How clear is your water really? Stop cheating with those full tank shots, take a picture from the longest side of your tank.
This one's 7'
This one's 7'
The long side view
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Because this end of the tank gets about 3 hours of late afternoon sun, algae is a constant battle.
But the day this was taken, the Eleotris Goby hunting under a floating log, made an interesting silhouette in the haze.
But the day this was taken, the Eleotris Goby hunting under a floating log, made an interesting silhouette in the haze.
I'll have to cheat on this one as I no longer have a current all glass tank to take a photo of. This is my old 180g (6ft). And yes you're right, there's nothing like a "long view" to give you an indication of how clear your water is.
Once the Val became well established in this tank it looked awesome. I miss not being able to keep plants, but the current stock/depth of my 360 means I'd struggle.
Once the Val became well established in this tank it looked awesome. I miss not being able to keep plants, but the current stock/depth of my 360 means I'd struggle.
This Goby takes camouflage to another level.
It sometimes stands motionless face down , or face up in the vallisneria when hunting for extended times.
It sometimes stands motionless face down , or face up in the vallisneria when hunting for extended times.
That is why some fish are boring to some because of their setup. Your aquascape allows the Goby to display what it does in the wild.
I always found if interesting that after a large meal, it would disappear for almost a week, half buried in the sand, before coming out to hunt again.
And although it is by no means a monster, it is also, not a small fish.
I remember this fish when you first acquired it. It is growing in all the right places, well done! The sleeper gobies have always been sleeper favorites of mine.
Cool thread idea! A view not often seen...and perfect for my level of photography skills; big stationary targets. Since I can't actually get in next to most of my tanks I just stuck my arm down the gap and hoped for the best. 
In each case I did a light feeding to maximize activity in the tanks.
Here's the end view of my 360gallon community:
A side view of my 240gallon Jelly Cat tank:
Here's a peek at the end of a 120gallon that's raising up a batch of Cichlasoma dimerus fry:
End view of a 70gallon growing out a batch of Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus fry:
A 20long "bookcase tank" housing a breeding colony of Heterandria formosa; this view really drives home how much the driftwood inside is leaching tannins...and how much I detest the "black-water" look:
A 40breeder housing my young Red Wolf, seen from the end...through a coating of algae that I didn't touch because...well, because I never touch it:
Another bookcase tank, a 30gallon housing my wonderful little Stinkpot Musk Turtle; not rare or exotic, but one of my most prized specimens. I had to move a bunch of books to take the shot; he didn't fall for the pellets up top, and decided to photo-bomb up close:
A side view of my basement stocktank/pond; I'm starting to note a pattern here and thinking that perhaps this wasn't the best thread idea after all:
The sump for my Jelly Cat's home. The far end is a Mattenfilter, behind which is the pump returning water to the cat above. Bubbles in the front are the overflow from the cat. The fish are my Xenotoca eiseni/lyonsi/doadrioi/whatever-we-are-calling-them-this-year. It's not crowded; they're just crowding this end, hoping for me to offer them a tankmate for them to tear to pieces. These are aggressive fish, yet largely herbivorous and they rarely touch their own fry, so easy to breed, and tough as nails:
And, finally...I realized that the Jelly Cat 240gallon, being square in footprint, could just as easily have been snapped from the front, so here's that view. I kept the phone at the same distance from the tank for the sake of consistency:
I didn't take a pic of another DIY 120gallon that is dry at the moment...use your imagination...
In each case I did a light feeding to maximize activity in the tanks.Here's the end view of my 360gallon community:
A side view of my 240gallon Jelly Cat tank:
Here's a peek at the end of a 120gallon that's raising up a batch of Cichlasoma dimerus fry:
End view of a 70gallon growing out a batch of Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus fry:
A 20long "bookcase tank" housing a breeding colony of Heterandria formosa; this view really drives home how much the driftwood inside is leaching tannins...and how much I detest the "black-water" look:
A 40breeder housing my young Red Wolf, seen from the end...through a coating of algae that I didn't touch because...well, because I never touch it:
Another bookcase tank, a 30gallon housing my wonderful little Stinkpot Musk Turtle; not rare or exotic, but one of my most prized specimens. I had to move a bunch of books to take the shot; he didn't fall for the pellets up top, and decided to photo-bomb up close:
A side view of my basement stocktank/pond; I'm starting to note a pattern here and thinking that perhaps this wasn't the best thread idea after all:
The sump for my Jelly Cat's home. The far end is a Mattenfilter, behind which is the pump returning water to the cat above. Bubbles in the front are the overflow from the cat. The fish are my Xenotoca eiseni/lyonsi/doadrioi/whatever-we-are-calling-them-this-year. It's not crowded; they're just crowding this end, hoping for me to offer them a tankmate for them to tear to pieces. These are aggressive fish, yet largely herbivorous and they rarely touch their own fry, so easy to breed, and tough as nails:
And, finally...I realized that the Jelly Cat 240gallon, being square in footprint, could just as easily have been snapped from the front, so here's that view. I kept the phone at the same distance from the tank for the sake of consistency:
I didn't take a pic of another DIY 120gallon that is dry at the moment...use your imagination...
Cool thread idea! A view not often seen...and perfect for my level of photography skills; big stationary targets. Since I can't actually get in next to most of my tanks I just stuck my arm down the gap and hoped for the best.
Here's the end view of my 360gallon community:
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A side view of my 240gallon Jelly Cat tank:
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Here's a peek at the end of a 120gallon that's raising up a batch of Cichlasoma dimerus fry:
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End view of a 70gallon growing out a batch of Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus fry:
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A 20long "bookcase tank" housing a breeding colony of Heterandria formosa; this view really drives home how much the driftwood inside is leaching tannins...and how much I detest the "black-water" look:
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A 40breeder housing my young Red Wolf, seen from the end...through a coating of algae that I didn't touch because...well, because I never touch it:
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Another bookcase tank, a 30gallon housing my wonderful little Stinkpot Musk Turtle; not rare or exotic, but one of my most prized specimens. I had to move a bunch of books to take the shot; he didn't fall for the pellets up top, and decided to photo-bomb up close:
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A side view of my basement stocktank/pond; I'm starting to note a pattern here and thinking that perhaps this wasn't the best thread idea after all:
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The sump for my Jelly Cat's home. The far end is a Mattenfilter, behind which is the pump returning water to the cat above. Bubbles in the front are the overflow from the cat. The fish are my Xenotoca eiseni/lyonsi/doadrioi/whatever-we-are-calling-them-this-year. It's not crowded; they're just crowding this end, hoping for me to offer them a tankmate for them to tear to pieces. These are aggressive fish, yet largely herbivorous and they rarely touch their own fry, so easy to breed, and tough as nails:
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And, finally...I realized that the Jelly Cat 240gallon, being square in footprint, could just as easily have been snapped from the front, so here's that view. I kept the phone at the same distance from the tank for the sake of consistency:
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I didn't take a pic of another DIY 120gallon that is dry at the moment...use your imagination...
Man those first three tanks need work!
The Jelly Cat tank takes the cake for silliness though. "Can't find the long side so here's fish belly!"
I like the matten-sump-fuge. I have wanted to experiment with something like that for awhile.