Hi, yeah the loaches are getting a little more bold, we’ll 2 of them anyway, hopefully they haven’t been outcast from the group for being too photogenicDo they have a black blotch around the anal area? I am just trying to determine the species you've got.
Loaches in general may need a bit more time to settle in, perhaps weeks, but once they do, they should be quite bold dancing at the front. SAEs seem to be confident in big groups too, very social fish that needs its own species. Most people buy 1 or 2 of them and wonder why they disappear or become reclusive.
Thanks for the detailed information alto, perhaps I will avoid these too and I’m pleased I didn’t impulse buy them. Time to think and research is always a good thing.A “sorority” group of Betta splendens usually does fine in a tank this size - just pick up 10-12 females
Chances of peaceful coexistence is improved with juvenile fish (avoid egg bound mature females as these can be reluctant to acclimate to “sorority” life, also losses are more likely due to inability to release/reabsorb egg masses ... depending)
A true “sorority” with juvenile females from same brood is a different experience than buying in unrelated females
ie have the fun of breeding your own Betta and grow out the spawn in this amazing tank!
You can also add several Betta ‘Giant’ males or females or mixed group to an aquarium of this size (but these are usually much more expensive) - I noticed that Chen Betta had some nice coloured ‘Giants’
(though I personally prefer HMPK)
One comment re dumbo Betta - they often do better longterm in lower flow aquariums, there are compromises with the ‘dumbo’ gene, especially dumbo + dragon scale (as both may affect respiratory ability), also dumbo + rosetail
(again, personally I’d avoid rosetail in a community aquarium, and especially in a high flow system)
Consequences are often minimal in young fish, becoming more apparent with maturity
Note that Rosetail is in most Halfmoon lines these days, but as both appear to be multi-loci, the effects are variable over a fairly broad range
Apologies for the lecture
Thanks rebel, the lights are Twinstar 600sp with inline controllersWow simply fabulous.
What lights are those? (Sorry if it's mentioned before).
I never knew there were so many types. They must be difficult to distinguish, although I think you maybe correct. It’s tricky as age and lighting can play a part I guess, mine do however currently seem to be more uniform In colouration, having less of a colour difference above the stripe.I was showing you the above as you might want to complete the school with C.Langei instead as they are better algae eaters and true BBA eaters, unlike C.atrilimes which may prefer fish food and soft leafed plants in their adulthood. Having said that, I feed mine algae pellets due to the lack of plants and algae in the tank.
On looking at my fish again there is one that is different, more slender with a flatter head and it does have the black blotch around the anal area so I guess I have one langei and the others likely atrilimesThe SAEs you've got appear slightly different than mine. I suspect you've got C. atrilimes due to the resemblence to mine but the lack of black blotch. Mine appear to be C. langei . They are both quite similar in appearance but C.Langei do have the black blotch around the anal area and resemble otocinclus a lot in coloration and even in body shape around the mouth, very grey backs with white underside, with a separating black stripe. The body shape is slightly different to yours looking at your pictures.
I knowYou could at least have build a stand colored removable cover for your waist drain.............................
My 400 gallon has a sump which has an overflow to the sewer. I couldn''t live without it.
Love that set up Ady, I totally planned to do this when I gutted my house but with so many other things needing doing I thought I'd do it later.... of course it never happened!
Great to see how you've done it though mate so think I now have another job in the summer list.
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No worries Tim, it’s pretty simple when you can see it but sounds complicated if your unfamiliar with fitting sizes etc.Thanks for the detailed explanation and pics Ady. Absolutely what Iain said, great to see how you've done it.
Next house I'm definitely going to get that done; it'll doubtless save me countless hours researching and faffing about