5G Yellow POSO and Cardinal Tank

Mr. Appleton · 04-29-2012, 02:21 AM

Setup
Tank: 5G Deep Blue
Filter: AC20 HOB, eBay sponge filter
Lighting: 10W LED Utility Lamp
Substrate: Tahitian Moon Sand
Volcano rocks found in Myrdallasandur, Iceland
Driftwood from Echo Lake, New Hampshire

Flora
Sprig of Hornwort
Anubias
Subwassertang
Whatever the POSO don't eat

Fauna
7x Yellow Rabbit POSO snails
10x Yellow Neos (temporarily)
1x Amano
2x Nerite
6x Cardinal Shrimp (from Mordalphus)

Here's a FTS:

Created the Tank Journal primarily as a means of tracking my progress towards growing out my POSO snails. Got them last summer at about a 1/4 inch long. They're now close to 1inch long. I've been feeding them primarily on spinach and zucchini as well as whatever aquarium plants I dump in there. They never seemed that big a fan of prepared foods although they've started eating spirulina sticks recently.

Hopefully they'll start breeding soon!

Ambling:

An amano:

Temporary tankmate:

somewhatshocked · 04-29-2012, 02:13 PM

Awesome! Can't wait to see how this project progresses.

Mr. Appleton · 05-01-2012, 10:32 PM

Received some Cardinal Shrimps today!! First time seeing them in real life and was amazed by how great they colored up almost immediately and how long their whiskers are!

A few pictures of the new shrimp:

Here's one hiding in a cave:

Here are my yellow shrimps during feeding time:

Snail feeding time... he looks like he's smiling!:

Love the way the POSOs move!

GMYukonon24s · 05-01-2012, 10:37 PM

That's some nice shrimp and snails.

Mr. Appleton · 05-25-2012, 01:49 AM

Less than a month after getting them, we've a berried Cardinal!!

They've been getting a bit more active and less shy the past few weeks. Not really sure what the difference was.

I'll post a picture of one if I can catch a good one! She's still pretty shy and hides most of the time!

But hurray to the first babies for this tank!

Mr. Appleton · 05-25-2012, 11:46 PM

Here's a screen cap from a video that I took of the tank! We only have 5 cardinals in here so excited that we'll hopefully have a lot more!!

Trying to do the video here:

http://s1115.photobucket.com/albums/...573908PM-1.mp4

albirdy · 05-26-2012, 03:06 AM

wow, those cardinals look great.

actually, your picture quality is pretty amazing. what kind of camera are you using?

albirdy · 05-26-2012, 03:07 AM

also, how are your GBRs doing with your green neons? I always had trouble keeping GBR with such quick eaters.

2in10 · 05-26-2012, 03:15 AM

Beautiful shots, congrats on the berries on a gorgeous shrimp.

Mr. Appleton · 05-26-2012, 03:18 AM

Glad to hear that you like our pics!!

Depending on which you look at, they're taken either a Nikon D700 or a Canon 5D Mark II... Or... an iPhone

We haven't really noticed any issues with the GBRs. If anything they're the more aggressive feeders compared to the green neons who are actually quite timid at least in our tank.

Mr. Appleton · 05-28-2012, 04:58 AM

And now we have two berried cardinals!!

The snails are actually probably a good quarter inch bigger than they were about a few months ago as well. Hopefully they'll be ready to breed soon as well!!

Here's a pic of one of the male cardinals!

04-29-2012, 02:21 AM	#1
Mr. Appleton Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 276	5G Yellow POSO and Cardinal Tank Setup Tank: 5G Deep Blue Filter: AC20 HOB, eBay sponge filter Lighting: 10W LED Utility Lamp Substrate: Tahitian Moon Sand Volcano rocks found in Myrdallasandur, Iceland Driftwood from Echo Lake, New Hampshire Flora Sprig of Hornwort Anubias Subwassertang Whatever the POSO don't eat Fauna 7x Yellow Rabbit POSO snails 10x Yellow Neos (temporarily) 1x Amano 2x Nerite 6x Cardinal Shrimp (from Mordalphus) Here's a FTS: Created the Tank Journal primarily as a means of tracking my progress towards growing out my POSO snails. Got them last summer at about a 1/4 inch long. They're now close to 1inch long. I've been feeding them primarily on spinach and zucchini as well as whatever aquarium plants I dump in there. They never seemed that big a fan of prepared foods although they've started eating spirulina sticks recently. Hopefully they'll start breeding soon! Ambling: An amano: Temporary tankmate: __________________ 2.5G Plant nursery 5G Yellow POSO & Cardinal Shrimp 8G RCS & Green Babaulti 15G GBR with Green Neon Tetra 30G A. baenschi with otos 30G A. borelli with ember tetras Last edited by Mr. Appleton; 05-01-2012 at 10:28 PM..

04-29-2012, 02:13 PM	#2
somewhatshocked Obsessed? Maybe (View User Tanks) PTrader: (262/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,563	Awesome! Can't wait to see how this project progresses. __________________ 12gal Long \| 20L Shrimp Tanks \| 3gal Longs \| 10gal \| 45-F \| 5.5gal Tigers \| 20cm Cubes

05-01-2012, 10:32 PM	#3
Mr. Appleton Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 276	Received some Cardinal Shrimps today!! First time seeing them in real life and was amazed by how great they colored up almost immediately and how long their whiskers are! A few pictures of the new shrimp: Here's one hiding in a cave: Here are my yellow shrimps during feeding time: Snail feeding time... he looks like he's smiling!: Love the way the POSOs move! __________________ 2.5G Plant nursery 5G Yellow POSO & Cardinal Shrimp 8G RCS & Green Babaulti 15G GBR with Green Neon Tetra 30G A. baenschi with otos 30G A. borelli with ember tetras

05-25-2012, 01:49 AM	#5
Mr. Appleton Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 276	Less than a month after getting them, we've a berried Cardinal!! They've been getting a bit more active and less shy the past few weeks. Not really sure what the difference was. I'll post a picture of one if I can catch a good one! She's still pretty shy and hides most of the time! But hurray to the first babies for this tank! __________________ 2.5G Plant nursery 5G Yellow POSO & Cardinal Shrimp 8G RCS & Green Babaulti 15G GBR with Green Neon Tetra 30G A. baenschi with otos 30G A. borelli with ember tetras

05-25-2012, 11:46 PM	#6
Mr. Appleton Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 276	Here's a screen cap from a video that I took of the tank! We only have 5 cardinals in here so excited that we'll hopefully have a lot more!! Trying to do the video here: http://s1115.photobucket.com/albums/...573908PM-1.mp4 __________________ 2.5G Plant nursery 5G Yellow POSO & Cardinal Shrimp 8G RCS & Green Babaulti 15G GBR with Green Neon Tetra 30G A. baenschi with otos 30G A. borelli with ember tetras Last edited by Mr. Appleton; 05-26-2012 at 12:00 AM.. Reason: Image problems.

05-01-2012, 10:37 PM	#4
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,780	That's some nice shrimp and snails.

05-26-2012, 03:06 AM	#7
albirdy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (25/100%) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: northern california Posts: 463	wow, those cardinals look great. actually, your picture quality is pretty amazing. what kind of camera are you using? __________________ Only dead fish swim with the stream. 30 gallon planted

05-26-2012, 03:07 AM	#8
albirdy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (25/100%) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: northern california Posts: 463	also, how are your GBRs doing with your green neons? I always had trouble keeping GBR with such quick eaters. __________________ Only dead fish swim with the stream. 30 gallon planted

05-26-2012, 03:15 AM	#9
2in10 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 2,585	Beautiful shots, congrats on the berries on a gorgeous shrimp. __________________ *2in10's 75 Gallon Jungle part duex* *2in10's 75 Gallon Jungle part 1* 8 Gallon Biocube Canon Pimp Club #041

05-26-2012, 03:18 AM	#10
Mr. Appleton Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 276	Glad to hear that you like our pics!! Depending on which you look at, they're taken either a Nikon D700 or a Canon 5D Mark II... Or... an iPhone We haven't really noticed any issues with the GBRs. If anything they're the more aggressive feeders compared to the green neons who are actually quite timid at least in our tank. __________________ 2.5G Plant nursery 5G Yellow POSO & Cardinal Shrimp 8G RCS & Green Babaulti 15G GBR with Green Neon Tetra 30G A. baenschi with otos 30G A. borelli with ember tetras

05-28-2012, 04:58 AM	#11
Mr. Appleton Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 276	And now we have two berried cardinals!! The snails are actually probably a good quarter inch bigger than they were about a few months ago as well. Hopefully they'll be ready to breed soon as well!! Here's a pic of one of the male cardinals! __________________ 2.5G Plant nursery 5G Yellow POSO & Cardinal Shrimp 8G RCS & Green Babaulti 15G GBR with Green Neon Tetra 30G A. baenschi with otos 30G A. borelli with ember tetras

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