Did you know they make a black silicone aquarium sealant? I ordered some to make axotle caves from ugly white pcv pipe. Will use black sand & attach silk leaves. Busy with the 125 G project, but will get to it.
My silicon is also black, this is the silicon for aquaristic purposes which I can buy in such a pet shop (others aren't not suitable). These leaves you want to use are really made of silk? They will desintegrate under water (if this is the one made by butterflies). I love urodela you know, North America is the home of newts and salamanders in the world, as a was a child these animals have still fascinated me, I've kept some of them but never an axolotl. Today I have got 6 of the chocolate guramis I have been waiting since several weeks for, now I've 8 of these lovely fishes together in a 150 l tank, they feel well there and I'm really happy to own them now, tomorrow I will remove lots of guppies from this tank and I'll see, that will be interesting. My little advice is not worth talking about ma chère madame but thank you very much. Here a photo of the gurami made by myself before 2 weeks or so for you and wgoldfarb, à très bientôt alors!
I find it amazing that this artificial plant don't get algae all over it, nowhere in this tank are any algae to be seen, what is the secret behind it? (or is it an old photo from the very beginning of the tank?).
Hey! I also spent a summer at the University of Poitiers!!!! I was there summer of 1984!
I will be doing my best to shoot some fotos of the hexagonal tank in the next days, I'm also looking for some advice regarding the base for this tank to be placed on, because its bottom is entirely made of plastic, at the moment I'm been ocuppied with my group of 8 chocolate guramis (fantastic!), that's for me an highlight in my life as an aquarist I must say, very especial fishes!, yesterday I took out a big amount of guppies from the 150 L. tank, some 60-70 of them, because they are too frantic but there are some still extant in the tank, plants would also have to be taken away, now is the tank fine for the guramis and I can breathe again. I'm eager to hear what's going on with your tank, you are a great handyman, I hope you are doing well mon vieux, vamos poquito a poquito y despacito, greetings from Perico in Berlin!Looking forward to seeing pictures of your new tank! (The fish tank, not the tanks at the Ukrainian border!)
C'est la grenouille!
You have really a good hand for this hooby! You should continue learning and practicing French and even others (perhaps a little spanish, both are quite related) I would like to say, learning languages is a very reasonable pastime.
Je l’attends avec impatience, mon ami!I will be doing my best to shoot some fotos of the hexagonal tank in the next days, I'm also looking for some advice regarding the base for this tank to be placed on, because its bottom is entirely made of plastic, at the moment I'm been ocuppied with my group of 8 chocolate guramis (fantastic!), that's for me an highlight in my life as an aquarist I must say, very especial fishes!, yesterday I took out a big amount of guppies from the 150 L. tank, some 60-70 of them, because they are too frantic but there are some still extant in the tank, plants would also have to be taken away, now is the tank fine for the guramis and I can breathe again. I'm eager to hear what's going on with your tank, you are a great handyman, I hope you are doing well mon vieux, vamos poquito a poquito y despacito, greetings from Perico in Berlin!
I've never had chocolate gouramis, or any gouramis for that matter. I haven't decided on my stocking. I know 29g is small for a group of chocolate gouramis, but perhaps some dwarf ones are worth considering? Sounds like I need to do some research!I will be doing my best to shoot some fotos of the hexagonal tank in the next days, I'm also looking for some advice regarding the base for this tank to be placed on, because its bottom is entirely made of plastic, at the moment I'm been ocuppied with my group of 8 chocolate guramis (fantastic!), that's for me an highlight in my life as an aquarist I must say, very especial fishes!, yesterday I took out a big amount of guppies from the 150 L. tank, some 60-70 of them, because they are too frantic but there are some still extant in the tank, plants would also have to be taken away, now is the tank fine for the guramis and I can breathe again. I'm eager to hear what's going on with your tank, you are a great handyman, I hope you are doing well mon vieux, vamos poquito a poquito y despacito, greetings from Perico in Berlin!
29g is fine for a group of Chocolate Gouramis, but they are really a single species fish and do best just by themselves.
I don't think I want a single species tank
are all gouramis single-species? I need to do some reading! 
