Decision Time

Just an update - I have ordered the tank - here it is (Ivebought the bigger 64lliter kit) - along with some fine black pea gravel and some rather nice silk plants (and one that has an air diffuser built into the plants base)

http://www.watergardeningdirect.com/acatalog/Complete-Aquarium-Kits.html

This is a good deal on this tank - I weas going to buy it from P@H but its still £30 cheaper on this site even taking into account the £20 for deliver

Unfortunatly - the space I have available doesnt allow me to get a 'longer' 60L tank - I weas hoping for a shallower, wider tank for shaoling - anyway - this tank is still double what the Glaxy raspberries are in now

Its acrylic so im going to have to be careful with this and its called a 'beginners' tank - I dont know why any tank is labvled beginners - after all - its nothing more than a clear container at the end of the day.

I also got some fish the other day - they are in my galaxy tank atm - sadly they didnt have any cardinals so I got 12 Regular Neon Tetras and 12 'Wild Colour' (not wild caught) Green Neon Tetras

Picture Of Green Neons (doesnt show the green flash very wel)



and anyone not sure what a Galaxy Raspberfrie is can look here (yes I know its a danio species but im stuck in my ays )

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/celestial_pearl_danio.htm

all links used withoiut owners consent - so if they dont like free advertising - thats their problem

Those galaxy fish look really great Rich, I havent seen them before.

Nice looking tank there Rich. Ever thought of havig a go at breeding the rasberries? What tanks have you got now by the way - I get easily confused

I was (and still am) hoping the raspberries will breed - ive got everything in place that they seem to like (dark substrate and plenty of mossy plants)

I guess all i need to do is show them the video 'when a daddy fish loves a mummy fish very much...'

As a side note - my rsberries seem much happier in a tgank when there are other fish around - I know ppl say keep em in single species tabnks to breed - but mine sulk in the corner when on their own - with other fish (be it baby swords or the tetras) they are out an about all the time

Maybe on the bigger tank they will do their thing

Current tanks are the Rena Aqualife 100 (main community)

Aqua-art 30 (50 baby sword tails in it - my fry tank)

Arcadia Arc 35 (Current raspberrie tank being replaced with the new one)

The arcadia is a nice tank - just a shame they dont do a bigger one.

nice range of tanks rich - i do like the new one very much sounds like a great setup
pics when you get it up and running plz.



dekker

Got the tank yesterday - set it up - transfered everything (OMG what a marfe of a job) - everything up n running - I basically put the ld filters on the new tank and also put the old gravel in witht he new (I got 1mm round black quartz gravel - said on th e pack 'just add to tank, already cleaned - I cleaned it anyway - glad I did as the water from it was coffee coloured)

Fish are in but not too happy today (hiding in among the masses of plants - all fake of course)

Will possibly post a pic later (im a bit busy today and will be afk for a few days from tomorrow)

Next week, Im planning on ordering some extra neons from tri mar (another 10) - two clown plecs and possibly 10 Emperor tetras (or rummy nose - they are lovely fish but a bit fragile)

Im also toying with the idea of perhaps putting two bolivian rams or something similar in at a later date.

Glad you got it all set up ok Rich

Sounds like a major job, Rich but glad you got it all sorted. I definitely recommend the Bolivian Rams though - one of my favourites.

sounds like a great setup rich looking forward to pics - like the choice of fish.




dekker

Mary wrote:

Sounds like a major job, Rich but glad you got it all sorted. I definitely recommend the Bolivian Rams though - one of my favourites.

Well - already got three in my main tank so would like something different - thinking of German Blue Rams or Golden Rams instead

the golden rams look nice



dekker

Rich wrote:

Well - already got three in my main tank so would like something different - thinking of German Blue Rams or Golden Rams instead

Same species, just different colour variants AFAIK...