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Looks better today with the proper lights

Here it is up and running,lighting is temporary until the Luminaire arrives later on

Great tank - I love Sids

My current tank has only been set up a matter of weeks but I've never been 100% happy with it. It was an existing tank of mine,and a bit small at 30"longx18"highx15"wide.I couldn't fit a manifold in it and I always thought it looked a mess although the fish seem to be perfectly happy. Anyway,my hubb...

Diana wrote:Pretty nice tank!
Chocolate Gourami, Madagascar Lace plant...

Yes I'm also a chocaholic Diana,I've got 22 of them!

I've got 28 of the little beauties now so I thought I'd post a few gratuitous photos,I'm not clever enough to do a video otherwise I'd be boring you with one of them too,so be grateful for that at least :lol: Hope you like them,I love 'em to bits,fantastic little characters:- http://i232.photobucket...

Great vids,can I ask a couple of questions?

Do you keep your Zebra plec at a low temperature?

What size tank(s) are your hillstream loaches in?
(Any chance of a full tank shot?)

Picture isn't great,it's a tiny little thing and really quick,sorry

I only popped in to my local aquatic shop to see if the live food had arrived (it hadn't :roll: ) I don't know why I looked at the fish display because I'd only been in yesterday so I 'knew' there wouldn't be anything interesting - they sell mainly bread and butter stuff anyway. There they were stil...

I picked up my first hillstream loaches today.I think they are some sort of Homaloptera but I'm not sure :? http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee144/jaystefbill/loaches006.jpg http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee144/jaystefbill/loaches010.jpg Cute little devils aren't they? :D I also bought another...

Stunning display,it's great to see so many together

Very nice aquascape and a nice selection of fish too

Ooooh they're very pretty Graeme thanks for the suggestion

Thanks for that Ashleigh :) I'll have to get some Almond leaves,I've never tried them before. I've got 12 pygmy chain loaches and 6 sumo loaches in my planted 4'x2'x2' tank and I'm hoping to get some fork tail loaches to go with them.Do you think pangios would fit in too?There are a few non loaches ...

They look great Ashleigh,lots of fun to watch

Can you tell me a bit about their set up,size,decor,tankmates etc.