Is this a decent tank setup for my new Green Terror?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
greenterra;3529596; said:
Saums have never been bothered to use pots IME. I have always found driftwood that they can swim through and around to be better suited for them. I have also found the larger they get the more time they spend in the open. A black background in conjunction with an 18000k PowerGlo bulb will make his colors pop for sure.
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Thanks, I'll stop hoping for the pot! LOL it doesn't look bad, in any case. I thought about driftwood, but the day we picked him up was a particularly expensive day at our LFS, so it didn't make it into the cart. Definitely an idea, though. I love driftwood, and have the Malaysian type in two of our tanks. I also thought about the black background haha and didn't... but I think it would look good, too. And that's cheap. As for bulbs, I run most of my tanks without lights (have lights, but only use them when showing folks the fish) except for planted and SW. A good idea, though... Thanks for your comments. :grinno:
 
I think you need to turn the pot to the right to get him to go into it!!!

With it facing the front how on earth can he see all those naked bums that are in the pic on the wall???

I mean if it where me, i know which way i'd be wanting to look :ROFL:

Not saying you don't have a bum worth looking at though. :popcorn:

You might get dressed in a different room for all we know :D

(Tell your husband the bit about your bum was just a joke :grinno:)

I can't believe none of you guys noticed that.. LOL
 
LOL I tried not to get the picture in the shot. This is the best one I had (less of the butt picture!). It's Pink Floyd "Back Catalog" -- has the album covers painted on the ladies' backs. It's my second favorite Pink Floyd poster; but probably not the best for an international fish site. Oh, well. :D
 
I think your setup just looks fine. As soon as your GT will be around 5 or 6 inches, he'll be so territorial that he'll even follow you and chase you if you just pass by the tank.

For more feeding diversity I would suggest to add a little more fresh food like frozen mosquito larvae, artemia and cyclops as well as little feeder fish. My GT just loves the frozen feeder fish I feed my turtles!
 
AFRO-thunder;3534540; said:
I think your setup just looks fine. As soon as your GT will be around 5 or 6 inches, he'll be so territorial that he'll even follow you and chase you if you just pass by the tank.

For more feeding diversity I would suggest to add a little more fresh food like frozen mosquito larvae, artemia and cyclops as well as little feeder fish. My GT just loves the frozen feeder fish I feed my turtles!
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He's already six or seven inches... and now that he's settled in, you're absolutely right! He follows me when I walk into the room. I've been feeding him twice a day, because I figured he was hungry, but now that you say this, I'll cut back (at least feed less each time). It sounds like he wants to fight, not eat!

I think most of those foods you mentioned are too small for him. I'll also try a fish filet strip or shrimp piece when I'm feeding them to my RTC. Thanks for your comments.
 
justonemoretank;3529171; said:
So do you think I should turn the flowerpot around? I turned it to the front so that I could see him (kind of selfish, really!) but I can turn it to the side or the wall if necessary... thanks for your input!
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i would bust the bottom of the pot out and turn it at a 45 degree angle so he can swim threw it and get out of sight

something like this...

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He/she can get in there and move forward and back depending on mood
 
That looks good. He might be more willing to hide in there if he could get out without having to do gymnastics. Hey, just a question -- have you ever had new terra cotta turn your water pink? It's either that, or the Hikari Cichlid Gold, but he eats so fast, I can't see it being the food. It's not really pink, or anything. But there is a pinkish tinge, and I was wondering if it was the new pot.
 
It's a 75.
 
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