Je®vis' A&A Tank (Anubias + Apisto)

**doppelbanddwarf** · 27th May 2008, 11:11

The female does look a little skinny in the picture. Not sure whether its the angle the photo was taken.

**properfool** · 27th May 2008, 16:29

Jervis, my question is what kind of job do you do in that office of yours ??

Just so all the young ones know which field allows you to balance a ADA capable salary with enough free time to maintain fish tanks.

**fireblade** · 27th May 2008, 17:00

hehe
think many of us will liekt o visit Jervis office.. :P
with all the nice setups...

**Jervis** · 3rd Jun 2008, 20:10

I have bad news... the male Elizabethae died a week ago

It took me a few days to get over the aftershock and a few more days to figure out what could possibly went wrong

After much investigation... I suspect the following causes:

1) Too big a water change... around 50%. The fish died 1 day after my weekly water change.

2) pH crash as I performed too big a water change using DI water. The tank pH is around 6.5 and water that came out of my DI unit is around 4.5. With a 50% water change, that's 1.25 dip in pH within 15 min (time taken to fill up the tank).

3) Another possibility is the DI unit failed to remove 100% of the chlorine. I did not use any anti-chlorine prior to this incident.

Whatever the cause/s... it's really demoralizing to see a beautiful fish rotting in my tank... it's a sucky feeling

**Panut** · 3rd Jun 2008, 21:11

You have a DI unit?! u have $$

yeah i know how you feel when such a beautiful and nice fish (more so if it had been your favourite fish and shared a bond with it) die for no apparent reason. Honestly last time i thought fish were stupid creatures because they die over the slightest problems or for no apparent reason(or so we think); i mean i don't die when i go to japan while its winter time there

cheer up Jervis

cheers,

**Quixotic** · 3rd Jun 2008, 21:41

If they are really stupid creatures, then maybe just maybe, fishkeeping isn't the correct hobby for you.

**Jervis** · 3rd Jun 2008, 22:03

Originally Posted by magic4lifez

Honestly last time i thought fish were stupid creatures because they die over the slightest problems or for no apparent reason(or so we think); i mean i don't die when i go to japan while its winter time there

Originally Posted by Quixotic

If they are really stupid creatures, then maybe just maybe, fishkeeping isn't the correct hobby for you.

Our tank inhabitants are less adaptable than us because they are cold-blooded

**prec** · 3rd Jun 2008, 22:07

Crystal pro DI unit output is 4.5 in pH?

**Panut** · 3rd Jun 2008, 22:22

Originally Posted by magic4lifez

You have a DI unit?! u have $$

yeah i know how you feel when such a beautiful and nice fish (more so if it had been your favourite fish and shared a bond with it) die for no apparent reason. Honestly last time i thought fish were stupid creatures because they die over the slightest problems or for no apparent reason(or so we think); i mean i don't die when i go to japan while its winter time there

cheer up Jervis

cheers,

err, i said, honestly "last time" i thought..

cheers!

**Jervis** · 3rd Jun 2008, 22:24

Originally Posted by prec

Crystal pro DI unit output is 4.5 in pH?

That's what I got the last time... maybe I will test again

**Jervis** · 3rd Jun 2008, 22:26

Anyway I think it's time for more pix...

Took the opportunity to do a slight scaping to the tank... created some small caves using thin stone slabs... can you see them?

**Jervis** · 3rd Jun 2008, 22:30

Here's a closer look at the caves... that's my new male Apisto checking the caves out by the way

Marsilea hirsuta from my 2ft tank... planted a few days ago

**Jervis** · 4th Jun 2008, 00:14

Introducing my new Apisto sp. blutkehl (wild)... I hope I will have better luck this time

**Jervis** · 4th Jun 2008, 00:16

The female is quite cute... tiny

**Panut** · 4th Jun 2008, 00:20

WOW! what nice apisto!

i like the female! Gorgeous! with a tinge of blue.. classic

**Jervis** · 4th Jun 2008, 00:26

Originally Posted by magic4lifez

WOW! what nice apisto!

i like the female! Gorgeous! with a tinge of blue.. classic

I am surprised by her too... for the past 3 days she was black as charcoal... then after a hearty meal of frozen brine shrimps this morning... she suddenly decided to show some colour... at one time the entire underside was bright orange

She has good genes... will produce nice babies