First Posting of my beginner tanks.

JunpoweR

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Here below are my first 2 tanks, 5 gallon Eclipse Hex
I started with 3 stripe and one pink convict.
2 female striped and 1 female pink
1 male convict.
They stripped male mated with the pink convict and one stripe female.First with the stripped then 1 month later with the pink.
I had the pink in one 5 gallon next to the stripe female and male pair.A month later the pink female was showing her egg tube so I threw the stripped male into the other 5 gallon.Boy did they fight it out till she laid her eggs and they seemed to have paired.
So now from 4 fish I have 2 seperate spawns of convicts, About 130+!!!!
I also have one Plecko and 6 4 month old JackDempseys in the large 40 gallon outside in the livingroom and also a 10 gallon tru vu with 2 snails, not sure what kind will someone tell me, and a banna plant and java moss.
This caused me to go out and buy all the needed equipment and tanks to support these fish.
Now I have 2 40 gal TruVu tanks one tall back back and one long clear.
40 gallon Freebie tank
2 5 gal eclipse hex tanks
TruVu 10 gallon overflow half hex
Pics posted
2 fluval 205 canister filters
50 lbs of gravel
100 lbs of various rocks bought and collected
Various pieces of drift wood for a few Viviariums I had in mind.
Here are pictures of my 3 tanks already set up and one half hex half set up.
Enjoy.
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Mom/Dad and Babies
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Half done 10 gallon tru vu overflow I bought for $40 bux
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40 gal in living room home to first set of babies and 6 jacks 1 pleco.
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Looking good.!
I suggest that you attach some of your Java Moss to the decorations or the big rocks and let them grow wild. It will look great in a few months.

I use sand substrate too, so don't be afraid of adding a few more live plants.
 
Cool snails!!
 
Someone tell me what kind of snails these are please and also I think I just killed the egg blobs!!! =(
They were on the heater and while moving and setting up my tank I popped them!! Both of them!
I only have 2 snails and I hear they both will lay eggs so I guess I popped one blob each!Darn how long will it take them to mate again??
Well here picture of the tank.
I bought some black flourite to mix in with the sand in my tank right now. I will Make a new thread on my mini 10 gallon planted tank project but here is a teaser
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