I just bought this DIY-tank

Roy L. · Jul 3, 2006

Danh said:
Is that all that is in that huge tank?? more pics!

Hehe, no, he's in a small tank.
I'm not ready with the lights on the big tank so I only have bad pics..
But it will come

Roy L. · Jul 10, 2006

The tank is working very well now, and is reasonably stocked.

Loubard · Jul 10, 2006

Looks great Roy! What is the stocklist of that tank?

Roy L. · Jul 10, 2006

Thanks Loubard!
Lets see if I can remember all of them...

Cichlids:
1 breeding pair of Oscars, quite big.
1 breeding pair of Mosambiqe Tilapia, big.
1 breeding pair + 1 female Citrinellum, big.
4 chocolate cichlids (temporalis), different sizes, one very big, no pair yet as i can see...
4 Jack Dempsey, not so big but they breed.
3 Gold Seem, not very big.. 1 male and 2 females, have breed with the last owner.
2 young Nicaraguense, I think its a male and a female.

Catfish:
8 different kinds of Synodontis, not sure of the names of them all.
But definitely Nigriventris, Angelicus, Petricola, Waterloti... and more..
The Angelicus is really beutiful, black with white spots.

4 stinging catfish (fossilis), not so big.
3 walking catfish, one of them 55 cm.
2 hybrids of TSC+RTC growing like mad (I'm feeding heavy)

1 big sailfin pleco, 45 cm
1 big ordinary pleco, 40 cm
4 very nice Pimelodus Blochi, about 25 cm, fully grown

Other species:
5 bala sharks, 15-20 cm
1 Paroon shark, getting monster soon... (about 25 cm now)
1 Ornate bichir, latest one I got, BIG 50 cm. Monster :naughty:

1 50 cm panser eel (local name, dont remember the english or latin name)
2 spiny eels, monsters too be can be 70 cm, dont know the latin name..

And 3 turtles, one readear and two yellowears..

Hakon · Jul 10, 2006

Your tank is great looking Roy!

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Roy L. · Jul 10, 2006

Thanks Haakon

I have a few other tanks to sort out the smaller species as time goes.
So I think it will be more of a monstertank as time goes..
And the monster-prospects grow...