my 33 gallon tank... :)

im a little bit of a fish nerd as well as a herpaholic.. so i thought i would share my other obsession... have a 33 gallon oceanic cube.. not really a cube, its tall, but its square.. whatever, you get it.
its mostly semi aggressive with one exception.. its got an emperor 400, so its got a lot of plant going on at the top (hard to see in the picture), to keep the current down. being tall helps too, there is almost none at the bottom. and i turn the filter off to feed them, otherwise all of the floating food sinks right to the bottom.
anyway.. maintenance is the usual.. 10% water change every week, 25% and gravel vac once a month... change the filters a couple weeks after that.. it has been up and running beautifully for over a year and it stays pretty clean.. :)
stock: 4 leopard ctenopomas, 4 black rubys, 4 platinum barbs, 3 odessa barbs, 3 neon rosey barbs, 3 brachardis, 1 red tail shark, 1 raphael cat, 1 vampire pleco, 1 sailfin pleco, 1 golden algae eater, and 1 jacobfreibergi peacock... and yes, they will get a bigger tank...

tank.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...indseytank.jpg

platinum barb.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...barb102507.jpg

odessa barb.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...barb102507.jpg

brachardi.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...ardi102507.jpg

leopard ctenopoma.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...fish102507.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...rbush11507.jpg

red tail shark.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...k-32107600.jpg

peacock.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...rekared600.jpg

vampire pleco.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...vamp102507.jpg

clown pleco that didnt make it long..
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...plex102507.jpg





ive also got a thing for bettas..
my favorite and his tank..
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...ail1913072.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...tank102507.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...betta81607.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...betta28707.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...atarforub3.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...man/betta2.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...man/betta2.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...man/betta4.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...tail191307.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...etta-31607.jpg

..thanks..
..enjoy..

Nice collection :gj:

Lol, your tank looks allot like a Bearded Dragon :P:D

EDIT
Never mind :) you fixed it.

WOW! those are some niiiiiice lookin fish. im thinkin of gettin some fish my self since my cuz is giving me his 40gal tank, any recomendations? im kinda partial to pirana and eel

thank you, thank you.. :)
40 gallons is a good size, but not near big enoug for either pirhana... :) im not entirely sure if there are any eels that wont out grow a 40, but of the ones i know, they all do.. all the more reason to do some research! :)

great goldfish it is then :D thanks!

i LOVE goldfish! *jealous* i would love to have a goldfish tank... they have so much personality!

I am not a huge betta fan, but those are some nice crowntails, and overall impressive looking tank. Although I gotta admit, a 100% water change every week seems a little excessive. Back before my herps took over and I had a tank, I did a 1/3 change every week and a full change once a month. But hey, can't knock the final results.

if i said 100% i meant 10... :)

whoops... coulda sworn I read 100% change but now its magically 10% lol

Awesome! I always love to see a fellow fish addict around. Nice fish..! I really like that leopard ctenopoma.. I have to look into them!

I like betta fish, yours look to be in top notch shape and gorgeous :gj:

thank you...! :)

the leopard ctenoponas are just from petsmart.. they are called leaf fish there, but make no mistake, they are not true leaf fish... :) still wonderful fish though, i adore them!

ps they love feeder crickets! its fun to feed them one every once in a while..

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Originally Posted by Gooseman

Back before my herps took over and I had a tank, I did a 1/3 change every week and a full change once a month. But hey, can't knock the final results.

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:O:O:O:O
That is soooo bad for your fish, 100 percent water change is never good...ever

beautiful layout on the big tank!

you are an excellent photographer :gj:

And sorry Lindsey, this is your thread, its just that that post distracted me.
Anyhow, nice fish (i have a ctenopoma argentoventer myself), surprised you don't have aggression issues, and was sooo relieved to read that your getting a bigger tank. Nice to see other people into fish on here too (I have over 500 gallons of tanks currently, w/a 220 being the largest)
Finally, keep the pics coming, thier of excellent quality
Also, just wondering, how are your water params?