It's been a very busy year for the hobby for me. Last year at this time I had one tank, a 30 tall. Now I'm up to 6 tanks (setting up my 7th next week) and two "bin-ponds". So I figured I'd do an update on them all since I've been getting some comments on other threads that I should. I'll go in the order that I set them up.
First Tank: 30 Gallon Tall (24" X 12" X 24") Tropical Community
Stock- 1 Koi Angelfish, 1 Blue Gourami, 1 Sailfin Molly, 1 Electric Blue Acara, 2 Aeneus Corys, 1 Asian Bumblebee Catfish, 1 Blueye Ancistrus (I believe they're also called Lemon Ancistrus)
Plants- Anubias, Java Fern, 2 Plastic Plants
Lighting- 6 hours
Second Tank: 75 Gallon (48" X 18" X 20") Tropical and Native Community
Stock- 6 Giant Danios, 3 Cutteri Cichlids, 1 Striped Raphael Catfish, 1 Gibbiceps Pleco (growout), 1 Yellow Bullhead (growout)
Plants- 2 Plastic Plants
Lighting- 6 hours
Third Tank: 30 Gallon Long (36" X 12" X 16") Chub Community
Stock: 4 Creek Chubs, 1 Green Sunfish
Plants: 2 Plastic Plants
Lighting: None
Fourth Tank: 20 Gallon Tall (24" X 12" X 16") Native Planted Creek Tank
Stock: 2 Greenside Darters, 2 Rainbow Darters, 1 Pugnose Minnow, 1 Bluefin Killie, looking to add a school of shiners or dace soon
Plants: Texas Hornwort, Water Sprite
Lighting: 12 hours
Fifth Tank: 20 Gallon Tall (24" X 12" X 16") Yellow Perch Growout Tank
Stock: 3 Juvenile Yellow Perch (growouts)
Plants: None
Lighting: None
Sixth Tank: 2 Gallon (odd dimensions) "Algae Growth Experiment"
Stock: 2 Trapdoor Snails
Plants: a lot of algae
Lighting: the Sun
Seventh Tank (still setting up): 15 Gallon (24" X 12" X 12") Corydoras paleatus Breeding Tank
Stock (will be): 5-6 Corydoras paleatus
Plants: None
Lighting: 6 hours
On to the bin-pond-things!
First Bin: 14 Gallon Bin Snail Breeding Colony
Stock: 150ish Malaysian Trumpet Snails (feeders for my darters)
Plants: Duckweed
Lighting: the Sun
Second Bin: 20 Gallon Bin Snail Breeding Colony
Stock: 20ish large native snails (feeders for my darters)
Plants: Anacharis and a TON of suspended green algae
Lighting: the Sun
And that about does it for my setup as of now! I'll do an update next week once I get the Cory tank up and running. As far as future plans I'm not going to be setting up any more tanks until I have my Fishroom finished which could be anywhere from next month to next summer. After the Fishroom is setup I'll be breeding a ton of fish, mainly catfish and natives such as several Corydoras species, Plecos, Synodontis, Wood Catfish species, Dollar; Bantam; Spotted; and Redspotted Sunfish, several species of native killies, several native minnows, and several species of darters. Going to be one heck of a Fishroom by the time I'm moving into my own house . I'll also probably (95% sure) be setting up a quite large pond next spring in a holding wall outside my garage probably around 600-700 gallons as well as a 180-240 gallon large native fish display tank in my Fishroom once I get the money together since the Fishroom alone is going to hurt my wallet.
First Tank: 30 Gallon Tall (24" X 12" X 24") Tropical Community
Stock- 1 Koi Angelfish, 1 Blue Gourami, 1 Sailfin Molly, 1 Electric Blue Acara, 2 Aeneus Corys, 1 Asian Bumblebee Catfish, 1 Blueye Ancistrus (I believe they're also called Lemon Ancistrus)
Plants- Anubias, Java Fern, 2 Plastic Plants
Lighting- 6 hours
Second Tank: 75 Gallon (48" X 18" X 20") Tropical and Native Community
Stock- 6 Giant Danios, 3 Cutteri Cichlids, 1 Striped Raphael Catfish, 1 Gibbiceps Pleco (growout), 1 Yellow Bullhead (growout)
Plants- 2 Plastic Plants
Lighting- 6 hours
Third Tank: 30 Gallon Long (36" X 12" X 16") Chub Community
Stock: 4 Creek Chubs, 1 Green Sunfish
Plants: 2 Plastic Plants
Lighting: None
Fourth Tank: 20 Gallon Tall (24" X 12" X 16") Native Planted Creek Tank
Stock: 2 Greenside Darters, 2 Rainbow Darters, 1 Pugnose Minnow, 1 Bluefin Killie, looking to add a school of shiners or dace soon
Plants: Texas Hornwort, Water Sprite
Lighting: 12 hours
Fifth Tank: 20 Gallon Tall (24" X 12" X 16") Yellow Perch Growout Tank
Stock: 3 Juvenile Yellow Perch (growouts)
Plants: None
Lighting: None
Sixth Tank: 2 Gallon (odd dimensions) "Algae Growth Experiment"
Stock: 2 Trapdoor Snails
Plants: a lot of algae
Lighting: the Sun
Seventh Tank (still setting up): 15 Gallon (24" X 12" X 12") Corydoras paleatus Breeding Tank
Stock (will be): 5-6 Corydoras paleatus
Plants: None
Lighting: 6 hours
On to the bin-pond-things!
First Bin: 14 Gallon Bin Snail Breeding Colony
Stock: 150ish Malaysian Trumpet Snails (feeders for my darters)
Plants: Duckweed
Lighting: the Sun
Second Bin: 20 Gallon Bin Snail Breeding Colony
Stock: 20ish large native snails (feeders for my darters)
Plants: Anacharis and a TON of suspended green algae
Lighting: the Sun
And that about does it for my setup as of now! I'll do an update next week once I get the Cory tank up and running. As far as future plans I'm not going to be setting up any more tanks until I have my Fishroom finished which could be anywhere from next month to next summer. After the Fishroom is setup I'll be breeding a ton of fish, mainly catfish and natives such as several Corydoras species, Plecos, Synodontis, Wood Catfish species, Dollar; Bantam; Spotted; and Redspotted Sunfish, several species of native killies, several native minnows, and several species of darters. Going to be one heck of a Fishroom by the time I'm moving into my own house . I'll also probably (95% sure) be setting up a quite large pond next spring in a holding wall outside my garage probably around 600-700 gallons as well as a 180-240 gallon large native fish display tank in my Fishroom once I get the money together since the Fishroom alone is going to hurt my wallet.