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70 gallon botia and rainbow tank
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:40 pm
by Erik
Here is new pic of my 70 gallon after harvesting a bucket of java ferne out it.
Loaches include, clowns,yoyos,histrionicas,darios,kubotais, and striatas.
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:02 pm
by mamaschild
DROOL
Gorgeous tank
Is that a Kisser at the top?
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:10 pm
by Erik
Thank:)
Yes that is Sam the kisser. I bought him in monet of weakness not realizing how fast he would grow...
Erik
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:33 pm
by JD
Nice shot of a great tank Erik.
You have a tank full of loaches and like my recent shot of the 90, nearly all are hiding on picture day:)
JD
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:11 pm
by Erik
Here's one that is older but actually shows lsome loaches:)
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:47 pm
by JD
Nice.
Man with all those stem plants, CO2, and 3.5wpg, you must be in there with the weedwacker weekly?!?!? We need to invent you a hydro driven weedwacker:)
JD
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:55 pm
by Erik
When I had hygrophelia in there it was deinitely a weekly wack hehe.
I could trim weekly now, but I like to let go to jungle. After that I trim into bunches and sell to my lfs for store credit (bloodworms). I use bulk diy fertilizers so my costs to run the tank is pretty low.
Erik
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:34 pm
by newshound
was this the "tank of the month" at the planted tank.com?
I had it as the screen saver on my home computer for a bit.
As the ppl at work say "loach freak"
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:10 pm
by Erik
Thanks for noticing. That was a while ago..
Here is that pic.
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:24 pm
by Martin Thoene
All these pictures are great Erik, but the calendar one is just fabulous. Looks like the fish are professional models...great poses!
Martin.
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:50 pm
by Jim Powers
Gorgeous tank!!!
I'm a big fan of the rainbow/loach combo.
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:43 pm
by shari
Thanks for posting the update Erik. I love to see the reincarnations of your tank
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:04 pm
by Erik
Thanks Folks
It's in a state of change right now. I recently got some ludwigia repens(red) and some red cabomba furcata (also red).
When it is settled in I will be rescaping again:)
Right now all the plants are loach friendly which is something I have been looking for.
My plants are, onion plants, java ferns and moss, rotala indica, cabomba carolinia, cabomba furcata, Vallisneria americana 'Mini twister' and ludwigia repens.
I think the loaches actually appreciate the change. It also serves to makes sure territories are not to set.
Cheers
Erik
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:09 pm
by Erik
Thanks Folks
It's in a state of change right now. I recently got some ludwigia repens(red) and some red cabomba furcata (also red).
When it is settled in I will be rescaping again:)
Right now all the plants are loach friendly which is something I have been looking for.
My plants are, onion plants, java ferns and moss, rotala indica, cabomba carolinia, cabomba furcata, Vallisneria americana 'Mini twister' and ludwigia repens.
I think the loaches actually appreciate the change. It also serves to makes sure territories are not to set.
Cheers
Erik
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:21 am
by Spankenstyne
Simply just awesome!
If it's not too much to ask, what are you looking at size wise and in numbers for those fish ? It just looks so darn perfect. I'd get so lost just staring into that for hours.
You guys are really turning me eye towards getting some rainbows to go with my future loaches. Any thoughts on if Tiger Barbs would also be alright with the rainbows or would they just be after them and stress them out?