Pandamonium Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Yeah it is addictive. Looks like a good shop from the site Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Firstly pics are pretty shit black background and black sand plus lighting set up etc doesnt really allow good pics but heres a few of my new fishFirst the "daddy". The oscarNext my red tailed black sharkHard to get a pic of him but my Black Ghost knife. One of the most gracious swimming fish I've ever seen. see the vid after picAlso missus talked me into buying a terrapin too And a vid of the 3 above fishhttp://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/b...%3DDSCF1661.mp4Also got a nice black cat fish too but no pics of him yet. Got a really big 250ltr tank sat here too ready to set up. So hoping better lighting on this one brighter background and lighter sand should get some really good pics of them. and the terrapin can have the tank these are in now when he gets bigger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 nice one bro!added 5 Cardinals to the shoal of Neons today, and also picked up a white and purple Veil Tail fighter as i have a couple of sickly ones right now. Reckon i'll be back for another newbie fighter next weekend too.Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Over the past few weeks and months i've been adding Neons and Red Cherry Shrimp and some plants to the big tank, as well as some Corys to the fighter tank to help with the cleaning. I also have a couple of sickly fighters, so today I brought home the most immense white and purple Veil Tail fighter i've seen to date. so striking!so, say hello to my newest friend:Orange blue and white crown tail i got a few months back to replace a victim of fin rot:Picked up the pink plant on the far left today aswell to add a nice contrast in the vegetation, coming along nicely:Got me some Red Cherries from a lovely Polish gentleman a while back:which have started to breed already! excuse the blurry pic of this adult:Overall effect:From the side, showing how heavily the rear plantation is coming back now that the plecos/ancistras are OUT!got 3 albino and 3 peppered corys in alternate cells for cleaning with the fighters:Next up - probably gonna need another fighter, but mainly now its just slowly adding to the neon shoal every now and then to make it very substantial.and let the shrimp breed like mad!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Whole crap that tank is coming on well now, moss is really going for itLooks great bro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 thanks man.figured out what was wrong with the moss before, it didnt like being up in the moving water, so pushed it further down and hey presto, much happier.lost Sheldon today tho and Leonard is real rough lookin too, but other than that so far so good.needs more neons tho.more.Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Ah good stuff, certainly looks healthy now.Thats shit but expected, onwards and upwards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 indeed.made the mistake of posting the corys on that betta forum too.i now have a "worried" australian, worried that the advice i got from the store is, and i quote, "incorrect", as they have months of research into the matter that corys should be in a larger footprint than the fighter cells and should not be on their own as they will succumb to stress from being in an unnatural solitary existence and die.so...the advice of staff from a successful business (no matter the personal feelings) whose owner and manager have MANY years experience and qualifications vs a few months research by an opinionated keyboard worrier...the corys are feeding and interacting with the fighters, Exotic wouldn't have sold them if they thought the cells were too small...ergo, shut up crazy person. think its time to look for a better fish forum that aint full of yappy housewives from the states and australia. anyone know any good general fish sites?Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 your gonna get people like that on every forum.Tank is looking superb tho phil! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 true man.the ones on the betta forum are shocking tho, they're all weird obsessive arty farty nutters drawing pictures of fish and decorating their tanks with the worls's gawdiest gravel and tacky plastic toys and glass stones, it just looks so unnatural!!!!!!!!!!! all "oh wow, i totally LOVE your fish, he is so cute, what a wee cutie"... all they do is bitch about Pet Smart and talk shite about how often u should do water changes and how even a little stress will kill your betta....yeah, thats why i have 6 living together...idiots.honestly, this one thread on fish on UKSC is more entertaining and informative than their whole site.ANYWAY BACK ON TOPIC....whilst observing the tank last nite looking for any evidence of the fact i've added 11 flaming fish in the last week (u wouldnt even know the wee buggers hide so well! damn neons and cardinals) i noticed a whole TON of new shimplets! i knew they had started to breed as i had seen one or two, but last nite i found oodles of the wee heroes!!!! so chuffed! i put 48 in at the start and u had to look to find any, now all of a sudden there are red cherries everywhere! dead pleased!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 yeah there are a fair share of wierdos on some fish forums some really helpfull people as well tho!ive finally got some fishies in mine:D woke up with a cunt of a hang over on sunday and had to keep myself occupied, so broke out the water test kits and amonia is finnaly down! that sobered me right up and i made a trip to the lfs for some bags to move my fish from my small tank and some water etc and baught a little cleaner shrimp too:Dhard to get a pic of this little guy as hes always hiding, as soon as he was introduced he went right into the little cave near the midde of the tank at the bottom right, exactly where i wanted him:D this is the first hes been outu can see the cleaners little cave in this pic, also added a few red leg hermits and some snails, nazereth (sp) i think? and a couple of turbo snailsi have a wee starfish in there too but ive not seen him today ill get a pic when he pops out:D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Tank is coming on really well bucket, nice onePhil, get some of the old mans up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Phil Do itNice to see some life in there charlie looking forward to some more soon Mark do you still keep fish? think we should see some pics of previous events? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Ive no tanks at present, too much money in motorbikes and doing a new frog tank but as and you shall receive lolThis was a tank I installed in a guys house and did all the servive work on once every 2 weeks, filter was external in the cabinet below and had it linked to a drain and then had the mains water pipe plumped into the top of the tank, easiest water changes ever, colud be seen in three different roomsLink to some better photoshttp://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1...0309&type=3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Thats awesome i like external filters a lot better then? going to get mine running in the next few days. How do you go about starting them. I've heared youve got to fill them with tank water before you start it etcWhats the normal first start up procedure then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 External are much better than internal yeah.What make is the filter steve? If i know which it is ill give you the best waymark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 its a Rena filstar dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Didnt play with the renas much so cant remember if they have button to prime or if its just suckion but the pinciple is the same.Connect it all up with all media inside, place the tubes into the tank with water covering them, taps and fittings and get into position.Open the taps and push mechanism to self prime the filter, Allow all the air to come out, you know when this is done best if you have the return pip in the water in the tank and ou will see all bubbles coming out.Once all air out switch on at wall and bobs your uncle.keep you old filter running along side your new filter for at least a month to allow new filter to become dirty and cope with the wasteHope that helpsmark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 lookin good charlie bro!mark i'll try to get some of dads soon when the big boy is out.Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Magic I have one just of his Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 you should read my thread on the Betta forum, they are going ape about the corys being segregated. you'd think i was stabbing my fish with a rusty fucking screw reading their replies.bear in mind tho these are the same clowns who told me not to keep 6 male fighters side by side in plain sight of oneanther as they would flare themselves to death......hmmmmmmm....in 10 months, not one stress related ailment....how odd, could it be that YOU WERE WRONG! fools.too scared to try something new incase it works.Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 ask and you shall receive.Pics of my dads tank. Didnt get any of the hermits or the Cowie, and the Comet Grouper tends to hide from the big lad, but here we go:Overall:SNAP!Adolescent Lionfish:Hiding Comet Grouper:Juvenile Lionfish (the way to tell the difference is in the stalks on the head):Cheeky Comet bumshot:Flounder:And the one we affectionately refer to as, The Big Lad. He could easily, easily kill you. Hence, no hands in the tank please!There's no scale in the pics to compare the size of the Volitans Lionfish to, but he's easily the best part of a foot in size! Any questions please aim them at Mark, not me! Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Great pics bro, looking good, need to get that bulb changed me thinks and get some shrimp in to take care of those aptasia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 just change the bulb to a fresh one man aye??what type of shrimp? Peppermint or cleaner or what?Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 yeah a fresh one, remember the other one before it blew, less yellowAye some peppermint should do the trick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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