Here I go again 150 gallon reset.

[itiwhetu]

My first tank was right next to a window with direct sunlight. The tank had NO live plants and I never had a problem with algae.

What was the trick to that?

 

[itiwhetu]

All the whiptails together, communicating with each other this is the first time I have seen this with these fish, fingers crossed

 

[itiwhetu]

Thought this was a neat photo showing how far the Hydrophilia siamensis is above the tank

 

[Deleted member 149562]

You really really REALLY know how to make people severely envious, don't you?

 

[itiwhetu]

You really really REALLY know how to make people severely envious, don't you?

Thanks, it is kind of cool

 

[connorlindeman]

What was the trick to that?

no trick at all. I have no idea why no algae grew

 

[itiwhetu]

Found this Nepanthes today at a garden center, couldn't help myself so have re done the carnivorous plant end of the tank. My beautiful wife has now pointed out to me that when she said I could have a tank again this isn't what she envisaged.

 

[Overload Reptiles]

Discus tank New Zealand style, these are the Discus I'm considering getting, they are all brothers and sisters that have been raised together.
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Those are some badass looking Discus

 

[itiwhetu]

Those are some badass looking Discus

Up dated photos of The adults and kids.

 

[itiwhetu]

All the whiptails together, communicating with each other this is the first time I have seen this with these fish, fingers crossed
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After getting all excited about this action, I got home tonight to find one of the males dead, it was hanging out right by where the other has his hide out, and it looked like it at been in a scrap. Down to two

 

[Overload Reptiles]

Up dated photos of The adults and kids.
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They’re beautiful.

 

[SomethingsFishy24]

This was really cool seeing everything come together. I wish I was more organized. I feel my planted tanks never look as nice as many others I have seen. Mine are a bit chaotic while these look so zen and neat.

Iti is so cute. I have a little ginger tabby cat named Ginger (I know, totally original) who loved to get on the tanks, however we found out she was also a fishing cat. O.O When I was much younger, my now husband and I were just starting out, we lived with my In-laws while we got established. Well we had adopted Ginger when we were in college and living in an apartment. We had no fish at the time. Anyways, my father in law had a beautiful planted 55 gallon in the living room. All the fish he had were 3" max. It had been running perfectly for a long time and the fish were quite aged. Then he began to lose them, 2 to 3 at a time. He thought age might have caught up with some of them. Nope. My mother in law caught Ginger on the back of the tank where it was open for plumbing, furry arm deep in it, snagging a little fish out. To this day, even though we no longer live there, he has gutter guard over the opening on the back of the tank. She is quite old now and she can't jump like she used to, she is also deaf but you can see it in her eyes how bad she wants to eat the fish in my tanks. XD

 

[itiwhetu]

This was really cool seeing everything come together. I wish I was more organized. I feel my planted tanks never look as nice as many others I have seen. Mine are a bit chaotic while these look so zen and neat.

Iti is so cute. I have a little ginger tabby cat named Ginger (I know, totally original) who loved to get on the tanks, however we found out she was also a fishing cat. O.O When I was much younger, my now husband and I were just starting out, we lived with my In-laws while we got established. Well we had adopted Ginger when we were in college and living in an apartment. We had no fish at the time. Anyways, my father in law had a beautiful planted 55 gallon in the living room. All the fish he had were 3" max. It had been running perfectly for a long time and the fish were quite aged. Then he began to lose them, 2 to 3 at a time. He thought age might have caught up with some of them. Nope. My mother in law caught Ginger on the back of the tank where it was open for plumbing, furry arm deep in it, snagging a little fish out. To this day, even though we no longer live there, he has gutter guard over the opening on the back of the tank. She is quite old now and she can't jump like she used to, she is also deaf but you can see it in her eyes how bad she wants to eat the fish in my tanks. XD

Our Iti cat doesn't even think about the fish, she just likes a drink of warm water.

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Looking absolutely gorgeous matey! Love this thread

 

[itiwhetu]

Nothing much is happening in the tank, but the Hygrophila is heading for the ceiling. It is now 1.2 meters off the surface of the tank