Staffylovers multiple tank thread

[Stephen]

@Stephen Thanks for this, Black Phantom is definitely on the list they are lovely, I thought Ulreyi might get a bit big for a 180? They look amazing though only ever seen them for sale once so they might be a bit hard to find,
C.Hastatus has gone on the possible list for sure, but the fine spot would depend if it goes well with the ones I have already, I could take the existing Cory in for credit but I really like them and don't really want to rehome them. Hope the plans for your new tank are going well, it must be odd to be without a tank for a while.

I saw the Hemigrammus ulreyi advertised at a MA store somewhere but that was last year (can't remember where).
There was someone in Worksop selling 10 x Hemigrammus ulreyi for £20 last August. (Link)

Not having fish is annoying, nothing to admire and nothing to feed.
I have enquiries for both my tanks though, fingers crossed.
Once they are gone then I can redecorate and then a new aquarium.

[Staffylover]

Been a few changes in the Rio180, (pantanal theme) moved the wood all up one end which I think looks better, added in a few more plants but had to take some straight back out as they got Bristlenosed!
In terms of fish the newest put in just the other day is 1 Festivum Cichlid, I really want a group which can then go in the river tank as 180 will be a bit small, but I don't see them often for sale, this is the first I have seen for ages and it was the last one left in the tank, so this is hopefully a temporary fish,
still have room for another group so have ordered online some spotfin silver hatchets, which should be with me next week fingers crossed, I think this will finish off the tank, I am already super happy with this tank, lots of colour and activity but still peaceful, plus I can sit on the sofa and watch it, only downside it's infront of a window I do what I can with closing curtains etc but I also have an SAE coming on the same order to help with the BBA before it gets out of hand
@Stephen Current stocking is the 3 Ancistrus Paraguay, northern longnose cory, Serpae Tetra, Black Phantom Tetra, and Rathbuni Tetra - I took a pic of these I know they are everyday fish but I think the colours on them are so vibrant nothing like how they are in the shops, all of the fish (except the cory) are now correct for the theme which is quite impressive for me!

[Staffylover]

40l Kitchen has a new addition, I never expected it but when I got home with some small danio some weeks ago there was a free blue shrimp in the bag! The only place it could stand a chance was the kitchen tank so it went straight in, been several weeks now and it seems fine, never considered shrimp before but I do look out for it now when I look in the tank - will get a few more if I see any

[Staffylover]

The Roma 90 has been a little bit frustrating, the Glass fish are all good and suit the tank, but I tried a type of Goodied and then Croaking Gourami in here and both had to be rehomed as they were just too nippy with the other fish, so there is just a good assortment of odd fish now, 2 pairs of Sawbwa resplendens, my honey gourami pair and oddly a female Betta which arrived as Croaking Gourami but wasn't, I think that's what she is, much like a croaker but without the lovely blue eye croakers have, she seems happy enough.

[Staffylover]

Today was supposed to be a catch-up-in-the-garden day but due to the incessant rain it turned out to be a fish day instead,

Firstly I took some fish out of the QT and replaced them with a few from the big tank as I'm planning some stock changes in there soon,
Clown barbs went out of QT into the shallow stream, they are looking a bit shell shocked I don't use a light in QT only the room light as needed and they were in there 6-8wks so little wonder really,
The blue danio don't have that issue, transferred out of the 100l as now they are full grown they need more space, they have been loving it zooming up and down at the top, they other fish in there are quite calm so have been doing their best to stay out of the way, not really been any changes to the shallow stream but here is a pic of it anyway

[Staffylover]

Main job of the day was taking down the 90l which will be for sale, and replacing it with a Superfish Qubiq 60 that's been sat in the spare room for months waiting for me to have enough time, I found the 90l quite frustrating to look after so hope I will enjoy this tank more,
The glass fish and 6 albino Cory got moved to the 100l but the rest of the small fish went back in so stocking includes,

Dwarf Spotted Danio - I love these I think they are so pretty in a subtle way,
Gold Tetra - these were a chance buy, they were so small and colourless, shop didn't know what they were so I got them very cheap they are lovely though,
1 female Betta, a mistake as she should have been a Croaking Gourami,
My pair of honey Gourami I've had these for ages
1 small BN I realise it will grow too large but at the moment it's ok
plus I might add the 3 orange Cory as they are small but I might find something else and leave them with others in the 100l,
I will put a pic here of the 100l but it's been a bit overlooked, I do plan to scape it properly over the winter, I changed the filter to an external Fluval 107 couple of weeks ago, should be an improvement over the internal,
The glass fish are in here now plus Glowlight Danio, Glowlight Tetra, 2 young BN, Albino and Orange Cory, and just today 3 Odessa Barbs, these really surprised me with how nice they are, I have never thought to keep them before (the tank still looks empty)

[Staffylover]

It's been good to get the 60l set up, it's been a like for like swop so no cost (well no cost today at least) so same backing, wood, plants and sand, I still think it looks nicer so that's a good result, the Honey Gourami seem to like it and have been very active exploring, I like the look of it better so hopefully I can make it work, it's been a full on fish day but I got a lot of stuff done that's been waiting ages so I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out.

[Staffylover]

The new tank has cleared up, the Honey Gourami have been loving the slow flow from this filter, the other's have been a bit nervous, made a mistake with the heater, it didn't come with one so bought a superfish one off the web, turned out to be too big so now have yet another (more compact) heater, oh well never have too many I suppose! I would like a tall plant for the back corner, I do have a nice Echinodorus at the back salvaged from another tank so hope that survives, that's about it from fish land this week, I hope to be able to get some new fish soon possibly in the post it's been a long time since I've been able to do this so really looking forward to some new faces

[Staffylover]

Quick update on the 60L, no changes but the fish in here really seem to enjoy it, the colour on the honey gourami and Asian Rummynose really stand out, the whiptail is fairly new plus a pic of the Spotted Danio, they are too fast for the camera so the blue doesn't show up very well but they look nicer in reality they are my favourite fish of the tank.

[fr499y]

Loving the whiptail. I wish I had the room for one or a pair.