David R Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Ron, I was thinking about it, but it would be a real hassle to get them out of the tank and set up another specific breeding tank (which I don't have) and then I'm not set up for raising the fry either. There are a few others around with them, hopefully someone else will... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 the altums have been put on a lot of size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Ron, I was thinking about it, but it would be a real hassle to get them out of the tank and set up another specific breeding tank (which I don't have) and then I'm not set up for raising the fry either. There are a few others around with them, hopefully someone else will... Yeah it's a bit of work but would be nice if someone breeds them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Had a crack at making a video with my new phone (Nexus 5) while feeding the fish today, turned out ok, I think. http://youtu.be/ATNo-SHaR3Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 sheesh that looks impressive, and the angles look nice. Wen I get my next house you'll have to come this way and help me set something like that up, riparian style native though (thinking about 3.6m x 1m x 600 in 3 sections) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 That is such a great setup! That middle Geo is HUGE! and the flock of tetras zipping back and forth is just awesome. Bet you are happy you made a small fish friendly setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trelize Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Cool video David :dnc1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Blue; happy to offer advice any time. Hovmoller; no regrets about the stocking, so much more activity now! Really want to add more tetras, love the way the lemons school, but thinking about Columbians to add a bit more colour. Trelize; cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 WOW!!! Looks awesome david, the lemons look so good in there great contrast with the bigger fish, any plans for more tetras apart from the coloumbians you could get some impressive schools goin in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 a couple hundred lemons would look spectacular in that beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Yeah I'm just not sold on their colour, they kinda blend in with everything else a bit much. Would love cardinals, but the geos will almost certainly snack on them, so I think the colour of the columbians will be the next best thing. I'll get 20 or so of them and see how they look before committing to a massive school of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 That tank is awesome and I think part of the awesomeness (omg did I say that word) is the simplicity of the layout. One day I will come and see it I have two angelfish - the same markings as yours and they are slowly growing. They are beautiful and more impressive that the bigger black ones I got at the same time. You could have left me more you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Ha, I wish I'd bought more of the striped ones now! Flick me a PM if ever you're coming up this way, I'm always happy to show people the tank and talk fish. I like the simplicity of the open space too, though I do intend on making the "snag" on the left bigger when I get around to going for a driftwood collecting mission down the west coast or Ohope. The few rocks on the left are trials, a couple from an old unused quarry beside the railway line in the middle of nowhere south of Wellsford, and the others out of the local creek. I quite like the creek ones and will go hunting for more once the weather warms up a little. I'd like to end up with a Rio Xingu ish looking environment [pics below] which will be well suited to the Gold Nuggets, and will help me pretend that my L190 are actually Xingu L27s.. :lol: http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/ima ... ge_id=9459 http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/ima ... e_id=16465 http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/ima ... e_id=16374 http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/ima ... ge_id=5820 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tread50 Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 What type are your angelfish David? After you suggested them for my tank I think they would make a great feature fish. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 The two big ones are Pterophyllum scalare 'Peru Altum' (F2-3 from wild caught stock imported by Phil Collis), and the smaller ones are just "regular" striped angels from Ron at Pupuke. I really hope there is someone out there breeding the Peru Altums, they're as nice a wild type angels as I've ever seen here. My two have laid eggs that look fertile, so maybe some day I'll pull them out of the tank and have a crack at breeding them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Yeah I'm just not sold on their colour, they kinda blend in with everything else a bit much. Would love cardinals, but the geos will almost certainly snack on them, so I think the colour of the columbians will be the next best thing. I'll get 20 or so of them and see how they look before committing to a massive school of anything. I was also a bit meh on mine, but as they matured they contrasted really well against my plants, which you obviously do not have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 So Facebook tells me it has nearly been two years since I started this tank, and not much has changed at all since last time. I did get a group of Columbian tetras, but find them pretty inactive and not as colourful as I expected. They don't really school well either. Will probably get more lemon tetras at some stage. I'm down to two of the large geos, and have picked up nine smaller ones from Hovmoller to replace them. Thought I might have been down to one big one last weekend when this happened... I'd noticed a dead sterbai cory earlier, but it was way over the back behind the branchy wood and I couldn't be bothered trying to fish it out. The large geo obviously thought he'd be able to swallow it, but it looks like the stiff pectoral fins got stuck. With the body of the fish taking up about 3/4 of the opening he was breathing pretty heavily, and with his mouth extended like that I knew there was no way he'd be able to spit it out. After an hour of chasing with nets and a long piece of pvc pipe Hannah and I finally managed to net him and remove the sterbai. That'll teach me for being lazy... What's next? Pass. Still really want a group of Uaru, or some nice angels. Or both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Do you still have the angels you did get? I have a sibling of yours - a large male that is constantly scrapping with my other breeding male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Yeah I still have a few of them, a couple never grew and some are much smaller than the other two. They've turned out to have a bit of a yellowish colour to them, nice looking fish but not really what I want for the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Yay an update!!! :happy1: Was that a full grown sterbai? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Not a big female, but an "average" sized one. They haven't fared particularly well, I've got about 3-4 stragglers left from the 20 I started with about a year ago. Haven't seen too many corpses so I'm guessing the plecs cleaned them up (or geos?!), bit of a shame as they looked awesome in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Wow that's quite a big loss. You reckon they die and then the plecs eat them? Would be interesting to know the reason they died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristle Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 :cophot: :nfs: :gpo2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Wow that's quite a big loss. You reckon they die and then the plecs eat them? Would be interesting to know the reason they died. Yeah not sure eh, there was plenty of food for them, temp between 26-27C so not too hot for sterbai, but gradually their numbers dwindled. I did get a good deal thru HFF as someone had just traded in a huge number of them that they had bred and been breeding from, I tried to stay away from the ones that were larger and obviously a bit old and tired, but I have no idea how old some of them may have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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