Some vids of my unusual oddball aquarium (must see!!!)

Thought I'd post some vids of my unusual tank. Yes, it is overstocked. I bought all these fish as babies when I set up the tank in 2007 and haven't purchased a single fish since. The most unusual part of my tank is the variety of fish which breaks the "rules" of much fish keeping advice. I have tiny fish an inch long hanging boldly with fish 6, 7 even 11 inches long. A few oddballs in there as well. Also, many of the fish are, (in just little over a year), larger than most books say the max size is. Finally, click in the last link for a shot of one of the most amazing eartheater cichlids I have ever seen.

Here's a list of fish with some video links at the bottom.

4 Black Bar Myleus "Tetra disco" "Blackear Pacu" (Myleus Schomburgki) over 6.5-7.5 inches
3 Common Silver Dollar (Metynnis Hypsauchen or Argenteus) 6.5-7.5 inches
2 Mystery Silver Dollars (Metynnis Mola or Luna) almost 5 inches
1 Flagtail (Semaprochilodus taeniurus) 11 inches
1 Silver Distochodus (Distochodus affinnis) 7.5 inches
1 Chinese Hi Fin "Hifin" Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) over 7 inches
1 Earth Eater Cichlid (Satanoperca leucosticta) over 7 inches
1 Rosy Red Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 4 inches
3 Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) 5-6+ inches
1 Keyhole Cichlid (Aequidens maroni) 4+ inches
5 Pleco (Plecostomus) 5-9+ inches
1 Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus) 6 inches
1 Blue Gourami ((Trichogaster trichopterus) 4 inches
4 Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius xanthozona) over 1 inch
7 Black Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) 1.5-2 inches
1 Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha) almost 2 inches
1 Darter Fish 3 inches
1 Bluefin Killifish? (Lucania goodei)
4 Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis) 2 inches
2 Horseface Loach (Acantopsis choirorhynchos) 5+ inches
1 Neon Blue Australian Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) almost 3 inches
6 Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) 4 inches
2 Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes) over 2 inches (body)
1 Bright red bamboo shrimp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9bpi3bE3bE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jcp8_lUIW8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VoyVNVEpsE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt377tU6tB0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy7oFucTYPw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhvWFVCB6Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l010jZaSbrE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZtY8aR9zS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtB3nqTkh3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBpjU5hP67Y


Many more on my youtube page.

My God, thats a list of fish!!

What size tank do you have?

Wow, some interesting species there.

yeah, a lot of fish

85 gallon

I'm interested to see that you have Bumblebee Gobies - how are they doing for you? They're a brackish water species and don't often last long in freshwater tanks.

My gobies are doing great. I add a heaping tblsp of salt to every 3 gallons which the other fish have acclimated to well. The loaches were the only ones I worried about concerning the salt but they are doing fine as well.

Lovely videos there!! Love the silver dollars, one of my faves!

thanks

the vids are very good whyitica loved the silver dollars myself very nice indeed.




dekker

dekker wrote:

the vids are very good whyitica loved the silver dollars myself very nice indeed.




dekker

Thank-you

no problem i really enjoyed watching them so thanx again - some more when you can plz
whynitica.




dekker

whynitica wrote:

My gobies are doing great. I add a heaping tblsp of salt to every 3 gallons which the other fish have acclimated to well. The loaches were the only ones I worried about concerning the salt but they are doing fine as well.

Well that's good to hear. I really like Bumblebees but I've read that they're territorial so I wouldn't risk them with my other tank stock. I guess in a tank that size, it isn't a problem...

Hiya Couple of questions. What size tank do you have and what fish in total are in it - it looks a LOT!!! Also does the BN ever cause damage to the shrimp?

Fishfan wrote:

Hiya Couple of questions. What size tank do you have and what fish in total are in it - it looks a LOT!!! Also does the BN ever cause damage to the shrimp?

85 galllon Fish including number all listed in original post above.
The only problem I've encountered with shrimp is of them managing to jump out of the aquarium. If you have the tiniest of cracks, they'll weezle through it.

yeah my son had a blue claw and that was always getting out of the tank so he
took it to lfs how still have it i think - and that was a few months ago.




dekker