RedeyesUK
Fish Crazy
Tank and cabinet:
Cabinet I built myself - I know having a computer right next to a fish tank isn't a good idea, but space is tight!
I also built the hood, it's a bit rubbish and I knocked it up in about an hour, just a temporary job until I get round to doing a proper one. After the cabinet, I was kind of DIY'd out!
Closer to the tank:
This is my first attempt at a proper(ish) planted tank, it's going reasonably well. I bought a batch of plants off ebay, it made a good start but there's too many in there that are tall and straggly - plus they shed leaves like you wouldn't believe! I'll be replacing them over time with something with a bit more bulk.
I must be doing something right though, these plants are growing like crazy, some of them have been heavily pruned two or three times already. And that's with no ferts, CO2 or decent substrate.
Right side, my pair of gouramis and the pleco hiding under the wood:
Gouramis, one of the clowns and a couple of ruby barbs:
Plec in his favourite spot:
Left side, a solitary neon and a SAE resting on the bogwood:
As some of you might see, the sword in the middle is looking a bit ragged, this is partly due to being chewed by some of the fish
, but it also seems to be struggling with nutrients. It's picked up a bit since my last pruning session, but I think it's time I started looking into fertilisers.
Full stock list:
1x angel
5x clown loach
4x black ruby barb
2x three spot gourami
1x RTBS
1x pleco (unknown type, I'm assuming common so may have to get rid of him at some point)
2x neon tetra (getting old now, when they die off they won't be replaced)
4x kuhli loach
2x SAE
I know it's not a great stock list, this has come about from me not really knowing what I was doing when I first got into all this, and also from inheriting a few fish from an emigrating friend. It all works though, amazingly, the only aggression I've seen is the angel picking on the plec!
Comments & suggestions welcome!
Cabinet I built myself - I know having a computer right next to a fish tank isn't a good idea, but space is tight!
I also built the hood, it's a bit rubbish and I knocked it up in about an hour, just a temporary job until I get round to doing a proper one. After the cabinet, I was kind of DIY'd out!
Closer to the tank:
This is my first attempt at a proper(ish) planted tank, it's going reasonably well. I bought a batch of plants off ebay, it made a good start but there's too many in there that are tall and straggly - plus they shed leaves like you wouldn't believe! I'll be replacing them over time with something with a bit more bulk.
I must be doing something right though, these plants are growing like crazy, some of them have been heavily pruned two or three times already. And that's with no ferts, CO2 or decent substrate.
Right side, my pair of gouramis and the pleco hiding under the wood:
Gouramis, one of the clowns and a couple of ruby barbs:
Plec in his favourite spot:
Left side, a solitary neon and a SAE resting on the bogwood:
As some of you might see, the sword in the middle is looking a bit ragged, this is partly due to being chewed by some of the fish
, but it also seems to be struggling with nutrients. It's picked up a bit since my last pruning session, but I think it's time I started looking into fertilisers.
Full stock list:
1x angel
5x clown loach
4x black ruby barb
2x three spot gourami
1x RTBS
1x pleco (unknown type, I'm assuming common so may have to get rid of him at some point)
2x neon tetra (getting old now, when they die off they won't be replaced)
4x kuhli loach
2x SAE
I know it's not a great stock list, this has come about from me not really knowing what I was doing when I first got into all this, and also from inheriting a few fish from an emigrating friend. It all works though, amazingly, the only aggression I've seen is the angel picking on the plec!
Comments & suggestions welcome!
