[lauraleellbp]

That didn't take long.

The Apisto is now a resident of the 29gal.

He was chasing the subdominant rams around the tank. (The dominant trio that are busy flirting with each other were able to fend him off pretty easily, but not the other three.)

 

[lauraleellbp]

7/5/08

The tank moves were successful at curbing the aggression... at least, for now. The GBRs shoal together around the 90gal, now, and I haven't seen any more spawning behavior- yet. May still have some issues down the road, but we'll see. 90gal is plenty of floorspace for them to spread out, at least.

The Apisto seems happy in the 29gal, and he totally ignores the Pristellas. I have a feeling I'm going to end up taking him to an LFS; he wasn't in my stocking plans to begin with, and since he can't seem to get along with the GBRs I really don't have another tank I want him in indefinitely.

One of my C. schwarti died. First fish death in several weeks. Can't really determine a cause, nor am I sure if it was one of the Boxlot fish or the one I've had for years... so I'm just going to chalk it up to "one of those things" for now. Keeping a close eye on the rest of the fish, but so far everyone else looks pretty healthy.

 

[deleted_user_16]

do you have any updated pics after the move?

 

[@[email protected]]

yes, i noticed that rams like to go for the eyes, like ravens. my ram male bit my rainbows eye when he got close to the female (HA! like the rainbow wanted to steal his girl, he was just chasing the female rainbow). nothing happened, though. i think when they go for the eye its more to scare the other fish, then an attempt to do actual damage. only later do they chomp down...

 

[Tex Gal]

Boy this is beginning to read like an interesting novel- all the requirements present - love, hate, death, life, jealousy, violence, protection, mysterious stranger.... Quite the little world you've got going on there!!

Glad things are finally shaping up there. Can't wait to see the new pxs. WITHOUT so much green!:hihi:

 

[lauraleellbp]

The tank looks MUCH much better... I'll try to get some pics posted tonight. Still some cloudiness, but definitely not soup in there like it was before!

 

[ColeMan]

good to hear - I was considering secretly shipping you a UV sterilizer...I'm glad I didn't have to resort to that!! Look forward to the new pics!

 

[lescarpentier]

good to hear - I was considering secretly shipping you a UV sterilizer...I'm glad I didn't have to resort to that!! Look forward to the new pics!

ROFL
I was thinking the same thing...

 

[SeaSerpant]

So give us some pictures. We know that it sounds like something goods happening but how do we know that it's still pea soup and your just saying that to get these people off your back. Huh, how do we?

 

[lauraleellbp]

LOL @ you guys... I'm torn between wanting to hug you for being sweet and smacking you upside the head for wanting to fix things YOUR way :hihi: MEN!! LOL

Anyways, here's pics. I haven't done any additional water changes since... (had to go back and look) the 1st, so it's been a week. The tank actually looks clearer and better in person than it does in the pics; crappy camera:

I wish the reds came through clearer in the pictures- this sword is definitely my fav

And here's the flower- one of the buds has finally started blooming!! (the white splotch )

I've got a mix of Salvinia, duckweed (ugh), Hydrocoytle, and Red root floater going now in the tank. I'll probably eventually thin the floaters down to just RRF once I have enough.

Undershot (oops I forgot to move the thermometer cord out of the way...)

The hydrocoytle is yet another reason I have a hard time getting good shots of the tank- it catches the light and throws it back at the camera:

Here's a better shot of the E. angustifolius 'vesuvius'- I keep waiting but no sign yet that it's sent out any runners?

One of the E. africanus that will eventually try and take over the tank (I think I've got a few years on this one at the rate they've been growing though LOL)

A few fuzzy shots of the GBRs (they won't hold still and my camera absolutely can't catch anything in motion :icon_roll )

And here's a few angled FTS

 

[lopez_316us]

Is looking great!!

Did you got the GBR online? they look beautiful.

 

[SeaSerpant]

i love it now that i can see it

 

[Ozymandias]

looks good and happy for you that it's clearing up

 

[lauraleellbp]

Thanks, guys. I'm hoping in another week it will be nice and crystal clear like the rest of my tanks (fingers crossed!) If we don't go out of town again next weekend I also hope to be adding my school of Pristellas to the 90gal, and getting my next school of tetras for the 29gal QT tank...

lopez- no, I didn't get my GBRs online, an LFS had some great-looking ones in stock when I was there last week so I snagged 6

 

[deleted_user_16]

those pristellas schoolin nicely in ur 29?

 

[mizu-chan]

I love Pristellas
Such neat looking fish.
Congrats on clearing up the water bit by bit! :thumbsup:

 

[CL]

LOL @ you guys... I'm torn between wanting to hug you for being sweet and smacking you upside the head for wanting to fix things YOUR way :hihi: MEN!! LOL

WOMEN! Can't make up their minds! LOL:hihi:

I know, I just had to:icon_roll

 

[lauraleellbp]

LOL @ Chris!

Thanks mizu- I can't wait to add the Pristellas to the 90gal.

Fish- yes, they school quite often in the 29gal. Not all the time- usually they're scattered all around the tank, but there's typically at least 4 or 5 that are schooling at any given time- then occasionally they decide to all "get in on the act" and swim back and forth together... I'm thinking in the 90gal they'll have even more room and will school more often; but I'll just have to wait and see.

 

[deleted_user_16]

I can't wait to add the Pristellas to the 90gal

we cant either :thumbsup:

 

[lauraleellbp]

Well, we're going out of town this weekend for my MIL's Bday, so I guess getting more fish and moving the Pristellas will be on hold for at least a few days...

However, I got some better pics of my sword flower, and also a few more shots of the tank:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/lauraleellbp/IMG_3747.jpg

I love the way the E. angustifolius is filling in so nice and thick; I just wish it would grow taller like the older stems (I'm hoping that I don't have too much light in this corner for that! :icon_eek: )

The E. tenellus 'narrow' isn't getting thicker, but is sending off lots of runners that are just now starting to poke their little leaves up from the substrate. The E. tenellus 'regular' isn't sending out runners that I can tell, but just getting very bushy. I actually hope that it will start growing a little more vertical than it has been so far; I want a grassy look, but so far it's growing more "bushy"

Left side of the tank

Right side

And FTS