jimmyhg Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 So its been a while since I posted but I finally got around to take some picks of the tank. I found it hard to get a good picture (I use a film camera). The tank has turned out great. It is currently stocked with 6 rasboras, 5 neon tetras, and 2 ottos. I have mostly live plants which are all growing. I did have a couple of casualties however. One of the neons was sucked up by the aquaclear within one hour of being introduced. It died within a day due to the injuries. That neon seemed a little strange from the beginning because it wasn't schooling and seemed to freely get sucked up. I buried the intake of the aquaclear to eliminate the possibility of this happening again. The second casualty was an otto who died a couple of days after introduction. It never ate and grew pale in color, I was able to get a free replacement. I have to say I love the rasboras (espei), they usually swim in the top of the tank and school more than the neons. They are also fairly energetic and have a deep orange color. Sometimes I observe 2 or 3 of them shaking at eachother with their fins spread out. I assume his is some sort of mating behavior? The ottos have been great at munching algae on the plants and glass. Since most of it is gone I have been feeding them with some blanched spinach or cucumber. They really like the spinach though. I have also have noticed a few snails in the tank. They are still very small so I have not been able to identify them yet. The fishless cycle thing worked well and I have not had any problems with ammonia or nitrites after the first introductions in early December. My nitrates have been around 5-10ppm with 25-30% weekly changes. I use a little fertilizer as well. The water wisteria grows but is a little yellow compared to the growth that it had during the end of the fishless cycle. I assume its because the nitrates levels are much lower. Thanks to everyone who has helped out with the tank. I think it has turned out great so far and look forward to its future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Very nice setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Looks really nice. Glad to hear that everything is working out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggle Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Looks good keep the update comeing. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picasso Trigger Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shai Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Wonderful tank! I like the coloring of the gravel. Very bizarre about the tetra getting sucked into the filter though, I don't think I've heard of that happening (shrimp definitely). Too bad! ^^ Please post more pics when you get some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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