Author Topic: Tank Evolution (Read 58985 times)

Si4geckos · « **Reply #285 on:** April 11, 2018, 12:09:36 am »

Yes folks, Piker has done me proud. Lovely shrimp!
Only problem is they’ve been hiding immensely since arrival, until tonight! Finally I can clearly see around 7 of them and one had been actively swimming about. Whether they were just settling in or they were enjoying the buffet on the dirty sponge filters, I don’t know. But the buffet may be running low as they’re out and about, presumably looking for food.

Annoying my dslr doesn’t seem to want to focus on them at all. Which is very annoying. Also the slight curve in the glass of the tank seems to mess up photos further. So sadly it’s just shoddy iPhone pix for now until I find a photography solution that works. It seems unless they’re in perfect light, angle and position, I get nothing. These don’t really do them justice, but here’s some of the new gang.

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_pjn312_ · « **Reply #286 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:24:36 am »

They look great - all the best for them.

piker · « **Reply #287 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:51:50 am »

If you see them swimming round its normally the males and a good sign. I would expect them to moult pretty soon after a change of environment so figers crossed for berried females,may be a bit too young yet though.
Seem to be colouring up well.

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Si4geckos · « **Reply #288 on:** April 11, 2018, 06:15:22 pm »

Quote from: piker on April 11, 2018, 09:51:50 am

If you see them swimming round its normally the males and a good sign. I would expect them to moult pretty soon after a change of environment so figers crossed for berried females,may be a bit too young yet though.
Seem to be colouring up well.

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Sorry for the pants photo, but is this weird sort of transparent lump that looks like it has eyes possibly a moult? It’s about the size of a shrimp and trying to decide if there’s leg bits coming off it. Right at the back of the tank so hard to say. And I’m best leaving it in so they can reabsorb the good bits. Right?

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piker · « **Reply #289 on:** April 11, 2018, 06:21:28 pm »

Yes that looks like a moult, your right just leave it in. Keep an eye out for berried females but dont be dissapointed if they drop the eggs when they are young, it can take them a couple of goes to get it right.

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TopCookie · « **Reply #290 on:** April 11, 2018, 10:06:07 pm »

Looking good Si...!!!

Si4geckos · « **Reply #291 on:** May 16, 2018, 12:00:05 am »

Bit of maintenance today. Trimmed the plants on the right down a bit (bit brown, but didn’t have chance to replant, so just trimmed for now), cleaned some black beard algae up and did the usual water change and light filter clean. Off on hols tomorrow for a few weeks so interested to see what I come back to.

Fingers crossed all will be well.

Current stock.

19 sterbai
16 cardinals
7 honey gourami (2 are large fry/ juveniles)

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Gingerlove05 · « **Reply #292 on:** May 16, 2018, 12:56:31 am »

Looking good

Hope you have a good holiday!

Theycallitguppylove · « **Reply #293 on:** May 16, 2018, 07:14:48 am »

That tank looks great *

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Have a good hols

Suelo · « **Reply #294 on:** May 16, 2018, 08:34:07 am »

Tank looks brilliant! Enjoy your hols!

plankton · « **Reply #295 on:** May 16, 2018, 08:42:33 am »

Very nice!

Have a good time Si.

TopCookie · « **Reply #296 on:** May 16, 2018, 12:40:54 pm »

Great job Si... Have a good one...

stonec0ld · « **Reply #297 on:** May 18, 2018, 07:59:11 am »

Lovely clean tank, plants look healthy. Love corys. I've just gone down to 1 tank but when I eventually move I might be tempted by another Cory tank.

Stephen · « **Reply #298 on:** May 18, 2018, 10:33:47 pm »

Your tank looks really good Simon

Si4geckos · « **Reply #299 on:** June 04, 2018, 03:32:15 pm »

G'day ladies and gents!

Just got back from a riveting 23.5hr flight from Adelaide. Obviously first thing I did was put the kettle on and start counting fish! Haha.

Main tank looks good. All tetra and adult gourami accounted for, I'm guessing all the cories are in there somewhere too, but they're all a bit skittish with me having been away so long. Not sure if the baby gourami has survived sadly, but it was always a gamble leaving things for 3 weeks. Still got one remaining fry in the fry tank and he looks ok too. (Sister has looked after things well it seems)

Shrimp tank has progressed well (more details in the shrimpy thread shortly) too.

Holiday was amazing. I went to Bali for 10 days and did some amazing snorkeling in the mangroves seeing huge angel fish (in big shoals too), garfish, yellow tailed mullet, eels, parrot fish, starfish, etc, etc. I'll get some videos up in the next couple of weeks. Also went to Bali zoo where there was a fish tank with arowana, stingrays, peacock bass, etc in the urinals! It was the most entertaining wee I've ever had!!

I did also do a fishing trip at sun rise where I was trawling off the back of a boat (Sorry if you're not a fishing fan). Managed to catch my first (and second) ever tuna. Amazing fun and awesome eating too! Such a special experience. I'll get some pix up soon and videos of everything as soon as I've sorted my sleep pattern out and got over some jetlag. Looking forward to seeing what I've missed on the forum and putting some ideas I've seen in nature into my tanks.

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