the-obstacle Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 like this but with some fern / moss? I tend to discount the WCMM as a 'basic' fish but it seems they're quite interesting. I'm not entirely sold on the idea but this could work quite well. how much are you willing to spend per fish? Per fish I'm not sure. I would happily buy 2 or 3 $50 fish if they were the right ones for the tank/biotope etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ismart120 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I tried that kinda but I've found that the wcmm's tend to hand around the top more, which kinda gives it an empty tank look, I'm not sure I'd go that route myself. That might just be my fish though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I tried that kinda but I've found that the wcmm's tend to hand around the top more, which kinda gives it an empty tank look, I'm not sure I'd go that route myself. That might just be my fish though? The article the photo comes from suggests they need higher than normal flow and in 1 direction like a stream. They come from a relatively fast flowing stream in china. In the photo they're essentially hiding from the current behind the big boulder as the current runs from left to right which may explain why they're lower in the water column? I'd have to add a little powerhead to achieve this myself as the tank has an overhead filterbox that drips straight back into the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 If you were going to go with wcmms you could add some hill stream loaches? I think there pretty cool :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 If you were going to go with wcmms you could add some hill stream loaches? I think there pretty cool :thup: This tank isn't really suited to a fast river flow setup as it's only 60x30x30 (essentially) which is what I'd want to give the loaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Fair enough. It's be cool to make like a waterfall in a tank and have like a pond at the bottom. Then you'd be able to see the loaches climb. If only they liked slow moving rivers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 That would be cool. I've seen a high flow river tank with them in it and they love it. It was a 6 footer with an fx5 running full speed from left to right plus 2 or 3 large flow pumps to make the most amazing currents. It belonged to the previous president of the auckland fish keepers and he had whiptails in there too. They all loved the currents but spent a lot of time hiding from it. I do have a long thin tank that I intend to one day turn into a river flow tank but for now it's a community tank in the lounge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 brackish tank low salinity , no need to be fussy as it changes so often in an estuarine environment any way so a a 4kg bag of marine salt will last nearly a year perhaps some mollys a fig 8 puffer and bumble bee gobies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 What about some sort of Asian Biotype? You could chuck Mosquito or Dwarf rasboras in there with Sparkling Gouramis and maybe dwarf chain loaches. Or you try a community with tiny fish, eg Dario dario, little rasboras, pymgy corys, ottos, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I know where you can get some of those rocks if you decide to go that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I know where you can get some of those rocks if you decide to go that way I wasn't that sold on the idea but the rocks are beautiful. They are a lot like the little ones I got off you a while ago. Can you flick me a PM with the location? I couldn't think where to go in the top half of the north island to get river stones, especially ones like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Or you try a community with tiny fish, eg Dario dario, little rasboras, pymgy corys, ottos, etc I'm really liking this idea mixed with some plants/wood/rocks, some caves and a little sand. Although it does sound exactly like my 2 other main tanks I could do a better, more focussed job of this one with emphasis on the plants/scape rather than what will suffice for the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I seen mosquito rasbora today, they're so neat! and tiny you could have heaps in a 50 ltr. I am going to get myself some now I have seen them, so cute. With some ottos, and maybe some pygmy cories! For my blue planet 50 ltr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I wasn't that sold on the idea but the rocks are beautiful. They are a lot like the little ones I got off you a while ago. Can you flick me a PM with the location? I couldn't think where to go in the top half of the north island to get river stones, especially ones like that. Thames coastline is where I got the little grey ones that you took. I got a couple of big ones from Orere Point beach and my husband broke them up for me so I could use both sides as humps. Those ones are different shades and there are some pics of them in my thread near the end. I seen mosquito rasbora today, they're so neat! . I have some photos of them in my thread, they are great, I have 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I had seen plenty of pictures of them but it really doesn't show you just how tiny they are. I would hate to think what raising their fry would be like. They are absolutely beautiful close up, I would say they would be my favourite rasbora by a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Sorted! Mosquito Rasbora, pygmy cories and maybe an otto or 2. Now, how to scape it... shouldn't be too hard I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Actually.... Dario - dario! or Scarlet badis as they will be called here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Actually.... Dario - dario! or Scarlet badis as they will be called here. Now that's a tiny fish! Could be cool - a bit temperamental in groups apparently (male on male aggression) but could be ok. Would suit the clearwater effect I think I'm going to get with the planted tank. Will see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 It's after midnight on a Sunday night and I'm thinking I'll go FOWLR after all. I just can't help but think that I keep doing these planted tanks and the whole point of this tank was to do something different. So, thanks for all the ideas. If the FOWLR hits a major snag I might not go that way but for now it looks the way I'm going. I'll start a new thread in the saltwater section for help over there and I'll also head to the reefkeepers forums to make sure I get everything right. As before - thanks heaps for the ideas. I've got a few I can fall back on. ...now to source some live rock that actually looks good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I had seen plenty of pictures of them but it really doesn't show you just how tiny they are. I would hate to think what raising their fry would be like. They are absolutely beautiful close up, I would say they would be my favourite rasbora by a long way. Sorry, mine are dwarf rasbora but the mosquito rasbora that are around must be very tiny ones as they apparently get bigger than the dwarves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 lol I don't think is a need to apologise if you like a different fish then me. Sorry, mine are dwarf rasbora but the mosquito rasbora that are around must be very tiny ones as they apparently get bigger than the dwarves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 what I meant was that the mosquito seem to be smallest available in the shop but according to the Axelrod encyclopaedia they don't stay the smallest when they are grown.... if it's a teeny tiny one you were after then the dwarf rasbora is apparently the smallest. But the teeny ones are very sweet. I would like to get some of both but apparently you can't mix them in case they cross breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Ah sorry, hehe now I get ya. And thanks too, the thought of something even smaller is very interesting. And here I thought I had passed the nano phase :an!gry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 And here I thought I had passed the nano phase :an!gry Do it! Do it! Do it! you know you want to :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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