anchar Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Water is still cloudy, but you get the drift... Overall shot (stitched) Middle 3 foot Tank is 6 x 2 x 18 and will house all my "spare" tangs, hence enabling me to close down some tanks. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j.c fishfan Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 WOW!!that is beautiful!!! what type of rock is that you have in there??its really nice thanks for showing us that!! jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Nice Andrea. What "spare" tangs have you got in there? What's the filtration like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 It looks very nice Andrea. I too would like to know what are the spare tangs that will be living in there Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 Thanks guys! what type of rock is that you have in there?? All the rock is limestone. What "spare" tangs have you got in there? I am hoping to put a trio of V. moorii, a pair of N. buescheri, 5 N. brichardi (albino...2 of which have paired), maybe 6 N. multifasciatus, 5 N. leleupi, a stunted O. ventralis, a one-eyed A. compressiceps female, 4 T. vittatus, 5 J. marleri, 5 E. descampsii and 2 N. caudopunctatus. Obviouslt there could be some problems with the combo and since I cannot readily catch anything out, they will have to nut it out for themselves. There are heaps of habitats, so in theory they should all be catered for. This tank will have a sister tank butted up next to it of similar size, so the display will be 11 foot long in total. Then I can shut down 5 smaller tanks. Not sure how long the plants will last, however i have been trialling these species in tang tanks and there has been little to no damage to them over the last 6 weeks or so. What's the filtration like? There are two modified side drops in the back corners that run lengthwise. They are about 18" x 6" x 18" in area. They have sponge pre-filters, 4 outlets and about 8 litres of matrix each. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 For a newly setup tank it looks fantastic already The filtration sounds impressive.. 16L of matrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc01 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Hi Merjo, awsome tank as per usual. Just wanted to know where you get the barnacle shells from? Do you have any for sale atm? cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 Gidday Nick...I bought the barnacles about 6 years ago from an LFS here in Perth. They have never had any since as far as I know There was a wholesaler here in Fremantle many years ago (called Argo Traders I think) who supplied the local shops, but they have ceased trading. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc01 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Yep same story here in Brissy. Pitty they are the number 1 in calvus caves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Outstanding as usual!!!! I would imagine the fish will be in awe when they get to swim in their!!!! Could i ask why u r shutting down the other tanks? Are u planning a 11 foot Tropheus display tank as well? Keep the pics coming! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Very nice Andrea . Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest parallel Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I lost for words.....great setup. Cheers Parallel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 Dave...the idea is to lessen my tank work load as I have other commitments that need more time these days. The Tropheus are all staying of course....don't fret! Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Andrea that tank looks outstanding you should be proud of that effort. Hmmm its going to be an interesting mix, i forsee never a dull moment in that tank lol! But consideing the number of territories it may be ok, for the ammount of rock work it still looks pretty open, i have found that the Neos like it better if they have a blind cave to live in protect, so they dont spend all day wondering around running into each other and playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 Cheers Mick...by blind cave do you mean a blocked off cave so one way in only? I have a few of these plus an assortment of large shells hidden/placed around the tank in sheltered areas. Hopfully they will sort it out without any fatalities. I wont be able to catch anything out once they go in. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Dont you love that feeling of throw them all in and hope for the best...my 8 footer was abit like that aswell.. I found that it works best by adding the crankiets, more dominat fish last for me it was the tropheus, not because they pick on anything at all but because there is such a dominance due to the numbers of these fish. Yes Andrea thats what i mean by blind caves.. Cant wait to see it stocked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee427 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 like the setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee427 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 good to see someone having plants in a tang tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 28, 2006 Author Share Posted April 28, 2006 Well...bullet bitten! All went in together. Now we sit back and cross our fingers. So far the only real tension is being displayed by one leleupi. He/she hates everyone apparently, including all the fish that he/she has been happily living with for the last 18 months. And what can I say about the multis...they hate everyone. The numbers got mixed a bit (largely due to multis popping out of shells after they (the shells) went into the new tank I have 1 A. compressiceps, 1 O. ventralis, 4 J. marleri, 1 pair albino brichardi, 12 (maybe more) multis, 6 N. leleupi (4 yellow, 2 orange), 4 T. vittatus, 1 pair N. buescheri and 1 pair of V. moorii. After observing for a while, I feel that some surface fellas are in order. Pity I let my leptos and nigs go some time back I was given a huge tinanti last week. I am toying with the idea of putting him in there too. I know that it compromises the tang. theme, but he can be my pseudo/token "goby" Gotta say, I am pretty happy with the way it's turned out. Next project is a Malawi display. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Pics. with fish in. I added the tinanti and 8 young cuckoos... Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Good to see the fishies in there, hopefully they behave themselves . I've gotta say, the aquascaping on that tank is just sensational, top notch stuff . Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hi Merjo, awsome tank as per usual. Just wanted to know where you get the barnacle shells from? Do you have any for sale atm? cheers Nick ← Merjo love the job you did on your tank I am just setting up a tank after a 10 year break from fish keeping hope mine looks that good. Nick seen those barnacles for sale today at st george Aqamiums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wombat Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Sexy tank Merj. Wonderful aquascaping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Well...the fun and games begin! A pair of leleupi has decided to play house and figure that they need to keep the other 4 leleupis in the end 4 inches of the 6 footer (even though they have chosen a site on the far right of the tank). Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashieFront Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 That is a mad tank Can't wait to see the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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