Jayba Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 So I have set up a 75 gallon tank. The enhabitants are 9 L-046 (Hypansistrus sp.Zebra) and 8-Glossolepsis wanamensis rainbowfish from Rainbowric. Both are rare, but the Glossolepsis wanamensis is very hard to find. There are only a small handful of people in Canada that are this lucky. Even their eggs on aquabid go for big money. I had a tank, an amazing piece of driftwood so away it went. There are pleco caves burried throughout the tank in strategic locations. I also threw in 16 L-260 (Hypansistrus sp.Queen Arabesque) juviniles, both these plecos are carnivours, so for a cleanup crew I tossed in a bunch of marble bristlenose juviniles. I will let things buck for a while. As everyone grows out I will pull them as needed. Filtration is a fluval 305 packed with filter floss and a SunSun 304 filter with UV as well. More than enough filtration. I have slowly been adding black sand to the tank to darken up the playsand I have in there right now. I am adding it in stages, as I don't want to bury the L-260 juvis hiding among the rocks. A couple of reasons I want darker is rainbows always look better over a dark substrate, and I am hoping if the tank seems darker, the L-046 plecos will be out more. Time will tell. Day one A male and female freshly stressed from the move to Red Deer. A male about 24 hours after the move Another male 24 hours after the move. The tank. The power head has been removed, and went with 2 spray bars Little bitty L-260 fry, about 1/2 inch. I will update from time to time, I am trying some things to see if I can grow a better fish. The only hints you get are food, tempurature and some other things I will not share until I have proven my theroy. Comments, questions or whatever are welcome. We shall see where this leads, best regards, Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJanzen Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Love the look of the tank, simple yet eye catching. Great choice of fish too, makes me wanna tear down one of my tropical tanks and get to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Great looking tank! And awesome fish choices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 WOW! Love that driftwood piece! Can't wait to see more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykit Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Nice looking set-up! That drift wood looks great against the plants that you've added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyGrl Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Looks awesome! I gotta sneak over for a peek soon. o_O Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Just got the first eggs that I've noticed from my G. wanamensis today - temp is about 84F. They laid in a huge clump of hornwort. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Influence Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 I think that driftwood would better in my tank ! Just saying . Lol Blake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_Polit Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Great looking tank, Jay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 That piece of driftwood is amazing. All these people with Rainbowfish has kind-of got me interested. Gorgeous tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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