Title: Leema's tank journal
Leema - January 8, 2006 05:06 AM (GMT)
Alrighty, I thought I'd start one of these to keep you and me in the know of what's happening in my tanks. :)
I'm going to back track a bit to start off with, because I want to post picture's chronologically...
17th December 05 ish
5ft:
9 harlequin rasboras
2 bristlenosed catfish
1 siamese algae eater
1 sailfin molly
1 guppy
1 bronze corydoras
21st December 05 ish
3ft:
1 sailfin molly (from 5ft)
1 guppy (from 5ft)
1 bronze corydoras (from 5ft)
3 white cloud minnows (from Jebo)
1 zebra danio (from Jebo)
1 leopard danio (from Jebo)
3 black widow tetras (from Jebo)
Jebo taken apart and set up again. A bristlenose fry was added.
23rd December 05 ish
I got 5 baby corydoras for the 3ft tank.
24th December 05 ish
Piece of wood taken from the 5ft and added to the 3ft. Clam also added.
29th December 05 ish
Added 8 guppies to the 3ft tank.
1st January 06 ish
Hot spell. Prettiest guppy boy dies.
3rd January 06 ish
A guppy girl dies.
Plant added to the Jebo:
6th January 06 ish
A guppy girl gets a fungusy thing on her back and dies. :cuss: Won't be getting guppies from there again!
8th January 06
Added wood & a cave to the 5ft tank. Took out tunnels.
That was hard work getting the dates right - but hopefully we're on track now! :D
I'm going to back track a bit to start off with, because I want to post picture's chronologically...
17th December 05 ish
5ft:
9 harlequin rasboras
2 bristlenosed catfish
1 siamese algae eater
1 sailfin molly
1 guppy
1 bronze corydoras
21st December 05 ish
3ft:
1 sailfin molly (from 5ft)
1 guppy (from 5ft)
1 bronze corydoras (from 5ft)
3 white cloud minnows (from Jebo)
1 zebra danio (from Jebo)
1 leopard danio (from Jebo)
3 black widow tetras (from Jebo)
Jebo taken apart and set up again. A bristlenose fry was added.
23rd December 05 ish
I got 5 baby corydoras for the 3ft tank.
24th December 05 ish
Piece of wood taken from the 5ft and added to the 3ft. Clam also added.
29th December 05 ish
Added 8 guppies to the 3ft tank.
1st January 06 ish
Hot spell. Prettiest guppy boy dies.
3rd January 06 ish
A guppy girl dies.
Plant added to the Jebo:
6th January 06 ish
A guppy girl gets a fungusy thing on her back and dies. :cuss: Won't be getting guppies from there again!
8th January 06
Added wood & a cave to the 5ft tank. Took out tunnels.
That was hard work getting the dates right - but hopefully we're on track now! :D
Leema - January 9, 2006 05:22 AM (GMT)
9th January 2006
Added plants!! :D
Added plants!! :D
Leema - January 18, 2006 08:06 AM (GMT)
18th January 2006
Got my pond! $155 plus a 89c bucket for the filter. ;)
Got my pond! $155 plus a 89c bucket for the filter. ;)
Leema - January 28, 2006 12:51 AM (GMT)
23rd January 2006
3 clown loaches! Added to my 5ft.
28th January 2006
My 5ft plants have grown a bit:
3 clown loaches! Added to my 5ft.
28th January 2006
My 5ft plants have grown a bit:
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:00 AM (GMT)
10th February 2006
Got a new pump to replace the one in the 5ft trickle filter - it's great! Ehiem 1000. EXCELLENT. It's silent.
14th February 2006
Got 4 blue rams. :D I wanted 2 boys 2 girls, but got 4 boys.
17th February 2006
Set up my pond today!
Here's some shots of my pond. No fish in it yet, but it will have 3 shnubkin goldies, 10ish white cloud minnows and 7 hillstream loaches, when the time comes. (It's about 50 gallons give or take.)
We still need to work out a better way for how the plants are... The big papyrus kept blowing over. So it's all bricked up.
Got a new pump to replace the one in the 5ft trickle filter - it's great! Ehiem 1000. EXCELLENT. It's silent.
14th February 2006
Got 4 blue rams. :D I wanted 2 boys 2 girls, but got 4 boys.
17th February 2006
Set up my pond today!
Here's some shots of my pond. No fish in it yet, but it will have 3 shnubkin goldies, 10ish white cloud minnows and 7 hillstream loaches, when the time comes. (It's about 50 gallons give or take.)
We still need to work out a better way for how the plants are... The big papyrus kept blowing over. So it's all bricked up.
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:01 AM (GMT)
18th February 2006
Some pictures of the blue rams:
19th February 2006
I got some more pebbles ($4) and some smaller terracotta pots ($1.90) today, for my pond.
Some pictures of the blue rams:
19th February 2006
I got some more pebbles ($4) and some smaller terracotta pots ($1.90) today, for my pond.
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:01 AM (GMT)
21st February 2006
Re organised the pond. Still no fish.
23rd February 2006
Got a new plant in my 5ft. (Will plant it some time.)
Re organised the pond. Still no fish.
23rd February 2006
Got a new plant in my 5ft. (Will plant it some time.)
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:02 AM (GMT)
25th February 2006
Trimmed down the plants in the Jebo. Here's pics after the fact:
Made over the fry tank. Here is it before the renovations:
Prepared the fish bowl for shrimp!:
26th February 2006
Algae in my pond:
Trimmed down the plants in the Jebo. Here's pics after the fact:
Made over the fry tank. Here is it before the renovations:
Prepared the fish bowl for shrimp!:
26th February 2006
Algae in my pond:
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:02 AM (GMT)
27th February 2006
Got 4 ghost shrimp (2 for pond and 2 for a fish bowl). However, the ones in the bowl died (and so, too, I assume, the ones in the pond). I tested the ammonia to try to find the source, and had wowsomely high figures. I also had high figures in the fry tank. I found that old terracotta pots were the source.
:( RIP:
6th March 2006
Well, not sure on exact dates, but by this date I had 50 bristlenose fry captured from my 5ft, sitting in a guppy tank waiting to be moved to the fry tank. There were 50 more in the 'main tank'.
7th March 2006 ish
The one bristlenose fry ("Survivor") moved from fry tank to 3ft tank. (This fry survived ammonia levels of 6.1+.)
8th March 2006
Bristlenose fry moved from 5ft tank to fry tank.Here are some pics of the fry. ^_^
They're about 1 week out of the cave.
In the guppy tank in the 5ft, waiting to move to the fry tank.
I like the composition of this pic, even though it's out of focus for the most part.
They're eating shrimp pellets. They LOVE them. They never last long.
Ruler along the front shows that they're each about 1cm long from nose to tail tip.
In the fry tank - waiting for release.
They're much easier to count in a picture! I count 48. There are still more in the 5ft.
Poor picture of one of the babies.
10th March 2006
I had a bronze corydoras in my 3ft died. :(
11th March 2006
Two more bronze corydoras died.
Got 4 ghost shrimp (2 for pond and 2 for a fish bowl). However, the ones in the bowl died (and so, too, I assume, the ones in the pond). I tested the ammonia to try to find the source, and had wowsomely high figures. I also had high figures in the fry tank. I found that old terracotta pots were the source.
:( RIP:
6th March 2006
Well, not sure on exact dates, but by this date I had 50 bristlenose fry captured from my 5ft, sitting in a guppy tank waiting to be moved to the fry tank. There were 50 more in the 'main tank'.
7th March 2006 ish
The one bristlenose fry ("Survivor") moved from fry tank to 3ft tank. (This fry survived ammonia levels of 6.1+.)
8th March 2006
Bristlenose fry moved from 5ft tank to fry tank.Here are some pics of the fry. ^_^
They're about 1 week out of the cave.
In the guppy tank in the 5ft, waiting to move to the fry tank.
I like the composition of this pic, even though it's out of focus for the most part.
They're eating shrimp pellets. They LOVE them. They never last long.
Ruler along the front shows that they're each about 1cm long from nose to tail tip.
In the fry tank - waiting for release.
They're much easier to count in a picture! I count 48. There are still more in the 5ft.
Poor picture of one of the babies.
10th March 2006
I had a bronze corydoras in my 3ft died. :(
11th March 2006
Two more bronze corydoras died.
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:03 AM (GMT)
27th February 2006
Got 4 ghost shrimp (2 for pond and 2 for a fish bowl). However, the ones in the bowl died (and so, too, I assume, the ones in the pond). I tested the ammonia to try to find the source, and had wowsomely high figures. I also had high figures in the fry tank. I found that old terracotta pots were the source.
:( RIP:
6th March 2006
Well, not sure on exact dates, but by this date I had 50 bristlenose fry captured from my 5ft, sitting in a guppy tank waiting to be moved to the fry tank. There were 50 more in the 'main tank'.
7th March 2006 ish
The one bristlenose fry ("Survivor") moved from fry tank to 3ft tank. (This fry survived ammonia levels of 6.1+.)
8th March 2006
Bristlenose fry moved from 5ft tank to fry tank.Here are some pics of the fry. ^_^
They're about 1 week out of the cave.
In the guppy tank in the 5ft, waiting to move to the fry tank.
I like the composition of this pic, even though it's out of focus for the most part.
They're eating shrimp pellets. They LOVE them. They never last long.
Ruler along the front shows that they're each about 1cm long from nose to tail tip.
In the fry tank - waiting for release.
They're much easier to count in a picture! I count 48. There are still more in the 5ft.
Poor picture of one of the babies.
10th March 2006
I had a bronze corydoras in my 3ft died. :(
11th March 2006
Two more bronze corydoras died.
Got 4 ghost shrimp (2 for pond and 2 for a fish bowl). However, the ones in the bowl died (and so, too, I assume, the ones in the pond). I tested the ammonia to try to find the source, and had wowsomely high figures. I also had high figures in the fry tank. I found that old terracotta pots were the source.
:( RIP:
6th March 2006
Well, not sure on exact dates, but by this date I had 50 bristlenose fry captured from my 5ft, sitting in a guppy tank waiting to be moved to the fry tank. There were 50 more in the 'main tank'.
7th March 2006 ish
The one bristlenose fry ("Survivor") moved from fry tank to 3ft tank. (This fry survived ammonia levels of 6.1+.)
8th March 2006
Bristlenose fry moved from 5ft tank to fry tank.Here are some pics of the fry. ^_^
They're about 1 week out of the cave.
In the guppy tank in the 5ft, waiting to move to the fry tank.
I like the composition of this pic, even though it's out of focus for the most part.
They're eating shrimp pellets. They LOVE them. They never last long.
Ruler along the front shows that they're each about 1cm long from nose to tail tip.
In the fry tank - waiting for release.
They're much easier to count in a picture! I count 48. There are still more in the 5ft.
Poor picture of one of the babies.
10th March 2006
I had a bronze corydoras in my 3ft died. :(
11th March 2006
Two more bronze corydoras died.
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:04 AM (GMT)
27th February 2006
Got 4 ghost shrimp (2 for pond and 2 for a fish bowl). However, the ones in the bowl died (and so, too, I assume, the ones in the pond). I tested the ammonia to try to find the source, and had wowsomely high figures. I also had high figures in the fry tank. I found that old terracotta pots were the source.
:( RIP:
6th March 2006
Well, not sure on exact dates, but by this date I had 50 bristlenose fry captured from my 5ft, sitting in a guppy tank waiting to be moved to the fry tank. There were 50 more in the 'main tank'.
7th March 2006 ish
The one bristlenose fry ("Survivor") moved from fry tank to 3ft tank. (This fry survived ammonia levels of 6.1+.)
8th March 2006
Bristlenose fry moved from 5ft tank to fry tank.Here are some pics of the fry. ^_^
They're about 1 week out of the cave.
In the guppy tank in the 5ft, waiting to move to the fry tank.
I like the composition of this pic, even though it's out of focus for the most part.
They're eating shrimp pellets. They LOVE them. They never last long.
Ruler along the front shows that they're each about 1cm long from nose to tail tip.
In the fry tank - waiting for release.
They're much easier to count in a picture! I count 48. There are still more in the 5ft.
Poor picture of one of the babies.
10th March 2006
I had a bronze corydoras in my 3ft died. :(
11th March 2006
Two more bronze corydoras died.
Got 4 ghost shrimp (2 for pond and 2 for a fish bowl). However, the ones in the bowl died (and so, too, I assume, the ones in the pond). I tested the ammonia to try to find the source, and had wowsomely high figures. I also had high figures in the fry tank. I found that old terracotta pots were the source.
:( RIP:
6th March 2006
Well, not sure on exact dates, but by this date I had 50 bristlenose fry captured from my 5ft, sitting in a guppy tank waiting to be moved to the fry tank. There were 50 more in the 'main tank'.
7th March 2006 ish
The one bristlenose fry ("Survivor") moved from fry tank to 3ft tank. (This fry survived ammonia levels of 6.1+.)
8th March 2006
Bristlenose fry moved from 5ft tank to fry tank.Here are some pics of the fry. ^_^
They're about 1 week out of the cave.
In the guppy tank in the 5ft, waiting to move to the fry tank.
I like the composition of this pic, even though it's out of focus for the most part.
They're eating shrimp pellets. They LOVE them. They never last long.
Ruler along the front shows that they're each about 1cm long from nose to tail tip.
In the fry tank - waiting for release.
They're much easier to count in a picture! I count 48. There are still more in the 5ft.
Poor picture of one of the babies.
10th March 2006
I had a bronze corydoras in my 3ft died. :(
11th March 2006
Two more bronze corydoras died.
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:04 AM (GMT)
11th March 2006
Leopard Danio and Zebra Danio moved from 5ft to 3ft.
Did waterchanges today, and found this in my pond:
12th March 2006
Leopard Danio, Zebra Danio and 3 white cloud minnows moved from 3ft out into the pond!
16th March 2006
Today I went to get white cloud minnows (11) for my pond, and ended up getting goldies too.
18th March 2006
Routine waterchanges. Discovered the filters in the 3ft weren't working. Cleaned and fixed one. The other doesn't seem to work now. Got electrocuted for the first time. ;)
19th March 2006
Bought an Ehiem 2013 for my 3ft tank. $21.50.
20th March 2006
Got piping and other fittings for setting up the Ehiem 2013. Attempted to set it up but failed. Got some terrestrial plant cuttings from my mother and am attempting to grow them in my tanks and pond.
Leopard Danio and Zebra Danio moved from 5ft to 3ft.
Did waterchanges today, and found this in my pond:
12th March 2006
Leopard Danio, Zebra Danio and 3 white cloud minnows moved from 3ft out into the pond!
16th March 2006
Today I went to get white cloud minnows (11) for my pond, and ended up getting goldies too.
18th March 2006
Routine waterchanges. Discovered the filters in the 3ft weren't working. Cleaned and fixed one. The other doesn't seem to work now. Got electrocuted for the first time. ;)
19th March 2006
Bought an Ehiem 2013 for my 3ft tank. $21.50.
20th March 2006
Got piping and other fittings for setting up the Ehiem 2013. Attempted to set it up but failed. Got some terrestrial plant cuttings from my mother and am attempting to grow them in my tanks and pond.
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:04 AM (GMT)
21st March 2006
Here's the tanks/pond/bowl as they are today. Some of my additions/deaths have not been included in the above, so here's the lists. :)
Bowl - 1 gallon
Occupants: None
Future occupants: 2 ghost shrimp
Fry Tank - ~7gallons
Occupants: ~50 BN fry
Future occupants: Possible sailfin molly babies...
Jebo - 10gallons
Occupants: 1 sailfin molly, 1 bristlenose catfish.
Future occupants: 10 hastatus cories. Dwarf gourami?
Pond - ~50gallons
Occupants: 10-14 white cloud minnows, 3 fantail goldfish.
Future occupants: 7 hillstream loaches.
Here's the tanks/pond/bowl as they are today. Some of my additions/deaths have not been included in the above, so here's the lists. :)
Bowl - 1 gallon
Occupants: None
Future occupants: 2 ghost shrimp
Fry Tank - ~7gallons
Occupants: ~50 BN fry
Future occupants: Possible sailfin molly babies...
Jebo - 10gallons
Occupants: 1 sailfin molly, 1 bristlenose catfish.
Future occupants: 10 hastatus cories. Dwarf gourami?
Pond - ~50gallons
Occupants: 10-14 white cloud minnows, 3 fantail goldfish.
Future occupants: 7 hillstream loaches.
Leema - March 25, 2006 02:11 AM (GMT)
...continued
3ft Tank - 55gallons
Occupants: 3 black widow tetras, 1 sailfin molly, 3 bronze corydoras, 2 bristlenose catfish.
Future occupants: Dunno.
5ft Tank - 80gallons
Occupants: 9 harlequin rasboras, 8 blue rams, 3 clown loaches, 2 bristlenose catfish, 1 siamese algae eater, numerous bristlenose catfish fry.
Future occupants: ~10 Ember Tetras, 2 more siamese algae eaters...
21 March 2006
Moved Sailfin Molly girl from 3ft to Jebo for some peace and quiet from Sailfin Molly boy.
22 March 2006
Babies in the Jebo! :o Approximately 20 fry, predominately dark/off-white coloured.
25 March 2006
34 sailfin molly fry (33 pictured). 8 moved to the fry tank to experiment different conditions on fry growth.
3ft Tank - 55gallons
Occupants: 3 black widow tetras, 1 sailfin molly, 3 bronze corydoras, 2 bristlenose catfish.
Future occupants: Dunno.
5ft Tank - 80gallons
Occupants: 9 harlequin rasboras, 8 blue rams, 3 clown loaches, 2 bristlenose catfish, 1 siamese algae eater, numerous bristlenose catfish fry.
Future occupants: ~10 Ember Tetras, 2 more siamese algae eaters...
21 March 2006
Moved Sailfin Molly girl from 3ft to Jebo for some peace and quiet from Sailfin Molly boy.
22 March 2006
Babies in the Jebo! :o Approximately 20 fry, predominately dark/off-white coloured.
25 March 2006
34 sailfin molly fry (33 pictured). 8 moved to the fry tank to experiment different conditions on fry growth.