Hi!

Thought I would quickly introduce myself... and share a few pictures of my tanks.
I am a life-time fish-keeper ( 3 decades and counting ) and am involved in many different online forums ( not social media) and my local aquarium fish/aquarium plant societies.

I have several tanks going at the moment. A 180 gallon, 60 gallon, 2 -30 gallons and a 10. My fish are predominantly wild, with the exception of my discus, and I am drawn to new world cichlids ( more specifically eartheaters: have geophagus sveni and neambi as well as biotodoma wavarinii and cupidos. )

My other intrest lies in wild African tetras, of which I have 5 different varieties from the Congo river and tributaries.

Recently I have also become intrested in freshwater shrimp, which is so much more relaxing to sit in front of and watch than a cichlid aquarium.

My new, cycling shrimp tank


180 gallon Eartheater/Altum Angel and African tetra tank



Juvenile Altums and discus:



discus:

 

Thank you.

 

It is continued collaboration and exchange of ideas/experience with other aquarists, reading, and a good camera ....

 

Golden Bee Shrimp. Nothing too fancy.
I like the wildforms the best. Right now, in a 30 gallon tank I have wild-form neocaradina and caradina baubaulti.

 

It is a 9 gallon Fluvel Flex. I kinda wish now that I had gotten the 15 gallon- the back filter reservoir area takes up alot of tank. Its a great tank despite. Perfect for shrimp-=only set-up.
Here is my 30 gallon shrimp tank.

This tank has 24 Microrasbora kubotai
and 2 hypoptopoma "Orange otocinclus"

 

I use Thrive All-in-1 ferts from NILOCG. It is the mix for low-tech. I dont do Co2 because of the sensitivity of my fish. The substrate is inert in 30 gallon. In the 9 gallon I used Controsoil.

My shrimp tanks get a 1/2 dose of liquid ferts. These plants are all low light, so dont need alot of ferts. I also use some root tabs around the crypts and lily. Every 4 months- not very often.

The Flex hood was plasticky and cheap. I also constantly had issues aligning it correctly. The hood, being replaced, I also had to get a new light.
This light I have on it now is also so much brighter. Its also perfect because it is kinda modern and contemporary like the curved glass shape of the tank itself.

 

I may, thank you.
But, dont think this forum is a good fit for me.
Thats fine, it happens- cant be all to everyone.