hovmoller Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Nice! The bottom will get busy when the new guys gets added! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hope so! The tank looks surprisingly full with all those fish hanging out around the front, I should try take another pic today to show how empty it can look too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted August 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 The loaches are in!! I think some of them are a little confused, when I opened the curtains this morning there was a group of about a dozen of the smaller ones swimming around mid-level in the water column schooling with the Lemon Tetras (who are a similar size)! The tank is certainly a lot busier now, the loaches are pretty active already, I was a bit worried they'd vanish into the wood pile and never be seen again but that hasn't happened. hovmoller, Silverdollarboy2, kiwiraka and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Can't wait til they're huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Looking good David! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 Two weeks in the big tank and they've already had a bit of a growth spurt! fishyNZ, Silverdollarboy2 and hovmoller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Nice! Do the angels spawn in the tank often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishyNZ Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Like the festivums; how old are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Thomas the first time I've seen the angels spawn was about four days ago! Since adding the clowns I've been doing ~200L water changes every other day (just opening the valve on the sump drain and putting the hose into the tank to run for 112-15 minutes) and I think maybe that's kicked them into action. I've had the festivums a few years, around the time I switched from big fish to small fish. TBH their colours are really drab and they've been pretty uninteresting to keep. Not good quality stock I think, there are some beautiful examples of the genus out there. Fruju 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 This little guy [the shark] is possibly my favourite fish at the moment! He's had a good growth spurt since being added to the big tank, and filled out and coloured up really nicely. So far he's just cruising around completely ignoring every other fish, long may the relaxed attitude last. Fruju 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I like the redtail black sharks, especially once they reach 15cm or so and they get that thick body shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 He's a neat fish, always out and about, kinda wishing I'd bought half a dozen of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hmmm.... little bit jealous of your red tail shark now... David R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I see what you mean by the festivum, doesn't have that refined shape like some others I have seen. Do you follow the Aquarium Co-op Youtube channel? There's a guy on there with an 800 gallon filled with about 100 clown loaches and 200 tiger barbs. It is quite the display. You could attempt something similar with your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I've seen some of the videos, it's a neat set up alright! Could maybe chuck in another 20 red tailed sharks too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishyNZ Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Re festivums: I always liked the “plain” silver ones over the colored variants, not sure why. They were relatively common during the time I kept them, in my teens, circa early nineties (not in NZ). As for body shape, I think they’re just normal for four-year old, well-fed fish. I currently have 2 young ones, which could be M.mirificus, basing on coloration only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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