Reef to River

[Cu554]

I got my molted in the Poconos. Here is the newly arranged tank. My catfish are eating all my plants. I am also thinking of switching to t5's. I have a 4 bulb fixture which I have to hang.

 

[Cu455]

I picked up 2 more sunfish for a total of 11. They are still tiny, under 1/2in but they are starting to get some color to them. In the top middle of the first picture you can see one and in the middle of the second picture you can see one.

 

[Cu455]

I added a couple of axolotls.

 

[spotfin]

Be careful the fish don't pick on the axolotls.

 

[PUHUCBLMX2]

It has been a couple of days since the addition. how are the axolotls holding up? I really like the fish/invertebrate/amphibian mixture.

 

[Cu455]

I haven't really done much with my tank but here is a little update. All the sunfish were alive after a few months of having them. 3 of them were growing nicely and the rest remained small and colorless. After a few months the sunfish started to disappear 1 by 1. It was all the small ones disappearing, but the ones that were growing did and is still doing great. With no plants and the fish being noticeable size,I don't have to spend 20 minutes looking for them. I am now left with 3 sunfish. I think they are 2 pumpkin seeds and a blue gill.

I added a couple of brown crayfish a few months ago, which are doing good. The axolotls haven't been seen since the day I added them. My dad added a goldfish which I am not to happy about, but he really likes it and always asks me about it so there is not much I can do.

My catfish ate all my plants, so I came to the realization that I will not be having a planted tank. I still throw a handful of elodea in the tank so they can have something to munch on.

Since I do not have a planted tank I decided to play around with my lights a little. The LEDs were just to bright. I switched them with 2 t5's, I like the dimmer look. I need to get new bulbs for them. I was thinking of a 50/50 bulb and a Red Sea pink bulb. The t5's are only 4ft long and the tank is 7ft. Let me know which one you like best.

All LED's



Both t5's in the middle, leaving the edges dark.



T5's on both ends with slight overlapping in the middle.

 

[Cu455]

Here is an videos I took yesterday. The lighting is led's on the sides and t5's in the middle.

The current livestock:

3-White catfish, which developed a cool pattern.
2-Pumpkin seeds, I think.
1- Blue gill
1-Goldfish
1-Red crayfish
1- Blue crayfish
2- Brown crayfish

 

[divemaster99]

Nice! Love those white catfish! Those are definitely Pumpkinseeds by the way, if you were still unsure.

 

[Cu455]

I picked up 4 Asian clams. They are about 1/8 of a inch across. They are invasive to my area.

 

[Cu455]

Fish have been in the tank for almost a year. I did neglect the tank most of the winter. Their growth slowed so much during the cold month. The fish grew more the past month then the previous 4 months. The bullheads are about 4-5 inches long but bulked up a lot. Overall I am pretty disappointed with

On Saturday I did some rearranging of the wood and rocks. Sunday I woke up and one of the pumpkin seeds were missing.