dk77 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Finally finished most of my basement off and got my 100 gallon back up and running. I love tanganyika fish, but also love to have plants in my tank, so decided to combine the two. Everything seems to be going good so far, fish and plants both seem happy just hope it stays that way . Big thanks to Harold (fairdeal) for the calvus and compressiceps and another big thanks to Jen (shanyesmommy) for the julies. Only have one decent pic of the fish, but will test out the camera skills again soon to try and get some more. Any comments would be appreciated. DK Edited March 29, 2009 by dk77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Looks nice! Your Anubias (you have a couple different spp.) may do better attached to the rocks - I've found that when they're in the sand they don't grow as well. Very nicely aquascaped, too! :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmamnstr Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Nicely done, it'll be even better when the silt settles and it's full of fish :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk77 Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Thanks for the comments guys. Thanks for the advice J, I've got a few nana's attached to the rocks they are just very tiny atm, and the lanceolatas are tough to attach, but maybe I'll attempt to attach a few. I cannot wait for the dust to settle to slough shark, I mixed in some seachem onyx sand with the black flourite sand I bought and holy did it make the tank cloudy, its been 3 days of filtering with filter floss and still have silt. The tank is actually full of fish, have 5 petricolas, 4 black calvus, 4 goldhead comps, 6 julies, and a few oto's, they are just tiny and hard too see through the muck. Still waiting for my blue phantom and butterfly pleco's hopefully they show up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk77 Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Well I finally found a blue phantom (L128), pics don't show the color so well, but she is awesome. Here's a few quick pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixc Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 I just finished with a similar setup in a 125g. So far the Anubias are doing well with no fish in the tank yet. I've seen at least 10 new leaves so I gues it's liking the water and light. My biggest concer is the growth of algae that is accumulating on the leaves. I need some plecos to take care of this problem. Any suggestion on the type of plecos? Is your blue phamtom helping at all with the algae on the plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk77 Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) Hey Felixc; Thats awesome your going for the same type of setup, I love it so far. My anubias and Limnophila aromatica are doing pretty good too, however I think the red tiger lotus is on its last legs . As far as algae goes Im in the midst of the battle between brown and green algae, I am getting lots of algae on the plant leaves as well. For pleco's I have a clown pleco, the blue phantom, and a few otocinclus. The blue phantom and clown seem to stick to eating the algae on the rocks and glass, the only ones that really clean the plants are the oto's. I thought they might not like the high PH but all seem to be doing fine. The clown pleco is a real algae vaccume, but he doesn't really touch the plants. Hope that helps Edited November 28, 2008 by dk77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk77 Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 well its been about 4 months, got a few more fish, and a new camera so figured its time for an update. Hope you enjoy the new pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EowynJane Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Very nice! Those plants are filling in nicely. Who's your favorite algae eater now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk77 Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Very nice! Those plants are filling in nicely. Who's your favorite algae eater now? Looks wise I would definately go with the Blue Phantom, that pleco looks amazing. In regards to keeping the tank clean I would have to go with the SAE, that guy is constantly cleaning the plants and rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Awesome tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EowynJane Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Does the SAE clean the glass to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Very nice setup :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk77 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thanks Degrassi and slough shark Does the SAE clean the glass to? no, not really, the SAE sticks mainly to the plants and rocks. The pleco's and oto's keep the glass fairly clean, but I still have to mag clean it once in awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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