My 55 Gallon...

[StingrayKid]

Over the past month or so, I've set up a 55 gallon tank for my Ropefish. When I first set up the tank, this is what it looked like:

Personally, I hated it, but, it was all I had to work with at the time. I had a Aqua-Tech power filter that I REALLY didn't like because it conked out here and there. finally, I got a Canister filter.

Here is the tank now:

I will be adding another stump like the one in the middle to the left side of the tank and move the rocks.

Here is my latest addition. This guy was looking very lonely in his small 25g tank at the LFS and needed some color to him. Here is my Green Severum, Mortimur!

And a nice little Java Fern...

And "Stump Moutain"

Feeding time for Mortie:

Give us a kiss!

There are acutally quite a few inhabitants to this tank. Most dont like to come out in the day. (Ropefish, Clown Loaches, Spotted Rafeal Cat). I will be adding another Severum possibly. I can't really get really good pictures for awhile, until I get a new camera. I apologize for the dirty glass, I really have to get around to cleaning it! I'll get some pictures of my other fish as soon as I can. Hope you liked it!

 

[Vip]

That is one mean looking tank dude, well done!

 

[StingrayKid]

Thank you!

 

[BlueIce]

looks excellent

 

[Dwarfs]

Enjoy the ferns while they last The sev is a beauty! How big is he?
BTW, I would suggest taking that fern out of the gravel They can't get nutrients if they are planted under the gravel, and, well then they die off You have the other ferns in great spots though The tank looks great otherwise, my tank is nowhere near as nice as that Although it used to have java ferns before my severum started growing up Good luck I'd love to see some of the other fish

 

[Sasha]

Awesome tank!

 

[Aussie_Star]

BTW, I would suggest taking that fern out of the gravel They can't get nutrients if they are planted under the gravel, and, well then they die off

mine is in gravel and it has tripled its size in 3 weeks

 

[StingrayKid]

Thnaks for all the comments. I'll work on getting new pictures of my other fish. As for the Java Ferns, I'll just see what happens ti em'.

 

[Dwarfs]

BTW, I would suggest taking that fern out of the gravel They can't get nutrients if they are planted under the gravel, and, well then they die off

mine is in gravel and it has tripled its size in 3 weeks

I'm just writing what I have read, how fine is your gravel? If it is a larger then nutrients may be going through the gravel in the current of the water

Stingray kid: If the plant is ok there over the next week or so leave it, but if it starts to wilt and become brown take it out of the gravel

 

[StingrayKid]

Sounds good!

 

[tear-scar]

BTW, I would suggest taking that fern out of the gravel They can't get nutrients if they are planted under the gravel, and, well then they die off

mine is in gravel and it has tripled its size in 3 weeks

Plants can grow under unfavorable circumstances-- doesn't mean they're doing as well as THEY COULD. Also doesn't mean it's doing well. Just because a plant managaes to survive or even grow doesn't mean it won't die back and succumb to the hinderence eventually. It's a FACT that java ferns cannot grow properly without water flow over the rhizome. Individual circumstances don't refute that. Before you claim something as a fact you need to collect a lot of data.

 

[Aussie_Star]

well it has triple it size in 3 weeks with less then 1wpg, and my other one has been in the tank since it was cycling like 8 months ago and its find, and i wasnt claiming anything i was just saying what has happened,

It is just normal river gravel

 

[lucky62]

Looks great Stingray , I love the severum , and he'll most likely love your plants .


a side note :
Java fern as well as anubias and African water fern [bolbitis heudelotii ]are epiphytes [ google it ], they are usually found growing attached to wood , rocks , tree trunks [wood again ], well as the ground in there natural environments . Roots can be put in the substrate , but the rhizome [ where the leaves and the roots grow up or down from ] should never be buried, it will eventually die . These plants can draw all the nutrients they need from the water column , and do not necessarily need to get nutrients from the substrate . They do best in aquariums growing attached to rocks or wood or just left floating on their own in the tank .

Sorry for hi-jacking , just wanted to share my experience with java fern and anubias , I've had them growing well in my tank for over 7 years now , didn't have good luck with bolbitis heudelotii , it needs good current directed right at it to do well.

 

[StingrayKid]

Right then, I'll plant them on the wood and rocks.

EDIT: Oh yeah, Dwarfs, he's about 5 inches long right now.

 

[Dwarfs]

Right then, I'll plant them on the wood and rocks.

EDIT: Oh yeah, Dwarfs, he's about 5 inches long right now.

About as big as my Sev then