hovmoller Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 show me the fish! :spop: No jumpers with suicidal tendencies I hope :sage: Nice setup Joe! Will follow with interrest :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 These are my plans for the tank in the future (in no particular order): - Get some alder cones, bogwood and beech and Indian almond leaves - Collect some oak leaves in autumn (I have found a great spot where there are lots of oaks and the ground is really dry and clean so the leaves won't get dirty) - Make a rainwater collecting system - Get pH, GH, KH, NH4, NO2, NO3 and PO4 test kits - Add some more gravel (I don't think it is quite deep enough) - Get an inline heater - Get a hook-on thermometer - Put a black backdrop on the back - Suspend the light closer to the surface - Glass filter pipes and clear tubing maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 freakin badass man! any algae showing up with that monster light? you should deffinately get an inline heater the current one looks well distracting. good luck with the fry.... please let me know if you have apistos for sale at any time as i am super keen. i have been keeping fish for around 2 years and have seen 1 apisto for sale in nelson.. i have my restricted now so ill drive over to blenheim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodKing Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 What a great shot, and a great setup. :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks guys! any algae showing up with that monster light? No algae so far... you should deffinately get an inline heater the current one looks well distracting. Yes I really want an inline heater, but I have been unable to get hold of one. I have found many websites in the UK that sell them, but only one place will ship to NZ. It was this site here - http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/ We don't have an overseas credit card so I asked Caryl and Grant if they could order it for me, and AquaEssentials said they had to create an account on their website. They tried but something wasn't working so they contacted the website for help and AquaEssentials never replied. please let me know if you have apistos for sale at any time as i am super keen. Yep will do They'll look great in your Amazon riparium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 hopefully the algae holds off! yea im probably gonna tear down the biotope far to early but i have an offer/chance to setup a native tank i cannot refuse! still keen for some apistos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 what about one off the heaters that replaces the end of the filter pipe (pipe that sucks water out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 If the fish have fry then they will be sucked up and burnt against the heater. I am planning on building a DIY double sponge filter for the inlet of the filter so the fry can feed on the microorganisms and also of course so they don't get sucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Looking good Joe :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 cutie little fish! I hope you have more cool photos for POTM :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TomGilberg Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 nice pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks! I have lots of fun taking them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodKing Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Can I ask what camera are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Very cool, I love the colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Can I ask what camera are you using? Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodKing Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Cool. Good little cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Eating blackworms :happy2: And a couple of random shots from yesterday. Sorry I haven't been able to get any photos of the male Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 As always... Top photo's Joe! I see one in there for POTM :thup: Try putting a mirror up to lure the male out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Yes of course I never thought of a mirror! Great idea I'll try and find one this week (we don't actually have any small mirrors so I'll need to go out and buy one ). It's not that the male hides... in fact quite the opposite. He is always at the very back of the tank in the open where there aren't any leaves. I put some worms out in the very front of the tank (where I photographed the female) and chased him around the front with a small net, and he nibbled at a couple of worms and just swam to the back of the tank and started flaring at a female :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 the photos in your thread always take a long time to load for me but is worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Thanks Hey Danval I decided to use a makeup mirror for the male fish, which I have propped up against the glass on the outside of the tank. I originally discarded the idea of using it when you suggested a mirror because its design wouldn't look very nice in a photo but then it just occurred to me that it would be fine if it was outside the tank so the fish can still flare at it but it won't be in the photo :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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