My New 80L Krib Tank!

[Vail3r]

So after my Krib's had to come out of my main tank due to aggression they have been in a 40L tank with the fry, so today I raided the piggy bank and went to the LFS and bought a 36 x 12 x 12 Tank!

Now when I got back I was hit with the task of finding a place to put it

Hmmm this spot looks good:

Sure the missus wont notice/mind hehehe!

2 mins later:

30 Mins later:

Also dug a old filter out I will be using:

Will be putting a few coco caves in there with a bit of moss and have some bits of bogwood to play about with and then that will probably be all that's going in there.

 

[Tizer]

nice one, pot noodles? nice healthy eating there Hope you dont have a habit of knocking jars off the shelf when you reach for stuff, that could end up in a nice smashy disaster Nice strong wood DIY lid inc i think?

 

[Vail3r]

Lol well It's either going to be a lid OR When she's out at work tomorrow I might turn that top cupboard into fish food storage etc

 

[minnnt]

Lol well It's either going to be a lid OR When she's out at work tomorrow I might turn that top cupboard into fish food storage etc

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your Kribs will love you for their new home, look forward to seeing it develop!

 

[Vail3r]

Well after spending a good few hours today messing with it, the kribs are now in there new home!

Female has coloured up very well, much better than in the smaller tank but the male is still pale. Should hopefully settle in well!

The babies seem to be going mad swimming everywhere in a group lol.

 

[minnnt]

They'll be very happy in there!

I was under the impression that externals had to be below the tank though?

 

[Vail3r]

They'll be very happy in there!

I was under the impression that externals had to be below the tank though?

I have read that before myself, the only reason I can think of is that it might reduce the flow of the filter but that's probably a good thing for a fry tank anyway!? Seems to be working fine, the flow does seem quite low for an external tbh and is probably due to what I have said above but I think if it was any more then it would be too much for this tank. I packed it full of sponges and filter floss in the hope of restricting the flow anyway.

Has anybody got any idea whether I should add any dither fish at all? I read a while ago that the kribs become less active without other fish and tbh they do seem quite shy.. If so what would I be best putting in with them? I assume neons would be too small so was wondering about serpae tetra or something..

 

[dave1.]

looks good

 

[Tizer]

they are gravity filters, i think you might find it could burn out but im not 100% sure. Might look more tidy if you can buzz a couple of holes into the cupboard below mate!

 

[minnnt]

Nooooooooo...... You have moved them because they terrorised your Angels... Don't add anything else to this tank as they will end up the same as your Angel did.

they are gravity filters, i think you might find it could burn out but im not 100% sure. Might look more tidy if you can buzz a couple of holes into the cupboard below mate!

Yeah this is what i was thinking too...

 

[Vail3r]

Nooooooooo...... You have moved them because they terrorised your Angels... Don't add anything else to this tank as they will end up the same as your Angel did.

they are gravity filters, i think you might find it could burn out but im not 100% sure. Might look more tidy if you can buzz a couple of holes into the cupboard below mate!

Yeah this is what i was thinking too...

Haha ok ok. Will go and have a quick look now about the possibility of moving the external below. Might need some longer pipes!

 

[Vail3r]

Moving the filter was cancelled last night when I managed to get water everywhere! So it's staying there for now!!!! I blame you Tizer...

 

[Tizer]

Rofl Hey it was a cool idea, cant help it if you just dont got the skills

 

[Vail3r]

The kris have been digging and moving sand like mad, seems like they might be ready to spawn again? They dont bother with the baby kribs in there now so should I take them out or leave them till I see new ones?

 

[minnnt]

Remove them mate as they will get bullied by the parents as they protect their new spawn and fry.

Also, what eheim is it?