A Tank A Day

[blainep]

Just to annoy everyone, I'm going to post pictures of all my tanks in this thread.

Some pretty, some not so pretty.

So, I'll start with my fish condo. 14 tanks, 15 gallons each.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/01.JPG

[blainep]

First tank, top right.

Creamsicle Mollies and Tiger Plays.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/1.JPG

The orange fish are the Creamsicle Mollies. The lighter ones, female Tiger Platys

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/2.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/3.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/4.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/5.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/6.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/7.JPG

Finally got a picture of the male Tiger, he's the red striped fish.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/8.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/1/9.JPG

There's tank one.

[CACAdmin]

You definitely won't annoy us... we'd love to see all your tanks.:yes: However we (I) can annoy you. :laugh: How do you feel labelling all the fish in the photos for folks who may not be familiar with a particular species. :FishQuestion::BOLTS:

[blainep]

You definitely won't annoy us... we'd love to see all your tanks.:yes: However we (I) can annoy you. :laugh: How do you feel labelling all the fish in the photos for folks who may not be familiar with a particular species. :FishQuestion::BOLTS:

There's a little editing for you. ;)

[Melody]

Whatta guy!:notworthy:

[blainep]

Here's the second tank. From the picture at the top of the post, it's the top row, second from the right.

This tank has my Liberty Mollies (Poecilia salvatoris) and my Red Crested Platys.

The Tank

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/2/mini-01.JPG

Here's a good shot of one of the Platys

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/2/mini-1.JPG

Here's a picture with a decent shot of a Liberty Molly.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/2/mini-2.JPG

A Liberty fry - top center.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/2/mini-3.JPG

The Cleaning crew

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/2/mini-4.JPG

A couple more shots

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/2/mini-5.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/2/mini-6.JPG

That concludes tank 2

[Melody]

P. Sphenops, variety 'Liberty'. I posted about that when I was selling them - I can't nail them as Salvatoris or the Sphenops Liberties - I lean towards the latter. Both are wild-types.

Anyways, nice pic's!

[blainep]

Another day, another tank.

This tank is 3rd from the right, top row.

Endlers, Crystal Red Shrimp, A. Spixi Snails.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/3/01.JPG

Crystal Red Shrimp

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/3/1.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/3/2.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/3/3.JPG

An Asolene Spixi Snail

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/3/4.JPG

Endlers, lots of them !

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/3/5.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/3/6.JPG

Need lots of fish ? Endlers + Water = Lots of fish !

Till tomorrow.....

[Melody]

Awesome! Methinks that tank is going to expand to another soon!

[CACAdmin]

Methinks Melody's right. :yes: Also, I must say you go some awesome pics of the shrimp.

[blainep]

Awesome! Methinks that tank is going to expand to another soon!

Methinks you are correct. Kinda funny, about a month ago, the population exploded when 5 or 6 females all dropped fry in one week !

The same thing is starting to happen all across the tank racks, tank populations are starting to explode ! :wideeyed:

Methinks I'll be selling/trading lots of fish in the near future !

[Melody]

Methinks you'll have no trouble moving them. In fact, I'll probably be after some too. I want to keep a few separate lines for the wild-types to keep the genetics healthy.

Plus I like the domestics you manage to dig up, like this one...

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/canadiansinternetdotcom/MM-BluePlatyFry-BE.jpg


Making a liar outa me, they are - coloring up nice & early!

[CACAdmin]

Very pretty indeed!... love the green.

[Melody]

She's just a baby too! Should be a beauty of an adult. It was one of those that I was trying to catch for you this afternoon :yes: .

[CACAdmin]

Thanks for trying.:Flowers3: However, she must have known... she's already decided she likes it better at your house ;) and was definitely going to make it a challenge. If that's the color she is now, I can't imagine how beautiful she'll be as an adult. Wow!

[Melody]

She was just being ornery. Figured I'd ship her again probably...lol...since Blaine just did that to her. I don't mind sharing - I call it insurance in case I manage to kill mine :wideeyed: .

[Soggybottom]

Hey Blaine is that najas grass floating in the 2nd tank?
Nice fish...most of my endlers dropped at the same time too, by the looks of it the same week yours did :)

[blainep]

Hey Blaine is that najas grass floating in the 2nd tank?
Nice fish...most of my endlers dropped at the same time too, by the looks of it the same week yours did :)

The floating plant in the second tank is Riccia (? spelling) I have a few pieces of it in a few tanks.
Lots of Najas Grass as well in a few other tanks.

Both are great for fry survival !

[thegrandpoohbah]

Cool tiger platy! Melody, why don't you have any of those?

[Melody]

LOL Because I'm picky & Blaine didn't send me any. I've seen them twice in stores but they're muddy - not up to par quite yet. People tried to replicate the strain when it hit the news stands and they haven't put the work into it that the original breeders do.

Tigers have an interesting background. In fact, when featured in a magazine, on the cover no less, it was a premature announcement. The strain wasn't set, which was frowned upon, it was still just a Bleeding Heart throw.

The cool thing is that the guy who created the strain, set or not, got his Bleeding Heart Platy for the cross from the very same breeder that mine are coming from. :Cool: Its the same breeder who has those incredible Hifin Platy's with the long, thick, draping dorsal that I show off every once in awhile. I don't think he breeds the Tigers himself though.

The best thing about that breeder is he has always bred on a very small scale - very few tanks. Just goes to show what can be accomplished in a small space.:yes: One of the most respected fancy Livebearer breeders in the World, and he doesn't even have a fishroom. He's building one now though ::D: . Can't wait to see what he comes up with when he has even more space. Very talented breeder. Hats off to you Darell!

[Melody]

<Digging through stacks of magazines..... discarded issues flying out behind me>

AHA!!!! Here it is! They were on the cover of Tropical Fish Hobbyist mag (http://www.tfhmagazine.com/), June, 2004.

I'm taking all of my issues that have Livebearer articles to the ALA convention to get them signed ::D: , supposing I ever get around to attending one.

[Melody]

Sorry Blaine, don't mean to go too far into left field... think of it as advertising...lol.

This is one of the originals, which are actually called Zebra Platy's:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/canadiansinternetdotcom/ZebraPlaty.jpg

{PHOTO: Mike Yamamoto}

Not the most flattering pic of a Platy, but you can see how well defined the stripes are. I'm going to assume from the pic's that we're talking about the same strain, but correct me if I'm wrong.

[thegrandpoohbah]

Thanks for the info Melody!

Blaine, where did you get your tiger platys from? I've yet to see them in any of the LFS here.

[blainep]

Sorry Blaine, don't mean to go too far into left field... think of it as advertising...lol.

This is one of the originals, which are actually called Zebra Platy's:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/canadiansinternetdotcom/ZebraPlaty.jpg

{PHOTO: Mike Yamamoto}


Not the most flattering pic of a Platy, but you can see how well defined the stripes are. I'm going to assume from the pic's that we're talking about the same strain, but correct me if I'm wrong.


Mine are similar, the bars on mine aren't quite as well defined, but they are very similar.

I picked up mine locally from a CAS member, she was pretty much looking to get rid of them. So I took all she had ! ( or all that she offered )

I've only got one confirmed male, but it looks like a second one is starting to colour up a bit.
With a little luck, I may be able to get a breeding group going.

[Melody]

If I can pick up that they're the same strain from the deep, dark recesses of your tanks, your line has potential. I bet it wouldn't take one generation of selective breeding to get more white in there. You could also bring in a white X. Variatus - that was the cross used with the original Bleeding Heart Cross. Bleeding hearts will bring in more red, which you don't want.

I'm going to enjoy watching you develop them - the line is in good hands. :smile:

[blainep]

Here's the DUH factor again !

There was a bag of Tiger Platys at the CAS auction this morning. I didn't check them out much.
I prefer to look with my eyes not my fingers. Poor fish are freaked out enough already.

I bet they want for a song ! ( I only stayed till about noon.)

[Melody]

LOL You're not thinking as part of the Collective yet - you will be assimulated!

[blainep]

Another day, another tank. Tank #4. Top row, dead center.

This tank contains Cherry Shrimp and Heterandria formosa.

The Tank

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/01.JPG

A look inside.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/1.JPG

A couple pictures of the H. Formosa

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/2.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/3.JPG

Don't be fooled, these little guys are hunters ! They will watch the gravel and if anything moves, they strike !

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/4.JPG

A couple of Cherries hangin out on the drain pipe cover sponge.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/5.JPG

If your eyes are good, you'll see a male Cherry shrimp on the rock.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/6.JPG

This one is fuzzy, but it's a picture of a 'saddled' female. the lighter area on her back is her eggs. When they are developed, she will pass them and attach them to her swimerettes.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/7.JPG

The shrimp really were not co-operating tonite, the best picture of a female I could get is this one.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/4/8.JPG

If I get a better picture of them, I'll update this post.

Tomorrow..... Silver Mollies.

[blainep]

Drumroll please ! Tank 5

Ok, maybe a drumroll is a bit much.

This tank is on the top row, 3rd from the left.

This tank started as a Silver Sailfin Molly maternity tank and it still is. It's just full to the rim with fish now !

The tank

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/5/mini-01.JPG

My 3 girls

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/5/mini-1.JPG

And my oldest female, in her starring role !

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/5/mini-2.JPG

What ? There's Food !

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/5/mini-3.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/5/mini-4.JPG

And with a little food, out from under the Java moss comes ...

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/5/mini-5.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/5/mini-6.JPG

These little fry are a result of mixing my Silver female with a Poecilia velifera male.

It will be interesting to see how they look as they grow.

There you have it, tank number 5.

[Melody]

Big, beautiful Mollies! I resent the fact that you can take pic's of them without glare though... :laugh:

[CACAdmin]

I love the way the java moss hides the fry so well... and it's literally teeming with them!...As is obvious when you add food.

[blainep]

Big, beautiful Mollies! I resent the fact that you can take pic's of them without glare though... :laugh:

I'm cheating a bit for the lighting. I borrowed the canopy light from my QT tank and also have a Brightstick sitting on top as well.

With the original lights I put up and 40 or so more watts added on, no need for a flash !

[blainep]

I love the way the java moss hides the fry so well... and it's literally teeming with them!...As is obvious when you add food.

Yup, lotsa rock caves and a big mat of Java moss = lots of fry surviving !

[blainep]

Yet another tank, number 6.

Short post today as this tank only has 1 type of resident.

My non fry producing Black Mollies. :rolleyes:

This tank is second from the left, top row.

The tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/6/01.JPG

The residents


http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/6/2.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/6/1.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/6/3.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/6/4.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/6/5.JPG

When I say 'non fry producing' I'm not kidding. 3 females, 1 male and not one single fry. Not even an extra fat female !
I think I must have the one and only gay male Molly around ! :err:

I'm still trying to decide if I should find another male, or add one of my wild males for a week or 2.

Tomorrow, RedWag Platys :red_dance:

[Soggybottom]

Black mollies love salt don't they? I wonder if that would help them get their freak on...

[blainep]

Black mollies love salt don't they? I wonder if that would help them get their freak on...

I think I'm going to have to set them up on their tank, separated from the common sump. That wat I can mess with them a bit.

Try some temp variations, a little more salt than they get now. One way or another, it will happen ! :laugh:

[Melody]

Get their freak on? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: You're so delicate, Mr. SB.

I don't know about this whole thing Blaine - those females should have been packing storeage, so even if the male was a dud they'd produce fry for months.

Are all of the plants light? Good light in the tank? Further on our discussion about red fry, black fry show up in those conditions from a mile off. Still, you'd think at least a couple would survive.

They're beautiful enough to get by on their looks!

[blainep]

7th tank so far. This is the last tank on the top row of this rack.

Redwag Platys and Striped Marisa Snails.

The tank.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/7/1.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/7/2.JPG

Striped Giant Ramshorn Snail ( Marisa ), one of three that reside in this tank.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/7/3.JPG

The Redwag Platys
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/7/4.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/7/5.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/7/6.JPG

[Melody]

I love wags - they set off color & define finnage to perfection.:yes:

[Soggybottom]

Those carnations and the pothos vine are doing well submerged! ;)

[blainep]

Those carnations and the pothos vine are doing well submerged! ;)

You'd think that being glued to a plastic log wouldn't be good for them, but they seem to be doing just fine. :rofl:

[Melody]

Ya just never know what will be that secret link to success. A little silicone.... whodathunkit? Its like I always say, some of the best information can't be found in books, it comes from experience. :Research:

[blainep]

Day 8.

This is the first tank on the bottom shelf. It is the outside tank on the left side.

Couldn't seem to get great pictures tonite, if I can get better ones later, I'll add them in.

This tank contains my Xenoophorus captivus aka Green Goodieds and one lonely Redwag Platy.
The Redwag somehow made it thru the drip filter from the tank above, as a fry, and I have been able to catch it yet. :err:

The Tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/8/mini-01.JPG

This picture was meant to show off the fish, it doesn't, but it does show off the corner drip filter.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/8/mini-02.JPG

The Green Goodieds
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/8/mini-03.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/8/mini-04.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/8/mini-05.JPG

The one lonely Redwag Platy
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/8/mini-06.JPG

[Melody]

Green Goodeids have become one of my favorites. Have you had a drop from them yet?

[blainep]

No fry from them yet.

[blainep]

Day 9

This tank is on the second row, second from the left.

Tank occupants - Limia Nigrofasciata, Rainbow Platys, Hifin and Lyertail Swords.

The Tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/9/mini-01.JPG

A look inside
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/9/mini-1.JPG

The Limia
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/9/mini-2.JPG

The female Swords
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/9/mini-3.JPG

The male, supplied by Melody
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/9/mini-4.JPG

Finally a Rainbow Platy comes out.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/9/mini-5.JPG

A couple more pictures
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/9/mini-6.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/9/mini-7.JPG

Enough teasing for tonite.
CYA tomorrow.

[Melody]

Fantastical! They all compliment each other too.

A little birdy told me that his Green Goodeids, which I believe are the same age as yours, gave birth recently. That means your turn is coming up!

[CACAdmin]

NIce tank and beautiful fish (I'm a sucker for livebearers!) What amazes me is how you find the time to look after all your fish, do water changes, etc. and still find time to aqauscape the tanks!:swoon:

[blainep]

NIce tank and beautiful fish (I'm a sucker for livebearers!) What amazes me is how you find the time to look after all your fish, do water changes, etc. and still find time to aqauscape the tanks!:swoon:

There really is very little maintenance with my tanks :rolleyes: , no really !

The rack that I have been showing so far was aquascaped as each tank was set up, I have only made minor changes since then.

All those tanks are on a common sump, so water changes are pretty easy. I have a hose from my laundry sink to refill with and I choose 2 tanks each week to use the gravel vac on. I still use 5 gal buckets to siphon into, so I know how much water was changed.

Along with a good cleanup crew, the entire fish condo is like looking after 1 single tank.

The big deal is in choosing healthy fish, using quarantine, isolating sick fish or tanks.

All of the tanks on all of my fish tank racks are valved, so at any time I can isolate a tank and put a HOB and heater on it.

My fishroom maintenance takes one morning each week.
Although, don't tell my wife that, she thinks I spend all my free time looking after the fish.
Little does she know, I'm just talking to them and admiring them ! :laugh:

[CACAdmin]

All of the tanks on all of my fish tank racks are valved, so at any time I can isolate a tank and put a HOB and heater on it.

Excellent planning on your part when you set it up.:yes:


My fishroom maintenance takes one morning each week.
Although, don't tell my wife that, she thinks I spend all my free time looking after the fish.
Little does she know, I'm just talking to them and admiring them ! :laugh:

... and taking pictures to share with us! ;) We won't tell on you but wait until she finds the forum herself and reads what you've been up to.:laugh:

[blainep]

I'd better get this done now. I'm taking my wife out for her Bday tonite, don't know what time we'll be back.

Day 10

Bottom row, 3rd from the left.

Xenotoca eiseni, aka, Orange or Red tailed Goodieds.

The Tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/10/mini-01.JPG

The Fish, now proud parents !
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/10/mini-1.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/10/mini-2.JPG

The fry.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/10/mini-3.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/10/mini-4.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/10/mini-5.JPG

These guys are great fish ! Like Ameca Splendens, they have LOTS of attitude, very hardy and apparently, very prolific !

CYA tomorrow !

[Melody]

They are a great Goodeid to be sure. Lotsa Ramshorns trying to get some recognition in there too!

Happy b-day Mrs. P.!

[CACAdmin]

The Goodeids have the starring role of course (beauties that they are). However, I think the ramshorns would be highly offended if they knew they didn't rate 'Second Billing'. ;)

[Soggybottom]

Neat fish, gonna be sellin' the fry?
I find it nifty that goodeids exhibit such wild-type behavior (in my case tearing apart cherry shrimp:err:) yet they seem very comfortable in small tanks, no crashing around or anything. I did separate mine recently though because of relentless sexual harassment...

[blainep]

In case you didn't notice, no post yesterday !
Slacking off already :rolleyes: .

Tank 11 - Green Swordtails and a few H. Formosa that made it thru the drain pipe covers as fry.

The tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/11/1.JPG

Green Sword fry.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/11/2.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/11/3.JPG

The parents, peeking out from under a rock. These fish are so timid, any disruption sends them into hiding.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/11/4.JPG

Tank 12

Limia Tridens and Sphenops Mollies

The Tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/12/1.JPG

Juvenile Mollies
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/12/3.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/12/4.JPG

The Limias
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/12/5.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/12/7.JPG

Again, all the adults went into hiding, you'd think that I was some kind of big meany or something :err: .

Thats all till tomorrow.

[CACAdmin]

Again, all the adults went into hiding, you'd think that I was some kind of big meany or something :err: .
That's because you've become unpredictable... they expect you down there taking somone's picture everyday... you missed a day... they're now suspicious. :laugh: Little ones are cuter anyways!

[blainep]

Neat fish, gonna be sellin' the fry?
I find it nifty that goodeids exhibit such wild-type behavior (in my case tearing apart cherry shrimp:err:) yet they seem very comfortable in small tanks, no crashing around or anything. I did separate mine recently though because of relentless sexual harassment...

Already sold a few, I'd prefer to wait untill they're sexable, but if someone can't wait, they can PM me.

[Melody]

My little Green Swordtails are in with other fry species but everybody is growing so hopefully I'll be able to spot Blaine's soon. :smile: Thanks for the pic's!

[blainep]

Here we go again. Lucky 13

This tank sits on the bottom row, second from the right.

This tank houses my Ameca Splendens along with one Ghost Shrimp and one male Liberty Molly.

The Ghost Shrimp is a result of a breeding attempt I made a few months ago.
I managed to get one female carrying eggs. She died shortly after and I thought there were no young. I was wrong.
This little guy/gal showed up a few weeks later.

The Amecas ignore the little shrimp, and it seems happy and has grown quite large.

The Liberty Molly has managed to get thru the drain pipe from the tank above three times.
I figure if he's happy there, then he can stay there for now.
Once my Liberty fry get to sexual maturity, I'll set him up with his own harem.

The Tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-1.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-2.JPG

My Ghost Shrimp
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-3.JPG

A couple pictures of a female Ameca Splenden
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-4.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-5.JPG

Whatcha Doing ?
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-6.JPG

A young male
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-9.JPG

A couple more pictures
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-7.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/13/mini-8.JPG

That's it for lucky 13. Tomorrow - last tank on the condo

[CACAdmin]

Ameca Splendens are such pretty fish.

[Melody]

Love that tangle of moss - I have a thing for jungles & tangles I think:rolleyes: . Something natural about it & practical too.

[blainep]

Day 14, last tank on the condo.

This tank is not as pretty as the others. Right now it's being used as a holding tank for livestock thats heading out.

Current residents are Zebra Danios and one male Ameca Splenden.

The tank is on the bottom row, furthest to the right.

The tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/14/mini-DSCN1422.JPG

The residents.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/14/mini-DSCN1423.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/14/mini-DSCN1424.JPG

Not much to look at, but it serves its purpose.

[Melody]

Anything with fish in it is worth looking at. Did you say you spawed the Danios?

[blainep]

Anything with fish in it is worth looking at. Did you say you spawed the Danios?

Yup, they were born here last summer in my planted tank.
I had a couple of Danios in it to keep the cycle going. Took them out and about a week later, these little guys appeared.

[Melody]

Wow, that was a difficult spawn then! :laugh:

[blainep]

Wow, that was a difficult spawn then! :laugh:

If only they were all that difficult :rolleyes:

[Soggybottom]

I've always wanted to keep danios, they seem so perky and pretty even if other people seem to find them boring. Alas I'll have to build a condo or pond before I could house 'em.

Did I miss the najas grass or was it in tank 12?

[blainep]

This is the fishroom - Phase 2 tank rack.

When it was first completed, it looked like this
http://calgarycommodore.com/tanks/5/1.JPG

Now, it looks like...
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/15/1.jpg

Things have grown in a little.

First tank will be the tank on the right hand side of the rack.

A look inside.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/15/2.JPG

The residents are 1 female Red Velvet Sword and one fry, a pair of Lima Pergia and a few of their fry.

Some of the fry
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/15/3.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/15/4.JPG

The adults
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/15/5.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/15/6.JPG

Spring must be in the air, my male Limia is doing his very best to annoy the female :err: .
I'll give him couple more days to woo her, then I'll give her a break in another tank.

[Melody]

They're growing like weeds... and you took the pictures down! :laugh:

[blainep]

I've always wanted to keep danios, they seem so perky and pretty even if other people seem to find them boring. Alas I'll have to build a condo or pond before I could house 'em.

Did I miss the najas grass or was it in tank 12?

So you like Danios:Think: , would you like a few or 20 :laugh: .

Tank 12 has a big mass of Najas grass in it, so does my P. kykesis tank. I'll be at it in about 4 days. :laugh:

[blainep]

They're growing like weeds... and you took the pictures down! :laugh:

Yea, the pictures came down, finally, still 2 more walls to go :err: .

[blainep]

Day 16, 2nd tank on the second rack.

The residents of this tank are my Poecilia Velifera and my Peppermint Platies.

The lighting on these pictures sucks, to much duckweed .

The tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/16/mini-DSCN1466.JPG

The Residents, Peppermint Platys
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/16/mini-DSCN1469.JPG

Poecilia Velifera fry, now young adults.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/16/mini-DSCN1472.JPG

Here they think it's time for dinner. A few of the most recent P. Velifera fry and one Platy fry.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/16/mini-DSCN1481.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/16/mini-DSCN1482.JPG

And there's the plastic car that was home to they fry when they were first born.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/16/mini-DSCN1494.JPG

Sorry, no pictures of the adult P. Velifera, they still hide when I'm in the room.
If I sit very still for a while or just peek in the door, I get to see them :laugh: .

There's another day done.

[Melody]

Now that must be a nice combo - they'd set each other off well. My Velifera male is proud as punch - right out front & center now. At first he was a big chicken but he really started showing off in the 90G - must be the size of the tank.

I just picked up some beautiful Red-eye Red Sailfin Molly females for him to add to his herem from Pacifc Aquatics (http://www.pacificaquatics.ca). They're heavily pregnant so I'll let them drop first - albino eyes are tough to save as fry, blinder than bats. :rolleyes: And just because this thread doesn't have enough pictures ... :laugh:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/canadiansinternetdotcom/MM-AlbinoSailfinMollies-F.jpg

I can't remember if you have those or not - I'm leading up to a fry trade at some point here :ShakeHands: .

[blainep]

Nope, no red albino.

Something new to add to the mix ... hmmmmm.....

[Melody]

The males in the tank were beauties too, but with three females already packing, a male seemed unnecessary....lol.

[blainep]

Day 17, 3rd tank in the rack.

The residents Poecilia Latipinna - Coleto Creek, Red Wag and PlumeTail Platys.

The Tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/17/mini-DSCN1500.JPG

The residents
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/17/mini-DSCN1501.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/17/mini-DSCN1507.JPG

A couple of P. Latipinna fry in this one.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/17/mini-DSCN1516.JPG

Again, no pictures of the P. Latipinna parents. Still to shy.

Thats day 17.

[Melody]

Lotsa plants in that one! I love wagtails :smile: .

While you're snapping, you should get a shot of some green snail clutches for the 'Spring has sprung' thread. I daresay that's one not many have seen before!

[CACAdmin]

Such pretty red wags. One of my favorite colors.

[blainep]

Day 18. Last tank on the second rack.

The residents - Poecilia Latipinna - Rio San Antonio, PlumeTail Platys.

The tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-01.JPG

The kids
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-02.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-03.JPG

The Daddy
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-04.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-05.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-04.JPG

Mommy
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-07.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-08.JPG

One more of Mom and Dad Latipinna and one of the Platys decided to join this picture.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/18/mini-09.JPG


Thats the end of tank 18 and the end of rack #2.

[CACAdmin]

Wow! What a beautiful sail on papa Latipinna! Absolutely stunning!

[blainep]

He's a great looking fish for sure.
Nice to see him showing off that sailfin for the camera.

Even more amazing is the size of that female, she's HUGE !
She is the largest Molly I have ever seen, it's hard to tell from the pictures, but I'll bet she's got a good 1/2 inch in length and depth to any Molly I've seen anywhere !

[Melody]

Now that is one proud papa...lol...beautiful!

[blainep]

Day 19. Possibly before starting this thread I should have done a count of just how many tanks I have. :err:

This tank caused alot of excitement this morning, as the pictures will show.

Residents of this tank are P. Haustrum and P. Bridgesii snails and Bee Shrimps.

The Tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/19/01.JPG

The reason the excitement, looks like a mound of Java moss. If you look closely, you'll see a bunch of little white dots.
Those dots would be hundreds of baby shrimp !:red_dance: :red_dance: :red_dance:
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/19/02.JPG

A couple of pictures of the adult shrimp
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/19/03.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/19/04.JPG

P. Bridgesii
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/19/05.JPG

A couple of P. Haustrum babies at the water line and a Haustrum and Brig at the back.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/19/07.JPG

Snail Pile, Haustrums and a Brig coming around the outside.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/19/08.JPG

Lift up the lid a little to reveal Haustrum clutches.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/19/09.JPG

And that is day 19.

[Melody]

Very cool! :yes: Love those green eggs...lol.

[thegrandpoohbah]

Very cool! :yes: Love those green eggs...lol.
Mmmm... green eggs and ham!

[Melody]

:offtopic:

Boneless ham steaks - I could live on those. I like making a big brunch with eggs, ham steaks, hashbrowns and toasted homemade bread. If I'm celebrating, champagne orange juice....

Ooops, sorry Blaine... as you were! lol

[blainep]

Great, now I'm hungry :rolleyes: .

[blainep]

Day 20.

This is a 20 gal tank that sits under the condo, the residents are Dwarf Crayfish and MTS.

Cambarellus patzcuarensis for those who would like to know. I've just setup this tank for the crayfish. They were separated previously. But if I'm gonna breed them, it's time to get things going.

The Tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-01.JPG

Betcha can't guess what they're doin !
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-02.JPG

A female
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-03.JPG

My largest female, nearly twice the size of the males.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-04.JPG

Descendants of Melodys snails
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-05.JPG

A female strolls by.....
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-06.JPG

Bumps into a male.... a small fight breaks out...
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-07.JPG

And away she goes. No one was hurt. Rarely is there any injury from fights. Most are just standoffs.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-08.JPG

MTS anyone ?
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/20/mini-09.JPG

And that is day 20.

[Melody]

Great, now I'm hungry :rolleyes: .


So offer me half your fish room - that justifies a trip over there and will give me a reason to celebrate! I'll make you brunch at midnight, complete with candlelight, and leave with half the fishroom while you snooze it off. I'll need LOTSA champagne & orange juice to pull this one off, I'm thinkin'.

Not to mention a good excuse to hand to your wife, as to why I'm wining & dining you by candlelight at midnight, in a dark fishroom....

On second thought, no fish is worth my life. :laugh:

[Melody]

P.S. - Kewl bugs!!! :laugh:

[CACAdmin]

Cool crays... good luck breeding them!

[EDBTKD]

I hope you have better luck with them then I.

I had nine and they just slowly died off.

I just sold the last two.

TKD

[blainep]

I hope you have better luck with them then I.

I had nine and they just slowly died off.

I just sold the last two.

TKD

This is my first breeding attempt. I've had a few Crays over the years, but never more than one at a time.

Fingers Crossed !

[blainep]

Some lazy guy didn't post yesterday, so here is 2 days worth.

The top tank is the Cana snail tank, there are also a few guppies being temporarily housed there as well.
The bottom tank has turned out to be one of favorites. It is home to the Poecilia Kykesis and Blue Maculatus Platys.

The Tanks
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/01.JPG

The bottom tank
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/02.JPG

The plants are Najas Grass - the big green mass, an Amazon sword, various Crypts and Italian Vals.

Some of the Adults. Male and female P. kykesis and a Blue Platy female.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/03.JPG

The kids
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/04.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/05.JPG

One more for fun.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/06.JPG

The Cana tank.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/07.JPG

Not to much to show off, the Canas eat everything that goes into the tank !

The foam filter, that they ate :err: . I left the remains to act as a bubbler.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/08.JPG

Something happened to the camera here, couldn't get any more decents pictures.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/21/10.JPG

So that's all for tonite.

[CACAdmin]

Some lazy guy didn't post yesterday

Hmmm.... I think we can forgive you. You've been very diligent until now. Just don't let it happen again.:Whip: :laugh:

Not to much to show off, the Canas eat everything that goes into the tank !

The foam filter, that they ate :err: . I left the remains to act as a bubbler.
They ate the foam filter?:swoon: Thanks for the heads up. I knew whatever plants I tossed in would be devoured but the foam filter, too? Wow! Can you image the digestive system these guys must have?:rolleyes:

[Melody]

Awesome Blaine! I think I have to harden my water up - my Kykesis are starting to look unhappy. :wideeyed: Yours look fantastic!

Yippers, them Cana's will eat anything, even styro.:swoon:

[fishykisses]

Now that must be a nice combo - they'd set each other off well. My Velifera male is proud as punch - right out front & center now. At first he was a big chicken but he really started showing off in the 90G - must be the size of the tank.

I just picked up some beautiful Red-eye Red Sailfin Molly females for him to add to his herem from Pacifc Aquatics (http://www.pacificaquatics.ca). They're heavily pregnant so I'll let them drop first - albino eyes are tough to save as fry, blinder than bats. :rolleyes: And just because this thread doesn't have enough pictures ... :laugh:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/canadiansinternetdotcom/MM-AlbinoSailfinMollies-F.jpg


I can't remember if you have those or not - I'm leading up to a fry trade at some point here :ShakeHands: .



What are the greeny guys behind the albino's??!!!
I want some of those! What a gorgeous colour!

[Melody]

Them's my Hifin Variatus score - blues, greens and get this, PURPLE! Red & Yellow finnage. Headlines?

Mad fish lady buys out yet another fish store...

::D:

[fishykisses]

BIG dibs on some of those fry!!!

OH! i want to see pics of them in another thread - how exciting - i've never seen colours like that!

[Melody]

Blaine is going to mod me right out of his threads soon...lol...and the worst part is, I wouldn't blame him a bit!

I'll get some shots & post them in my own thread later... then Blaine can come and mess it up....lol....sorry Blaine!

[blainep]

:rolleyes: ...... :rofl:

[Melody]

ROFL 'Nuff said! Here, borrow my whip. :Whip:

[Melody]

Is that it? Did you take a hammer to the rest? Did I count wrong? Have you forgotten us? Do we mean nothing to you?:(

[blainep]

No Melody, that's not all of them.

Here are the last tanks in the fishroom.

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/22/mini-01.JPG

The Fishroom future fish homes. Still trying to get the last of my sons 'stuff' out, things are getting cramped.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/22/mini-02.JPG

Bottom tank, the interesting one, Snails and Shrimp. In paricular, Marisa snails, Asolene Spixi snails and Caridina cf. babaulti - Green Shrimp
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/22/mini-03.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/22/mini-04.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/22/mini-05.JPG

This one is a 5 gal hospital/QT tank. Currently hold one of my female wild Mollies. She was getting picked on, so she's taking a break while I decide where to re-home her.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/22/mini-07.JPG

Next tank is another QT tank, currently housing my 3 new Chocolate Mollies.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/22/mini-08.JPG

http://tlfs.org/ntanks/tad/22/mini-09.JPG

There is one tank left, my upstairs show tank. Currently out of order ( being rebuilt ). As soon as it's filled with water again, I'll post a picture of it as well.

[Melody]

Thank you, I feel better now. lol

The Marisa & Spixi have been known to cross, incidentally. :wideeyed: They look great! Growing quickly too.:yes:

[CACAdmin]

Ahhh!.... but I think I spotted a couple of empty tanks... we'll gladly come up with ideas to fill those, if you like.:DevilGrin:

[Katalyst]

Ahhh!.... but I think I spotted a couple of empty tanks... we'll gladly come up with ideas to fill those, if you like.:DevilGrin:

:laugh:

[thegrandpoohbah]

:nah:

Having that many empty tanks should be a crime! In fact, you have just been found guilty and your punishment is that you have to give them all to me! :laugh:

[blainep]

:nah:

Having that many empty tanks should be a crime! In fact, you have just been found guilty and your punishment is that you have to give them all to me! :laugh:

OK, come and get them ! (or help me build the racks for the tanks)

[blainep]

The Marisa & Spixi have been known to cross, incidentally.

That could be an interesting cross :err:.

[Melody]

That could be an interesting cross :err:.

They're a neat looking thing. However, we suspect that some might turn out to look like normal Spixi for the most part, which may be why some say Spixies eat plants.

I'll have to try it one of these days of course, because I like crossing stuff :GEEK: , but they'll have to labelled as hybrids with the plant-eating potential 'unknown'. I dubbed them 'Spixa'.

These photos aren't mine so I'll just post the links. Terri, the owner/photographer, owns Rainbowsnails.com in the States. Excellent breeder - one of the originals.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/terribryant/possible%20crossbreed/100_4765.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/terribryant/possible%20crossbreed/100_4760.jpg

Edit: Just wanted to thank you for the time you put into this thread - it was fun & interesting to see what you have in all of those tanks!

[blainep]

Edit: Just wanted to thank you for the time you put into this thread - it was fun & interesting to see what you have in all of those tanks!

Well, it was fun to do, bit more of a challenge than I expected.

OK people, now it's your turn !!

I showed you mine, now show me yours ! :laugh:

[Katalyst]

They're a neat looking thing. However, we suspect that some might turn out to look like normal Spixi for the most part, which may be why some say Spixies eat plants.

I'll have to try it one of these days of course, because I like crossing stuff :GEEK: , but they'll have to labelled as hybrids with the plant-eating potential 'unknown'. I dubbed them 'Spixa'.

These photos aren't mine so I'll just post the links. Terri, the owner/photographer, owns Rainbowsnails.com in the States. Excellent breeder - one of the originals.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/terribryant/possible%20crossbreed/100_4765.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/terribryant/possible%20crossbreed/100_4760.jpg

Edit: Just wanted to thank you for the time you put into this thread - it was fun & interesting to see what you have in all of those tanks!

Thats so cool! I love spixi's! Thanks to you I now have 4 more...I love the look of marisa's but the fact that they are rams and everyone seems to be overrun by rams scare me or I'd try em.

Whoops off topic...

So exactly how many tanks do you have? I'm about to start my own little fish room, nothing like yours though just 4 48's, 2 35's, and a 90. I'm excited/scared to death at the same time....Glad I rent this house! :twitcy:

[Melody]

Thats so cool! I love spixi's! Thanks to you I now have 4 more...I love the look of marisa's but the fact that they are rams and everyone seems to be overrun by rams scare me or I'd try em.

:offtopic:

That's why I don't use the 'Giant Columbian Ramshorn' common name. People have negative associations with Ramshorns and they couldn't be more different. They're like other Applesnails, lay for awhile, then take a break. Their clutches are relatively small & they lay their eggs on objects so you can normally spot them for removal if you don't want more (their clutches are larger than Spixi clutches). I think the average Marisa size is around 1.5" across, but they can be larger or smaller. I like their shape - I think that's why they're my fave plant eater.

The good news is that if you do decide to try them, you have Ms. Pamelajo practically in your dooryard - she breeds Marisas. :yes:

Surprisingly, Terri reports that the Spixas are actually a bit smaller than a Spixi. I would have thought they'd get bigger because of the Marisa size.:Think:

[Katalyst]

:offtopic:


That's why I don't use the 'Giant Columbian Ramshorn' common name. People have negative associations with Ramshorns and they couldn't be more different. They're like other Applesnails, lay for awhile, then take a break. Their clutches are relatively small & they lay their eggs on objects so you can normally spot them for removal if you don't want more (their clutches are larger than Spixi clutches). I think the average Marisa size is around 1.5" across, but they can be larger or smaller. I like their shape - I think that's why they're my fave plant eater.

The good news is that if you do decide to try them, you have Ms. Pamelajo practically in your dooryard - she breeds Marisas. :yes:

Surprisingly, Terri reports that the Spixas are actually a bit smaller than a Spixi. I would have thought they'd get bigger because of the Marisa size.:Think:

Thanks for the info. Once I get rid of these MTS I'll give them a try. :)

[Melody]

You will never get rid of the MTS. :NoWay: :laugh: