cichlidcentral Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've had this tank for over a year now, but only just finally got around to getting some decent photos. Sorry to keep you waiting :roll: This tank has got an Inanga(more will be coming!), 2 bandeds and 5 crays (along with plenty of macros) This is my main native tank, but got a bully raising tank atm as well (will have a couple more tanks once my cichlids head back to school) My whole tank (cant see top parts well, see next two photos) My tank inside my tank! (acting as upstream) other little waterfall for the other filter input and some of the life within! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidcentral Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 those didn't enlarge sorry...yell if you want links! and sorry I only have the pic of my smaller banded. :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Looks nice, What size is it? Link to album http://s1130.photobucket.com/albums/m532/Brendon_Finlay/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidcentral Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 haha there ya go, cheers! she's a 4 by two by two. gives a bit a room for some fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazonic Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Nice !!! !drool: makes it easier to see here! than planning visit!!! I remember that day when that was a tropial tank! :sml1: WE MUST go catch so torrentfish!!!( u need another tank) cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidcentral Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 WE MUST go catch so torrentfish!!!( u need another tank) cheers again =P I'll prob get a large pond pump for one of the school tanks.... prob go some torrents and some red fin eh? =P need some smelt 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 They are two things I have plenty of down here, and I have figgured out how to spotlight torries :happy2: I'm thinking of building my rock pile up a bit more to make a shellow end like yours, atm mine is only about 10" high but it does have 2 * 5000lph wavemakers above it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidcentral Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 haha both are present up here... torrents not as abundant as we may wish... but tips on spotlighting them I would'nt refuse! :thup: How high your tank? I use to to have more rocks in truth, had a whole planted out bank! but wanted to try out my upstream idea after some crays got the wrong idea after having no power for 5 days =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 2 bandeds and 5 crays (along with plenty of macros) You dont find that many koura too many? Then again I do have many bullies in mine.How high your tank? more or less the same size as yours 1200*600*600 More or less this layout, but the rocks at the right hand end are a bit higher. There are two large polystyrene caves under the rocks that you can just see haha both are present up here... torrents not as abundant as we may wish... but tips on spotlighting them I would'nt refuse! stand in the water with torch Find a nice transition between pool to run where the water surface is just starting to break up and hold said torch just above the water pointing up stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidcentral Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 You dont find that many koura too many? Then again I do have many bullies in mine. tbh I've been hand feeding them their normal food to make sure they get their fill. as far as territory goes I based number/size as closely to natural populations as I could (from pools often smaller than my tank!), so seam to have recreated a peaceful population structure. stand in the water with torch Find a nice transition between pool to run where the water surface is just starting to break up and hold said torch just above the water pointing up stream. that makes sense actually! though I'm sure a snorkle and a underwater tourch would also do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 OK native keepers. How about some articles for the Aquarium World on how you set up your tanks and caught the inhabitants??? Hmm? Pretty please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 that makes sense actually! though I'm sure a snorkle and a underwater tourch would also do the trick My waterproof torch that I got for christmas turned out to be not that waterproof and because the LED end is 'sealed' it has taken forever to dry back out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 OK native keepers. How about some articles for the Aquarium World on how you set up your tanks and caught the inhabitants??? Hmm? Pretty please? Some articles in the AW on Natives would be fantastic. Because the AW reaches a lot of fishkeepers that do not partake of this forum I am certain it would enthuse them to keep natives as well. I myself are keen but don't want to kill the fish through ignorance and I like instructions on paper with diagrams and photos to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 That is a very nice looking native tank! Thank you for sharing... has given me a few ideas on the one I am setting up now... I need more rocks! May go and visit a quarry or something on the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidcentral Posted January 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 That is a very nice looking native tank! Thank you for sharing... has given me a few ideas on the one I am setting up now... I need more rocks! May go and visit a quarry or something on the weekend. hahaha as you can see, I started this game as a cichlid keep back when I was 10.... now the bug never left me =P nor did the cichlids admittedly but they have bowed to the natives. I have been following your tank too, and seeing you are on the shore, do give us a yell if you need a hand! horse hair... or is it tree algae? regardless the name i have plenty around if you fancy some! young bullys love it if you get to breeding them ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazara Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 WOW your not from Canterbury then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 No, but it is well braced if you were WOWing over the smaller stand that tank footprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazara Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yeah I was a little, earthquake factor I was thinking - Have had a cousin lose a very beautiful and well stocked tank that was built solidly. Do you cool your tank at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 :smot: The large 400lt one is cooled with a 1/2 hp chiller, a bit of an over kill but does the job well. Up untill this weekend had it at 16deg but have lifted that to 18 deg to try and stop a very bad condensation problem that I've had over the last few weeks with the warm humid air that we have up here in the north island. The ~60 tank is cooled only by a fan and normall sits around 19-20 when the room hits 26-28deg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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