fishfin Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 My tank has been up and running for about 6 weeks now. It's really tanking shape and the plants are growing like weeds! I'm not doing anything special like Co2 or even ferts and just using the lighting that came with the tank. The residents are as follows: 3 balloon mollies 2 platties 1 guppie (can't keep them alive for some reason) 1 male fighter 1 bristlenose 14 neons 6 rummy nose There is so much activity in the tank at all times and it's so much fun to watch. The nasty balloon mollie who is terribly hormonal and rules the tank. I hope she pops her babies soon! My male balloon mollie who adores the nasty one above and will take a lot of cr@p from her. LOL My favourite balloon mollie who has a lyre tail which I am discovering isn't so common as the the tail type that the ones above have. One of my platties along with the nasty balloon mollie. She does actually have a name but I don't think I can get away using it on the forum! More pics to followThe tank. The neons And the bristlenose who has grown heaps in that short amount of time. He/she is actually now chasing away the nasty mollie to get to the food, hahaha. These pics are of my sons crown tail fighter, Ruben. He has the most beautiful fins and they are so LONG! Hope you enjoyed the photos everyone. I'm really having a blast with this. xox Leonie xox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) It looks grand! how many litres is it?? Love the nasty mollie stories lol Way to go to tolerant boy mollie... if only human males were the same :lol: Edited August 29, 2010 by fishish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfin Posted August 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 It's a 215 litre, Aquaone tank. Glad the Mollie made you chuckle. I'll let her know. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delyall Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Looove your tank! The driftwood looks awesome, may I ask where you got it? :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfin Posted August 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 I got the driftwood from Coburg Aquarium. It was just what I was looking for and it's a real focal point in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracey6565 Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 fishfin your tank looks fantastic! I agree with delyall the driftwood looks amazing. I'm looking for a piece like that but smaller. I may have to take a drive out to Coburg some time in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody3714 Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 That Tank looks great fishfin ive also not had the best of luck with my guppies i started with four girls and one male still have about 8 but none of the original fish just some of the babies that survived i did have a lot more but they seemed to drop off one by one i have to say Coburg aquarium is prob the largest store that ive been to had a lot of nice betta their, only been once as its such a long drive for me but was deff worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 I was at Coburg aquarium today, they have i think 4 really big (3metre squared ish?) conatainer things of driftwood in the carpark and more inside. i spent $15 on four small fancy bits imported from i think Mongolia. Its really pretty. They have a few varieties of driftwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfin Posted August 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 That Tank looks great fishfin ive also not had the best of luck with my guppies i started with four girls and one male still have about 8 but none of the original fish just some of the babies that survived i did have a lot more but they seemed to drop off one by one I'm not sure why the Guppies don't survive. I had 5 in total, bought from 2 different shops and now I only have one left. All of my water parameters are spot on. They just spend their time at the top of the tank and won't survive more than a week. I have a book which talks about the fact that they used to be a hardy fish but now with the amount of inbreeding, they have become quite fragile. I won't bother with anymore Guppies, I really don't feel good about them dying off. My driftwood was tagged as 'Mongolian Gold Vine' I believe. It wasn't cheap, but I think it was worth it. It did not leach out any tanons and it didn't take long to make it sink either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bec Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Awesome setup amd great photos :applaud: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Looks great! I love the driftwood too. Are you sure that's a Common Bristlenose and not a Gold Spotted Pleco? I'm pretty tired and might just be seeing things though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfin Posted August 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I don't know enough about Pleco's to confirm your suspicions. I did a google images search and from what I see, I don't think he/she is a Gold Spotted. It looks the same as the other 2 that I have in other tanks and they were all bought from different places. I could be wrong though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Loved the pics, that driftwood centre piece is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhong89 Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I don't know enough about Pleco's to confirm your suspicions. I did a google images search and from what I see, I don't think he/she is a Gold Spotted. It looks the same as the other 2 that I have in other tanks and they were all bought from different places. I could be wrong though! How much did you buy him for? From what i remember isn't a gold spotted pleco much much more expensive than more CBN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfin Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I paid around $10 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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