David R Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Alright its not quite as watching a big armartus chase down a feeder, but I thought I'd take some pics of feeding time in my 370g South American tank. I feed a mix of flake, crumble and sinking pellets for the cichlids and plecs (as well as floating pellets for the aro). Most of the fish are mid to bottom feeders so I place a short length of PVC pipe in the gap between the lids and load all the food in there so it can slowly sink out rather than floating and spreading out over the surface. It didn't take long for the uaru to figure it out, they now immediately associate the pipe with food and will get up inside it to try pull it out. Not sure how they'll get on in a few months once they get too big to fit in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Good to see that the nuggets alive still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 despite finding its way into the sump twice since I've been back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vervo Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Such an amazing tank, beautiful fish, love the Arowana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Nice! That's awesome. I'd have planted it though. :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 cool never mind him above :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 great stuff dave , dont see any rays though , didnt they fit in your undies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Perhaps they didn't survive in his undies :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Every time I see a group of big Geos... !drool: !drool: !drool: !drool: !drool: Nice shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 :nfs: , just woundering if you dont mind, how much did the tank cost, and what are the dimensions? thanks :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 :nfs: david ..i love the setup.. !drool: Nice! That's awesome. I'd have planted it though. :digH: dont listen to p44 it cool as it is.. he has anuff trouble looking after his hair :rotf: :sage: :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 David, using this feeding method, do you find everyone gets enough food? Or are some fish "bullied" away? (as opposed to feeding in a few different spots e.g.) And yeah any plants would ruin it IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 David, using this feeding method, do you find everyone gets enough food? When I was feeding them, I found that there was more than enough to go around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 When I was feeding them, I found that there was more than enough to go around lucky you got to feed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I think it's awesome without plants and I think p44 agrees but it just using his usual critique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks all. Thomas, with the amount of food I chuck in there is plenty to go around. With 10 geos, 9 plecs, a pictus and 6 hungry uaru that have no objection to eating off the substrate I can chuck in massive quantities of food and not have to worry about it going uneaten and spoiling the water. There are three 2kg buckets under the tank, one is crumble and one is flake! Fishybuisness, the tank is 2400mm long, 977 wide and 620 high. It was fairly cheap because Greg had a piece of tinted 12mm glass that was the perfect size for the base, thus the strange dimensions. I had asked for 900 wide originally but then asked how wide the glass he had was and decided it wasn't worth trimming 77mm off it. Al, after getting a good close up look at the barbs on the rays in Richards tank in the UK, and at how rough and textured they are, I decided against the underpants method. P44, I think the uaru would accept that challenge.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 ahhahaha yeah. I do love the tank. I think it's awesome without plants and I think p44 agrees but it just using his usual critique. Am I that predictable? :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinbote Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 That tank really is killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 awesome! love the dimensions too! and the background! makes it looks natural! so david, when are we building a concrete/plywood tank - approx 6000 to 8000 litres in your fish room? :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 so david, when are we building a concrete/plywood tank - approx 6000 to 8000 litres in your fish room? :happy2: In the next house when I know I'm not going to be moving for the next 20+ years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxnz Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 In the next house when I know I'm not going to be moving for the next 20+ years... do we bring our own snorkeling :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 In the next house when I know I'm not going to be moving for the next 20+ years... ill love too built a tank that size...ive got a nice wall area it can go..ive got a feuw progects to finsh frist,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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