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Sorry I haven`t been able to do this sooner. ( darn internet )

I have now gone over to sand, The CL`s are really loven it, there out playing all the time now.

Thank you for the help and info on sand.

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For some reason the sand look`s white, in truth it`s a tan colour.

katt wrote: http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w145 ... ish033.jpg

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Hey Katt.

I had quoted your links so members can directly click them. The image code somehow did not work.

Very cool tank!;)

Thank`s so much Blue....

Tank looks great!

Very nice. What is the large fish they are in with? What size is the tank?

The fish is a Vieja synspillum.

The tank is 660 liter.

And thank`s, an still not done with adding more wood to the right side of the tank.

Very nice Katt! The loaches look beautiful and healthy. Keep an eye on that Vieja synspila as it gets bigger though, we had a pair bought into our shop for rehoming a few years back and the female was at least 40cm long (i.e. bigger than what Fishbase quotes) and very bulky. I know you've got a huge tank but as they mature they can become very territorial and aggressive towards other fish. But as fish personalities vary so much, it may not become a problem - just something to keep an eye out for.

Looking forward to more pics when you've added in the extra wood.

Emma

40cm...... WOW..... So far he has shown no aggresstion
or territorial behaver.

I will be sure to watch him. Thank you for the info.

Will be awile befor I get all the wood I want. ( trip to the citiy)
I plan to have half the back wall, of the tank with it, and plant`s.
The only down side to this is; Alot of wood to move, two time`s aweek with W\C`s.

I see the bottom of either a Heros Franzosisch or Heros Severus red shoulder, hard to tell from only the anal fin. Do you have a picture of this fish?

Chris

Sorry chris1932 that I have not gotten back to you sooner.

Yes, it`s a Severum, it was to be a red shoulder, but am thinking it`s a green. Sense it has not gotten it`s colour. It`s 6 months old.

Sorry I do not have a pic, up loadèd at this time. ( will need to get it done soon)

I also have a Oscar in the tank, it is almost two year`s old.
It has lived with the CL`s, sence it was a baby.

My Oscar is very mellow, and just want`s to be left alone.

I also have a male Pearl Gourami in the tank, that is 2 1\2 year`s old.

I had a fire mouth, but be beat up my Oscar and starte`d to go after the CL`s, so he went back, that was about 6 month`s ago or so.

The last two fish are a JD and a placo, that was going to be flushèd if I did not take them.
I`am trying to find a good home for the placo, it is a common. Will get way to big for my tank. lol

The JD, am still not sure if I`ll keep or not. He is mellow so far. He\she has it`s cave, and stay`s there for the most.... The CL`s go in and out, the JD don`t seem to mind so far.

Will get some pic`s up loadèd soon and post, if your intersted.

Are the loaches aggressive towards the tortoise? (pic033)

Very pretty Katt! They look quite pleased with their new setup.

Nice job and great lookin' fish .

The tortoise.... They do feel it from time to time, But it`s the Oscar toy.

Thank you everyone.

Really wonderfule pictures and I think the sand is just PERFECT for them.