Oh that one LA, didnt think you'd sell him...plecos poop way too much compared to other cats considered an aro for the tank?

Things have been going well, wow can this tank put some food away. Still slowly adding plants as my smaller tanks grow them out, that hideous pipe towards the back is connected to a canister filter Im using to polish the water, not a long term feature.

Plan to add some different tubes in, I like the 15000k tricolour with the 6500k, seems to be a good combination.



I've thought about an Aro, I really liked the black Aro they had at the fishbowl in Hamilton. But I decided on getting the bala school larger and 2 geo suri pairs.

Anyways the pics, sorry they are so grainy, camera doesnt like the lighting in that room much.

Nice! looking primo dude

Cheers

Looked into the lighting more today, I need to replace 3 tubes they are 3350k

Switched on Gardener has 4 foot 15000k t8 tubes for $34
Mitre 10 Mega didnt know what lumens were or T8 for that matter (after school staff )

Anyone know a retail store that sells them cheaper then SOG?

I've looked on TM but theres nothing local.

Dont know really any good lighting places, should look even better with stronger lights.. hmm need that for mine too Right side looks good, but something seems a little lacking on the left? maybe a really long piece of wood with various vegetation extending to the other side might be a good way to draw your vision across the tank?

could you get some pics of the del and the sens up if poss? addicted much

Yeah it needs more plants all through it IMO but I love to sea tanks flooded with lush green plants. Im hoping that the windelov and anubis will cover those bits of wood.

Tried getting ya pics, Not easy when they are all hiding. But here ya go, 1 dehezi, 2 ornates and 2 senegals all in the same pic.

Wicked, more if you can yes im greedy. Have you noticed btw that the delhezis sometimes have different shapes? I have 2 dels and the difference is huge, check them out when you come over. 1 is like yours and fairly solid, has more of a paddle shaped caudal fin and fatter head. the other one is much slimmer, elongated, flowing fins and flatter head? Any ideas?

There is some info here about how to tell what the fluro tubes are:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32844

I cant remember exactly but I think thats one of the ways to sex them. I think the fatter ones with the more paddle shaped caudal is the female. The female ornate is certainly a lot more solid then the males and the caudal fins are different too, I cant imagine the delhezi's being too different, I'd been thinking that del in my tank is a female but I havnt seen any more that size to compare.



Thanks Zev its a good read, it still hasnt sunk in so im glad you linked that. I'll be picking up some new tubes next week I cant wait to try get the plants cranking. If I can get the lighting high enough I may even try getting some HG or Glosso to take off in there. Green green green!

Only 1 plant floating this morning!!!! Im slowly winning. Plenty of gravel depth so a week or so and they should be well rooted.

The male ornates look to have had a fight, one dorsal ray missing on the smallest one, and the female has a tiny wound near her caudal fins, shes also very fat and the smallest male is always right on top of her, might be some action to come within the next week or so. Poor Bertie seems to have lost the mating rights and has his own territory down the other end of the tank now.

You and your fish slap!

Could be worse things to be slapped with I suppose.

yes a dead ornate

Interesting, the one that I have which looks similar to yours I believe to be a male.

Geophagus Surinamensis settled in well, very pretty fish. I cant wait for them to colour up a little more, Found they had dug a pit this morning just under where that photo was taken, Ill keep conditioning them on gut loaded fresh water shrimp and see how we go.

Rearranging the driftwood tonight, taking time to do without disturbing things too much, I found the culprit for the wounding, its the vermiculated syno, hes hitting everything that goes past him, so Im moving his territory down the far end out of everyones way I hope that will chill him out, otherwise he'll have to go, which is a shame coz I love synos and hes a real beauty.

Heres a pic of the Geos after they got in last night, Will add more pics tomorrow after I've done rearranging everything and let you all know how it went with the syno, provided my internet doesnt go down again.



Yes the glass is dirty I guess I'll see you soon P44

Wicked bro, but are these fish only worth one measly pic?