About my 180

[Spyder]

Hi all, I have a 180 gallon tank, mainly unplanted, a couple of Anubias plants. The tank is 6' x 2' x 2'.

Lighting is Coralife Colormax t-5's, two 3' and onr 4' to give the center a brighter look.

Filtered by one Eheim Pro 2 2028, Eheim 2250, and two Emperor 400's.

pH stays at 6.8, temp 74

Aquatic Animals include:
3 - 12" long Weather Loaches
6 lively Polkadot Botias (Kabotias)
12 Redline Torpedo Barbs (Denisons)
6 Giant Danios
1 female Krib (4 1/2 years old, just lost her long time spawning mate)
3 pairs of Bolivian Rams
3 Australian Rainbows
5 Rosy Barbs
5 Congo Tetras (2m/3f)
6 Matea Corys
6 Leppard? Corys
1 Zebra Danio
a pair of Siltertip Tetras
1 Celebese Rainbow

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[Drumachine09]

I like that substrate! It looks like crushed coral, is that correct?



The tank looks amazing!

[Spyder]

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[RobbieG]

Nice tank - I like the barbs they really look nice in that setting

[Spyder]

No, the gravel is #2 pea gravel, great for the Weather Loaches to tunnel through

[Drumachine09]

No, the gravel is #2 pea gravel, great for the Weather Loaches to tunnel through



Duhhhh, i feel stupid. Your pH is 6.8. Crushed coral would raise it, unless you had a really low pH to begin with.

It looks nice. It gives great contrast to the fish.

[Spyder]

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[Spyder]

Nice tank - I like the barbs they really look nice in that setting

The Denisons have turned out to be one of my favorites. I just with they would slow down so I could get a nice pic of them

[RobbieG]

What camera are you using - the photos come out excellent!

[Spyder]

It's a Olympus E-300 Evolt

[RobbieG]

Mines an olympus also but I think its more like an olympus 2 - I need to upgrade it - yesterday!

[Lady Hobbs]

You sure take some awesome shots. You should upload them all to photobucket so they can be viewed as a slideshow. Then I can just sit and drool all day.

About the featherfins in your POTM. I didn't think I'd like these rainbows but now that I see yours............gotta have em'. How many could go in my 30 gallon comfortably, you think.

[Spyder]

Thank you Lady Hobbs, the Featherfins (Iriatherina werneri) are very beautiful active fish. I have mine in a 40 and they are great tank mates for Rams, Corys and Endlers (that's the tank mates I have). I have 12, if I could find more I would add. In a 30 I would have 18 with a 1m/2f ratio. They are very small and create very little bio load. With the large number you could have them alone, add Java Moss to the bottom and have them spawn. A thought I've had for a long time, just never got around to it. Keep them in a very NON-agressive tank, they are the least agressive fish I've ever seen, exept to each other. Have you ever seen them flare at each other? Of note: I had many problems with them at first, Gary Lang suggested feeding them BBS daily. Since then I have had great success keeping them. I feed frozen BBS ever morning and they are thriving.

[salman]

Spyder you have some amazing tanks!!! I want to come to your house and steel them! They are perfect!

[Spyder]

Ah, thank you. Come on over, the airport is only 30 minutes away :)

[SkarloeysMom]

The Denisons have turned out to be one of my favorites. I just with they would slow down so I could get a nice pic of them

They are beautiful fish even just as a blur they caught my eye. I bet they are just striking in person.
Oh and the tank is just beautiful too! I too love the gravel.

[FDMedic]

12 Redline Torpedo Barbs (Denisons)
5 Congo Tetras (2m/3f)


How are these two species co-existing?
Redline Torpedo Barbs are beautiful, as is your tank.
Anyone have any experiences with these?

[snipers_den]

:thumb: excellant pics......your tank is awesome looking:thumb:

[Tolley]

Old thread............ But Nice fish!

[FDMedic]

Old thread............ But Nice fish!

LOL... yeah, just doing a bit of "homework" on Congo Tetra's... plant's...ect... in preperation of stocking this 55 when it's done cycling.