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  1. thrak76

    Maturing Rainbows

    Thanks! They are for the most part, great community fish. I started off with trios of the 3 varieties, but lost a couple females over the years. The key to having colorful males is having females, as well as other males so that they'll "spar" and really brighten up. They never go so far as to...
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    Maturing Rainbows

    It's been awhile since I've posted anything at all. I'd like to show a couple pics of some Rainbows that inhabit my 75g community tank. I've been experimenting with taking photos, and it's pretty difficult to get these guys to "stand still". I didn't use a flash - so there's definitely some...
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    getting my fish room next week!

    Oh, and now that you've dispensed the admonishment, i feel ashamed. :rolleyes: Thank you sir/ma'am.
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    getting my fish room next week!

    You're spot on. This is why I've had livebearerfreak on my ignore list for quite some time. The dismissive attitude, and disregard for intelligible discourse really annoys me. But you know how you have to stop and watch a train wreck? That's this thread.
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    Out from hiding!

    Those are gorgeous fish. I missed out on getting a few of those in an auction several years ago, and I haven't seen any around my area since. Great shot!
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    getting my fish room next week!

    You obviously are the expert here. I can almost guarantee that your landlord is not cool with 8 tanks. I imagine you said something like "can I have a fish tank?", and she said yes, thinking you meant 1 or 2 smaller 10 - 55g tanks. If you said actually said "can I set up 2 55 gallon and 1 75...
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    gold ram on its way out

    That sucks man. I don't have any advice for recuperation, as whenever I've had a fish in that state, it was only a matter of hours... I had two Gold veil rams, now I have one. One day my Hydor powerhead (evolution, i think) decided to switch polarities and start to suck in water instead of...
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    do you have a dream setup?

    Sure is! Check this out!
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    getting my fish room next week!

    Yeah, people who rent apartments don't start up fish rooms. Home owners start and maintain fish rooms. Adults with decades of experience start and maintain fish rooms (I'm sure there's some younger folks out there with fish rooms too). The first time your landlord sees more than a few tanks in...
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    do you have a dream setup?

    My dream setup (in the home i currently inhabit) is a 6 foot tank (not sure how many gallons I'd like), stocked with Tanganyika cichlids - probably Frontosas of some kind. I'll stick with Eheim and Hydor ETH for filtration and heating, as I currently use this combo on my 75g, and it works...
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    so what do you think??

    I mostly agree here. I do think the the design could benefit from a little contrasting color in the plant selection though, whether it be different shades of green, or bronze, or some red (if you can keep them red!).
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    Freezing Flourish Excel?

    While freezing won't hurt the Excel, I don't think it would benefit the plants more at the roots. Excel is a carbon source replacement for plants, and terrestrial plants normally receive this through CO2. Aquarists will rely on CO2 injection, Excel, or nothing at all to supply this carbon. The...
  13. thrak76

    What's your favorite type of angelfish?

    Love the Phillipine Blues! I kept a variety called Phillipine Blue Ghost Veils. They were similar to the zebras, but without the dark striping. Gorgeous fish.
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    so what do you think??

    Good idea to use Paint to prototype a layout! The style is a little too minimal for my taste, but I do enjoy looking at others' Iwagumi-style tanks (even if this example is pseudo-iwagumi).
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    DIY 3D Background - Too Much Detail?

    Looks really nice! I always admire these dimensional backgrounds. Great job!
  16. thrak76

    Famous People That Annoy You...

    Thankfully, i don't have cable/dish/or even OTA broadcasting (way too far in the country!), so I am pleasantly devoid of any TV that I do not choose to download or stream. My wife however does sometimes insist on telling me gossip from the People.com website, and every story about every...
  17. thrak76

    Juvenile GBR chasing peaceful fish in 29 gallon

    I'd pick up another 1 or 2 GBRs. Sounds like you probably have the room in a 29g with only tetras (and cherry barbs) in it. They'll amuse themselves and put on a great show for you at the same time.
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    Juvenile GBR chasing peaceful fish in 29 gallon

    How long has the GBR been in the tank? It may just be trying to find its place in the tank if it's a new inhabitant. GBRs can be feisty, and have lots of attitude when they want to. If you had another GBR in there, they'd be chasing each other and would probably leave the other fish alone, for...
  19. thrak76

    150 Gallon Malawi Reef

    That's a real sharp tank. Nicely done!
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