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Ashleigh
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The new tank

Post by Ashleigh » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:49 am

Seeing as everyone made the move to Wales without any problems and got the new tank up and running, I thought it would only be fair to post a few pix :D
Fish travelled over as normal in their 'little' polybox and travelled very well-I really have to stop this buying and bring fish back from Ireland but Grosnver are so cheap, its hard to resist :?

Anyhow, the tank 30x12x15
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At the moment there is 8 cherry barbs (7 female) being grown out for the 4ft 'community loach' tank. I was a bit short on ladies for the lads so these should fit in nicely when the time comes, 13 little Zipper loaches and only keyhole cichlid (Nelson-like the bully in the Simpsons) who may possibly be moved, depending on how he settles in.

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Zippers have already dug out several pits around the stones and wood-I don't even know why I bother to try and set it up neatly in the first place :roll: :lol:

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Post by mickthefish » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:12 am

great close-up shots of the zippers, and the tanks looking good.

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Post by andre » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:15 am

WOW! Beautiful tank Ashleigh! I am happy that the move was successful!

Great photos too (although Emma may probably observe that you need to clean the glass :lol: ).

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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:49 pm

Very very nice!! :D Superb tank and Loaches!
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Post by Ashleigh » Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:35 pm

Thanks guys :D Few more plants to go in tonight but its more or less done.

Glass cleaning-put it down to pure laziness :oops: we only got it up and finally running at 12 last night-had to go to Chester to pick up the tank and I was tired from travelling that morning, thats my excuse and Im sticking to it :lol:

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Post by Emma Turner » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:33 am

Would I say such a thing? That's Martin T's department! :P

The tank looks great Ashleigh, looking forward to more pics once the extra plants are in.

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Post by Ashleigh » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:35 pm

Little bit of a tidy up so far, still needs more plants but so far Im happy :)
Fish seem to appreciate the extra cover so thats the main thing. Cherry barbs are already at it :roll: you think they could at least wait for an introduction....


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Post by mickthefish » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:49 pm

it's looking better now with the plants in an the pebbles scattered randomly.

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Post by Tinman » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:36 pm

Heh-heh
(Nelson-like the bully in the Simpsons)
......nice tank. Great choice of occupants 8)
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Post by Ashleigh » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:01 pm

Tinman wrote:Heh-heh
(Nelson-like the bully in the Simpsons)
He was the bully in the shop :)

Thanks for the comments-debating about the rocks, if they were more 'used' looking Id be satisfied but the zippers like to chill during the day on them :roll: and its their tank I guess

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