Hello! hello HELLO

[Surprise_Clown_Loach]

I'm pretty sure I don't have enough light. Right kind of substrate to keep a plant alive, but here we go!

Purchased one Anubias. 8/15/08 Was a trade in to the LFS (so alittle larger than the young ones.)

Stuck it in the gravel.


WaaaLaaaaa.. One plant hat for the pleco.




I removed the carbon filter media as I understand that soaks up the the good stuff for the plant.

The pic was taken shortly after being added (day or 2) My LFS does not have the greatest looking plants on earth.

[Surprise_Clown_Loach]

Thought I'd attempt to help out the plant with some good substrate. Ended up with about .5" of Fluorite Red under the gravel. After returning the cray, I had $5 bucks to spend in the store.. So I purchased $20 bag of substrate..

Only added ~ 2 cups and just where the plant was planted. Fluorite is essentially clay. Clay + water = cloudy water. For about 12 hours. Fun stuff.

[bunker_1]

Tank looks great. Welcome to MFT!

[teevee]

Originally Posted by Surprise_Clown_Loach

What is this?

This is what I'm calling a guppy above. I'm not sure though.

Someone probably already told you this, but this looks like a platy to me!

[jo3olous]

You're pretty heavily stocked! Looks nice though, Errr Tiger barbs should not be with angel fish (huge no-no) notorious finnippers + fish with fancy tails = raped angelfish o_0

Not sure what you plan to do with that, but the barbs are only 3.00 fish you can return them, or try to make them live together some how

[Surprise_Clown_Loach]

Yea. Fish selection we were kinda stuck with. This is how the tank was stocked when we picked it up.

The AF is not being chased. The TB's don't chase the AF. The RT on the other hand, will chase everyone when he's being territorial. (besides the AF, and pleco, they are bigger)

No Nipped fins in the tank. (except from the crawfish insident!) But will keep an eye on it. Plently of chasing around by the RTBS though. (except he won't chase the pleco or AF.)

The PO claimed he hadn't had a death in 6+ months. These fish have been together for at least eight months.

We are however beginning to discuss tank population !! We wish to change it up. As you hinted at, we have a curious mix of fish. We currently are leaning on only keeping 2 of the schooling fish (and buy him school mates!) Probably keep the Neons and TB's. Mixed feeling on the TB's. As mentioned they are not nipping fish fins, and the clown loach will school with the TB's. (Fun to watch, our special clown loach! lol ) Hate to split them up and leave the CL solo. But if the TB's start nipping, the beatings begin. The pleco is too big for the tank and am considering alternatives.

We won't be ready to change it up for @ least two weeks.

[TheFighterFish]

Originally Posted by teevee

Someone probably already told you this, but this looks like a platy to me!

I second that.

[Alkiazer]

HEY SC LOACH! Gotta love them red tails =)

Love the tank, have to say your best bet for a happy society would be a 55g though.

and I can tell you the Cloach, Rtail, and Tbarbs should all get along toghether perfect in a tank.

Just remember that red tail and loach need things like plants, driftwood, and room to move around also I am fairly sure that Cloaches are social fish like my Kloaches and need about a group of 3 to be happy.

And from what I can see it looks like that pleco is a normal one, and is already getting too big for its tank, watch out cuz he will keep getting bigger.

[Surprise_Clown_Loach]

I am pushing the boss to agree to trade in the pleco for a smaller one. Maybe a bristlenose. Or just a baby pleco and trade him out every ~ year or whenever he gets too big. This pleco definatly does not keep algae off the tank. (Algae everywhere.)

Heck, I'd be in favor for losing the pleco all together for a couple ottos.. (after watching them eat algae off plants @ the LFS and not damaging the plants... = GREAT! )

[Surprise_Clown_Loach]

Some deaths.

Betta died. Looked like cataracts, became super lethargic.

Neon was eaten.

Misc Snails finally being eaten by the CL I assume.

Plants: Moss ball doing well. The anubuas is still growing like crazy. Got what appears to be a flower bulb. Sprouted out quickly, and still *wrapped* Looks nothing like the leaves that have grown off it. All the leafs are holy and kinda torn up.