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03-27-2008, 12:02 AM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,242
| I can't wait to see it.
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-27-2008, 01:34 AM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Homewood, Illinois
Posts: 1,502
| Nice start. Can't wait to see it updated. Although, it kind of looks like you took some rocks out've the little bucket I have full of rocks for my tanks. But it looks nice.  |
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03-27-2008, 09:13 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,242
| Today I have been doing some research for this tank and was determined to find some creeks that weren't "trout approved" waters. I picked up a local paper map and a couple online maps of the area and I have found a few places way off the beaten path where I will be able to collect prior to the start of trout season.
Early next week I should have my container that I will be using to take pictures of minnows in order to ID them. Once I get this I should be able to go out and begin trying to collect some fish for my tank. I will probably get a crayfish for my tank next week as well.
The tank should cycle pretty quick because I had the filter cartridge in my other tank that is established.
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-27-2008, 09:16 PM
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| | Large Fish
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: colorado springs,CO
Posts: 613
| ok..i am getting impatient...lol...well cant wait to see what you come up with
__________________ http://www.nanfa.org/ 90G 2 Oscars, 1 pleco, 2 striped raphael catfish, 2 giant Danio's 25G 1 blue paradise, i cockatoo dwarf cichlid, 1 pleco, 2 bumblebee catfish |
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03-27-2008, 09:17 PM
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| | Little Fish
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savoy, MA/Western PA
Posts: 200
| I caught some killifish in Lake Erie last summer that weren't bad looking. They would be kinda big for a 10g though. (Last summer I did a lot of minnow catching just to look at them and take pics. :P) 
__________________ 5 gallon Hex planted - Bee shrimp, algae eating shrimp, oto, snails 10 gallon planted - platy, white clouds + baby, oto, cories ~1g bowl - duckweed, male betta |
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03-27-2008, 09:21 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,242
| Be patient Brian haha
Jen- Did you get them at Presque Isle?
I need to see what I can find here so I can figure out what will do well in a 10g. They will probably only be in this tank for a few months though till I get my larger tank. When I get that I will be able to transfer them to that one.
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-27-2008, 09:28 PM
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| | Little Fish
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savoy, MA/Western PA
Posts: 200
| Yeah, I found them at Presque Isle. I can't remember which beach it was at but it was one of the last few, 10 maybe?
Edit: Its a banded killifish, they get to be 5" according to my book.
__________________ 5 gallon Hex planted - Bee shrimp, algae eating shrimp, oto, snails 10 gallon planted - platy, white clouds + baby, oto, cories ~1g bowl - duckweed, male betta
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03-28-2008, 11:33 AM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Super Fish
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 3,694
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Originally Posted by alter40 | It looks like a cray-hunter's paradise!
You get out there and start flipping rocks over, and I guarantee you'll find yourself some crayfish!
Seems like you might have a decent variety to choose from as well...especially if you're out exploring in different locations: State of Pennsylvania
And I agree about adding more rocks to the tank.
BV
__________________ "The more it eats, the more it excretes." New World cichlid tank:
75 gal. - 9" tiger oscar, 5" salvini (M), 4" peppermint pleco Crayfish breeding project tanks:
38 gal., 20 gal. long, 5 gal., 3 gal., and a dozen 3 gal. growouts |
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03-28-2008, 12:13 PM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,242
| All the streams around here are a cray hunter's paradise. That stream is protected trout waters so I'm unable to get anything out of there till April 12th. I have a couple of other streams in the area, that I need to scout out, that I should be able to collect from now.
I'm going to take Brian's idea he mentioned to me in chat there other night and I think I'm going to build up a wall of rocks on the left side and then have a few rocks across the bottom. I'm going to try to make it look like part of the wall has collapsed.
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-28-2008, 01:13 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,242
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Originally Posted by jen0910 Edit: Its a banded killifish, they get to be 5" according to my book. | I would say thats too big for this tank, but they might make a nice addition to the 75g when I finally get that setup so I will have to keep them in mind.
What book do you use? I saw Nation Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fishes for sale at Borders in Buffalo the other day and I thought it seemed to have quite a bit of information and good pictures in it to help identify what I find.
I'm going to stop by the same spot I took that picture later today and get more rocks if the ground isn't too soggy from the rain we got last night. I will probably get a bucket full so I have plenty to choose from.
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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