My 75 Gallon Tetraodon Schoutedeni tank journal

[Sean W.]

Thanks for the kind words guys!

One of my biggest worries about putting him in the 75 was that I thought I would never see him. I am happy to report that is simply not the case. He is always front and center and swims right up to the glass to greet me. Its super fun to watch him bolt across the tank to come up to me. When I feed him I show him the blood worm cube and when I drop it in he attacks it! Its so funny. He is just a joy to have! Zero regrets across the board.

I just need to get these tannins under control, I HATE tannins.

As far as tank mates, He is in with a few fancy male guppies, a couple cory cats, 3 SAEs, a handful of nerite snails and there are a few Crystal Red Shrimps in there.

 

[lobowind]

Regarding the tannins, I noticed in the Ebert book that it is recommended to keep schoutedeni in a tank that isn't too bright. The choices are:

1. Bright, plenty of light/sun
2. Not too bright
3. Very dim

So, your tannin situation might be more comfortable for a schouti since the 2nd option is the recommended light level. However, if you hate tannins in the tank, you probably will be bothered every time you look at the tank.

 

[Sean W.]

Got it all filled back up, the water appears pretty clear for now, but the tannins will come back pretty quick.

I am having a hard time capturing all the details in the wood and really in the whole scape, it really does look much better in person than it does in the pictures.

Anyway, here are a few pics

 

[Hendre]

I'm sure it'll be better once it has filled in

But already great!

 

[magpie]

Looking good! The lily is really nice. I plan on adding some of those when I upgrade.

 

[Hendre]

Looking good! The lily is really nice. I plan on adding some of those when I upgrade.

I saw some 4ft tall ones at London zoo

 

[Def Leppard Hysteria]

Looks great! That little puffer sure has lots of room to cruise around the tank. You've made a great place for it to explore.

 

[Sean W.]

Got around to doing one of my, " when my spidy sense is tingling" water changes tonight. propagated some plants, moved some stuff around, cleaned the glass and did a 80% WC. Easy peasy stuff

 

[Hendre]

I love the clarity of your tanks water and how sharp thr shots are

 

[Sean W.]

I love the clarity of your tanks water and how sharp thr shots are

A little windex goes a long way