My 10Gallon Planted tank

Joshlemos · 02-21-2013, 12:09 AM

Hello all this is my 1st ever post here and i would like to start by saying HELLO!

im 26 years old..im a Soldier in the US ARMY i came to love this Hobby along time ago and just recently was able to take it back up..something about a nice Fish tank that can just really calm you down!!.

anyway here is a few pics of my tank

and its inmates lol

raulfd4 · 02-21-2013, 12:46 AM

Hey welcome to the TPT. I like your pics, especially the one of the snail wayyy out of his shell.

Nice work!

Joshlemos · 02-21-2013, 12:55 AM

thank you! that would be my Orange Rabbit Snail "Tylomelania zemis" i also have 3 other brown Rabbit snails but there not as good looking as the Orange

Joshlemos · 02-21-2013, 01:46 AM

Forgot to had my Hillstream Loach Hong Kong Pleco

Meganne · 02-21-2013, 01:58 AM

nice shots!

Joshlemos · 02-21-2013, 02:33 AM

thank you! i got pretty lucky with the snail shots...and my Hillstream loach is always hiding or never still! lol

Joshlemos · 02-21-2013, 02:58 AM

guess i should probably tell you guys whats in here...so here it is

Breeding pair of High Fin Electric Blue Rams
x7 Rummy Nose Tetra
3 chocolate Rabbit Snails
1 Orange Rabbit Snail
2 Assassin snails
i LOVE SNAILS!
2 Apple Snails(they were the first thing i had in my tank and i just dont have the heart to let them go..there huge now..about golfball size
1 Hillstream Loach
1 Cory

Plants are

Flame Moss
Aponogeton Capuroni
Blood Stargrass (Didiplis Diandra)
Ludwigia Scarlet Fire
Rotala Wallichii
Riccia
Pogostemon Erectus
Dragonfire Foxtail
Vesuvius Sword Plant
Dwarf Narrow Leaf Sagittaria
Vallisneria Corkscrew

Equipment
Heater(Eheim 25W)
Light(Aquaticlife 20" T-5) ~36wat
Filter(Zoomed 501 Canister Filter) *i dont really like this filter...at all dont get it i love Canister filters but these was just not one that i would recommend..i think ill be going with a Fluval model..

I have some rocks in there that i got on Ebay..a little on the expensive side but well worth it for there looks
Seiryu Stones its a Japanese Slate.

I think thats about it...

I know you guys are probably scared that this tank is over loaded..and wile i would normally agree you have to know that i spend hours a day with my tank...and thats not an exaggeration..between the daily water checks PH GH KH Ammonia Nitrate Nitrite...general maintenance..and then just observing the tank and all my fish..just being able to say that you watch your fish for hours a day and know when the slightest change in character is taking place says alot..
plus if you look at the pictures you can see that my Rummy's have VERY bright red noses..and my LF EBR are doing very well..and have already spawned twice in my tank. so i hope that puts to rest any idea of poor quality in my tank..if it doesnt i will gladly listen..and thank you for reading my post/rant

GMYukonon24s · 02-21-2013, 06:34 PM

Welcome to the forum. Nice job on your tank. I'm also a fan of the Hillstream loaches.

Joshlemos · 02-21-2013, 07:06 PM

I had a hard time deciding on some kind of an algae eater..i could have gone with an oto but then i found the Hillstream Loach and just fell in love..there small very active..and i mean you can see in the pictures have great looks

i got lucky and found some in a LFS..best day ever! love finding little Gems like these

GMYukonon24s · 02-22-2013, 02:09 AM

Yea their really fast. I like them because there like stingray just in miniature form.

Conrad283 · 02-22-2013, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshlemos

Looks like alf ... Nice tank

Chrisinator · 02-22-2013, 02:56 AM

Very nice!

blue1delta · 02-22-2013, 03:26 AM

Cool tank! thanks for your service!

Joshlemos · 02-22-2013, 11:27 PM

@Chrisinator thank you

@Blue1delta thank you i appreciate it

@Conrad283 haha you know i never really thought of that..i always just thought he looked like an Elephant lol.

@GMYukonon24s yeah actually my Local pet shop sells them as Stingray Pleco's i tried to tell him that it was actually a loach but he didnt believe me lol

Joshlemos · 02-23-2013, 01:07 AM

Just a lil close up of the Hillstream Loach AKA Stingray Pleco aka Hong kong Pleco..aka fish that has to many names..

02-21-2013, 12:09 AM	#1
Joshlemos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United States Posts: 11	My 10Gallon Planted tank Hello all this is my 1st ever post here and i would like to start by saying HELLO! im 26 years old..im a Soldier in the US ARMY i came to love this Hobby along time ago and just recently was able to take it back up..something about a nice Fish tank that can just really calm you down!!. anyway here is a few pics of my tank and its inmates lol

02-21-2013, 12:46 AM	#2
raulfd4 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 104	Hey welcome to the TPT. I like your pics, especially the one of the snail wayyy out of his shell. Nice work! __________________ 65 Gallon Low Tech Journal [56K]

02-21-2013, 01:58 AM	#5
Meganne Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Florida Panhandlle Posts: 194	nice shots! __________________ *The Fraternity of Dirt....member #102* *Just because its dirt doesn't make it low tech.* *http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=189703* http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...9703&highlight= http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...8412&highlight=

02-21-2013, 06:34 PM	#8
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,780	Welcome to the forum. Nice job on your tank. I'm also a fan of the Hillstream loaches. __________________ 110g Tropical Community & Sakura Shrimp 55g BN Breeding Grounds, Peacock Gudgeons, Panda, Pygmies, & Smudge Spot Cories, Rili Shrimp 10g RCS and show guppies MIAPG - Come join us - Plantedtank - MI - Greatlakesaquaria

02-22-2013, 02:09 AM	#10
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,780	Yea their really fast. I like them because there like stingray just in miniature form. __________________ 110g Tropical Community & Sakura Shrimp 55g BN Breeding Grounds, Peacock Gudgeons, Panda, Pygmies, & Smudge Spot Cories, Rili Shrimp 10g RCS and show guppies MIAPG - Come join us - Plantedtank - MI - Greatlakesaquaria

02-21-2013, 12:55 AM	#3
Joshlemos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United States Posts: 11	thank you! that would be my Orange Rabbit Snail "Tylomelania zemis" i also have 3 other brown Rabbit snails but there not as good looking as the Orange

02-21-2013, 01:46 AM	#4
Joshlemos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United States Posts: 11	Forgot to had my Hillstream Loach Hong Kong Pleco

02-21-2013, 02:33 AM	#6
Joshlemos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United States Posts: 11	thank you! i got pretty lucky with the snail shots...and my Hillstream loach is always hiding or never still! lol

02-21-2013, 02:58 AM	#7
Joshlemos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United States Posts: 11	guess i should probably tell you guys whats in here...so here it is Breeding pair of High Fin Electric Blue Rams x7 Rummy Nose Tetra 3 chocolate Rabbit Snails 1 Orange Rabbit Snail 2 Assassin snails i LOVE SNAILS! 2 Apple Snails(they were the first thing i had in my tank and i just dont have the heart to let them go..there huge now..about golfball size 1 Hillstream Loach 1 Cory Plants are Flame Moss Aponogeton Capuroni Blood Stargrass (Didiplis Diandra) Ludwigia Scarlet Fire Rotala Wallichii Riccia Pogostemon Erectus Dragonfire Foxtail Vesuvius Sword Plant Dwarf Narrow Leaf Sagittaria Vallisneria Corkscrew Equipment Heater(Eheim 25W) Light(Aquaticlife 20" T-5) ~36wat Filter(Zoomed 501 Canister Filter) *i dont really like this filter...at all dont get it i love Canister filters but these was just not one that i would recommend..i think ill be going with a Fluval model.. I have some rocks in there that i got on Ebay..a little on the expensive side but well worth it for there looks Seiryu Stones its a Japanese Slate. I think thats about it... I know you guys are probably scared that this tank is over loaded..and wile i would normally agree you have to know that i spend hours a day with my tank...and thats not an exaggeration..between the daily water checks PH GH KH Ammonia Nitrate Nitrite...general maintenance..and then just observing the tank and all my fish..just being able to say that you watch your fish for hours a day and know when the slightest change in character is taking place says alot.. plus if you look at the pictures you can see that my Rummy's have VERY bright red noses..and my LF EBR are doing very well..and have already spawned twice in my tank. so i hope that puts to rest any idea of poor quality in my tank..if it doesnt i will gladly listen..and thank you for reading my post/rant

02-21-2013, 07:06 PM	#9
Joshlemos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United States Posts: 11	I had a hard time deciding on some kind of an algae eater..i could have gone with an oto but then i found the Hillstream Loach and just fell in love..there small very active..and i mean you can see in the pictures have great looks i got lucky and found some in a LFS..best day ever! love finding little Gems like these

02-22-2013, 02:56 AM	#12
Chrisinator Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,788	Very nice!

02-22-2013, 03:26 AM	#13
blue1delta Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: big swamp, NC Posts: 124	Cool tank! thanks for your service!

02-22-2013, 11:27 PM	#14
Joshlemos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United States Posts: 11	@Chrisinator thank you @Blue1delta thank you i appreciate it @Conrad283 haha you know i never really thought of that..i always just thought he looked like an Elephant lol. @GMYukonon24s yeah actually my Local pet shop sells them as Stingray Pleco's i tried to tell him that it was actually a loach but he didnt believe me lol

02-23-2013, 01:07 AM	#15
Joshlemos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United States Posts: 11	Just a lil close up of the Hillstream Loach AKA Stingray Pleco aka Hong kong Pleco..aka fish that has to many names..

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