David R Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Just did a water change, I did a big water change out of the sump and refilled about 250L out of the tap dropping the temp in the sump to about 16C, I refilled the tank out of the barrel, but when I switched on the sump there was a big influx of cold water. Next thing I know there's TEN sterbais out schooling and hooning around the tank. Guess they've been hiding all this time. The six little uaru are doing well in quarantine, fins mostly healed up and starting to get a little less shy. Can't wait to release them into the big tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tread50 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 That's good to hear that you haven't lost all of them. They obvious prefer the cooler water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Spotted my two largest royals or together tonight, good chance to photograph them (almost) side by side showing the different patterns. Hope copying the attachments from Monsterfishkeepers works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Pterophyllum scalare 'Peru Altum'. I'd love to get another dozen or so of these.Going back to my original post, close to two years ago, and thanks to Hovmoller I just acquired not twelve but TWENTY young "Peru Altums"!! I made a video, it's pretty crap but you get the idea, I'll try get a better quality one once they're all settled in.https://youtu.be/7AykB3WHRdcAnd I took a couple of pictures too. The largest royal (ex Henward) is just over a foot long now, mouth is over an inch in diameter and he (??) has some serious whiskers going on! The other fish are all doing ok, the Baryancistrus are growing slowly but steadily, the lemon tetras are looking great but could do with a boost in numbers. Filtration is still working well, although now that the Panaques are all 25cm+ the sawdust production seems to have really dropped off, to the point where the settling chamber in the sump is basically redundant.The only thing I'm not happy about is having it hidden away downstairs, I want it in my livingroom!! fishyNZ and Silverdollarboy2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gligor Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Those Peru Angels are amazing. I almost got some from hovmoller, but decided to go the discus way. What a beautiful tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishyNZ Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Nice mix of south american cichlids. How big are those Uarus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamNato Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Seriously awesome tank!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Looking really good David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Nice setup! Nice fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Nice mix of south american cichlids. How big are those Uarus?Not huge, h growing slower than I expected buti probably could/should feed them more. I sometimes wonder if the rapid growth we see in cichlid like Oscars or uaru isn't unnatural and/or unhealthy. I don't often feed then greens because it's aa hassle when they get stuck to the overflow comb, I tried them on kale recently and they looked at it like they didn't know what it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tank looking amazing, that L190 is huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 It's still got plenty of growing to do! (I hope) Silverdollarboy2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Awesome tank. That piece of wood has handled it very very well! David R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 How's the tank going? Any changes? What brand of sand did you use as I'm looking to put sand in my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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