyways a couple of snaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Awesome selection of fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 looking good , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 minimalism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 minimalism agreed! I do prefer large tanks barebottom though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Thanks guys, I'm not going to add any more wood but I will plant this baby up a bit. So far I have had success with swordplants with bichirs, so I may try a few of those - although maybe mini sag would be a better option. Might add some tall stems along the back for some depth profile. Suggestions? Havent had much luck with anubias though. I still want to maintain an open feel + be able to see my fish well, and bushy plants will just ripped up. So pretty much restricted to strong stemmed plants and short compact swordplant-like species. @morcs: bare bottom is well, just too bare. I think a natural look brings out the best in any fish, only plus for a bare tank is ease of cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 @morcs: bare bottom is well, just too bare. I think a natural look brings out the best in any fish, only plus for a bare tank is ease of cleaning. I agree, bare bottoms are rank unless you're growing fry, your tank is looking good 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Looking good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 would look even better with my pleco hahah and jack dempseys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 would look even better with my pleco hahah and jack dempseys too right it would, sceptical about the JDs, depends how big they are, will have to check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Some more photos, put the male GT and 2 more sens in there. Albino sen wants to get it on with a normal senegal female :lol: . Stocklist: Jardini, geo, X2 GT, X3 sharks, X4 sens (1 albino), X2 dels. festae in sump cos Jardini doesn't like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 very nice! nice pieces of wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Got some plants from alanmin on the forum, getting some more off a.proph and dben later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 That must be a big tank as the plants were not very small. Will look good when they grow to full size--especially the uraguayensis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 6ft tank. How tall does the Uragauyensis get? I will probably find new locations for the plants on the right, I use that area as a location for feeding circle of the bichirs and the plants will probably get disturbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Looks cool Makes me want a big tank with big fish! The plants are good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Looks cool Makes me want a big tank with big fish! The plants are good too 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Added a flagtail prochodilus today he's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Added a flagtail prochodilus today he's awesome! nice one ,where did you get him , dont they eat plants though ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 HFF albany, algae eaters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Added a flagtail prochodilus today he's awesome! Saw them while i was browsing there yesterday. They are sweet looking fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Only one I have seen before was several years ago and henward snapped it up, I didn't know what it was then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 AKA .Fei Feng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 apparently they also 'taste' plants, hopefully not too much. see how things go, supposed to only go for soft plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 i believe they will graze on some plants like soft amazons, i remember, they demolished my vals awhile back, i mean over a day, nothing was left. but we dont have that, so your plants may be ok keep it well fed! it should not have so much urge to eat plants. love the flag tail, so tempted to get a shcool. but they flight when older unless in a massive tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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