My 6ft x 2ft x 2ft tropical community fish tank

[kelly82]

looking forward to bringing in a colony of MTS in the next week, i have a bit of a problem with beard algae growing on my slower growing plants after 2 light tubes died within a couple of daysof eahc other leaving rubbish lighting for a while. also did a full tally of inhabitants

17 neon gold barbs
17 zebra danios
6 leopard danios
5 giant danios
17 glo-light tetras
7 neon dwarf rainbows
2 banded rainbows
3 bosemani rainbows
8 rosy barbs
8 platies
6 bronze cories
4 sterbai cories
1 bristlenose plec (called Munch)

its certainly busy in there good job i keep up on water changes hey!

[scosha37]

Now thats a dream tank!...well for me anyways...lots of green..

[kelly82]

soon to be much more green, im hoping for pretty much a wall of plants across the back, its getting there now i have the new tube in but i still need another 4 foot tube, got to save for it though

eventually im looking to upgrade, hopefully to a 8 x 2 x 2 or a 8 x 3 x 3 that would be awesome, though i know it wont be for many years,probably once the girls have moved out, so in like a decade and convincing hubby would be fun im sure!

[Pleccy]

Very nice! Is that a Staurogyne (quite rare) that I can see in the foreground?

[kelly82]

no its not, have just googled what you thought it was lol i had no idea i think it was called a crypt i just buy what plants i like the look of and hoep for the best, if they do well i get more of them if they die off i dont get them again it seems to have worked so far!

[danielled]

Originally Posted by Pleccy

Very nice! Is that a Staurogyne (quite rare) that I can see in the foreground?

My name is Danielle. I've been on the forum since April. I joined when my 3 year old cat Toby died. Anyway I was wondering if you could give me any help. I have two goldfish and the female Dasher, that's her name, well she has huge white marks on one side of her body and is getting them on the other side to. They are scattered all over her. She has scales missing too. if the other goldfish called Comet touches her she does a sharp movement as if the marks are sore to touch. I love my fish and don't want to lose them. Thank you so much. I only hope it can be cured and is nothing Comet can catch of her.

[plumo72]

WOW lovely!!! x

[thedeans]

love your tank - sooooo jealous

[Fremlin]

Excellent tank. When I move I would love to get a bigger tank. Mine is currently 80cm x 45 cm x 35 cm. It does me fine in my flat, but I was always used to having my dad's five footer when I lived at home.

[deandrew]

how much are you looking for the set up , thanks dean drew