land_lubber Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Nice looking tank and very nice apitso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 oh yeah and heres a quick little pic of my other male apisto who is still really small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Looking good :thup: Awesome looking Apistos too by the way !drool: Your "gold" harlequins (the more intensely coloured ones) are actually Trigonostigma espei and the "regular"/less colourful ones are Trigonostigma hengeli. Hope that clears things up for you They are stunning fish, especially the T. espei Both are common in NZ stores. To sex them, the females are usually fatter/larger, especially when they are full of roe. True gold harlequins are a captive-bred mutation of Trigonostigma heteromorpha and look like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'd rather normal harlequins to that (btw the "Espei" are currently on the wholesalers lists as "Gold Harlequins) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Tank looks great Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 thanks guys yeah im happy with the tank how it is at the moment just need better lighting so i can get some real growth going! I'd rather normal harlequins to that (btw the "Espei" are currently on the wholesalers lists as "Gold Harlequins) yeah i would definately rather these than the real gold harlequins haha but exactly they were sold from the wholesaler as gold harlequins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 i've always called the espei's "Lambchop Harlequins" surprised me when I saw "gold" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 :spop: :spop: Any updated pics bro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 hey dude yeah ill add some tonight haha been pre ocupied with work and the nano so this tanks kinda been left to do its thing also still waiting till i can afford new lights for it and co2 ran out about a week ago i think so have stopped dosing ferts until i can get out to the refill place haha but will chuck some pics up a bit later tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 pics sorry all off iphone so not best quality but you get the idea, since last update ive removed the camboba and replaced it with some twisted val and moved the red plant from the left to the middle of the tank also removed most of the glosso since the lighting just wasnt good enough. FTS harlequins big apisto little apisto little apisto again little and big apisto another shot from the right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 wow ! I love the stones/schist at the back !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 picking up a arcadia 120cm 2x150w metal halide and 2 x t8 light fitting tonight so this will finaly be a high tech tank haha im going to try set up the lights so i have the 2 54 t5s going aswell as the t8s and halides. ALGAE COME AT ME! :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Cool dude, plant growth should go crazy once you get them running. Are you dosing e.i.? You will have to dose a lot more ferts with the mhs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 :cophot: :cophot: Absolutely love your tank :bounce: :bounce: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 hey all im now closing this tank down due to the need to down size will be keeping my apistos and plecos and making a smaller tank for them thanks for all the help and advise given during this build p.s check out the private sale forum for whats being sold cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 well thats a bit crap. oh well will see how it go's worst comes to worst it gives me an excuse to get another tank :slfg: both seem quite happy at the moment and have found them selfs homes at opposite ends of the tank in the caves provided but we'll see how they go. Hahaha - It certainly gave me an excuse .. YES !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 as for the plecos they are both happy as larry they hang out together all the time no fighting and they are both healthy and eat alot. as for the not coming out because of high light they are both out for 70 - 80% of the time the lights are on so in the end it worked out fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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