Having A Go At Macro

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ok thanks for that.sand in 55 g is beach sand.
i tried a bunch of sands from the local river and a few from different spots at the beach.
i chose that stuff because it settled the fastest, thinking it would give me less trouble with the filter.
i guess that also means it is a relativley large grain size.

the little dude is eating frozen blood worms, and he is pretty hopeless at catching fry ( at the moment)
in terms of disadvantages of live feeders i think i'm pretty covered.
varied diet. less chance of nutritional imbalance.( frozen blood worms, fry, hopefully the odd ghost shrimp when he gets bigger)
no nasties (parasites/ bacteria) because i breed the feeders.
no overfeeding yet. (because the fry numbers have not decreased much)

thanks for your concern and input "Catfish Are Cool"
i am now in the market for a small cannister or HOB filter.
i will keep posting pics for now.

oh sorry, i forgot
small tank is 50 liter ~20 gallon
and there is a mirror behind 50g. so it looks extremely full.

 

[CAC]

Oh right so hes feeding on frozen then, thats good. I would only feed fry every so often, just because thats not their diet in the wild so I try to stick to what theyd eat out there...
EDIT: By the way, 50 litres isnt 20 gallons, its 14 US gallons

 

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ah right
14 gallons would make sense.
first time i've had to use those units.

time for more photo's

pearling was intense today:

poor photo but gives you the idea:

King Shrimp!:

more pearling:

nice tail!

better head shot :

Thats all for now.

Photos too big?

-Tom

 

[Lynda B]

Love the loach in the shell and the shrimp pics..... thanks for posting them.

 

[PRW1988]

Forgive me for sounding like an idiot... but what exactly does "Marco" refer to in the fish keeping hobby?

 

[CAC]

Forgive me for sounding like an idiot... but what exactly does "Marco" refer to in the fish keeping hobby?

I assume you mean "macro" not "marco".
Its a photography term, used for when taking close up pictures, or atleast thats the basic meaning of it.

 

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that's it, macro.

i was playing with my camera trying to get big photos of little fish.
takes a bit more work stabilising and focusing.

and i was looking for pointers to improve the photo's

ps for anyone that cares.
new filter is in and cycling.
i have my ferts and now i i just have to find the right sand
wow the black sand is expensive!

will get more picks up soon. i'm having problems with my 50g tank.
fish just aren't happy.
-Tom

 

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well for those that were worrying about the eel. sands in, with 2 weeks growth.
everyones happy.

1 quick pic, not the best...

maybe time to make a journal

 

[roseK]

i like both tanks, but i really like the look of the 55, how its like, party beach and what not

 

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thanks a lot.

the half sand idea was fun, and i like the way it looks.
but the sand area is diminishing pretty quickly. diffusing into the gravel.
can be cleaned, by filtering gravel through a catching net.
thats a lot of work . and so i wouldn't recommend it.

The little aquarium has inspired me to set up the 55,the same way.
I'll post as i upgrade