Noname, second hand, 40l

[chka]

in March I restarted my 40l tank.

Arcadia lights 1x24W mounted to the old tank top together with original 15W,
JBL CristalProfi e 401 filter,
DIY CO2 system based on citric acid and baking soda.

plants:

Pogostemon helferi
cryptocoryne wendtii
java moss
cuba
monte carlo
lilaeopsis mauritiana
eleocharis acicularis
anubias nana

at first I tried to breed there margaritas, but got only one fry and one älian" which later become killi. Probaby its egg come here with java moss from other tank

in 3 weeks it become like this:

which probably was very good for fry

in the beginning of June with help of Amano shrimps it become like this:

I put here Java moss "tree" from Stonehenge, 55l , added 3 adult killies.
eleocharis acicularis did very good - cuba, montecarlo and lilaeopsis mauritiana practically not visible...

and now it looks like this:

 

[Mr. Teapot]

That's a nice looking tank, love the wildness of it. Did your little baby fish grow into the fish under the spray bar in the picture second from the bottom?

 

[chka]

Did your little baby fish grow into the fish under the spray bar in the picture second from the bottom?

No that one was adult killie.
The baby now is 2/3 of adult size

 

[chka]

photo update:

 

[chka]

there was CO2 catastrophe (soda/citric acid DIY reactor) in November and all fish and shrimps was poisoned and died
So it was empty for few month and I got proper CO2 system here.

At the moment it looks like this:

Now I tried to breed tiger barbs in it and there are 5+ fry swimming

There are no any other fish here at the moment. But there are few cherries and asellus aquaticus:

 

[chka]

one week old tiger barbs fry:

 

[chka]

about 3 weeks old barbs

 

[chka]

 

[banthaman.jm]

Chka, nice tank. Never seen asellus aquaticus before, will look up on internet.

 

[banthaman.jm]

Where did you get asellus from? Me and my girlfriend are entomologists which means we're a bit strange (well her anyway )she likes the look of it and now wants one for our tank! Probs won't hear the end of it....

 

[chka]

Where did you get asellus from? Me and my girlfriend are entomologists which means we're a bit strange (well her anyway )she likes the look of it and now wants one for our tank! Probs won't hear the end of it....

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/asellus-aquaticus.34425/#post-367596

 

[chka]

I got them from local canal

 

[banthaman.jm]

They are very cool, thanks for the link

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Where did you get asellus from? Me and my girlfriend are entomologists which means we're a bit strange (well her anyway )she likes the look of it and now wants one for our tank! Probs won't hear the end of it....

You should be able to PYO, but I always have plenty spare if you want some.

I've been sending them out in a <"tub of damp Riccia">, and that seems to work quite well.

cheers Darrel

 

[chka]

this tank is currently used for breeding and growing fry. Here are some more or less recent fry videos from this tank:

 

[chka]

 

[tam]

Wow, what's your secret to so many fry? Are they breeding in that tank or are you growing them on.

The tank looks great too - I love the wild looking carpet.

 

[chka]

Wow, what's your secret to so many fry? Are they breeding in that tank or are you growing them on.

The tank looks great too - I love the wild looking carpet.

I am not sure how many fry I have got... maybe 40-100.... will try to count them when they free swimming.
I breed them in a tub and then moved to the tank...

 

[chka]

Anyway one female should produce about 150 eggs...

 

[chka]

Seems like it easily could be a hundred...