nativelover Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 nice tank but a rim around the edge is deffs a must sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 update: well its nearly 3 weeks of fish and all are alive certainly in the tank and feeding well. diatoms is rampant at the moment but water changes and patience should clear that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 GSP - Posted 14 Hours Ago Tom G - Posted 16 Hours Ago frroK i actually built it myself i love that some people think its an ADA tank Yeah, probably no better a compliment! What progress has there been? Is your father home with the camera yet? update: things are starting to come together plants fish are all looking good! enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 beautifully spotted female upland!! :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 She's beautifully freckly I've been looking in our river for a girl like that but all I see are vague patterned girls that could be crans or upland to my uneducated eye lol. The redfin is gorgeous too, love the blue in his fins :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Uplands and Cran's should be fairly easy to distinguish around 5cm-ish. Uplands have orange spots, and they are clear individual spots rather than irregular blotches or slight swirls, which is what the Cran's have. Girls of either species are usually less distinctively marked than the males, but I find that uplands are usually pretty distinctive, even down to quite tiny sizes, whereas Cran's and commons are much more tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=58471 crans then? She's got orange blotchy spots, not clear tiny freckles like the one above. But never has proper whisker markings either, that line under her eye stays faded when she goes darker mottled. The boy's orange spotted and his dorsal line is a real yellow yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 WOW looking amazing mann im beefing my kokopu up then getting a six footer an want to have the plants at back really impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 is it keeping clean how often do you work on it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy4crays Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 my new kokopu are putting on the beef as well. its kinda cool watching them become less transparent and also how more idividualality/attitude ie 'yawning', contesting for dominance. amazing how it thrills the people who had previously not realised whitebait grew into somthing :gigl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 i just do a water change weekly and remove any dead leaves... really simple. everything is still in the tank, refin male is awesome, the upland male is my favourite fish though... when he goes black, like pitch black and you can see his gold markings on his fins AMAZING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 !drool: the plants native? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted June 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 !drool: the plants native? well i found them in local rivers and streams so that enough for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Looks to be: cress (Nasturium officinale) - introduced or yellow-button (Cotula coronopofolia) native a Renaunculis spp, could a native buttercup looks to be some sedge, rushes or reeds of some sorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Very nice set up there, and nice photos Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Love that second to last pic of the redfin boy :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 thanks guys @twinkles hes pretty badass eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 those should be FOTM photo's Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I so need to find a redfin male for my females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I love the blue in their fins :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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