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It was funny watching some of them get caught up and some lots went higher than I thought they would. Others....holy cow cheap. I only wish I had gone with more money. main thing that blew me away was what that 80 gallon tank went for.

Yeah! I got 4 Synodontis Lucipinnis for 20$ right off the bat... UNREAL! Then I had to step up for the L330 Pleco though, 70$.

I'm gonna go and say that sunblaster t5ho are pretty cheap, but for a bit more you could go Finnex. That being said, let me dig up a pic for you

Thank you sir!

EDIT: if Finnex made a 72" fixture I'd be all over it, going with 2x36" fixtures is a bit pricey!

DOUBLE EDIT: do you have personal experience running the Finnex fixtures?

Hey all, I've heard so much about Sunblaster T5's on this site for planted tanks sand I'm curious to see what the fixtures themselves look like and how you guys are mounting them.

Let's see your Sunblaster T5 setups! Please include wide shots so I can see exactly how they're mounted, since I'm interested in hanging them over my tank, thanks.

I have had Fluval, Rena, and Eheim and I prefer the "knock-off junk". A fraction of the cost, work just as well.

I won the Banded bichir and one of the groups of yellow regal peacocks. Great auction can't wait for the next one.

You got the bichir off me?! Now it's war! Lol

Some great fish on the block- I will come better prepared next time! My first auction and I see that you're all fierce competitors!

Did you win anything!?

My L200 pleco I bought didn't even make it out of Calgary =(

Wow, that sucks a lot. Those are some beautiful fish

My L200 pleco I bought didn't even make it out of Calgary =(

I drain straight to the toilet with a long hose and fill with a garden hose, adding prime as I go.

PS I don't have any tanks under 140g currently so temperature matching isn't as much of a concern.

Yep i've bought from him, gorgeous fish.

Thanks for the info! Sadly no snails or shrimp would survive in this tank =(

I have a 500 gallon tank that I but thinking maybe of trying discus in. I have probably 30 rainbows in there so was wondering how they would do together.

The main problem I read about (besides temperature) is the fact that Rainbows can make discus skittish because of their crazy swimming behavior. This problem is typically rectified by a large enough tank; a 500g seems like MORE than enough room. What are the dimensions of that bad boy?

Hey all, just moved the 240g aquarium into the basement of my new house so you all know what that means! Another one of my classic and (not-so) epic threads in which I'll start by doing a poor explanation of what I hope to accomplish, get half way to my goal and give up, stock the tank, post increasingly algae-ridden pictures until finally I give up and stop posting pics altogether.

STAY TUNED!

Pics!

Welcome! What are the dimensions on your 120?

im rescueing him tomorrow night

Thanks and good job!

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-pets-other-pets-for-sale-Parrot-fish-W0QQAdIdZ529544003

Add speaks for itself.

Getting excited.

Doesn't it feel good to let it all out?!

This is from a long time ago, but I'd love an update on how this turned out.

I also plan to fail at pleco breeding...for what it's worth.

LOL! I also find planning for failure is more useful than success.

Common Corys were my down fall, tried for over a year to breed albinos, paleatus and bronzes. Nada happened till I managed to get my blacks and sterbai to spawn. Got a ton of sterbai and found 3 green aenus juvies lol after I rehomed the commons. Never did find a paleatus fry/juvies. Same issue with pseudomugil Aru 2, snagged some gorgeous stock from John, gave them their own tank and nothing still so just enjoying them for as long as they last.

Another fish I failed utterly with.

Hey all, strange thread title right? I can't help but wonder who else is out there that tried really hard (or not that hard) at breeding certain types of fish and failed miserably. I'm definitely an FBA member, I've tried my hand at multiple species and only been successful at a select few (and not a very impressive list either).

So this thread can be one of two things (or both): a place to share your FAILED breeding experiences with different types of fish and get some help to get back on track... OR, we can just all laugh together at our ineptitude.

My failed list:

1. Ember Tetras - the idea of breeding a tetra appealed to me since at the time I was all jazzed up about having a HUGE school of something in my 150g (before it became a tank for large cichlids). I read that Ember Tetras were simple to breed (by Tetra standards) and tried my hand.

I purchased multiple Embers from different sources and carefully selected my males and females based on desirable physical attributes and size, set up the proper tank conditions, separated males and females, fed them an unbelievably varied (and expensive diet), aaaaaaaaaaaand...: nothing.

2. Jack Dempsey - always loved the fish, just wanted to breed for the fun of it, since they're not rare cichlids. This has been a failure because I haven't been able to locate a decent sized female, I'm sure as soon as I get one that my male will be more than happy to provide me with some little ones.

3. BN Plecos - was lucky enough to receive a couple nicely fattened female BN's and a gorgeous featherfin male BN from a member on this site. Within 2 weeks of getting them I had baby plecos, the tank was just the Plecos and Rili Shrimp. One day, the young ones disappeared and they haven't bred since... Upsetting.

4. Angelfish - this one is especially embarassing because for most these things breed like guppys once they get a pair established. I've had and sold multiple Angelfish without ever having a pair form, I'm beginning to think there's some sort of conspiracy...

Feel free to share your experiences and be the SECOND member of FBA! (I understand the irony of something called "Fail Breeders Anonymous" in a public online forum)

P.S. If you are someone who breeds rays, exotic plecos, or Discus... WE DON'T WANT YOUR KIND IN HERE!

P.S.S. Clearly kidding, everyone is welcome.

P.S.S.S. Sorry about the ridiculous wall of text.

I am thinking about bringing:

L-066 King Tiger juvenile plecos

L-134 Leopard Frog juvenile Plecos

Bolivian rams

A couple different types of rainbows

And some duplicarius corydoras but who knows......

Please do.

I just picked up 5 juvie Jack Dempseys for my empty 90g. I'm curious if I should add a few more to increase the odds of getting a pair out of them and maybe mitigate the casualties by overstocking. The tank is overfiltered and will get weekly 20% water changes so water quality shouldn't be an issue. Obviously they are too young for sexing so right now it's a roll of a dice to see how many males and females I get. The goal is to get a pair out of the ones I purchase and then trade in the others before any casualties pile up.

On a side note, the JD are about the same length as the danios I used to cycle the tank. They are much thicker but they are hanging out like buddies at feeding time right now. I just find it interesting how thngs in tanks can be like that and then in a month or so the danios would be at the bottom of the food chain.

To be honest with you, you probably won't have casualties for a VERY long time from aggression. I overstocked my 140g like crazy with juvenile cichlids I like, thinking that I was going to have to thin out the herd as aggression got bad when the fish got larger... That was over a year ago now and I have several 6" plus fish (Midas, Dempseys, Fenestratus) that get alone happily so far *knock on wood*. That tank has over 15X turn-over rate for filtration.

Assuming a good water change regimen and appropriate filtration (which you have), you may be able to keep all 5 together even if you get a breeding pair, permanently. I find Dempsey's get an undeserved bad reputation.

EDIT: if they're cheap, I'd pick up one more Dempsey to ensure a pair. Typically 6 is the number of juvies people buy to mathematically guarantee the chance (like 99%+) of at least one male and one female.