David R's 2000L tank build
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Cross-posting from the Loach forum, looking back at my old group of clowns in this video from 2009, the new group has a much higher percentage of "oddball" patterns. I know many people like the oddballs, could it be that breeders are specifically selecting them to add to breeding groups to increase the likelihood of unusual patterns, or is it just natural variation being expressed without the pressures of natural selection?
Quick video of the grow-outs, looked ok on the phone but the quality isn't great on the big screen. The tank is only lit by a small desk lamp at one end too, so...
So this happened today...
First non-South American fish in the tank. The little loaches have grown well in the last couple of months, but suddenly they don't look so big compared to my monster Lemon Tetras! The red tail shark took about twenty seconds to get his bearings then started chasing the tetras, even though they're bigger than he is...
First non-South American fish in the tank. The little loaches have grown well in the last couple of months, but suddenly they don't look so big compared to my monster Lemon Tetras! The red tail shark took about twenty seconds to get his bearings then started chasing the tetras, even though they're bigger than he is...
The clownsssss......love it. I'd like to add some to my big tank, but I'm worried they'll end up in the sump. I figure they'll find some way through the weirs and down the drains.....
I'm a bit worried about that too, I'll let you know how it goes. Fortunately with my sump they'll just end up in the settling chamber before the Poret foam.
Hope I'm not jinxing it, but so far so good! Haven't had to rescue a single clown from the sump yet! The group have really settled in and look great swimming around the tank, making the most of the space. Red Tail Shark is probably the smallest fish in there but struts around like he owns the place...
