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Mysis shrimp for tea last night.
https://youtu.be/fmrJ9v8BHfo How are my sterbai looking @plankton
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 7 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 2 SAE.
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Not too shabby at all! :D
Keep your eye on their barbels, they may damage them on the edges of that gravel. I found sterbai damage themselves on anything, even slate that's been smoothed out...... :rolleyes:
They really ought to feed on sand, you'll see they'll find it much easier and you can watch the sand coming out of their gills. ;)
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plankton wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:41 am Not too shabby at all! :D
Keep your eye on their barbels, they may damage them on the edges of that gravel. I found sterbai damage themselves on anything, even slate that's been smoothed out...... :rolleyes:
They really ought to feed on sand, you'll see they'll find it much easier and you can watch the sand coming out of their gills. ;)
Thanks.
I check the barbels everytime I have a watch of them. I've been debating changing the tank up a bit as plant growth is very slow in here.

If I do I'll go for plant substrate capped with sand.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 7 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 2 SAE.
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All the pieces are coming together for the upgrade/ rescape.

It's a good job Zarra works for a window company. She got me a new lid made for the tank that will accommodate the glassware.

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64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 7 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 2 SAE.
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Theres been a change of plan with the betta tank rescape.

I was going to add the oase filtosmart 100 and rescape the superfish 60 but lately 2 things are annoying me with it. First is the light, it is really poor the only plant that has really grown is the anubias and 2nd thing is I cant look through the length of the tank thanks to the black frame that is around 5 inches wide.

Today I went to horizon to collect my geordie scaper competition prizes. While I was there I put the vouchers toward a new tank.

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I just need to wait a couple of weeks till I can get a light to sit on top of it. Might have to wait till my birthday in march depending on what light I go with.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 7 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 2 SAE.
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That's great, is it the same size? lights are certainly expensive but I don't think I could look at an empty tank for that long! if you have an LED desk lamp perhaps you could use that just temporary, or is that a bad idea, I am so impatient - do you have an idea of how you will scape it, I'm sure you will have it looking great :)
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Staffylover wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 19:45 pm That's great, is it the same size? lights are certainly expensive but I don't think I could look at an empty tank for that long! if you have an LED desk lamp perhaps you could use that just temporary, or is that a bad idea, I am so impatient - do you have an idea of how you will scape it, I'm sure you will have it looking great :)
Cheers Staffy.

Its same 60 litres slightly different dimensions. I'm in no rush with this one. I'm going to have a similar scape but with a sand substrate and plant soil under it in the island.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 7 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 2 SAE.
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Thoroughly enjoyed reading through your post Andy, lovely set up and a lot of useful information to boot.
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Gary Morris wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 0:30 am Thoroughly enjoyed reading through your post Andy, lovely set up and a lot of useful information to boot.
Thanks Gary mate. Have you started getting gear together yet?
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 7 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 2 SAE.
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Hi Andy, not yet, theres still a few things I need to do in the living room, move stuff / remove stuff and decorate). I have been reading as much as possible, sourcing the bits and pieces, so hopefully not too long.
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