Dutch Waters Coldwater Tank

[Tomgh]

I've had some thoughts about what to do with my fishtank. I wanted something new and decided to go for a dutch waters tank (its where I live).

It aren't really monsters yet. But I think its still fun to share some pics.
Its a 66 gallon tank.

Overview:

These will be monsters someday . I got 5 baby European perch.

Got a couple of these Rutilus.

A waterbug

This one is called a spined loach. Was very rare so I'm glad I have one. It hides in the sand most time of the day.

Scardinius with the red fins. They like to swim in schooling but are hard to catch with a umbrella net. I think I'll throw him back after the winter cause him being alone is a little sad.

I call this the scared-fish hideout. There are 5 or 6 breams under here. They hide all the time.

Stickleback perch. They are very funny and curious.

Here some pc fans that keep the temp. almost 2*C lower, its quit a lot and crucial during summer.

3 Warm white LED LEDS for the evening and mornings.

The pics are a month old. A couple of sticklers died and a view fish that stayed small got eaten by the perch. The stickler that was left isn't afraid but does get bitten a lot by the perch so I moved him out. The perch grow the most.
I think next year I keep only the perch, In a year or 5 I hope them to be like this haha:

Here's the vid if you like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_izYxq3UPM




BTW the code of one of my pictures is
http://oi51.tinypic.com/ipwf-a-g.jpg without the - . and it gets censored lol

 

[fishy12]

Don't return the one fish. You should never let a fish that has been in a aquarium out into the wild. They may bring a new disease killing all the other fish

 

[usafyellow]

That's quite a collection you have there. I especially like that big piece of wood in there, gives the fish a nice hangout.
Doesn't your water bug ever try to get out on you?

 

[warmouth]

Nice Perch and spined Loach......I dont think you should put the other fish back , unless its a private pond; but you could take out the Bream to put in another tank or private pond, and put some more Common Roaches (Rutilus, Rutilus) and I think that would be a very nice and colorfull native aquarium (yellows and reds would contrast nicely when they get bigger). The Bream just dont seem to be that exciting of fish.

 

[Tomgh]

Okay. They have had all kinds of diseases when I first had them. They are all cured now. But I get what you are saying. I guess I'll just have to find someone with a private pond and dump him there.
My tank is sealed for the airflow. The bug couldn't get out. But then the light broke and I had the tank open for a few days and it escaped.

 

[bigbadfish711]

That perch is huge. I have never seen a raccon perch/yellow perch/redfin perch what ever you wana call it that big around here. The ones we usally catch are about 7-8" or more like these guys.

 

[mbeatrice]

That perch is huge. I have never seen a raccon perch/yellow perch/redfin perch what ever you wana call it that big around here. The ones we usally catch are about 7-8" or more like these guys.

eurupean perch are a larger more predetory sub species, than the american perch....

 

[Noto]

That's a nice tank! I haven't seen many European native tanks.