Vids Of My Most Unsual Aquarium

[Whynitica]

Thought I'd post some vids of my unusual tank. Yes, it is overstocked. I bought all these fish as babies when I set up the tank in 2007 and haven't purchased a single fish since. The most unusul part of my tank is the variety of fish which breaks the "rules" of much fishkeeping advice. I have tiny fish an inch long hanging boldly with fish 6, 7 even 11 inches long. A few oddballs in there as well. Also, many of the fish are, (in just little over a year), larger than most books say the max size is. Finally, click in the last link for a shot of one of the most amzing eartheater cichlids I have ever seen.



Here's a list of fish with some video links at the bottom.



4 Black Bar Myleus "Tetra disco" "Blackear Pacu" (Myleus Schomburgki) over 6.5-7.5 inches
3 Common Silver Dollar (Metynnis Hypsauchen or Argenteus) 6.5-7.5 inches
2 Mystery Silver Dollars (Metynnis Mola or Luna) almost 5 inches
1 Flagtail (Semaprochilodus taeniurus) 11 inches
1 Silver Distochodus (Distochodus affinnis) 7.5 inches
1 Chinese Hi Fin "Hifin" Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) over 7 inches
1 Earth Eater Cichlid (Satanoperca leucosticta) over 7 inches
1 Rosy Red Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 4 inches
3 Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) 5-6+ inches
1 Keyhole Cichlid (Aequidens maroni) 4+ inches
5 Pleco (Plecostomus) 5-9+ inches
1 Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus) 6 inches
1 Blue Gourami ((Trichogaster trichopterus) 4 inches
4 Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius xanthozona) over 1 inch
7 Black Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) 1.5-2 inches
1 Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha) almost 2 inches
1 Darter Fish 3 inches
1 Bluefin Killifish? (Lucania goodei)
4 Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis) 2 inches
2 Horseface Loach (Acantopsis choirorhynchos) 5+ inches
1 Neon Blue Australian Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) almost 3 inches
6 Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) 4 inches
2 Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes) over 2 inches (body)
1 Bright red bamboo shrimp


<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9bpi3bE3bE" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9bpi3bE3bE</a>

<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jcp8_lUIW8" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jcp8_lUIW8</a>

<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VoyVNVEpsE" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VoyVNVEpsE</a>

<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt377tU6tB0" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt377tU6tB0</a>

<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy7oFucTYPw" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy7oFucTYPw</a>

<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhvWFVCB6Q" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhvWFVCB6Q</a>

<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=l010jZaSbrE" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=l010jZaSbrE</a>

[URL="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZtY8aR9zS4"]http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZtY8aR9zS4[/URL]

<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtB3nqTkh3M" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtB3nqTkh3M</a>

<a href="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBpjU5hP67Y" target="_blank">http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBpjU5hP67Y</a>



Many more on my youtube page.

 

[KraKen]

Your fish population is certainly unique but I would recommend that rehome the highfin shark as soon as possible, they get to be enormous.

here's a picture of one being reintroduced to a river in China, they've become quite rare in the wild.

 

[Whynitica]

thanks

I doubt seriously that that particular hifin was transported from someone's tank.

When he gets too big though, I'll move him.

 

[Amunet]

That poor little rasbora They should really be kept in a shoal.

 

[Nick16]

That poor little rasbora They should really be kept in a shoal.

same with m.praecox, its harsh keeping one on its own.

 

[Whynitica]

That poor little rasbora They should really be kept in a shoal.

I originally had 5. He kinda hangs with the other neons (chasing them occasionally)

That poor little rasbora They should really be kept in a shoal.

same with m.praecox, its harsh keeping one on its own.

I agree, I originally had 2 males and 2 females. They didn't do well in the tank but the last female seems to be fine.

 

[love4aquatic]

Your fish population is certainly unique but I would recommend that rehome the highfin shark as soon as possible, they get to be enormous.

here's a picture of one being reintroduced to a river in China, they've become quite rare in the wild.

did it get run over by a car?

 

[Whynitica]

Your fish population is certainly unique but I would recommend that rehome the highfin shark as soon as possible, they get to be enormous.

here's a picture of one being reintroduced to a river in China, they've become quite rare in the wild.

did it get run over by a car?

I believe that is their adult coloring. I heard others say that these get a dull brown. Not too many adult specimens to film I guess.

 

[love4aquatic]

Your fish population is certainly unique but I would recommend that rehome the highfin shark as soon as possible, they get to be enormous.

here's a picture of one being reintroduced to a river in China, they've become quite rare in the wild.

did it get run over by a car?

I believe that is their adult coloring. I heard others say that these get a dull brown. Not too many adult specimens to film I guess.

oh well if it isnt blood it is beautifull!!! lol i want to get a giant tank and get some of those!!


whynitica-what is that big silver fish with the stripy tail? how big do rosy fat head minnows get?

 

[Whynitica]

Big fish with orange tail is a flagtail

minnows typically get about 3 inches