What did you do with your tank(s) today?
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Yesterday I ordered 3 Red Spot Severums that will grow out in the 90. But in the meantime I’m going to do a big change in the 90. Likely going to dark substrate and thinking of moving the hoplo cats in there. They totally pop on the dark substrate. Hoping that the severum will too.
What caused the outage?The best laid plans... All set for a day in the fish room, when the power went out locally just after mid-day. Ran on generator power until the power was restored late in the afternoon, but no fish chores today...
Those severums pop on everything
According to PSE, the cause was 'trees/vegetation.' So what else is new? It was apparently a local event, with about 300 households affected. They had it repaired in 3-4 hours, so no big deal, just enough to alter plans for the day.
GloFish? Seriously? I'm not seeing that this Biotech 101 version of a genetically engineered fish...
lol, I knew someone would catch the GloFish comment, gotcha @sir_keith
Just looking for something with color, more likely a line bred “real” fish
Just looking for something with color, more likely a line bred “real” fish
Maybe a GloFish rainbow shark? lol, just joking
My original idea was Australian Rainbows. The Boesmani were the ones I was leaning towards to get the blue and yellow colors in the tank. But Ive seen a couple other fish I like that would be less expensive. I was also considering Roseline sharks or maybe even a school of Rosey barbs or Congo Tetras. The original plans were to try a SA theme but I cant find a tetra from that catch location to fit the right size and color idea.
My original idea was Australian Rainbows. The Boesmani were the ones I was leaning towards to get the blue and yellow colors in the tank. But Ive seen a couple other fish I like that would be less expensive. I was also considering Roseline sharks or maybe even a school of Rosey barbs or Congo Tetras. The original plans were to try a SA theme but I cant find a tetra from that catch location to fit the right size and color idea.
Barbs will nip the fins of your sevs… roseline are a little more peaceful than the rainbows and I think you’d personally like their calmness more…. They are very similar to the bala sharks you currently have.
There aren't many SA tetras that combine size with color; Bleeding Heart Tetras (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma) come to mind, but finding really nice ones these days is almost impossible, and in any event, I doubt that they have the size you require.
Like @lloyd378, I'm not a fan of the Australian Rainbows in this context, they're just a bit too hyperkinetic.
Congo Tetras (Phenacogrammus interruptus) would be a great choice if you had a school of 12+ fishes, but the downside here is that they take a long time to reach their full size, and commercially available specimens tend to be pretty small. They also do best in heavily planted tanks.
Roseline Sharks (Sahyadria denisonii, a.k.a. Denison Barbs, Red-line Barbs, etc.) are nice, but if you can find them, there are a couple of closely related Cyprinids from southern India that are somewhat larger and decidedly more unusual. They are also pretty mellow. One is Dawkinsia filamentosa, the filament barb, shown here-
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A couple of those were from me... but I felt like he should have posted pics too! lol@Madness added multiple fish to his fish room and posted no pictures!! This is unacceptable
Been working on the 90 gallon prepping for the new fish coming. Cleaning out the Aquaclears on it (one had a sponge that was rotting out) and will install a new Finnex heater too. I need to pull substrate to be able to go with the darker stuff.
Am looking for Roseline sharks to add and a small to medium sized colorful pleco (not too expensive) to add to this tank.
Am looking for Roseline sharks to add and a small to medium sized colorful pleco (not too expensive) to add to this tank.
Pulled all the light substrate, installed new heater and put the little extra dark substrate that was in a 5 gallon bucket in the 90 gallon. I now need to scoop out the rest of the dark substrate out of the 65B to get the 90 finished.
Just a blank slate now
Just a blank slate now
Just got my shipping confirmation email from Imperial Tropicals. Its showing the label just printed stage so likely will be updated later when box is picked up. So hopefully they come in tomorrow.
I need to finish up tank tonight and get the rest of the substrate in and some decor. Might put some clay pots in just to make the new fish more comfortable with the new environment, though I dont want that as a permanent fixture.
I need to finish up tank tonight and get the rest of the substrate in and some decor. Might put some clay pots in just to make the new fish more comfortable with the new environment, though I dont want that as a permanent fixture.
Scooped out all the gravel out of the 65B and pulled all the plants. Didnt seem to upset the Pearsei too much, he has more elbow room without the plants.
Temporary decor in the 90 gallon until I figure out how I want to aquascape.
I kind of want to pull this Mopani piece out of my other 65B and try to work it into the 90
Temporary decor in the 90 gallon until I figure out how I want to aquascape.
I kind of want to pull this Mopani piece out of my other 65B and try to work it into the 90