Author Topic: Tank Evolution (Read 58985 times)

Siege · « **Reply #225 on:** January 31, 2018, 05:36:27 pm »

Oh I see, I thought you were moving the left hand side corner one.

Yes agree you could remove the middle one and replace with something different

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Stephen · « **Reply #226 on:** January 31, 2018, 08:29:43 pm »

Quote from: Si4geckos on January 31, 2018, 12:15:25 pm

I’ve just been reading the starting page on my own thread and so glad I started this log as I can’t believe how far the tank has come and the changes I’ve made.

Here’s the tank today and I’m really happy with how it looks. Goodbye fake plants and hello ‘nature’.

Stocking levels are currently:
19 sterbai (various ages including 4 albino)
17 cardinal tetra (lost a couple I believe to old age recently so considering trying to breed more again)
X3 honey gourami (x2 normal and one yellow sunset)
A lot of Malaysian trumpet snails

Your tank looks very nice

Stephen

Si4geckos · « **Reply #227 on:** February 08, 2018, 08:00:28 am »

Welcome my new addition, another nice male sunset (yellow) honey gourami.

Finding it really hard to find any of these, never mind nice ones in shops. Very odd to say what an attractive, peaceful and easy to keep fish it is. He’ll be sat in quarantine for a month before making it into the big tank.

Hope you like!

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Stephen · « **Reply #228 on:** February 08, 2018, 10:14:08 am »

Quote from: Si4geckos on February 08, 2018, 08:00:28 am

Welcome my new addition, another nice male sunset (yellow) honey gourami.

Finding it really hard to find any of these, never mind nice ones in shops. Very odd to say what an attractive, peaceful and easy to keep fish it is. He’ll be sat in quarantine for a month before making it into the big tank.

Hope you like!

He looks lovely

plankton · « **Reply #229 on:** February 08, 2018, 12:28:59 pm »

Just keep your eye on the colour morphs.....

Si4geckos · « **Reply #230 on:** February 09, 2018, 12:27:40 pm »

Quote from: plankton on February 08, 2018, 12:28:59 pm

Just keep your eye on the colour morphs.....

Thought it was just the ‘red’ ones that were nasty hybrid things? Thought yellows were ok?

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plankton · « **Reply #231 on:** February 10, 2018, 09:53:38 am »

They have still been intensely bred for the colour - who knows what that does to the genetics?

Si4geckos · « **Reply #232 on:** February 10, 2018, 05:07:23 pm »

True. Thanks Ian.

But it didn’t stop me visiting a couple of fish shops on the way home from work today.

New little fella number 2.

Found him in a random little pet shop and he was the only one they had. The owner said he wouldn’t have any more honeys for weeks or months as they don’t really sell! God knows why. He’s a beaut! Just wondering what the others that sold before him looked like. He’s a pretty decent specimen.

Happy with him. Especially for £3. Steal

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Si4geckos · « **Reply #233 on:** February 10, 2018, 05:41:15 pm »

Quarantine tank is looking good at the moment.

On is currently swimmingly vertically trying to seduce the other. Shame they’re both male...

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plankton · « **Reply #234 on:** February 11, 2018, 10:34:03 am »

Hmm......I'm amazed one hasn't gone into disguise mode and shown the lateral stripe.......

Si4geckos · « **Reply #235 on:** February 11, 2018, 11:38:24 am »

Quote from: plankton on February 11, 2018, 10:34:03 am

Hmm......I'm amazed one hasn't gone into disguise mode and shown the lateral stripe.......

The smaller one did very briefly show a hint of stripe. Then 5 mins later he was the one displaying, up-ended. Fascinating fish to watch.

Si4geckos · « **Reply #236 on:** February 23, 2018, 10:31:19 am »

Quick update on what's happening in fish-land.

Lost one of my cardinal tetras sadly to swim bladder infection I believe. Died before I could starve her and feed pea, etc. Sad times.

I rehomed the largest (centrally positioned) amazon sword plant and suddenly the tank looks a whole lot bigger again. Lots more swimming room that the cardinals immediately too advantage of so I'm happy with that.

Stock is currently:
x3 honey gourami - 2 normal, one sunset
x19 sterbai cory
x16 cardinal tetra

Quarantine tank:
x2 sunset honey gourami

Other project tank:
Cardinal tetra fry (at least 3 are surviving at the moment)

To try and prevent more cardinals / fish in general getting swim bladder problems from over feeding/ gorging on too much food, I bought an auto feeder yesterday. I've got it set to deliver x3 tiny feeds throughout the day and then I can feed them in the evening. I'm hoping they'll learn to graze, rather than gorge their food. Plus, from what I can gather, they digest food in around 2 hours, so a feed every 3 hours should promote optimal growth/ size in all fish in the tank. That's what I've read anyway. Keeping a close eye on things for the next few days to see how it goes. An input/ experience of autofeeders welcome.

I'll update with photos of the slightly less plan-dominant tank soon.

Gingerlove05 · « **Reply #237 on:** February 23, 2018, 10:51:43 am »

Sorry for your loss Si

Hope the rest are ok, interesting note on the feeding though!

plankton · « **Reply #238 on:** February 23, 2018, 11:23:03 am »

Sorry you lost one

, but I did say before it'll be ok if the fry can replace the oldies.

piker · « **Reply #239 on:** February 24, 2018, 07:57:51 pm »

Looking good

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