Ishar's 20 Gallon Long Planted Tank

ishar · 04-20-2009, 02:36 PM

haha yeah you *would* watch that movie lol.

I have been busy setting up my new nano tank "The Meadow" today, but I noticed in my 20G that my kribs are rearranging it! haha I added some driftwood to make a much better cave, and the kribs seem to be ready to breed. The other fish are cowering in the opposite corner away from the kribs, and the kribs rarely leave the cave very far. Meanwhile they are busy digging, making the cave deeper I suppose. Pretty exciting

ishar · 04-22-2009, 01:50 PM

I took my POTM pics today, and thought I would snap a few of the Kribs while I was at it- here there are

. Please click on the thumbnail- I did some editing but the thumbnail is, for some unknown reason, not showing the edited version.

Female ...................... Male

unwritten law · 04-22-2009, 06:45 PM

on photobucket you need to make sure the name of the edited version is different that the original....or it wont recognize the new file. They are pretty nice looking fish though... camera shy?

ishar · 04-22-2009, 06:56 PM

oooh ok- I will change the title then. Thanks.

Yeah, they are everything-shy haha. They hang out in their cave nearly 100% of the time, redecorating and expanding their cave so to speak. I am hoping they are preparing to breed...

ishar · 04-24-2009, 04:56 PM

MY KRIBS SPAWNED!!!

BIG PROBLEM!!! hahaha

I felt they were going to spawn soon since I noticed they nipped the fins right off of a guppy last night (poor guy was beyond the point of recovery), and then I just noticed the female swimming against some driftwood kind of funnily, and then saw the eggs :S I am SO excited... but at the same time I am moving tomorrow morning! I need some advice on what to do to try to keep the eggs and yet drain a tank and get it ready to move.

I have plants in the tank, so I will have some water in there- hopefully enough to cover the eggs and keep them wet. I severely hesitate in moving the driftwood or anything of the sort. And I do want these eggs to hatch- at least a couple. Any ideas??

I will be posting this in a separate thread as well to get more traffic- really need advice here.

ishar · 04-25-2009, 04:52 PM

Well I moved home from school, and the tank came with me. Here are the results:

-The substrate shifted a bit and many plants were uprooted, but overall not much movement in the tank
- I couldn't catch any fish but the guppies... the kribs just hid in their cave and the cories were too low and hid in the plants... I did not want to but I ended up draining the tank to a few inches and just leaving the fish in it.
- With all of the moving around the Kribs freaked I think and ate the eggs- oh well
- All fish lived except one guppy. I can't find the fourth cory but I am sure it is fine.
- I noticed a bit of aggression between the kribs after flooding the tank but they seem to have calmed down and are chillin' together again.

mistercoffee · 04-25-2009, 09:42 PM

Good to hear it worked Ishar!

ishar · 05-06-2009, 06:24 PM

Thanks man

Good news again! The kribs have spawned their second batch already! Pretty exciting

. Looks like a large batch too

. Hopefully I'll snap some pics tonight.

unwritten law · 05-07-2009, 10:41 AM

thats bull!!! mine take so much longer in between spawns!!! Im jealous. haha

ishar · 05-25-2009, 05:32 PM

lol Well they spawned again too- any less jealous??? lol No fry yet though, just eggs.

In other news, I added 9 of the classic fish- the Harlequin Raspbora. I finally have a group of fish that school!! It is great

.

04-20-2009, 02:36 PM	#61
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	haha yeah you would watch that movie lol. I have been busy setting up my new nano tank "The Meadow" today, but I noticed in my 20G that my kribs are rearranging it! haha I added some driftwood to make a much better cave, and the kribs seem to be ready to breed. The other fish are cowering in the opposite corner away from the kribs, and the kribs rarely leave the cave very far. Meanwhile they are busy digging, making the cave deeper I suppose. Pretty exciting __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

04-22-2009, 01:50 PM	#62
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	I took my POTM pics today, and thought I would snap a few of the Kribs while I was at it- here there are . Please click on the thumbnail- I did some editing but the thumbnail is, for some unknown reason, not showing the edited version. Female ...................... Male __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

04-22-2009, 06:45 PM	#63
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,350	on photobucket you need to make sure the name of the edited version is different that the original....or it wont recognize the new file. They are pretty nice looking fish though... camera shy? __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, yellow watchman goby, sixline wrasse, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 5 tiger barbs, 2 keyhole cichlids, yoyo loach, cherry barb, blue gourami

04-22-2009, 06:56 PM	#64
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	oooh ok- I will change the title then. Thanks. Yeah, they are everything-shy haha. They hang out in their cave nearly 100% of the time, redecorating and expanding their cave so to speak. I am hoping they are preparing to breed... __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

04-24-2009, 04:56 PM	#65
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	MY KRIBS SPAWNED!!! BIG PROBLEM!!! hahaha I felt they were going to spawn soon since I noticed they nipped the fins right off of a guppy last night (poor guy was beyond the point of recovery), and then I just noticed the female swimming against some driftwood kind of funnily, and then saw the eggs :S I am SO excited... but at the same time I am moving tomorrow morning! I need some advice on what to do to try to keep the eggs and yet drain a tank and get it ready to move. I have plants in the tank, so I will have some water in there- hopefully enough to cover the eggs and keep them wet. I severely hesitate in moving the driftwood or anything of the sort. And I do want these eggs to hatch- at least a couple. Any ideas?? I will be posting this in a separate thread as well to get more traffic- really need advice here. __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

04-25-2009, 04:52 PM	#66
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	Well I moved home from school, and the tank came with me. Here are the results: -The substrate shifted a bit and many plants were uprooted, but overall not much movement in the tank - I couldn't catch any fish but the guppies... the kribs just hid in their cave and the cories were too low and hid in the plants... I did not want to but I ended up draining the tank to a few inches and just leaving the fish in it. - With all of the moving around the Kribs freaked I think and ate the eggs- oh well - All fish lived except one guppy. I can't find the fourth cory but I am sure it is fine. - I noticed a bit of aggression between the kribs after flooding the tank but they seem to have calmed down and are chillin' together again. __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

04-25-2009, 09:42 PM	#67
mistercoffee Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 425	Good to hear it worked Ishar! __________________ 20g Long: (Planted heavily!) 1 Yellow Gourami (Fred) 10 Neon Tetra's 2 Snails 1 RL Pleco

05-06-2009, 06:24 PM	#68
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	Thanks man Good news again! The kribs have spawned their second batch already! Pretty exciting . Looks like a large batch too . Hopefully I'll snap some pics tonight. __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

05-07-2009, 10:41 AM	#69
unwritten law Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU Posts: 1,350	thats bull!!! mine take so much longer in between spawns!!! Im jealous. haha __________________ 20 Gallon High Reef 2 orange skunk clowns, yellow watchman goby, sixline wrasse, soft corals, zoas 46 Gallon Planted 5 tiger barbs, 2 keyhole cichlids, yoyo loach, cherry barb, blue gourami

05-25-2009, 05:32 PM	#70
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	lol Well they spawned again too- any less jealous??? lol No fry yet though, just eggs. In other news, I added 9 of the classic fish- the Harlequin Raspbora. I finally have a group of fish that school!! It is great . __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website