amanda's 6g nano

amanda huggenkiss · 05-25-2004, 01:27 AM

Unlike my 29g, this tank is still fairly new -- couple months maybe? I'm happy with how it's turning out so far. I started it with h.polysperma and wisteria, and once it was pretty established, I switched to crypts, ferns & lymnophila sessiflora. It's kinda hard to see any detail because it's a dark substrate with a dark background and some pretty dark driftwood.

And here's the latest inhabitant...

I've got what I'm hoping is a pair of cobalt apistos in here. And before y'all jump on me about the tank being too small, they're still quite young (you can see how small in the lower left of the 1st pic) and they can move into the 29g when they outgrow this tank. Or (and I can't believe I'm even thinking this), I could set up a larger tank for them (gah, where would I even put it??).

**Wö£fëñxXx** · 05-25-2004, 03:12 AM

Both of your tanks are looking good, the apistos will probably be ok in that tank for a bit.. I really like apistos

amanda huggenkiss · 05-25-2004, 03:50 AM

Thanks Wolf. I'll try to post some more pics of these two -- the male is already showing some beautiful colouring.

I've always wanted cichlids, but I never wanted to give up having a community tank. Apistos are great

George Willms · 05-25-2004, 05:28 AM

That's a really nice looking fish.

There is always room for just one more tank! lol

amanda huggenkiss · 05-25-2004, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George Willms

There is always room for just one more tank! lol

Arrrgh! You're no help at all!!

George Willms · 05-25-2004, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amanda huggenkiss

Arrrgh! You're no help at all!!

Hehe...sorry.

SCMurphy · 05-25-2004, 01:35 PM

"There's always room for 3 more tanks", atleast my wife thinks that is my version of that saying.

Pretty little tank, did you know apisto's are generally fine in community tanks? They will out grow that tank as soon as they spawn and mamma wants daddy to go away for a while.

amanda huggenkiss · 05-25-2004, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCMurphy

...did you know apisto's are generally fine in community tanks? They will out grow that tank as soon as they spawn and mamma wants daddy to go away for a while.

Yeah, but I was thinking it'd be nice for them to have their own tank. Plus if they do decide to spawn, I'm worried about them trying to deal with my clown loaches.

I haven't really made a decision yet.

pixelcrayon · 05-25-2004, 04:17 PM

thats a great looking nano tank!! very impressed!!

Wasserpest · 05-25-2004, 04:46 PM

Looks great, nice to see a low light tank that pretty...

amanda huggenkiss · 06-08-2004, 07:02 AM

Here are a few pics of my apistos, soon to be moving to their new 20g

This is the male (his colour's much nicer IRL, much bluer)...

...and I'm pretty sure this is a female (you can see how her dorsal fin is more rounded)

**Wö£fëñxXx** · 06-08-2004, 07:41 AM

Very nice photo's..and nice fishies, what camera are you using?

this looks like you apisto http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/inde...=122&Itemid=44

amanda huggenkiss · 06-08-2004, 07:49 AM

Thanks Wolf! Yeah, that does look a lot like my guys, but mine are much bluer than they appear in the pics, including the fins. Hard to tell tho, since they're still pretty young. Their colour may continue to develop. And the male, while he has the long pointed dorsal fin, hasn't developed a pointed tail yet -- it's still rounded.

Does the female only show yellow colouring when she's ready to spawn?

I think the pics are a bit blurry and grainy, personally, but I'm new to aquarium photography. I'll get better.

I'm using a Canon 10D. I think those pics were all handheld (because the fishies wouldn't hold still!), so I had the ISO set really high to compensate -- hence the grain.

George Willms · 06-08-2004, 11:45 AM

I think those pics look really good! Nice looking fish for sure.

g8wayg8r · 06-12-2004, 10:46 PM

Nice tank, Amanda.

If you think a lace java fern would look nice I could clip a small piece for you in a month or two. Let me know. I'll need to crop by then.

05-25-2004, 01:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
amanda huggenkiss Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 955	amanda's 6g nano Unlike my 29g, this tank is still fairly new -- couple months maybe? I'm happy with how it's turning out so far. I started it with h.polysperma and wisteria, and once it was pretty established, I switched to crypts, ferns & lymnophila sessiflora. It's kinda hard to see any detail because it's a dark substrate with a dark background and some pretty dark driftwood. And here's the latest inhabitant... I've got what I'm hoping is a pair of cobalt apistos in here. And before y'all jump on me about the tank being too small, they're still quite young (you can see how small in the lower left of the 1st pic) and they can move into the 29g when they outgrow this tank. Or (and I can't believe I'm even thinking this), I could set up a larger tank for them (gah, where would I even put it??). __________________ 29g Eheim Classic 2213, community, heavily planted, 65W CF, 2x Hagen CO2 20g Fluval 3 Plus, nothin' but shrimp & snails, 65W CF, Hagen CO2 wannacomewith.com Last edited by amanda huggenkiss; 06-13-2004 at 02:12 AM.

05-25-2004, 03:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Wö£fëñxXx Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (125/100%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: N AL. Posts: 3,036	Both of your tanks are looking good, the apistos will probably be ok in that tank for a bit.. I really like apistos __________________ *Craig*

05-25-2004, 03:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
amanda huggenkiss Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 955	Thanks Wolf. I'll try to post some more pics of these two -- the male is already showing some beautiful colouring. I've always wanted cichlids, but I never wanted to give up having a community tank. Apistos are great __________________ 29g Eheim Classic 2213, community, heavily planted, 65W CF, 2x Hagen CO2 20g Fluval 3 Plus, nothin' but shrimp & snails, 65W CF, Hagen CO2 wannacomewith.com

05-25-2004, 05:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
George Willms Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Rutherford, NJ Posts: 1,434	That's a really nice looking fish. There is always room for just one more tank! lol __________________ George #2 Ehfipimp extraordinaire! Eheim Pimp Club Recruiter, Saergant at Arms, and Enforcer. 29 and 45 gallon. 2026, 2028 My 29 gallon tank

05-25-2004, 01:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
SCMurphy PT Biologist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 3,067	"There's always room for 3 more tanks", atleast my wife thinks that is my version of that saying. Pretty little tank, did you know apisto's are generally fine in community tanks? They will out grow that tank as soon as they spawn and mamma wants daddy to go away for a while. __________________ Sean Aquascape? I'm a crypt farmer. It's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot. That IS an aquascape, it's titled "The Vacant Lot".

05-25-2004, 04:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
pixelcrayon Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 130	thats a great looking nano tank!! very impressed!! __________________ 75gal Planted Tank SUBSTRATE: 60lbs flourite, 50lbs red flint gravel FILTRATION: (2) 400 emperor LIGHTNING: (2) metal halides 175W 10k CO2: pressurized PLANTS: Sag, Crystal Val, Pigmy swords, Micro swords, Red & Scarlet Ludwigia, Queen sword, Stargrass, Ludwigia Palustris, Ludwigia Brevipes, Red Sunset Hygro, Bacopa, Pennywort, Crypt Wendtii Bronze, Glosso FISH: 8 Tiger Barbs, 7 Otos, 1 Dwarf Bristlenose, 14 Varies Rainbows, 6 Rasbora, 3 Cory cats INVERTS: 8 Amano & 10 ghost shrimps.

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06-08-2004, 07:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
amanda huggenkiss Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 955	Here are a few pics of my apistos, soon to be moving to their new 20g This is the male (his colour's much nicer IRL, much bluer)... ...and I'm pretty sure this is a female (you can see how her dorsal fin is more rounded) __________________ 29g Eheim Classic 2213, community, heavily planted, 65W CF, 2x Hagen CO2 20g Fluval 3 Plus, nothin' but shrimp & snails, 65W CF, Hagen CO2 wannacomewith.com Last edited by amanda huggenkiss; 06-13-2004 at 02:15 AM.

06-08-2004, 07:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Wö£fëñxXx Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (125/100%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: N AL. Posts: 3,036	Very nice photo's..and nice fishies, what camera are you using? this looks like you apisto http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/inde...=122&Itemid=44 __________________ *Craig*

06-08-2004, 07:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
amanda huggenkiss Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 955	Thanks Wolf! Yeah, that does look a lot like my guys, but mine are much bluer than they appear in the pics, including the fins. Hard to tell tho, since they're still pretty young. Their colour may continue to develop. And the male, while he has the long pointed dorsal fin, hasn't developed a pointed tail yet -- it's still rounded. Does the female only show yellow colouring when she's ready to spawn? I think the pics are a bit blurry and grainy, personally, but I'm new to aquarium photography. I'll get better. I'm using a Canon 10D. I think those pics were all handheld (because the fishies wouldn't hold still!), so I had the ISO set really high to compensate -- hence the grain. __________________ 29g Eheim Classic 2213, community, heavily planted, 65W CF, 2x Hagen CO2 20g Fluval 3 Plus, nothin' but shrimp & snails, 65W CF, Hagen CO2 wannacomewith.com

06-08-2004, 11:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
George Willms Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Rutherford, NJ Posts: 1,434	I think those pics look really good! Nice looking fish for sure. __________________ George #2 Ehfipimp extraordinaire! Eheim Pimp Club Recruiter, Saergant at Arms, and Enforcer. 29 and 45 gallon. 2026, 2028 My 29 gallon tank

06-12-2004, 10:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
g8wayg8r Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: St Charles, MO Posts: 516	Nice tank, Amanda. If you think a lace java fern would look nice I could clip a small piece for you in a month or two. Let me know. I'll need to crop by then. __________________ Andrew, Eheim Club Member #24 This message is always under construction: 75-gallon tank; 2, Eheim 2026 filters; Tek Light with 4, 54W T5s (6000K) ; Sand on top of 4:1 sand:clay mixture; Milwaukee CO2 controller; PlantGuild vortex CO2 reactor; pH = 6.6, kH=70mg/l, GH=120mg/l; EI; Flourish excel on 50% weekly water change: AGA Member.

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