My Fishtank!

[Mr Melt]

I bought this fishtank a good few months ago on Gumtree for a bargain (£180 I think) =P

Anyways, after a lot of repairs and replacements (eg. the T8 light ¬_¬) I have finally finished my aquarium setup! I finally put the carpet moss on earlier this morning (hence the black string on the bogwood) and I can happily say I'm satisfied with the tank now!

Here it is:

Oh aye, and here's Nemo, my newest fish =P

If anyones interested in the stocking list check my sig =)

Thanks to everyone here who gave me good advice on plants, fish compatability and substrate!

 

[Jinty McGinty]

Looks fab!!

What's the broad leaves on the left? Amazon?

 

[minnnt]

Beautiful!!! Love the water colour It's crying out for some Crypt Wendtii Brown or Tropica as a contrast to the greens.

Is your new fish the Paradise Gourami?

 

[Mr Melt]

Looks fab!!

What's the broad leaves on the left? Amazon?

Aye, bought about 4 Amazon Plants in the LFS; some of them sprouted baby ones so I clipped them and planted them behind the bigger ones =)

Beautiful!!! Love the water colour It's crying out for some Crypt Wendtii Brown or Tropica as a contrast to the greens.

Is your new fish the Paradise Gourami?

I've always liked to keep it simple - I tried mixing different coloured plants in the past in my smaller tank and it was a disaster =P

And yes, Nemo is the Paradise Gourami =)

 

[minnnt]

He is a really beauty!!! May have to have a little look around for some of these!! Never seen them before.

I would still add some of the brown Crypts, easy peasy to grow mate and would look brill infront of the swords

 

[Mr Melt]

He is a really beauty!!! May have to have a little look around for some of these!! Never seen them before.

I would still add some of the brown Crypts, easy peasy to grow mate and would look brill infront of the swords

They're very rare in Northern Ireland; the LFS happened to get them by accident (came shipped in with a bunch of Three Spots). They didn't even know their species (I had to advise them) so I got it for only £3 =P

 

[minnnt]

Don't think i have ever seen them mate.

 

[Mr Melt]

Don't think i have ever seen them mate.

If a fishstore has them they're either listed as "Paradise Fish" or "Paradise Gouramis"; most likely the former.

 

[minnnt]

Thanks for the info matey

 

[johnboy!]

He is a really beauty!!! May have to have a little look around for some of these!! Never seen them before.

I would still add some of the brown Crypts, easy peasy to grow mate and would look brill infront of the swords

Nice fish but very aggressive with other anbantoids IME mate, i have a male at the moment whos a stunner, i'll get you a pic soon

 

[minnnt]

I wouldn't have them with any other gourami's or betta's etc.

Now you come to mention it Mr Melt, i believe i have seen them before labelled as paradise fish. And it was at Pets At Home.

Would they make for good centrepiece fishes or would they be too aggressive?

 

[Mr Melt]

I wouldn't have them with any other gourami's or betta's etc.

Now you come to mention it Mr Melt, i believe i have seen them before labelled as paradise fish. And it was at Pets At Home.

Would they make for good centrepiece fishes or would they be too aggressive?

Well I was planning to use him as a centerpiece fish; at the moment he isn't being aggressive towards my other gouramis; although I made sure they were female before purchase =P

So it might be the 1 male - 2 female ratio thats working out, only time will tell!

 

[minnnt]

If i decide to re stock my 180 planted tank then these may be my choice of centrepiece too.

Would they be ok in a 1m:2f ratio or is it 1:1?

 

[johnboy!]

I wouldn't have them with any other gourami's or betta's etc.

Now you come to mention it Mr Melt, i believe i have seen them before labelled as paradise fish. And it was at Pets At Home.

Would they make for good centrepiece fishes or would they be too aggressive?

I had one in a seperate 5gallon, then moved him into my main tank when i started the chocolate gourami tank, and he's sorta taken over

 

[karawr]

Beautiful congos, I'm hoping mine turn out pretty like that. But not sure if I have any males in my batch yet.