My dream tank is hear!

[festaedan]

Great thread Dan congrats on the dream tank. I didn't realize your age. I did the same when I was a teen but my idea of a big tank back then was 55g

Haha, thanks man.

looking good!!! great job!!!

Thanks!

tank is massive! the plants look excellent; do you have them attached to anything up top, or jammed into lid?

Thanks! I just jammed them in there. At first they would always fall through but they've just grown around the tank and getting them out will be much harder than keeping them in.

I'd suggest adding more festivum. They school very nicely in big tanks. Some get bigger than others and I'm not sure if different collection points will school together (they probably will?) but I have three in my three hundo and wish I had more.

I agree, I bought 3 tiny ones a few months ago because thats all my lfs had. The smallest one got eaten by a pike but these 2 have grown up together and they are so far doing great. I believe they are a pair because I saw their tubes down and a whole bunch of spawning activity but I never saw eggs or fry. Anyway, if I find a deal for some similarly sized festivums, I'll jump on it.

 

[festaedan]

Yall didnt think I would just leave you with that 3-pic-teaser
A little -almost- full tanks shot

Side view
Heres an fts with the new bright lights

Some of the cichlids

Heres the 300 with the old lights, I personally like the bright lights
Here are 2 acaricthys heckeli. One of them got attacked by my old gar. She's still eating but she doesnt look too good.
The arowana
Some of the cichlids, featuring the dirty glass
The rays decided to photo bomb the cichlids
Rachel and the pike
Ray, the marble motoro
He's a bit camera shy
Roxy coming up to say hi

Thanks!

 

[KNH]

Some crazy roots on those pothos. Tank looks really nice. Have your rays been hunting the cichlids?

 

[festaedan]

Some crazy roots on those pothos. Tank looks really nice. Have your rays been hunting the cichlids?

Thank you. No not really.
However one of the C.Dimerus stole a piece of shrimp while I was feeding the rays. Since the piece was so big he just sat at the bottom of the tank trying to eat it. Rachel (leopoldi) came up to him and pounced on the little guy. Thankfully she didnt kill him but he has a little bite mark on his head. I think she just wanted the shrimp though.

 

[festaedan]

The tank is still doing well. Im expecting a shipment later in the day full of new fish for the tank.

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[J. H.]

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What's the red fish with two dorsal fins on the right of the picture? I like the way it looks.

 

[festaedan]

What's the red fish with two dorsal fins on the right of the picture? I like the way it looks.

Thanks, its a Red Tail Giant Gourami aka Osphoronemus Laticlavius. They get really big and really beautiful

 

[J. H.]

festaedan , I don't think we are talking about the same fish. I did not see an RTGG in there, either. I am talking about the fish circled in yellow.

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[festaedan]

festaedan , I don't think we are talking about the same fish. I did not see an RTGG in there, either. I am talking about the fish circled in yellow.

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ooh, I thought you were talking about the little fish above the wood. The fish in question is a barramundi. Extremely hard to find in the states. I've had him for the past 8 or so months since he was only a few inches long.

 

[wfex4]

Well, what did you get from Rapps?