Iroc's Tanks N Fish

[iroc]

This is my Planted 20 gal Community tank: 5 neon tetras, 1 sunburst platy, 6 black neon tetras, 1 blue drawf gourami, and a clown loach

Plants include: Echinodorus bleheri,
Microsorium pteropus, Vesicularia dubyana, Crinum thaianum, Ludwigia repens, Myriophyllum, Hygrophila difformis
whole tank

a shot of the java moss and ferns growing on the driftwood

some fish

theres a clown loach too but he is shy

now the big tank

55 gal planted community tank:3 zebra danios, 1 Silver Veiltail angel fish, 1 Koi Angel fish, 1 parrot cichlid, 1 green severem cichlid, 1 bistlenose plec, 1 golden gourami and a bala shark

plants: Anubias Nana,Echinodorus bleheri, Crinum thaianum, Myriophyllum, Hygrophila difformis

whole tank

fish

the danios are to quick to catch (yet) and the BN and the bala are camera shy but I'll get them and update

 

[fishfishfish]

love the fisrt tank.i tried getting that bright green,didnt work.is it co2 injected

 

[iroc]

No CO2 just lots of light 110watts for 20gal tank and plant food


UPDATE*

20gal clown loach

55 gal Bala shark

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

B) good looking tanks! How many watts you got on your 20gallon?

 

[iroc]

Discuss the 20 gal has 110 watta the 55 gal has 80 watts



I was going to sleep and caught the BN on the glass

Now if I can just catch he danios and get a good soild pic of the loach

 

[iroc]

I have been trying to get a good shot of the clown loach that last one sucked................

 

[jayjay]

The clown needs a group, that is why it is shy. BN doesn't look like a BN too me though I could be wrong, looks like a sailfin, the markings do to me anyway, grow a nice 18". Bala will also be shy with little room and no shoal.

 

[sparky_555]

The clown and shark will both get too big for their tanks.

Good job on the tanks btw

 

[iroc]

clown is in 20gal as a snail clean-up crew and will be moved to 55 gal when snails are gone, bala was a rescure and I will actually find him a new home but at the moment he is only like 4" long and has lots of space.

Also I should clairify neither of them are shy just camera shy. In fact the bala eats blood worms outta my hand.........

I could be wrong about the BN but he doesn't look like the pics of sail fins I have seen before

 

[Mako Man111]

How do you not have any algae on your 20 gallon with 110watt of light and no co2!!?

I was told it would overrun my tank.

 

[iroc]

How do you not have any algae on your 20 gallon with 110watt of light and no co2!!?

I was told it would overrun my tank.

I was told the same thing and guess what............I have NEVER cleaned the alge off and have NEVER seen any. And I run my light 14 hours per day.

Maybe it's becuase I had a bad snail problem but the clown is taking care of that right quick

Maybe I'm just lucky I am Irish after all

 

[iroc]

The clown needs a group, that is why it is shy. BN doesn't look like a BN too me though I could be wrong, looks like a sailfin, the markings do to me anyway, grow a nice 18". Bala will also be shy with little room and no shoal.

When you say little room are you saying that a 4' tank isn't enough for a 4" bala. I mean I know it will need a bigger tank but thats not enough room now??

 

[jayjay]

I never said it wasn't enough just well not even minimum when they get bigger IMO, though it will work as a grow out tank, not sure how fast they grow? Probably an inch or so every 1-2 months? I think they are meant to reach 10" in the first year? Just I don't think bala's should be kept in any less than 6'x2'x2' personally I wouldn't want to use less than 7'x3' preferably 8'x3' but that is just me. They are shoaling so a fast swimming very active shoal of (at adult size) 14" fish, that love to swim round the tank, need a large tank.

 

[iroc]

I never said it wasn't enough just well not even minimum when they get bigger IMO, though it will work as a grow out tank, not sure how fast they grow? Probably an inch or so every 1-2 months? I think they are meant to reach 10" in the first year? Just I don't think bala's should be kept in any less than 6'x2'x2' personally I wouldn't want to use less than 7'x3' preferably 8'x3' but that is just me. They are shoaling so a fast swimming very active shoal of (at adult size) 14" fish, that love to swim round the tank, need a large tank.

maybe something is wrong with the bala then becuase the person I got him from had him about 8 months and he is only like 4" I have had him for a month and he hasn't grown at all

 

[LadyMacca1]

Discuss the 20 gal has 110 watta the 55 gal has 80 watts



I was going to sleep and caught the BN on the glass

Now if I can just catch he danios and get a good soild pic of the loach

dare I ask what that long stringy thing is coming from his rear?