Post a pick of your Fish tank and Fish

[sone]

Penny-lope said:

sone said:

Black Sea Bream me thinks

Just googled...me don't fink. Head is much too round

Ok maybe Ray's Bream

[Penny-lope]

sone said:

Penny-lope said:

sone said:

Black Sea Bream me thinks

Just googled...me don't fink. Head is much too round

Ok maybe Ray's Bream

Ohh I think we have a winner

Gold star young man

[otolith]

Rays bream sometimes turn up dead on Scottish beaches, too.

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Bramabrama.htm

[Penny-lope]

otolith said:

Rays bream sometimes turn up dead on Scottish beaches, too.

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Bramabrama.htm

It was a Scottish beach....Grotty Broughty at Dundee

Just posted my photo to the said fish thread. God I am sad

Edited by Penny-lope on Saturday 14th February 15:42

[anonymous-user]

HA51EMT said:

I was looking at one of these biorbs, are they any good?

[Bungleaio]

el stovey said:

HA51EMT said:

I was looking at one of these biorbs, are they any good?

I've been looking at getting a tank and the bio orb looks like it's got a few problems, apparently the filter isn't particularly good and also due to the small surface area of water that is exposed to the air oxygenating the water can be a problem. Also due to the curvature of the glass magnifies you which can startle the fish.

I've no experience personally this is just what I've read. A couple of forums I've found to be quite interesting are http://www.fishcrazy.co.uk/ and http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/forum/

[HA51EMT]

Bungleaio said:

el stovey said:

HA51EMT said:

I was looking at one of these biorbs, are they any good?

I've been looking at getting a tank and the bio orb looks like it's got a few problems, apparently the filter isn't particularly good and also due to the small surface area of water that is exposed to the air oxygenating the water can be a problem. Also due to the curvature of the glass magnifies you which can startle the fish.

I've no experience personally this is just what I've read. A couple of forums I've found to be quite interesting are http://www.fishcrazy.co.uk/ and http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/forum/

I've had no issues with it.
Ideal for small spaces, had a 4' tank years ago but no room for one now.
Went for the 60 litre, the others seemed too small.
No issues with the filter, change filter and air stone every month.
Do partial water change every week, usually half.
Constant flow through the filter is breaking the surface all the time so oxygenation doesn't seem to be a problem.
Makes an interesting talking point, but due to the large convex shape you tend to "lose" some of the fish.

Tel.

[lady topaz]

My reef tank



And Fuzzy the lionfish

Edited by lady topaz on Friday 20th February 07:14

[anonymous-user]

Bungleaio said:

A couple of forums I've found to be quite interesting are http://www.fishcrazy.co.uk/ and http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/forum/

Good links, thanks!

It's funny reading the fish bods having arguments about different aquariums and which fish need which space etc.

[theboyfold]

el stovey said:

Bungleaio said:

A couple of forums I've found to be quite interesting are http://www.fishcrazy.co.uk/ and http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/forum/

Good links, thanks!

It's funny reading the fish bods having arguments about different aquariums and which fish need which space etc.

Practical Fish Worrier is a wealth of info, but they do seem to worry about everything under the sun!! But I sometimes wonder what people think of this place...

[Trooper2]

mybrainhurts said:

I built mine round the bathroom....

Nice turlet, bet it's comfy.

[otolith]

TVR Moneypit said:

We currently have a 40 litre tsnk with 37 tropical fish in it, so the tank is pretty full to bursting.

How much of a step up would it be to get a 125 litre tank, enabling us to get a few more fish, and a few larger species? I'm guessing it should all be pretty straight forward, but I don't really wish to bite off more than I can chew.

Should be fairly straightforward, in that you already have mature filter media from your existing tank to move over. Don't add any new fish at first, though, and then add them gradually.

[BigJonMcQuimm]

[tenohfive]

otolith said:

TVR Moneypit said:

We currently have a 40 litre tsnk with 37 tropical fish in it, so the tank is pretty full to bursting.

How much of a step up would it be to get a 125 litre tank, enabling us to get a few more fish, and a few larger species? I'm guessing it should all be pretty straight forward, but I don't really wish to bite off more than I can chew.

Should be fairly straightforward, in that you already have mature filter media from your existing tank to move over. Don't add any new fish at first, though, and then add them gradually.

Depending on what fish you've got, you're potentially hugely overstocked. The transition is fairly easy though - if anything my advice to new fishkeepers is buy big first time round (tank, not necessarily fish.)

Go for as big as you have the room and/or budget for. You'll find any potential problems with water chemistry happen slower as they're more diluted (especially important when first setting up a tank, before everythings had the chance to settle and mature.)

If you want some more specific advice drop me an email. I'm far from an expert, but I've been keeping tropical and coldwater fish for a few years now, have kept a fairly wide range of tropicals (from new and old world cichlids to plecs, killi's, more different types of corys and other cats than I can think of, plus most flavours of run of the mill community fish) and I was made enough about them to have 8 tanks running at one point in a 1 bedroom flat (granted, most were from 65L to 180L, so nothing huge.) I'd be happy to give you a few pointers, or tell you what options you'd have in terms of new stock if you were looking to upgrade, and I can probably point you in the direction of decent suppliers (fish and gear.)

[Silver940]

Mine, few onths old this pic had a re-arrange and some of the fish have gone/changed



Will do an updated one later

[otolith]

tenohfive said:

otolith said:

TVR Moneypit said:

We currently have a 40 litre tsnk with 37 tropical fish in it, so the tank is pretty full to bursting.

How much of a step up would it be to get a 125 litre tank, enabling us to get a few more fish, and a few larger species? I'm guessing it should all be pretty straight forward, but I don't really wish to bite off more than I can chew.

Should be fairly straightforward, in that you already have mature filter media from your existing tank to move over. Don't add any new fish at first, though, and then add them gradually.

Depending on what fish you've got, you're potentially hugely overstocked. The transition is fairly easy though - if anything my advice to new fishkeepers is buy big first time round (tank, not necessarily fish.)

If they are surviving in what he's got, though, I can only imagine they are very small. Tripling the volume should give him some breathing room.

What have you got in your tank, TVR Moneypit?

[Silver940]

TVR Moneypit said:

We currently have a 40 litre tsnk with 37 tropical fish in it, so the tank is pretty full to bursting.

How much of a step up would it be to get a 125 litre tank, enabling us to get a few more fish, and a few larger species? I'm guessing it should all be pretty straight forward, but I don't really wish to bite off more than I can chew.

Cripes that's full!

Bigger = easier in my experience.

[Silver940]

New pic, 220 litres

[HereBeMonsters]

Finally got a couple of my two favourite tank dwellers:







The prawn is called Jacques - totally unimaginative naming it after something from Finding Nemo, but he does eat a lot of snails (he actually farms them) so he had to have a French name. He keeps the tank clean and gets on with all the other residents very well.

The eel looking thing is a Sengalese Birchir called Martin. Martin Birchir. Geddit? He actually breathes air, despite having gills as well as lungs, so if he couldn't get to the top of the tank every few minutes, he'd die. He can be a bit agressive (we think he was behind the great guppy massacre) but he's great fun to watch.

[CBGB]

Blib said:

There are some beautiful examples of the genre on that site. I was so impressed that I did a little research and found a company in Wrexham(?) which deals in this type of set up.

I'm seriuosly thinking of getting involved again in this hobby and these 'aqua forest' setups would be the way I would like to go.

Hre's another beautiful example of this style of aquarium.

The Green Machine (in Wrexham) is a great company for anyone who wants to get involved in planted tanks - their staff are really helpful and knowledgeable. If you're ever in the area, its well worth visiting just to see their tanks. Aqua Essentials is another great source for planted tank enthusiasts.

Takashi Amano's tanks are inspirational;

http://www.amanotakashi.net/portfolio/nature_aquar...

This is also a fantastic resource if you're serious about starting a planted tank;

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/

Great bunch of people who are more than willing to share their knowledge.