Hi all. thank you for taking the time to look at my tanks! I have been keeping fish for 30 years now and the last 6 has been with plants too. But, I have made giant leaps to my knowledge from reading your posts! Keep up the good work. Since I have been in this hobby for so long and I have had 1,000's of fish, I no longer get too involved with the details of how many and what kind as it has all become a blur. I research my fish extensively before putting them in with the others. And have been surprised by many outcomes as I do like to experiment with compatibily. As to all the scientific names and stuff - well, leave it to the scientists. Same goes for the names and specifications of my supplies. I find out if its going to work with my system then plug it in and forget the details. I have other things to think about than remembering the names and sizes of my stuff. But in the interest of helping my fellow hobbyists, feel free to PM message me and I will be happy to look at the details for you!
So, here goes:
In the 180 G there are around 125 fish which consist of:
Rainbows: Turquoise, Threadfin, Red, Blue and Yellow
Cyprinids: Bala Sharks, Red tailed Black Sharks, Harlequin Rasbora, Pearl Danios, Zebra Danios
Tetras: Cardinal, Diamond, Congo
(2) 6" plecos that are 6 years old
(2) Yo-Yo loaches
a bunch of female bettas, 1 happy male betta
snails and god knows what lives in the gravel.
Setup: (4) 110W compact florescent lights, (2) 300W Heaters, a UV Sterilizer with powerhead, an eheim canister filter and another little filter that is submersible. Plain gravel, No substrate, No CO2 (that's what all the fish are for)
Plants: Grass that grows 36" tall and creates an impenatrable barrier by taking over the whole tank - as you can see my fish have to swim only in the front 6 inches of the tank, anubius, crypts, some other stuff I don't know the names of but looked nice and thought I would try it. Don't worry, I will be pulling out some of the grass one of these days...
In the 37 gallon - I have two:
#1 is a cherry shrimp tank with 3 white clouds. It has a double bulb light fixture and eco-complete substrate, a submersible filter and a heater. The regular florescent bulbs seem to work better at growing certain plants. No, its not the substrate because it worked this well when I was using plain gravel too. The substrate was an experiment.
#2 Is the quarantine tank which is currently housing baby guppies and mom along with some white clouds. Since no one is under quarantine, its other use is a breeding tank.
It has a single florescent tube and flourite substrate mixed with plain gravel. Submersible filter and heater also in there.
So, here goes:
In the 180 G there are around 125 fish which consist of:
Rainbows: Turquoise, Threadfin, Red, Blue and Yellow
Cyprinids: Bala Sharks, Red tailed Black Sharks, Harlequin Rasbora, Pearl Danios, Zebra Danios
Tetras: Cardinal, Diamond, Congo
(2) 6" plecos that are 6 years old
(2) Yo-Yo loaches
a bunch of female bettas, 1 happy male betta
snails and god knows what lives in the gravel.
Setup: (4) 110W compact florescent lights, (2) 300W Heaters, a UV Sterilizer with powerhead, an eheim canister filter and another little filter that is submersible. Plain gravel, No substrate, No CO2 (that's what all the fish are for)
Plants: Grass that grows 36" tall and creates an impenatrable barrier by taking over the whole tank - as you can see my fish have to swim only in the front 6 inches of the tank, anubius, crypts, some other stuff I don't know the names of but looked nice and thought I would try it. Don't worry, I will be pulling out some of the grass one of these days...
In the 37 gallon - I have two:
#1 is a cherry shrimp tank with 3 white clouds. It has a double bulb light fixture and eco-complete substrate, a submersible filter and a heater. The regular florescent bulbs seem to work better at growing certain plants. No, its not the substrate because it worked this well when I was using plain gravel too. The substrate was an experiment.
#2 Is the quarantine tank which is currently housing baby guppies and mom along with some white clouds. Since no one is under quarantine, its other use is a breeding tank.
It has a single florescent tube and flourite substrate mixed with plain gravel. Submersible filter and heater also in there.
