Tank Update! With Pics!

[Wills]

Hi guys not been around as much recently finally landed a job - not paying good enough to go out and buy a big tank outright but enough to put away a bit each month and get one this year for 100%.

As a few people knew my flat got demolished last year, well now its rebuilt and were back in and there is about 3 foot around the tank at the moment I have been told I can fill with tank which is just epic for me Totally going to do it no idea what will end up stocked in there.

So I think since my last topic my stock has changed somewhat -

- I lost 2 of my Geophagus 1 down to disease after the tank move and an other of unexplained (though possibly aggression)
- Moved the remaining Geophagus, 1 Satanoperca Daemon and 2 Krobia sp.Rio Xingu to Euston who we met in Leeds

And since then I have added

- 4 Geophagus Wilmenari (spelling) wild caught from the Rio Negro
- 1 Mystery Catfish (a little game for people to guess the ID )
- 7 more Lemon Tetras bringing my school to 15 now

So ontop of the others its a well stocked tank at the sizes the fish are at but like I say the new tank is pretty imminent now

So without further ado here are pics of the big tank

And here are some pics of my catfish I have named him Bumble - I am fully aware of what he is but lets see if anyone can guess what he is and what kind of care he will need in the future Had him about 6 weeks now and he has just finally started to eat properly!! I am over the moon as he is a great great looking fish

Hope you enjoy

Wills

 

[guppybreeder1]

nice tank!

 

[Always Learning]

Nice little catfish

Even at that size, I'd watch the Lemon Tetra. I had one in a tank that was around 2.5" in length and it was polishing off small (50p size bodies) size Angels.

 

[markandhisfish]

great looking tank wills , lovee the redmoor wood on the right. and i love your heros severus . gorgeous fish

the catfish isnt a pangasius is it

 

[DRE]

Great looking tank.

I think it should be Geophagus Winemilleri.

 

[Wills]

Ha ha I knew people would guess Pangasious Its actually a Ageneiosus catfish at a guess I think its Ageneiosus cf. atronasus but not sure it was labeled as Ageneiosus sp. Blue at Pier Aquatics and I trust their reputation that he is not actually a Pangasious

Dre thankyou for that I can never remember the name Winemilleri - wine miller i

I think the lemons are safe for now as he is blind as anything and only just started taking an interest in pellets - I had tried live frozen flake veggies and pellets and he has finnaly started eating just pellets not interested in anything else.... but I do know they can be predatory but I am hoping the lemons should outgrow his mouth...... hoping.

Wills

 

[kaivalagi]

Lovely looking fish and tank, always nice to see your tank, hopefully it will be a bigger one fairly soon (congrats on finding work btw, I'm currently unemployed now...one out one in...)


That catfish sure does look like the jaws variety

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus? or did you manage to find something that doesn't grow to over 4 foot in the wild???

Careful....:

 

[Wills]

I think Bumble is this one http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=649 but I knew it would make people panic when they saw the pics

But what a great catfish? Same shape as a lot of the monster cats looks incredibly like a shark, and he is out all day long he never moves from swimming in the current! Its an open water catfish

It ticks a long list of needs for me and catfish and Im so pleased I got him I am so tempted to do the 5/6 hour round trip just to get some more as I do think he would do well in like a trio or something?

Wills

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Nice geos and catfish! Glad to hear things have turned the corner regarding the flat and a job.

 

[Verminator89]

Glad for you Wills, be great to see your next project Whenver it comes about.

Stunning Geo's. They are something magnificent.

 

[star4]

Love the catfish, very similar to my black collared cat. I would be very tempted to have a small group of them.

 

[kaivalagi]

I think Bumble is this one http/www.planetcat...?species_id=649 but I knew it would make people panic when they saw the pics

Good find!


I don't think that pic does the cat justice, I mean look at this, how cool is that! (from the planetcatfish link you gave):

I'd love to see a vid of it on the move