Some tank pics

[convict360]

Some pics of my overstocked 57g, before I upgrade next month. Current stock:

1 x Oscar
2 x blood parrot
1 x convict
1 x small fancy pleco
1 x yellow acara.
Some dithers too

2 xy-380 sponges, and a U4 running just now, with a very frequent water change schedule.

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[cichlidfish]

Nice tank. The water looks crystal clear. What kind of substrait is that? Black sand?


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[flowerhornfishman]

;nice tank man i love your oscar.. planning to buy one tiger myself after my albino died

 

[convict360]

Black sand its not the moon sand which I've seen mentioned before on here, its more of a grey black with flecks of brown

Sorry to hear about your albino, they look terrific albinos/lutinos, but I've never had the chance to grow out a normal tiger

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[convict360]

Some more pics out of interest

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[flowerhornfishman]

yeah, my albino was fine till i forgot to close the tank cover and jumped out.. ive nver get the chance to grow out a normal tiger either.. ive had one before but died because of fungus disease .. and again man, i love ure tank.. nice ! no chasing each other among ure fish?

 

[convict360]

yeah, my albino was fine till i forgot to close the tank cover and jumped out.. ive nver get the chance to grow out a normal tiger either.. ive had one before but died because of fungus disease .. and again man, i love ure tank.. nice ! no chasing each other among ure fish?

Oscars seem to always be imported in terrible condition, especially where I am thanks man, the tank is overstocked, there are only light squabbles, no damage as the parrots can't bite down, though the convict is a little git.

My Oscar is looking terrible today, got back home from work to find him hiding, generally looking malaise, he's either got parasites, or has been fighting while I was away. Annoying either way.

What tank do you have just now bro?

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[pshtex]

do you do anything special for the plants?

 

[convict360]

Absolutely nothing special for the plants, which are anubias, big leaf variety, anubias Nana springs to mind, but I might be wrong.

I had them tied near the bottom of the tank, but after tying the stem to a suction cup and putting it higher up, the growth really took off from the freedom the roots get. Most low maintenance plants ever, can't recommend them enough; plus most fish don't touch them.

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[pshtex]

^^ how long did it take for the plants to get that big?