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Gotta show the wife a room is nothing
Basement is the way to go!Gotta show the wife a room is nothing
The Aquatic Hive, 10 Gallon. The queen/king bee is the bumblebee catfish and the workers are the pea pufferfish. Sometimes they like to cuddle up with bumblebee catfish at night.
king/queen beeMy three tanks
300 litre, 200 litre and 40 litre (there are 4 sparkling gourami and 3 nerite snails in this tank)
Hi, I have tried real plants with the loaches and they last about 2 seconds. They love to dig them up and eat them. They just play around the plastic plants.Why do you keep plastic plants with the clown loaches and regular plants with the other fishes ? Also word of warning the yoyo will jump when they get older so make sure the entire top is covered... if you leave a fish size hole they will ....
I feed them once daily and when I do water changes (weekly), they don't get fed that day. Maybe I'm under-feeding them?Interesting. I have clown and yoyo in my 120 but haven't had problems with plants. Occasionally a new leaf gets nibble but there are so many new leaves it isn't a problem. Maybe i'm over-feeding my fishes ?
I feed them once daily and when I do water changes (weekly), they don't get fed that day. Maybe I'm under-feeding them?
My angel was in with the loaches, but they started nibbling on him so I had to move him over to the 200 litre. He's starting to fill out now (he's 4 years old and I only feed him once a day). Three of the clowns and two of the yoyos are 4 years old and the other two are 3 years old.I have angels in my tank so i feed them twice a day - i mean i feed the angels twice but if the loaches are hungry they come out and snatch the food. The yoyo are always hungry but the clowns are more selective. They also go wild for zuc I put in the the pleco and rasph. green. The thing is that i tend to feed growing fishes more than adults and my angels are a set of 8 i raised from frys and your loaches look to be pretty young but scale is always hard to tell from a picture.
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anyway you shouldn't copy what I do as i'm pretty clueless myself. I can't say with any authority the proper number of times to feed the loaches.
My angel was in with the loaches, but they started nibbling on him so I had to move him over to the 200 litre. He's starting to fill out now (he's 4 years old and I only feed him once a day). Three of the clowns and two of the yoyos are 4 years old and the other two are 3 years old.
They are aroundHow large are your yoyo? My largest is somewhere betwen 5 and 6 inches but it is only around 14 months old. I had some other large ones but they jumped the rest of them are a bit smaller (I have 5 or 6 - i had 9).
I'm at work, but pretty sure my 3 year old is about 4 inches and she has eggs. The other two are about 6 inches. Maybe time to talk to a loach expertHow large are your yoyo? My largest is somewhere betwen 5 and 6 inches but it is only around 14 months old. I had some other large ones but they jumped the rest of them are a bit smaller (I have 5 or 6 - i had 9).
Oh and two tiger snails.Only two months old,
Housing a small colony of shrimp and four endlers.

For the past few months I was extremely busy with work and the tanks fell to the wayside. Ran out of CO2, I was barely dosing ferts, water changes were irregular and the plants became a tangled mess. Yesterday I decided to start with a fresh rescape. I ripped everything out, rearranged hardscape and plants, replaced CO2 tank and bought an auto fert doser to keep fert dosing consistent. I forgot to take a before pic yesterday, it was just an overgrown mess of tangled plants. The plants aren't looking super great right now. Now that I have CO2 going again and frequent fert dosings back in place the should be settling in and filling in soon.View attachment 756061
Thanks! It's fun to see plants reach their maximum potential with CO2 but unless you have time for weekly major trimmings it can definitely be a bit of a pain. And yes those are Keyholes.I actually like the plants now. In my 40B where i added co2 i'm not sure i like the after picture as much as the before. I'm mostly playing with co2 to get some red plants to grow better but the side effect of overgrown green plants is a bit of a problem.
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Btw what are the larger fishes - i know they are some kind of cichlid but not sure - keyhole?
I'm inclined to disagree, but what do I know? Looking great!The plants aren't looking super great right now.
For the past few months I was extremely busy with work and the tanks fell to the wayside. Ran out of CO2, I was barely dosing ferts, water changes were irregular and the plants became a tangled mess. Yesterday I decided to start with a fresh rescape. I ripped everything out, rearranged hardscape and plants, replaced CO2 tank and bought an auto fert doser to keep fert dosing consistent. I forgot to take a before pic yesterday, it was just an overgrown mess of tangled plants. The plants aren't looking super great right now. Now that I have CO2 going again and frequent fert dosings back in place they should be settling in and filling in soon. Thinking I should add some more wood hardscape.
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It's not often the whole rack seems photogenic. I feel like the tanks are getting a little one-note though. Need to find something to replace the rotala red in the smaller tanks and get the variety back.
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plants not fully established but I'm super happy with the look and looking to add a few more plants once covid has passed and the local shops have new stock.
100 eggs just after i took this picture:That lace scales great in this tank.This is my 120 these days. It seems to be a bit overgrown but most of the bba is leaving as mysteriously as it came. If you look carefully on the left side you can see one of my clown loach tails. As long as the eyes are hidden they think they found success hiding.
The 4 gold angels and 3 smaller black angels are babies from the two parents who laid another View attachment 756751100 eggs just after i took this picture:
Apistogramma hongsloi, male eating
snapshot from spawning display.
female in breeding dress
male patroling the territory, he only shows this coloration when hovering on top over the wood
whole tank
One might see the Egeria is starting to dissolve thanks to the water being quite dark. I'm likely going to replace it with wood and rocks from the middle, and maybe fixing a big piece of pennywort to it.superb...looks fab!View attachment 756788 Apistogramma hongsloi, male eating
View attachment 756789 snapshot from spawning display.
View attachment 756790 female in breeding dress
View attachment 756791 male patroling the territory, he only shows this coloration when hovering on top over the wood
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View attachment 756793 One might see the Egeria is starting to dissolve thanks to the water being quite dark. I'm likely going to replace it with wood and rocks from the middle, and maybe fixing a big piece of pennywort to it.

This is my 120 these days. It seems to be a bit overgrown but most of the bba is leaving as mysteriously as it came. If you look carefully on the left side you can see one of my clown loach tails. As long as the eyes are hidden they think they found success hiding.
The 4 gold angels and 3 smaller black angels are babies from the two parents who laid another View attachment 756751100 eggs just after i took this picture:
Which color do you like?Show off your tank
HI all
I'm sure there is a place for this, however I couldn't find it. I would love to see pictures of all of your tanks, looking for ideas to remodel mine and include more real plants! Please share yours below to give me ideas . Here's mine, small and basic but does the job! I am also waiting for auction pads to sort the air stone tubing it won't be left like that!
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It's not often the whole rack seems photogenic. I feel like the tanks are getting a little one-note though. Need to find something to replace the rotala red in the smaller tanks and get the variety back.
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The blue is my first vote. Pink is 2ndWhich color do you like?
I’m loving the Christmas decor in the backIt's not often the whole rack seems photogenic. I feel like the tanks are getting a little one-note though. Need to find something to replace the rotala red in the smaller tanks and get the variety back.
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Blue/green litWhich color do you like?
that is so cute. I love when fish watch over their eggs\fry. my corydoras take the eggs they lay as a meal, sometimes the females mate with the males just so they can feast of their own eggs lol.I mentioned eggs - here is mom protecting her eggs from the dreaded camera:
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literally shrimp heavenMy newest tank. Was supposed to be a shrimp only tank, but apparently I struggle with that. I added my one remaining, completely bloated white cloud, hoping she wouldn’t gorge herself on everyone else’s food in my main tank. View attachment 757794




Beautiful tank! Very well doneThat lace scales great in this tank.
Beautiful tank! Well done!This is my 120 these days. It seems to be a bit overgrown but most of the bba is leaving as mysteriously as it came. If you look carefully on the left side you can see one of my clown loach tails. As long as the eyes are hidden they think they found success hiding.
The 4 gold angels and 3 smaller black angels are babies from the two parents who laid another View attachment 756751100 eggs just after i took this picture: