40 Gallon Breeder

[Teelie]

My "newest" tank; 40g breeder. It's not so much new as an upgrade. I just did it today so the water is still settling and murky but definitely looking nicer. All my fish from a 29g have been moved into here and so far they seem to like it a lot. 6 Corydoras sterbai, 6 Long Fin Blue Danio, 1 Male Betta, 2 Apple Snails (adult), 4 Apple snails (hatched survivors), lots of little pond snails. I'm going to add a pair of breeding Albino Bristlenose Plecs soon. That's the pair on the bottom (who obviously aren't the most prolific algae cleaners ). The top is a temporary piece of plexi-glass until I can get a proper glass hood in 2-3 weeks.

 

[invader]

That driftwood is really cool! I also loooove your betta boy!

 

[mcdanielnc89]

if u just done it today don't you think you need to cycle the tank before adding the fish? or is it fine for just a reeder tnak.

 

[Teelie]

Thanks. The Betta is a Butterfly tail. My new favorite breed. I have two of them now. I have another in a 55g where the Bristlenoses are currently. I'm going to try and get better pictures of all my fish soon. I just lucked out on getting that one. The wood just barely fit into the old aquarium whereas here it has room to spare on either side. I accidently broke a small piece off of it moving it but it was one that I'd previous damaged in the past and obviously this wood isn't hurting for the loss.

Also, this tank is cycled. Everything from my previous 29 gallon, including the filter, was moved into it. Before this move, the tank had been established for approximately 3 years. So other than a larger volume of water and bigger footprint, the set up is the same as it was before. Re-reading my post, I see how it could be lost this was a previous set up.

 

[DiscusAngel]

nice tank, my albino bristlenoses are crap algae eaters. i might return one, for a normal colour morph.

 

[paul_219]

Nice breeding tank u got. gr8.