My new 1000 liters clown loaches tank (page 22)

[Marcos Mataratzis]

Hi Tanja,

Please post a few of your Astronomy pictures in the OT

Here you are:

My astronomical photos

Hi LeStat,
Thanks for the nice coment!

[chefkeith]

Excellent painting. I'm jealous.

[Keith Wolcott]

Beautiful painting! I am jealous too.

[Marcos Mataratzis]

And this friend just let me know she is doing another one. This time, according to her, she is doing a bigger one showing 8 of my Clown loaches. She leaves in Sao Paulo city, some 450 km away from Rio de Janeiro but she will come to Rio in 3 months and will bring the new painting. I´ll let you know ASAP.

[Keith Wolcott]

That will be amazing!

[Marcos Mataratzis]

Hi,

First 2009 images of my tank.

Green barbel algae now over rocks:


Number one (Mr. Big Botia hiding on right pipe):


My younger YoYo:


My Discus growning up strong:


And finally, first video of the year (now with audio):

Youtube Video of my loaches tank

Hope you enjoy!

[Marcos Mataratzis]

Some new shots from tonite:

Starting with my red tailed shark & friends:







With 19 loaches (#2 on top):


Comparing sizes with my #3. Red tailled shark is about 6.5" TL:


Modesta taking a nap:


Mr. Big Botia hurt, after fight with modesta for that cave on wood, modesta is taking a nap on:



Sidthimunky:


Chinese Algae Eater Gold:


Loaches against the stream:


Sleeping YoYo:


I bought those Anubia yesterday. Look what they have already done with them:


Two shots of my Discus:



Two of my favorites Clown loaches.

Bilbo:


Tango:


Hope you enjoy!

[Marcos Mataratzis]

New shots!

Starting with the sidthimunki:




Botia kubotai:


My little YoYo:



Bigger ones:


YoYo taking a nap:


Mr. Big Botia:




Pedro:



#3:



Bilbo Baggins:






Take a look and see if that guy is still there with that camera...


Doing exercise on the stream:


Resting in pipes:


Discus:


Jack Dempsey blue:


That´s all folks!

[chefkeith]

Well Marcos, I think you now own the crown for having the most great photo's in a single thread. Congrats.

[loachcoach]

Marcos,

Great pics...thanx.

I was feeling very inadequate when I saw your intact plants and wondered what I was doing wrong....then I saw your second pic with the damage and felt better.....my loaches have wreaked havoc with my plants....looks like a war zone

[Marcos Mataratzis]

Hi chefkeith,

I´m sure you´re wrong but thanks anyway!

BTW, I´m still fighting Nitrates. Yesterday I did a 50% WC. My Nitrates are now at 25-30 PPM. Here is the 50% water change (with hard vacumming):

Also added another external filter Now there are 3 external (two AquaClear70 and one Whisper60) and two internal:



Yes loachcoach,

I took those Anubia out from their tank to another one and put new Anubias. Here they are:


Marcos

[Marcos Mataratzis]

Hi,

I made a few new pictures and a video of my tank today.
Let´s start with the video:

My Loach tank - march 15, 2009

Now the pictures:

Dwarf loach:


Botia kubotai:






Mr. Big Botia:



12 Botias:


14 Botias:



18 Botias:


23 Botias:


My record on a single shot... 26 Botias:


Some other shots of my named loaches:

Gisele (Bundchen):


Enterprise loach:




Bolinha:


Hope you enjoy!

[palaeodave]

I know I've said it a few times in this thread already but your yoyos are real beauties.

[Keith Wolcott]

Your clowns are beauties too! Excellent photos.

[BotiaMaximus]

Thanks Marcos for sharing all the great photos. Your Botia are beautiful - so is your tank! I love the Red Tail Shark Too - he's a big boy! I have a Red Tail in both my Botia tanks - much smaller - They go good with the Clowns, they would really be happier if someone was afraid of them - but no chance .
Huge amounts of filtration! That's just how it should be.

Nice music on your YouTube vid as well!