A Few Pics Of My Tank, Fish And Stocking List

[~T~]

thanks for you views above and the info! and as for flow there is a lot as my fluval u4 pushes the water wright around the tank i see the Mollies swim in front of it and they fly to the other side of the tank! so flow is not a problem but oxygen mite be but I'm planning on putting real plants in there so that should help and maybe an air stone to help out as well

on another note

i think one of my Mollies is carrying fry as she is a bit fatter then the black females and the bigger male out of the to seems to stay close to her and has his dorsal fin up most of the time? does this mean they are spawning?

Thats still not really going to be enough for them to thrive.

I suggest you read this info http/www.loaches.com/articles/hillstream...n-the-fast-lane

 

[PDB-89]

i went to the fish shop to day on my lunch break and spent about 5 mins watching the hill streams in a small tank with about 12 in there the water temp was 27*c and they seemed happy and quite lively? so i think ill get a pair and see how they get on if they look like they are suffering ill have to set a small river tank up just for them!

On another note I'm having 2nd thoughts on the rainbow's as they have a pair in my lfs that have had fry and have killed the other rainbow in the tank with them!! and i want a big shoal of neon tetras ( and maybe a few ottos ) in my tank but as i wanted the rainbows i couldn't because the size they are fully grown and mite eat them so i think ill replace they rainbows with 12 neon's is that to much? its just they sale them in 6 so i was going to get 6 and then another 6 the next week?

let me no what your thoughts are on this please plus anything els you would like to add

Thanks for reading

Paul.

 

[~T~]

i went to the fish shop to day on my lunch break and spent about 5 mins watching the hill streams in a small tank with about 12 in there the water temp was 27*c and they seemed happy and quite lively? so i think ill get a pair and see how they get on if they look like they are suffering ill have to set a small river tank up just for them!

On another note I'm having 2nd thoughts on the rainbow's as they have a pair in my lfs that have had fry and have killed the other rainbow in the tank with them!! and i want a big shoal of neon tetras ( and maybe a few ottos ) in my tank but as i wanted the rainbows i couldn't because the size they are fully grown and mite eat them so i think ill replace they rainbows with 12 neon's is that to much? its just they sale them in 6 so i was going to get 6 and then another 6 the next week?

let me no what your thoughts are on this please plus anything els you would like to add

Thanks for reading

Paul.

Probably best to ask about them in the loaches section of the forums, observing them in the shop is not really enough to be sure. Most fish generally dont stay in the shop long enough to exibit stress/sickness. I made the same mistake years back with a couple, thinking that the outflow from my internal filter would be enough flow (internal filters tend to clog and quick) and if I dropped the temp a few degrees everything would be just fine. But it wasnt, the fish did stay near the flow but just looking at their underside I could easily see that they were highly stressed by the rate they breathed, they wouldnt come down for food and after a maybe 2 weeks both were dead.

 

[paul_219]

Nice pics, looking great.

 

[PDB-89]

thanks!

 

[PDB-89]

added 6 neon tetras at over a quid each!! lol and my dad had one loanly neon in his tank so i saved him and now hes shoaling nicely with the rest of them. I will be getting 6 more next week I can try and get a pic if wanted

 

[scoliofish]

added 6 neon tetras at over a quid each!! lol and my dad had one loanly neon in his tank so i saved him and now hes shoaling nicely with the rest of them. I will be getting 6 more next week I can try and get a pic if wanted

more pics please

 

[PDB-89]

added 6 neon tetras at over a quid each!! lol and my dad had one loanly neon in his tank so i saved him and now hes shoaling nicely with the rest of them. I will be getting 6 more next week I can try and get a pic if wanted

more pics please

ooo if you insist!

added 2 bn plecs on Sunday and a bit of bog wood after socking it for 2 days the water is still cloudy as i was rummaging around in there sorting the wood out! my sisters boyfriend took some pics of my tank and I'm waiting for him to send them over he has a 11 megga pixs cam and I'm using a 3.2 megga so they will look alot clearer o and my mollys had some fry!!

Look close for baby fish!

Mum and baby!

male bn plec

fry

Female Bn

fry

female in her hiding place ( a cut up bit of pvc guttering)

female on the glass

 

[Sean W.]

did you boil and soak the wood before you put it in?

 

[PDB-89]

yep put in a bucket with 4 kettles of hot water in then changd the water 3 times over 48 hours!

 

[Sean W.]

good good.

i boiled my drift wood for 2 hours and soaked it for 2 weeks so it would stop leaking tannins. but if 2 days was all you needed for yours, good on you


looks great! post more pics

 

[karigupi]

Hi Paul, I love the look of your tank, the natural, minimalist look really works What lights are you using? they look great.

The molly fry are very cute, I have a soft spot for black mollies, our LFS has some black lyre tails & they are stunning.

Dont worry about the tannins from the wood, I soaked mine for 2wks & still got some, activated carbon in the filter helps to clear the water, but I found within a couple of weeks it stopped.

Have fun & keep up with the piccies

 

[PDB-89]

thanks for the kind ripley's im glad other people like what iv done with my tank as its my first tank and im still learning anyway! ill post some more pics tomorow when i get home from work as its pay day and i drive past my LFS on the way home

 

[PDB-89]

7 neons = £9.50! lol but they are showling nicely here are a few pics that was taken on saturday befor i put the wood in as it was still soaking

 

[PDB-89]

just done my weekly water change and was wandering when I'm supposed to be testing my water? i done it daylie when cycling it so do i do it before i change the water? every Wednesday? 3 times a week what???


Any help welcome

Paul.