125 Gal. B-day Present: 11/10 new fish and rescape (56k)

[yikesjason]

Originally Posted by Coltonorr

Fantastic!!! Plants look great...
Thats a great piece of driftwood!

Thanks. There are a lot of oak trees growing around here, so that is what I got.

[A Hill]

Your tank looks great.

I can't believe the price you got on the Angels they're gorgeous, one of my personal favourite fish.

-Andrew

[skratikans]

gorgeous tank, angles are also a personal favorite of mine

[Ashok]

very nice tank!

[yikesjason]

I just started EI dosing less than a week ago and the difference is amazing. I also upped the light and co2. I am getting pearling now! Didn't really get much before. Also, there is a lot more color in the new growth. Before, the red tiger lotus was really my only plant that would show any real red color. Now the l. ovalis is getting some amazing color, the aromatica is starting to get a little more color along with a few others. I will try to get some pics up soon.

Last night I spent over an hour staring at the tank. The angels make better doors than windows when you are trying to look at the rest of the tank though. They like to sit right in front of me and beg for food. There is just so much to look at in a big planted tank. New plant growth, different fish, shrimp, water current gently waving the plants around, strings of o2 floating up from some of the plants, the school of cardinals swimming back and forth waiting for any food the angels miss. It is just amazing to look at all of the little details. This tank was my best birthday present ever.

[yikesjason]

Just a couple of pics of results of more ferts, light, and co2.

Pearling riccia


Pearling HC


Nice color on the l. ovalis.


This high tech stuff is fun.

[art_t]

I just have to say I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this tank! It's truly picture perfect with the angels schooling in front.

[JakeJ]

Very cool! It almost looks like it came from a magizine!

[oneoffcustom]

Awesome tank... I hope i am able to achieve this in mine...

[yikesjason]

Apparently, all of the new growth is working as an aphrodisiac. Today I was noticing that there was some aggression from one of the gold angelfish. All of the golds are from a single spawn 5 months ago. Tonight when I was feeding them, I saw a clutch of eggs on a sword leaf. I was not expecting them to start pairing up and breeding at 5 months old.

Since I already have an active pair of gold angel fish, I don't really need another. If there is anyone in the area who wants a proven pair, I am your man.

[aquagardener379]

Are your wild angels spawning if so i would buy 6 or so. Im not intested in buying your gold angelfish even though they are very beautyful. i have two pairs already. Your tank is jaw droping.

[aquagardener379]

also wat does HC stand for is there a comon name i have baby tears that look alot like those thnx!

[wkndracer]

First visit in awhile and your tank is maturing very nicely. Congrats on another pairing. Get prepared for more. Good water conditions and nature does natures thing I’m six for six with three pairs in the same 75g tank. It gets bumpy sometimes but nobody dies. In a fully populated tank the fry are eliminated by attrition with few remaining. Enjoyed re-reading your thread this morning. Very nice set up.

[yikesjason]

HC stands for hemianthus callitrichoides. Commonly called dwarf baby tears.

As the gold angles start pairing off, I plan to get rid of them. There are 18 angles in there right now, and at this size they are not crowded. But the 10 wilds are the ones I really want to keep and breed a bit.

[aquagardener379]

ok i dont blame you the wild angels a outstading.
thank you for the hc info.
where did you get your wood from?