Updated 13/08/09 Hex Tank

[pippoodle]

some of the inhabitants of my 55 ltr hex cant get a pic of the pygmy corys as they are breeding

NEW PICS today and micro crab pics

Micro crabs - Limnopilos Naiyanetri

old tank shots - will update pics soon

brigitte/chilli rasboras

habrosus corys crystal black and cherry shrimps

corys fry - peppered and bronze and crystal red shrimps and cherry shrimps & ramshorn snails

 

[keenonfish]

Hey pip you got a right little oasis in their lol looks fab I love the crystal black I will look out for them!
Also do you have the micro crabs in that tank?

 

[oliesminis]

I love the tank. i love the cherry shrimp

 

[donal]

Hi, nice tank.

I have the same myself. Must get some photo's up but am waiting to add more plants and a nice background first.

Your Amazon Swords are doing well. Do you use any plant fertiliser?

I didnt add a layer of substrate below the gravel when I set up

 

[pippoodle]

Hi, nice tank.

I have the same myself. Must get some photo's up but am waiting to add more plants and a nice background first.

Your Amazon Swords are doing well. Do you use any plant fertiliser?

I didnt add a layer of substrate below the gravel when I set up

i havent got any gravel just put in deep sand in when planted the plants and as time has gone by its gradually settled
i have a 10w bulb in the tank
i feed tetrapond plantamin at the moment once a fortnight - or whatever cheap plantfood i can get thats copper free

 

[three-fingers]

That's my kind of tank!

I'm noew very tempted to set up a hex at my bedside table - for inverts of course.

 

[pippoodle]

That's my kind of tank!

I'm noew very tempted to set up a hex at my bedside table - for inverts of course.

Go on you can do it lol

the adult cherry shrimps love eating the real young baby snails - also selling the snails to mum in laws friends for their ponds - cos its spring and pond time

 

[paul_219]

Thats a nice tank alot of fish.

 

[pippoodle]

Thats a nice tank alot of fish.

there are a lot of shrimp but they are being sold gradually
but fish wise there arent many just a nice stocking level

15 pygmaeus corys ,6 hasbrosus corys ,30 brigitte rasboras,5 micro crabs,cherry&CB shrimp ,apple snails
and a couple of bronze and peppered corys fry growing on to go into other tanks when a bit larger

 

[pippoodle]

updated

 

[Truck]

if you dont mind me asking...how much were the briggitte rasboras? as im looking at a shoal of 60 lol

 

[Dat Dude]

Looking good

 

[pippoodle]

if you dont mind me asking...how much were the briggitte rasboras? as im looking at a shoal of 60 lol

they were £2 each but now are £4 or 3 for £10

Looking good

Thanks hun