» Site Navigation
2 members and 2,264 guests
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.
» Today's Birthdays
» Stats
Members: 75,395
Threads: 248,765
Posts: 2,570,186
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, Boons
|
-
He looks like a happy and healthy beta.
-
Re: Lincoln
Not sure where else to put this, but these are pictures of my 240G tank from 2008 with the Mpimbwe Frontosa I bred.
I couldn't find good pictures, but these are taken from the gentleman I gave the tank and fish too, soon after relocating them.
I miss these fish. They were a ton of work, but also very rewarding. I had them eating out of my hand, literally.
Tank - 8X2X2' for the tank alone - 240 gallons
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/haVAofF.jpg
Male @ 10-12 inches
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/PD0eFzs.jpg
Female - @ 7-9 inches
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/FZjbUJH.jpg
The Group
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/YxPDaqp.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/2yvDZuO.jpg
-
Re: Lincoln
Quote:
Originally Posted by dakski
Not sure where else to put this, but these are pictures of my 240G tank from 2008 with the Mpimbwe Frontosa I bred.
I couldn't find good pictures, but these are taken from the gentleman I gave the tank and fish too, soon after relocating them.
I miss these fish. They were a ton of work, but also very rewarding. I had them eating out of my hand, literally.
Tank - 8X2X2' for the tank alone - 240 gallon
I don't even want to think about the upkeep on a 240 gallon tank. I keep a 45 and I always think it's a good bit of work but 240 gallons sounds insane. That being said, I would love to put about 200 little South American tetras in there just to see large schooling behavior. I've always felt that parameters were easier to maintain the bigger tank that you have though. Did you find that to be true or was it about the same? Also glad to see folks talking fish on here, would love to get this section going!
-
That is a huge aquarium. Curious. How do you do water changes on that size?
-
Re: Lincoln
First, I think Lincoln likes frozen brine shrimp more than bloodworms, if that's possible.
Offered him a few today and he went nuts.
Good to give variety. So the pellets as a staple with occasional brine shrimp and bloodworms. I would also like to try daphnia as they help digestion and work as a laxative, but mixing in F/T foods like the brine and bloodworms help too, as opposed to all dry food.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugsplox
I don't even want to think about the upkeep on a 240 gallon tank. I keep a 45 and I always think it's a good bit of work but 240 gallons sounds insane. That being said, I would love to put about 200 little South American tetras in there just to see large schooling behavior. I've always felt that parameters were easier to maintain the bigger tank that you have though. Did you find that to be true or was it about the same? Also glad to see folks talking fish on here, would love to get this section going!
Once established, bigger tanks are more stable, in general. I had 12 big fish in there and they were WC (there were no Mpimbwe in captivity in that time breeding - I was one of the first) and allowed to be imported because they are not endangered in the wild. Big fish means a lot of food and waste and WC meant they were more sensitive to nitrates.
The tank went from about 15ppm nitrates to about 30-40ppm in a week. I did 100-120G water changes weekly.
Additionally, they are high PH (7.8-8.2PH) and slightly brackish water fish who also needed harder water. So there was a lot of additives and chemistry involved.
So, had to do more work on it than many large tanks that aren't as full or with as sensitive fish. I guess I did a good job as they bred like crazy.
However, if you had a large tank with less load and that only needed dechlorination or light additives to remove metals, etc. and you didn't have to adjust PH and salt and hardness, it would be much more stable than a smaller tank with the same relative load.
I am also glad that some people are talking fish on here. It is fun. However, it is a reptile forum and there are better forums for fish information. If anyone is interested, I can name a few.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinityblood
That is a huge aquarium. Curious. How do you do water changes on that size?
Python syphon into the sink to suction gravel and start water removal. Then a small pump to pump water into the sink.
The night before I filled two 60G pails with the fresh water for the tank and dosed with all the additives I needed (PH +, salt, dechlorinator, etc.) and dropped heaters in as well. Very important temps are stable going in and out especially when doing such a large water change - has to be right within 1F or less not to stress fish.
Once the water was taken out and the gravel syphoned, I would use a pump and a long hose to pump the fresh water into the tank.
All in all, it took about 3 hours including prep. So about 1 hour the night before and 2 hours the day of the water change.
Very expensive to get all the supplies (pumps, hoses, etc.) as well as additives and the tank was insanely expensive with stand and lid and light, filtration and heaters, etc.
It was an acrylic tank and was awesome. The company I bought it from now longer makes tanks, but it was great.
-
Re: Lincoln
Quote:
Originally Posted by dakski
Amazing. !!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
-
Re: Lincoln
I've found mixing in frozen foods with flake/dry food results in better coloration and growth. The fish just seem incredibly more healthy and active than when on a flake/dry food diet only. I'd love some suggestions if you have a few for some aquarium forums. Not that I don't like focusing a lot of attention here, but I understand not everyone wants to hear about our aquatic hobby lol.
Those python syphons saved my back from carrying buckets. I can do a change on my 45 in about half an hour vs how long it use to take when I just had a bunch of 3 gallon buckets.
-
Re: Lincoln
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugsplox
I've found mixing in frozen foods with flake/dry food results in better coloration and growth. The fish just seem incredibly more healthy and active than when on a flake/dry food diet only. I'd love some suggestions if you have a few for some aquarium forums. Not that I don't like focusing a lot of attention here, but I understand not everyone wants to hear about our aquatic hobby lol.
Those python syphons saved my back from carrying buckets. I can do a change on my 45 in about half an hour vs how long it use to take when I just had a bunch of 3 gallon buckets.
This was the site I wrote on frequently when I kept the Frontosa and also a 90G lake Malawi Cichlid tank.
https://www.cichlid-forum.com
Thought it was a really good site.
Not sure about other sites but have started looking and will report back if I find any good ones.
-
Re: Lincoln
Quote:
Originally Posted by dakski
This was the site I wrote on frequently when I kept the Frontosa and also a 90G lake Malawi Cichlid tank.
https://www.cichlid-forum.com
Thought it was a really good site.
Not sure about other sites but have started looking and will report back if I find any good ones.
I have not spent much time on these, but they look good.
https://www.fishforums.net
https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/
https://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com
This site also has info on what forums are out there, but they show Reddit so who knows. However, shows some forums for specific species/types of fish.
https://fishlab.com/online-aquarium-communities/
-
Re: Lincoln
Quote:
Originally Posted by dakski
Thanks Daskski, I've heard some really good things about fishlore and tropicalfishkeeping but haven't spent much time on either other than when Google sent me there for answers. I'll check both out.
|