hunting for boraras B and otos today. C328 otos looks pretty bad shape, some of them have no tail, all hovering on the surface with sunken tummies... I call this the "hospice tank".
Boraras B. looks fairly new, but my experience with buying from them was 2/6 survival rate, since fishes gets bagged in new water -> aclimate in new water again.....
Try my luck at seaview and thio tomorrow.
will shot a few pics on my new faunas.
If you head to seaview for otto, then it is a right choice.Originally Posted by torque6
I got my 2 otos from there. Though they packed for me and I got no chance to take my pick since they are not in display, they are very healthy and nice. No regret
Ya, I was equally surprised to see such big size oto. Firt time seeing that size.
I think you can keep one piece coz they are cute and hardworking worker to clear ur algae. May not necessary grow so big.
Hey bro torque6,
nice BBs you'd gotten there... So you are into the next project of breeding BBs in your tank??
Hope to see more updates on your tank again soon, cheers!
Last edited by beetlejuice403; 9th Nov 2008 at 01:47. Reason: Repeated info...
4cm abit big for my tank. Having 8 boraras now seems to spoil the serenity of my 1FT.
Hey bro torque6,
nice BBs you'd gotten there... So you are into the next project of breeding BBs in your tank??
Hope to see more updates on your tank again soon, cheers!breeding project ..... Just keeping a 1:3 male->female ratio to keep the alpha red from being too territorial.
very nice sch of Boraras you have there.. How is the growth of your tank so far?.. any full tank shot?.
can i ask how did u use your atman to create a good flow around your tank?.. and where did u put your atman. Cant see it.. very well hidden.
Thanks wenwei,very nice sch of Boraras you have there.. How is the growth of your tank so far?.. any full tank shot?.
can i ask how did u use your atman to create a good flow around your tank?.. and where did u put your atman. Cant see it.. very well hidden.
Havent officially done any tank shot as of late as I'm busy monitoring the health of the new boraras, but will do so soon. But the aquascape kinda look the same if you are regularly trimming them to keep them from getting out of hand.
Atman ? Im not using that filter but the "highly sort after" GEX S HOF
Its not exactly hidden, but positioned on the left side of the tank. I am also using a sonic 200l/h power head diyed with S tubing. This i placed at the back to allow a more gentler circular flow.
orh.. okay..~!
diyed with S tubing?. sound interesting. care to share how its done? As i am going to start a tank soon and wanted to create a gentler circular flow like yours.
thanks alot.
I will be cutting as much strays as possible and passing them to bros here on AQ. With its longer stems, planting in stocks of 5 will certainly be easy.No more floating issue
Was re-reading your previous post about HC as i intend to try them too. Didnt manage to buy from your previous sales as i stay near C328. so its kind of far to go tampiness.
okay.. back to the topic.. haha. how did u plant and grow your HC so so well. Envy you. You mention planting in stock of 5 will be good and may i ask what will be the recommended gap between Hc during planting?. and lastly.. any tip to take care of Hc as i notice many people have failed.
thanks in advance
wow... very nice scape and fish torque.... really jealous..
by the way what are the general rules to prevent algae growth? high light? keep nitrate low?
oh and did you dose ferts in the initial setup?
sorry to bombard you with so many questions haha...
I am in progress of checking with guys who actually have bought from me. Since those i grow are already stable in my tank for about 4 months and were in submersed form, so adaptablity will be much higher than those bought from LFS. I believe it should be 80-90% chance against melting.
okay.. back to the topic.. haha. how did u plant and grow your HC so so well. Envy you. You mention planting in stock of 5 will be good and may i ask what will be the recommended gap between Hc during planting?. and lastly.. any tip to take care of Hc as i notice many people have failed.
thanks in advance
Im keeping a low <3 wpg even for a 1FT, higher light is good but lighting has always been a variable which i have never like playing with. Keeping good circulation to ensure co2 gets mixed well throughout the tank is a plus.
By the way, i have my share of thread/brown algae but its quite minor fortunately and i siphon them out every water change. I clean my filter every 2 weeks; getting rid of the green/brown diatoms stains on the filter. Ive only soak and rinse the biomedia in existing tank water.
I was actually abit hesitant of getting more boraras initially as it has slightly exceeded my bioload for a 1FT. 1FT ideally should be around 5-6 boraras fishes. So i manage them now with less feedings once they grow to an ideal size.
Other than that, weekly dose of NPK + trace coupled with a bi-weekly prunning process helps keep the tank looking neat. Its around 4-5 hours per week for maintainance.
bro nice tank , mind if you show a photo of the tweezers you using for this setup ( especially for the HC ) and if possible please let me know where i can get them thanks!
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