130 gallon planted tank

Phalloceros · May 11, 2021

The tank is looking stable, the plant growth is good, crypts are growing in nicely

I added a wave maker that does about 3000l/h

and I found these bottles at my local garden shop, I think they’re pretty funny

Phalloceros · May 21, 2021

Placed the wave maker on the right side of the tank, this way the top of the tank gets a lot of flow but the bottom less (better for the cichlids)

fish in the tank right now:
15 black ruby barb
15 yo-yo loach
2 bristlenose pleco
6 Siamese algae eater
3 firemouth cichlid
3 jewel of Panama cichlid

AquaBarb · Jun 19, 2021

Phalloceros said:
Placed the wave maker on the right side of the tank, this way the top of the tank gets a lot of flow but the bottom less (better for the cichlids)
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fish in the tank right now:
15 black ruby barb
15 yo-yo loach
2 bristlenose pleco
6 Siamese algae eater
3 firemouth cichlid
3 jewel of Panama cichlid

Ive got a similar size set up with cichlids etc and debating whether to add a wave maker/circulation pump or not.

How you finding the tank since you added the wave maker? Fish ok with the extra flow

Phalloceros · Jun 29, 2021

My fish seem to be doing just fine

Phalloceros · Aug 20, 2021

At the moment I have
2 firemouth
2 amatitlania altoflava
X Endlers
10 limia perugiae
X black ruby barb
X yo-yo loaches
4bristlenose plecos
5 L66

what do you guys think would work well in my 120gallon tank? Preferably I would make a community with the Limia, Amatitlania, and some of the catfish. Any suggestions?

Sgooosh · Aug 20, 2021

Phalloceros said:
At the moment I have
2 firemouth
2 amatitlania altoflava
X Endlers
10 limia perugiae
X black ruby barb
X yo-yo loaches
4bristlenose plecos
5 L66

what do you guys think would work well in my 120gallon tank? Preferably I would make a community with the Limia, Amatitlania, and some of the catfish. Any suggestions?

does X mean 10?

Colin_T · Aug 21, 2021

x could mean an unknown yet to be defined quantity. Basically they might not have any yet and might be thinking 8, 10, 20, etc

itiwhetu · Aug 21, 2021

Colin_T said:
x could mean an unknown yet to be defined quantity. Basically they might not have any yet and might be thinking 8, 10, 20, etc

x means of unknown quantity as in Expert. Ex is of unknown quantity and a spurt is a drip under pressure, so an Expert is a drip under pressure of unknown quantity.

Colin_T · Aug 21, 2021

itiwhetu said:
x means of unknown quantity as in Expert. Ex is of unknown quantity and a spurt is a drip under pressure, so an Expert is a drip under pressure of unknown quantity.

I haven't heard that since the 80s

Phalloceros · Dec 21, 2021

This tank is still going strong

Thorichthys meeki “Rio candelaria”

Amatitlania altoflava

Limia perugiae

Xiphophorus hellerii “yucatan”

Megalechis thoracata

Corydoras trilineatus

Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

FishHobby99 · Dec 21, 2021

what a wonderful tank! I it. How big is the pleco at the top?
How are you taking all those awesome pics? phone? what kind?

Sgooosh · Dec 21, 2021

Phalloceros said:
This tank is still going strong

Thorichthys meeki “Rio candelaria”
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Amatitlania altoflava
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Limia perugiae
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Xiphophorus hellerii “yucatan”
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Megalechis thoracata
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Corydoras trilineatus
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Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
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so lucky you have limias
ur yucatan looks like my neon swordtail but orange moved 90 degrees

Phalloceros · Dec 22, 2021

JennySolano said:
what a wonderful tank! I it. How big is the pleco at the top?
How are you taking all those awesome pics? phone? what kind?

I take my pics with my iPhone X, the plecos are about 6 inches now

Phalloceros · Mar 21, 2022

The tank is still going, I have it at room temperature now, moved some fish and made it more a community tank. I got some of my favorites: Danios.

Inhabitants right now are some loners that I either rescued or are leftover from a larger group, swordtails, catfish, a rainbow shark, and 3 types of Danios.