Sophia Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Looks awesome. Considered adding serpaes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I've got 40 lemons tin my 4' blackwater tank I was thinking about rtying, but between the aro and the overflow with no comb I think it'll be an expensive experiment. Would love to see a group of tetras schooling in a tank this size though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Would love to see a group of tetras schooling in a tank this size though! that would be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 columbian tetras would look awesome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I still think they'd be likely to go over the overflow, I've never had much luck keeping smaller fish in tanks with weir-type overflows. And because of the height of the overflow and the grunty pump I can't put overflow comb on as it would raise the water level to the point where it would probably overflow. As it is now it only sits about 1mm below the bracing. Also larger tetras are more likely to be eaten by the arowana [when it finally gets added], once the aro gets over ~16" I might chuck 20 or so neons in just to see how they go, hopefully the size difference is great enough for the aro to ignore them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 yeah ive seen a tank over seas that had a green aro and a huge school of cardanials, it looked realy impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 columbians are FAST. but i guess its a bit of a cruel expiriment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinbote Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 David, your tank's made with 12mm glass, right? How do you find the optical distortion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 David, your tank's made with 12mm glass, right? How do you find the optical distortion? Pass? Never noticed it, maybe I'm blind... :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinbote Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Pass? Never noticed it, maybe I'm blind... :-? Mine's made with 10mm and the distortion is pretty bad whenever you're looking at it on an angle; wondered how inevitable it was. A guy today told me that it 'looks like half the depth it really is'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 I just don't look at them from an angle... Its just a fact of thick glass, nothing you can do about it really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 What about a banded leporinus? could be a nice addition? or a jag cichlid :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinbote Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 I just don't look at them from an angle... Its just a fact of thick glass, nothing you can do about it really. I figured. Good advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 What about a banded leporinus? I quite like the long dangly bits on the geos fins.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 What about a banded leporinus? could be a nice addition? or a jag cichlid :roll: how much are leporinus worth these days ? cool fish but they do get nippy in my experience with them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 about $60 snookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan7 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 What about a banded leporinus? could be a nice addition? or a jag cichlid :roll: Oi ill have the jag!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinbote Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 How big do you expect your jurupari to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 wow great work david. looking awesome!!! that's one beefy big tank. the width is certainly impressive. like the woody-biotype look ay i couldn't see all the pics cos on dial up speed but your sump looks really good. is that an overflow plumbed at the end in case something goes wrong? i assume it'll lead to a drain? lemons are really nice tetras. hate to see them be an aro snack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 How big do you expect your jurupari to get? Haven't got one any more, lost my male, about 16cm, by not acclimatising slowly enough [i think]. Luke, there's no lemons in there, still considering it, and there's not going to be an aro either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinbote Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Haven't got one any more, lost my male, about 16cm, by not acclimatising slowly enough [i think]. Damn, that sucks. Fish and their perpetual deathwish. Do you still have the spotted metynnis? I should have a quarantine tank free in few days. Could you put up some photos of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Yeah I still have them, they're in a 3' holding tank with no lights so not particularly easy to get pics of sorry. It was entirely my fault with the leucosticta, the 5' tank was about pH 6 and the 8' was 7.5, I should have (and did after that) buffer the 5' slowly with some coral instead of trying to acclimatise the fish over such a big increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 You're not getting a black aro? surely someplace will stock them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinbote Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yeah I still have them, they're in a 3' holding tank with no lights so not particularly easy to get pics of sorry. No problem, I really just wanted to know whether they have the very deep, typical silver dollar shape or whether they're a little more elongated like the ones in with Helen at Hollywood. Seems like there's a couple of subspecies or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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