pics of my gold nugget out to play

[jimbooo]

Hi everyone, i took some snaps of my Gold nugget plec last night on a rare outing in daylight.

good camoflage hey, cant see him at all. HA HA

and some cardinals shoaling, (whose nose is that in the background!!)

finally my new cave (after a small rearrangement)

hope you like them

 

[SPLiSH]

Lovely fish and lovely pics!

That first one is great, and so is the third! Nice cave.

 

[cometcattle]

Fantastic pics!

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Wow, great pics- that plec is so cute ) !

 

[boxman]

Wow! Lovely looking nugget! Fat and happy!!!!

Mine is tiny still. How big is he?

Pete

 

[jimbooo]

thanks everyone.

he's about 3 inches or so. only had him a month but he's fattened up a bit since.

 

[boxman]

What's his favourite food?

Mine seems to love cucumber and sucking on 'his' large piece of bogwood!

 

[jimbooo]

no idea. i've fed bloodworm, brine shrimp, courgette, flake, algae wafers and tubiflex since i've had him.

all he eats is wood. (i assume he scavanges the leftovers after lights out)

 

[boxman]

I think you've got some of the nicest tanks / fishes I've seen so far!

Your layout of the nugget tank is class! wish mine was as nice as that!

What's the moss type stuff on the right hand side of your tank? (While I'm here, what's the plant in the front right of your siggy?)

 

[jimbooo]

I think you've got some of the nicest tanks / fishes I've seen so far!

Your layout of the nugget tank is class! wish mine was as nice as that!

just for that heres a treat. thanks

What's the moss type stuff on the right hand side of your tank?

which tank? the Gold nugget tank has java moss in it.
(bottom right of this pic)

my 12G has Riccia Fluitians

glad you like them i try my hardest and invest a huge ammount of time in them. (sad bloke with nothing better to do.. )

 

[boxman]

12G? Wow! Looks great!

Thanks for that. yea, didn't recognise java moss, mine keeps going brown at the ends, hopefully when I get my oto's that should clear it!

Love the pic!!!! Love the Riccia Fluitians, I wanna get some!

Infact, I'll hire you to design my tank!!!!! (*Thinks* That would be a great job!)

 

[jimbooo]

ha ha i'd love that job. mind you i'm getting payed to surf TFF at the moment so cant really complain.

tip for the java moss: give it a tiny haircut and remove about 1cm of each strand you should promote a growth spurt.

also lots of light and CO2 play a huge part.

 

[boxman]

What's the best way to get CO2 in the tank?

I've got a powerhead going with plenty of bubbles and also my canister filter outlet is facing the surface which would get CO2 as well. Is this enough?

Thanks for the java moss tip! Will get the remington out after work (heha). Short back and sides!

Hmm, come to think of it I'm getting paid to surf TFF too!

 

[jimbooo]

buy one of these (they'll give out enough for 20G, i have 2 on my 40G)

Hagen natural plant system

cost about £20 each and refill using yeast and bicarbonate of soda. one mixture lasts about 10 days. you then unscrew the lid and refill.

well worth it. but you also need at least 2 watts per gallon for the plants to make use of it, ideally 3WPG.

 

[keane]

ha ha i'd love that job. mind you i'm getting payed to surf TFF at the moment so cant really complain.

do expand further on this please jimbooo!!

steve