Aquarium HObbyists!! Post up your tank picks! (56k no way)

[Diana]

Originally Posted by scottigee

Yeah Diana you would love that Pink Gourami. they're called kissing gourami's. They have huge lips that come out and they kiss everything. They kiss other fish on the forehead. This guy jets to the top of the tanks and then slowly floats down kissing the glass the whole way
he's funny to watch.

awwwww it looks like it is kissing the plant in the pic where can you get them? (I dunno though, I'm a big fish killer it wouldn't be safe with me)

[BlazSean]

saw the other pics and thought i should get mine up

Pic of my 75 gal.


Pic of my 10 1/2" monster HONDA, Acura is protecting her eggs so i cant get a decent shot of her


side shot if u look closely u can see my pleco

[supapoopa]

Originally Posted by scottigee

Yeah Diana you would love that Pink Gourami. they're called kissing gourami's. They have huge lips that come out and they kiss everything. They kiss other fish on the forehead.

LOL, thats their way of telling others to back off its territory. It looks cute but once those guys get around 7-8 inchs (12in full grown) you might wonder where the smaller fish are disappearing to. Same with the bala sharks... 12 in full grown. Thinking about upgrading your tank in the future?


Its a really nice tank by the way.

[IHIPrelude94]

I'll post pics of my blacklight tank soon... Looks kinda weird in normal light... all the fake plants are flourescent. But with the blacklight on in the hood the whole thing lights up.

~Peace

[BlazSean]

Originally Posted by IHIPrelude94

I'll post pics of my blacklight tank soon... Looks kinda weird in normal light... all the fake plants are flourescent. But with the blacklight on in the hood the whole thing lights up.

~Peace

that ought to look pretty good please get pics up, i wanted to do that with my tank but its not good for my plants or breeding

[Shifty_56]

heres some pics of the 20 gal i picked up today. still setting it up, so no fish yet, but a few plants. this is the first tank ive had since i had turtles growing up, so we'll see how it goes.






i picked up a bubbler and a pump, but i forgot the damned hose , so ill prolly just pick that up when the tank is ready for fish

[scottigee]

Originally Posted by supapoopa

LOL, thats their way of telling others to back off its territory. It looks cute but once those guys get around 7-8 inchs (12in full grown) you might wonder where the smaller fish are disappearing to. Same with the bala sharks... 12 in full grown. Thinking about upgrading your tank in the future?


Its a really nice tank by the way.

Thanks - it's all my roommate's doing. He knows his shit.
I might upgrade in the future, who knows. I know the gouramis and the balas will get bigger but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

And Diana you asked where to get them - I got most of those fish at Petco, including the Pink Gourami. I think my roommate got the blue rams and neons at some private shop. He says "Petco fish die."


HONDA is an awesome fish!! I would love to have a big fish like that...someday.

[BlazSean]

Originally Posted by scottigee

HONDA is an awesome fish!! I would love to have a big fish like that...someday.

thanks I've had him for a year and half since he was 2"

[Shifty_56]

hey guys, whats a good temp for the tank? its a freshwater setup, and currently ive got the tank at 80 degrees? too warm, too cold, what? i havnt put any fish in, prolly wont till saturday or sunday. also, any particular brand of plant fertilizer to use that wont hurt the fish or fuck with the filter?

[supapoopa]

Originally Posted by CivicPwR_56

hey guys, whats a good temp for the tank? its a freshwater setup, and currently ive got the tank at 80 degrees? too warm, too cold, what? i havnt put any fish in, prolly wont till saturday or sunday. also, any particular brand of plant fertilizer to use that wont hurt the fish or fuck with the filter?

I keep mine in that range usually 79*. What kind of plants are you planning to keep? Flora Pride from the brand TetraTec has served me well, so id recommend that. Its a basic liquid fertilizer that won't cause algea problems if you only plan to keep a couple plants.

[Shifty_56]

Originally Posted by supapoopa

I keep mine in that range usually 79*. What kind of plants are you planning to keep? Flora Pride from the brand TetraTec has served me well, so id recommend that. Its a basic liquid fertilizer that won't cause algea problems if you only plan to keep a couple plants.

yea ive got 3 diff plants in there now (see above) the plant on the far right is fake, so i know ive got a good enough light source, so ill check out the TetraTec you mentioned next time i go in

[scottigee]

Damn I keep my tank at 74....fish haven't said anything about being cold

I can't believe that fish grew 8" in a year and a half!! :eek

[BlazSean]

Originally Posted by scottigee

Damn I keep my tank at 74....fish haven't said anything about being cold

I can't believe that fish grew 8" in a year and a half!! :eek

i keep my tank at 78, but yea they grew fast because of the temperature. i also clean the tank once a month and change the filter every two months and have been doing it for the longest. I also keep them on a cycled diet of meaty foods (bloodworms, mealworms, and earthworms), and dry cichlid pellets alternating daily

[imp0rted1]

ok picked up the florapride..


what matters more? picking plants to suit my lighting? or get lighting to suit my plants??? i have a crappy ass hood that came with the tank 29g that only has 1 20watt bulb!