Current Poly Habitats

the lion who ate the sun

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I know there is a sticky for this in the photo lounge, but it seems rather stale. I'm really interested in seeing some (current) full tank shots from those of you who work to create glorious habitats for your polys. Feel free to include a stock list with pics, and discuss future plans if your tank is a work in progress~

I'll start--

The tank:CAM03093.jpgI was thinking alot about jurrassic park when I started this project. I still have a ton to do. I have a rock wall in progress, and have plans to add nore plants when I find a co2 system at the right price. The left side of the tank features a stump with two built in caves. They all love that area for sleeping. The right side needs a few more pieces of driftwood, but Im waiting to see how much room will be left after adding the rock wall.
The occupants:CAM03102.jpgCAM03072.jpgCAM03013.jpgThis is Bellatrix. She is a 9" WC faranah lapradei. Shes a beautiful poly, truly. Shes new, so her colors are still darkening up.
CAM03111.jpgCAM03114.jpgCAM02942.jpgThis is Fyodor, my first poly, and at almost nine years of age--my oldest fish. He is around 10.5-11" presently. I bought him at petsmart a few weeks after my eighteenth birthday-- Im 26 now. He has lived through 4 tank transfers, a move, and a power outage that ruined a cichlid tank. His brother, Tolstoy, jumped while I was setting up this 180. Unfortunately, I believe that he hurt his back last week. There is a kink in it that causes him to swim awkwardly, and he cannot bend his back end down.CAM02819.jpgCAM03103.jpgCAM03118.jpgCAM02822.jpgThese are my two Ornatipinnis, Amelie and Nino Talouse. These pictures are old, and I have been having trouble photographing them. They are presently 6" and 7" respectively. The two shots of them together are from when I added amelie. She was harassed incessantly by Talouse for a while, but now they dont mind one another.

There are also three 4-4.5" clown loaches that stay hidden 80% of the time. They follow Fyodor around everywhere he goes. When he takes a sharp turn they do too, when he darts to the surface they follow, and when he gets tired and stops swimming they do the same. Its very funny to watch this behavior. I have some pictures of it on my laptop, but I dont have internet access so uploading them is a bit difficult.

I have plans to add a 10" ansorgii in a few weeks, and some datnoids whenever I can find them.

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the lion who ate the sun

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Ill do the same for my juvenile grow out tank later tonight or tomorrow.
 

Rachel.Cody

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Will post a picture tomorrow of ours. The stock is a juveniles. Two Senegal bichirs, one featherfin cat, one JD, one bumblebee cat, and a TSN.


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Here's mine. Got a teugelsi,del, palmas polli, and a moke in there.


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SawickiB

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I guess this can qualify as mine right? My tuegs. buets, dels and retro will be moving in this soon.
 

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This is far from the way I want it, but I like it more than it was 2 months ago ;) Forgive the picture heavy post.

125g / FX5 / multiple sponge filters. Current bichirs are three Endli's 6.5-7.5", 6.5" Ornate, 11" Rope Fish













 

the lion who ate the sun

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Very nice! What kinds of endli are those?
 

the lion who ate the sun

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The top one looks cb. The patterning on the second looks almost too good to be cb, but Im no pro. Where did you buy them and at what size/price?
 
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