30g breeder apisto tank

guppyart · 01-27-2008, 09:46 PM

well started a new tank so figured why not test this fancy journal thing out for once

alrighty so first thing said, I <3 pool filter sand, I added direct to tank, filled, not a bit of cloudiness it was amazing.

tank after adding sand and filling.

I went to local fish clubs monthly auction and got some nice deals.
so tank with new friends floating

here is what I did to the tank after acclimating everything.

and here is some pics of what I got in it now.
I have 1 male delta white.
5 apisto cruzi 2m 3f there really tiny not even an inch for the larger male.

the apistos look much better in person and are already colouring up nicely

my plan is to find a nice piece of driftwood to act a center piece for the tank.
and add a nice school of cories 6-8ish.
and thats probably it for what will be in the tank, the male betta is temp while I get a few 10gs cycled for him and his girlfriend.

hopefully planted works this time

Blue Cray · 01-28-2008, 01:17 AM

That looks really nice so far.

fishbguy · 01-28-2008, 05:34 AM

Get dwarf cories...do it now...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!

Nothing to fill the middle area? Get some little tetras

flamingo · 01-28-2008, 06:52 AM

I love the tank

.
You just need some driftwood, a few more plants, and tada

.
Love the apistos btw, they look so cute hehe.

guppyart · 01-28-2008, 12:47 PM

tetras are the devil -_-.

I was thinking possibly a HUGE school of dwarf cories like 12+ kind of thing.

and yah dylan looking for some driftwood right now, and possibly moss/java fern to cover it.

the apistos are alot more active they are even venturing just outside of the val jungle

guppyart · 01-28-2008, 10:50 PM

hehe so I couldn't resist

I had to take more pics of the cute devils..
still can't believe just how awsome they are.
looking at , 12+ dwarf cories, 5 apistos, and then 10ish small assorted dithers, ember tetras are an option

Betta1 · 01-28-2008, 11:30 PM

Looks nice Aye

Obsidian · 01-29-2008, 09:33 AM

Very beautiful Wookie. Good job! I can't wait to see the rest of it filled in.

fishbguy · 01-29-2008, 09:41 AM

I thought you said tetras were the devil?

Some ember tetras would look nice...our know what would be even better?

http://www.franksaquarium.com/rasbora.htm
(3rd one down :-p)

that's right...black morphos...lol I can read you like a book...lol

looking good!

I like the betta btw :-p

guppyart · 01-29-2008, 10:53 AM

darn you andaroo I had already said morphos in chat the other night

.
but chances of finding them is like 0.

and yes I still don't personally like tetras.
BUT I could possibly breed embers

.
another one that had run through my head were threadfin rainbows.
oh well need to get into the stores and see what I can find:O

fishbguy · 01-29-2008, 12:11 PM

aaaaaqqqqqqqquuuuuuuuaaaaaaabbbbbiiiiiiiiiiiiiiddd ddddddd

(http://www.aquabid.com)

I find black morphos every so often on aquabid. Franks also has them in stock periodaicly. If you want them so badly, just wait till you find them again online.

guppyart · 01-29-2008, 12:28 PM

shipping them would be near impossible

.
its -50 outside right now and supposed to be that way for the week its just not very nice weather to ship anytime really

JustOneMore20 · 01-29-2008, 12:28 PM

He's in Canada though......would probably cost ALOT to ship from Franks to him.

Go with Embers and dwarf cories!

fishbguy · 01-29-2008, 01:31 PM

wait till summer....DUH...lol

Embers would be cool...but those black morphos would look, like, a gazillion times better than embers...how much better would you feel when you have black morpho babies instead of ember babies?

guppyart · 01-29-2008, 01:36 PM

hahaha your a cruel man andaroo

.
I think I will get embers if I can find them and then if I can get morphos out go the embers and in go the coolest tetra alive

fishbguy · 01-30-2008, 05:32 AM

there ya go

Ichthius · 01-30-2008, 07:15 AM

Love the tank, Nate

Great pics too (I'm on highspeed at the moment, so I can actually see them

)

guppyart · 01-30-2008, 11:22 AM

holy crap leahs on high speed :O .

its a miracle

. thanks for the comments hopefully I bring home something nice to add to the tank today

Daeorn · 01-30-2008, 02:24 PM

yeah yeah, nice sand blah blah.

Hah, I do like the vals and the tank itself, really nice.

FiShMaN007 · 01-30-2008, 02:39 PM

Cant wait to see it done :P unless it is done, wither way great job and i love the idea of the filter sand comes out really clean

01-27-2008, 09:46 PM	#1
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 702	30g breeder apisto tank well started a new tank so figured why not test this fancy journal thing out for once alrighty so first thing said, I <3 pool filter sand, I added direct to tank, filled, not a bit of cloudiness it was amazing. tank after adding sand and filling. I went to local fish clubs monthly auction and got some nice deals. so tank with new friends floating here is what I did to the tank after acclimating everything. and here is some pics of what I got in it now. I have 1 male delta white. 5 apisto cruzi 2m 3f there really tiny not even an inch for the larger male. the apistos look much better in person and are already colouring up nicely my plan is to find a nice piece of driftwood to act a center piece for the tank. and add a nice school of cories 6-8ish. and thats probably it for what will be in the tank, the male betta is temp while I get a few 10gs cycled for him and his girlfriend. hopefully planted works this time __________________ photography Last edited by guppyart; 01-27-2008 at 09:49 PM.

01-28-2008, 01:17 AM	#2
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 515	That looks really nice so far. __________________ 55g Planted -golden zebra danios -striped raphael catfish -angelfish -bronze cories -gold gourami -SAE -brochis catfish -Boeseman's Rainbowfish -Flying Foxes -BGK -kribensis 22g Planted -zebra loach -glo lite tetras 5g Semi Planted -endlers

01-28-2008, 06:52 AM	#4
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,878	I love the tank . You just need some driftwood, a few more plants, and tada . Love the apistos btw, they look so cute hehe. __________________ I'm still around from time to time. If you'd like to chat, send me a pm and i'll tell you where to contact me

01-28-2008, 12:47 PM	#5
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 702	tetras are the devil -_-. I was thinking possibly a HUGE school of dwarf cories like 12+ kind of thing. and yah dylan looking for some driftwood right now, and possibly moss/java fern to cover it. the apistos are alot more active they are even venturing just outside of the val jungle __________________ photography

01-28-2008, 10:50 PM	#6
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 702	hehe so I couldn't resist I had to take more pics of the cute devils.. still can't believe just how awsome they are. looking at , 12+ dwarf cories, 5 apistos, and then 10ish small assorted dithers, ember tetras are an option __________________ photography

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01-28-2008, 05:34 AM	#3
fishbguy Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,898	Get dwarf cories...do it now...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?! Nothing to fill the middle area? Get some little tetras

01-28-2008, 11:30 PM	#7
Betta1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 348	Looks nice Aye

01-29-2008, 09:33 AM	#8
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,066	Very beautiful Wookie. Good job! I can't wait to see the rest of it filled in. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 4 Zebra Danios

01-29-2008, 09:41 AM	#9
fishbguy Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,898	I thought you said tetras were the devil? Some ember tetras would look nice...our know what would be even better? http://www.franksaquarium.com/rasbora.htm (3rd one down :-p) that's right...black morphos...lol I can read you like a book...lol looking good! I like the betta btw :-p

01-29-2008, 10:53 AM	#10
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 702	darn you andaroo I had already said morphos in chat the other night . but chances of finding them is like 0. and yes I still don't personally like tetras. BUT I could possibly breed embers. another one that had run through my head were threadfin rainbows. oh well need to get into the stores and see what I can find:O __________________ photography

01-29-2008, 12:11 PM	#11
fishbguy Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,898	aaaaaqqqqqqqquuuuuuuuaaaaaaabbbbbiiiiiiiiiiiiiiddd ddddddd (http://www.aquabid.com) I find black morphos every so often on aquabid. Franks also has them in stock periodaicly. If you want them so badly, just wait till you find them again online.

01-29-2008, 12:28 PM	#12
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 702	shipping them would be near impossible . its -50 outside right now and supposed to be that way for the week its just not very nice weather to ship anytime really __________________ photography

01-29-2008, 12:28 PM	#13
JustOneMore20 Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,654	He's in Canada though......would probably cost ALOT to ship from Franks to him. Go with Embers and dwarf cories!

01-29-2008, 01:31 PM	#14
fishbguy Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,898	wait till summer....DUH...lol Embers would be cool...but those black morphos would look, like, a gazillion times better than embers...how much better would you feel when you have black morpho babies instead of ember babies?

01-29-2008, 01:36 PM	#15
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 702	hahaha your a cruel man andaroo . I think I will get embers if I can find them and then if I can get morphos out go the embers and in go the coolest tetra alive __________________ photography

01-30-2008, 05:32 AM	#16
fishbguy Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,898	there ya go

01-30-2008, 07:15 AM	#17
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 18 Posts: 995	Love the tank, Nate Great pics too (I'm on highspeed at the moment, so I can actually see them )

01-30-2008, 11:22 AM	#18
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 702	holy crap leahs on high speed :O . its a miracle . thanks for the comments hopefully I bring home something nice to add to the tank today __________________ photography

01-30-2008, 02:24 PM	#19
Daeorn Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 78	yeah yeah, nice sand blah blah. Hah, I do like the vals and the tank itself, really nice.

01-30-2008, 02:39 PM	#20
FiShMaN007 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 17 Posts: 6	Cant wait to see it done :P unless it is done, wither way great job and i love the idea of the filter sand comes out really clean

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