3rd Dec 2005 AQ Round Island Excursion Details (Pix intensive)

**stormhawk** · 7th Dec 2005, 01:12

Justin, I'll let you know when I want the Poecilocharax. For now, I have to see whether my checkerboards will be "good" tankmates with my other fishes. If they show no sign of aggression against the rest, then I can add more fishes.

Thomas, don't throw away the Mini-Atlas yet. It may be old and quite inaccurate, but the majority of fish IDs in there are still applicable.

If the Nothos are what attracts you to killies, then prepare yourself for preparing peat and collecting eggs for long-term incubation. 2 months for most annual species.

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 01:17

One of the display tanks there...

One of the garas in the tank. This one is BIG...

Compare the size... The smaller one is of the more commonly seen size...

Nice Taiwan moss in the tank...

Bull frogs!

The Blue Dampseys. VERY pretty medium small cichlids but damn agressive...

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 01:29

One more stop!

Huge pl*cos at Gan's... They are big and pretty ah!...

The planted display tank at Gan's... Very nice...

AQ guys getting busy!!

Mr Gan!

Sheesh! I need to sleep!

**valice** · 7th Dec 2005, 11:18

Originally Posted by Justikanz

One more stop!

Mr Gan!

Sheesh! I need to sleep!

How come u edited urself out of the picture? hahah...

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 11:24

Originally Posted by valice

How come u edited urself out of the picture? hahah...

Camera shy lah... Haha...

More pics, this time we are at Teo's Plant farm

The plants are mostly grown emersed, where possible...

What plant is this?

There are floating plants being cultured too...

Of course there are vats for growing those plants that cannot be cultured emersed... Oh and it 'rains' often there!

**Ebony** · 7th Dec 2005, 11:27

WOW wot can I say

First of all... Thanks to Benny for organizing everything!! I had a simply fantastic day!! Cant wait for the next one!

Secondly thanks Guys for all the help... Do you all still have ears??? cause I still have questions

Ha Ha! They can wait till another time...

Love my corrys and checkerboards they look simply fantastic! Glowlights too! Tanks is now starting to look lived in!

Stormhawk - I have 1 lonely little blue eye left, not sure if the shock or high Ph killed them. very sad... she is happily schooling with the danios!!

There are still a few of you that I havent met yet, hopefully on the next tour... Such a great bunch of peoples and fishes!!

See ya,
Sharyn

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 11:38

Well, since we are at a Plant Farm... more plants!

This time submersed... Oh, not all for sale... Keke... Some are taken from the display tanks...

This is for sale... And good buy too...

Someone ID this?

Erect or Fissidens?

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 11:56

Part 3 of Teo's plant farm... I am OBVIOUSLY more excited there...

Display tanks...

By Green Chapter. The discus are spawning in the tank...

By AQ

Another display tank...

Ludwigia pearling...

Rummy nose...

Anglefish tending fry...

Beautiful Altums...

Discus

**Ebony** · 7th Dec 2005, 12:48

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Ah no wonder you didn't notice that I bought the Sawbwa. Anyway I lost all of the maculata

, no worries there's always next time.

The checkerboards from Gan's are simply gorgeous. Still in QT and gorging themselves silly on live tubifex, as are the Sawbwa.

My checkerboards are doing great but I dont have any live food for them... where can I get tuberfix worms and how do I feed them to the fish without everything else scoffing them? If I cant get tuberfix can I feed them brine shrimp?

**Wackytpt** · 7th Dec 2005, 12:49

Originally Posted by Ebony

WOW wot can I say

First of all... Thanks to Benny for organizing everything!! I had a simply fantastic day!! Cant wait for the next one!

Secondly thanks Guys for all the help... Do you all still have ears??? cause I still have questions

Ha Ha! They can wait till another time...

Love my corrys and checkerboards they look simply fantastic! Glowlights too! Tanks is now starting to look lived in!

Stormhawk - I have 1 lonely little blue eye left, not sure if the shock or high Ph killed them. very sad... she is happily schooling with the danios!!

There are still a few of you that I havent met yet, hopefully on the next tour... Such a great bunch of peoples and fishes!!

See ya,
Sharyn

I think that blue eye should be the lampeyes tetras..

**Simon** · 7th Dec 2005, 12:50

some correction

Rotala macrandra 'narrow'

this one is the bread and butter Echinodorus bleheri

Limnophila aromatica aka Gratiola sp.

**Simon** · 7th Dec 2005, 13:09

Originally Posted by Ebony

My checkerboards are doing great but I dont have any live food for them... where can I get tuberfix worms and how do I feed them to the fish without everything else scoffing them? If I cant get tuberfix can I feed them brine shrimp?

you can always try frozen bloodworms

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 13:49

Originally Posted by Simon

some correction

Rotala macrandra 'narrow'

Thanks, Simon! I am often confused between Rotala spp. and Ludwigia spp. as well as inter-Rotala spp.

How to erase the words on the pics, anyway?...

I'll try other software at home later...

Originally Posted by Simon

Limnophila aromatica aka Gratiola sp.

Limnophila = Gratiola? Or is Gratiola a species name?

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 14:02

*Phew*... The last installment from me...

The display tanks at Teo's

We were commenting how this looks like the ADA HQ at Japan!

Discussing...

Dinner time!! ID yourselves!

At Wu Hu Aquarium

A porthole catfish at Wu Hu

Okies! Time to correct all the mistakes made previously!

Thanks for viewing! Looking forward to the next gathering!

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 14:07

Originally Posted by Ebony

My checkerboards are doing great but I dont have any live food for them... where can I get tuberfix worms and how do I feed them to the fish without everything else scoffing them? If I cant get tuberfix can I feed them brine shrimp?

Think the checkerboards will be fine with some competition for food... esp from the tetras...

Anyway, tubifex is commonly found in most LFS. Just as for them. Qiu ying in mandarin, if you wanna try...

Brineshrimp would be good... but do remember to rinse them with tap water first!

**Ebony** · 7th Dec 2005, 14:09

Originally Posted by Wackytpt

I think that blue eye should be the lampeyes tetras..

Thanks Nicholas 'Pseudomugil Gertrudae' to be correct. I think blue eyes is kinda appropriate even though not correct cause they do sorta have blue eyes - a tiny little bit anyhow!

**Ebony** · 7th Dec 2005, 14:13

Originally Posted by Justikanz

Think the checkerboards will be fine with some competition for food... esp from the tetras...

Anyway, tubifex is commonly found in most LFS. Just as for them. Qiu ying in mandarin, if you wanna try...

Brineshrimp would be good... but do remember to rinse them with tap water first!

Thanks! Are tuberfix worms same as blood worms?

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 14:23

Originally Posted by Ebony

Thanks! Are tuberfix worms same as blood worms?

Nope. Tubifex are worms. Bloodworms are larvae. Maybe you might be interested to read this thread: http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=16508

*Bloodworms are 'hong chong' in mandarin... try it...

**ranmasatome** · 7th Dec 2005, 14:39

Originally Posted by Justikanz

Someone ID this?

Erect or Fissidens?

pic 1 : Probably Hygrophila balsamica...

pic 2 : probably Java moss..

**Justikanz** · 7th Dec 2005, 14:43

Originally Posted by ranmasatome

pic 1 : Probably Hygrophila balsamica...

pic 2 : probably Java moss..

Too 'neat' to be Java moss leh... They look really fissiden-like close up, and I still can't do close ups... I have had Java moss that grew upright but these look too neat...