Finally go my 75 gallon

[tennesseemom]

After a long year of my poor pleco in a 55 gallon, I finally got my 75 gallon. He is much happier and so am I! I did lose a few tiger barbs and some older red claw shrimp in the move, but all is fine now. Even all of my oto's that I've had for over 2 years made it. The driftwood I picked up at the local dam about 6 months ago, drilled some holes in it to help it sink and hiding places for the shrimp. After 2 weeks it's slowly sinking. What I love is seeing how the tiger barbs interact with the wood. They really love swimming around it and it has brought a more natural "personality" with them.

It's basically a tank full of vals and 1 piece of driftwood, with a few small plants tucked in some holes

 

[rich311k]

Looking good!

 

[Slappy*McFish]

That's really cool.

 

[myswtsins]

I love the shrimp in the hole, that alone tells you that you did a good job! I think you can fit a bigger tank on that table though.

 

[jpappy789]

I love that wood!

 

[tennesseemom]

Here's the driftwood when I found it at the dam, hard time getting it in the van. I saw it and had to climb over the fence, down the rocks on the side, haul it back up and over the fence. It has fishing line in it. I had to trim some pieces off to get it in the tank. Scrubbed it, pressure washed it, picked at it, and let it sit in the sun for a few months.

 

[rocker92]

wow! great looking tank!

 

[dwarfbunnie]

That's a nice looking pleco! huge! Do you know about how many inches it is? Can you take a picture with something next to it for comparison?

 

[tennesseemom]

he's 12 inches long and about 4 inches across, i'll see if he'll come out of hiding tomorrow for a better picture.

 

[RDTigger]

Great job....

really like the holes drilled in the driftwood, and a beautiful shape. looks very natural.