a brief update with photos!!!

hey alll!
this probably should be in the cichlid section but its more general topic i think?????
its been a while since i have actualy kept you guys updated on whats been going on down here so here it goes!

firstly i have made a few changes.
moving fish/ new tank/ new fish/ babys (that disapear)

ok one of the bigest things is my new tank (not completed decor yet)



(i know it looks bare atm but im working on it. there is a nice piece of planted drift wood and some baby bn's in there now)

also you might of noticed my port acara there too.
long story short is when my sevs wanted to spawn they pushed her around and since then she has had a grudge towards my sevs and has not let up. it got to the point of im going to try to mover her to my platty tank. i was actualy surprised she hasnt even looked at the plattys in any aggresive means what so ever????

also because of my acara the blue acara and rivulatus ganged up on my poor oscar when i went away for chrissy. i come back to see all three at him. by then it was too late and unfortunately he died.


so what did i do?
i went an dgot a bigger oscar.



he/she is a long finned oscar.

next:

my sevs





they have been at it non stop! every 2 weeks im garunteed eggs.

the latest batch:



(i will be asking questions about breeding these guys properly later)

my riv and blue have almost doubled in size!!!!






oh i also got impatient and went out to buy a bigger plec (gold spot gibby)



compared to my gibby this guy is huge!!!!!!!!



ok i will leave it at that for now but i will add more later as im off to bed.

also keep you eyes peeled for my thread on my trip to the melbourne aquarium and the zoo....

ps: did you notice the better picture quality as i got a new camera for chrissy.

I was just going to write about what great pics when I saw your last comment What type/make camera did you treat yourself to?

Some lovely fish there - the difference in scale of those two plecs is really noticeable isnt it. I bet the little fella minds his manners!

Just one query, in the first photo you show a large plantin the centre of the tank - is that real, and if so is it an aquatic plant? If it isnt it will just rot and die so might be better to check.

Thanks for the update though, it's always great to see how peoples taks are progressing.

great looking tanks there... what sizes of tank house which fish, lol. i'm confused (it doesn't take much)

Diana wrote:

I was just going to write about what great pics when I saw your last comment What type/make camera did you treat yourself to?

Some lovely fish there - the difference in scale of those two plecs is really noticeable isnt it. I bet the little fella minds his manners!

Just one query, in the first photo you show a large plantin the centre of the tank - is that real, and if so is it an aquatic plant? If it isnt it will just rot and die so might be better to check.

Thanks for the update though, it's always great to see how peoples taks are progressing.

thank you! its a kodack easyshare zd710 not the best but far better than my mobile phone.

i have caught the little gibby hitching a ride on the big plecs back a few times.

oh and yeah that is a real aquatic plant im unsure what it was called. but i will have heaps of questions on how to maintain a planted tank.

[quote=munchycarrot]what sizes of tank house which fish, lol. i'm confused [/quote]

all up now i have 3 tanks. the first photo is of the newest tank only 50lts unsure of mesurements
the main tank where all the other photos are from is a 4x 18x 18
and i also have the little 30lt tank that i started with. wich currently has nothing in it but i should keep someone in there to keep the chem balance going.

now i know most of you are freaking out by now thinking thats a lot of large fish in the 4ft but at the moment the biggest fish are the sevs and plec @ about 15-20cms the rest bearly make 10cm

the plan is im looking at moving in the next few months so there will be room for another 6ft tank
and im also thinking about doing a study/ fish room but that will cost quite a bit.

but im also looking into what i have to do with my sevs. as i want to succesfuly raise the fry but im not sure how to do so. ie: remove the sevs into another tank by themselfs and let them raise the fry or remove the fry after ther become free swimming or remove the eggs b4 they hatch (and get bitten by both perants while doing so) either way im goin to need at least a 2ft setup. so? what would be best for these guys?

Nice tank bg, and some great fishy photos too.

thanks fishfan!

thought id add a few tank shots


(this one was taken using the panoramic feture didnt turn out right but still looks good)



the sevs eggs hatched this moring too.



they kinda look like a brown clowd at the moment but in three days i will have heaps of little beby sevs swimming around.
unfortunatly they wont last long as the otheres will eventualy get to them.

Great photo's again bg, and I like the look of your tank.

What a shame about the babies though - cant you seperate them somehow?

i wish i could. i had a divider but my small gibby and bn's can squeez through the side of it and get to the fry.
i have the guppy trap in there im goin to try to get 2-3 in there to see how i go. but i realy need to get a seperate tank.

i actualy broke my divider too.

You would only need a small cheap tank wouldn't you bg. I have one that holds about 18litres and it has come in so handy either as a nursery, a q tank for the odd sick fish or when I had bought new foish and didnt want to run the risk of putting diseased fish into the established tank.

I keep the filter for it running in the main tank and just transfer it over when I need it.

i have my little 30lt without any thing in it. but no heater. and i think i might stress out the fry if i move them (i herd its not the best for them)

What lovely photos. I really like the first one with the fish facing straight out. Great catch.

ok im goint to buy a heater today for the 30lt!!!!
im going to try to move the babys tonight as they should become free swimming today.
but my question is what should i feed them????????
should there be any live plants in the tank??????
and the filter i have is a hang over back type and should i cover the inlet for it so they dont get sucked up????????

biggreeny_101 wrote:

i have my little 30lt without any thing in it. but no heater. and i think i might stress out the fry if i move them (i herd its not the best for them)

wouldn't it be less stressful than getting eaten though?

great pics green with envy

biggreeny_101 wrote:

ok im goint to buy a heater today for the 30lt!!!!
im going to try to move the babys tonight as they should become free swimming today.
but my question is what should i feed them????????
should there be any live plants in the tank??????
and the filter i have is a hang over back type and should i cover the inlet for it so they dont get sucked up????????

Good on ya bg! I havent any experience of this, but from things others have done I think you can feed them fish flakes rubbed down into a powder, or buy some special fry liquid stuff (cant remember the name of that!)

Wouldnt bother with live plants - no need for them, but perhaps a pot of some sort for hiding and shelter?

chez wrote:

great pics green with envy

i wouldnt be envios, you have a awsom oscar.

hi B.G

i have only just read this thread and seen your photos of your tanks they
are awesome mate lovely wish i could get mine something like yours.

thanx for sharing B.G


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