12 Volt Man's Aqueon 150 Gallon Startup Thread

[SteveR]

Thanks 12 Volt. Reason I am asking, is that I have found beautiful tinfoils with the deep red and black that you have in the LFS and I'm burning to go get them. May have a look today, and thanks for the advice!

You need to get some nice fish. Are you gonna get rid of the tinfoils again? Could you not do that, then drive like 60 miles to LFS's you've never been to, odds are they might have different suppliers?
Good luck with it and keep us posted.

 

[12 Volt Man]

I did get rid of the tinfoils. I had to. the ironic thing is that I treated them with metro to cover my ass before I saw any issues and it didn't help.

I was talking to my fish friends at the LFS where I used to work and they are not surprised. quite often these fish are kept in outdoor ponds in Florida or Asia at the suppliers with thousands of fish in them.

so internal protozoans/bacterial infections like this can spread like wildfire in the crowded conditions..

 

[12 Volt Man]

another update to my fishroom with be this:

after 10 years of saltwater, I will be switching my 65g saltwater back over to freshwater.

I have a school of mono argenteus that are just too much for the tank.

I have 7 that are good sized now, and I cannot keep the tank clear anymore. even with light feedings (not even every day) and water changes..

its just way over stocked.

so I have two options:

either cut their numbers way back

or

switch back to fresh.

I have decided to go with the second option.

the new freshwater 65 will either be a "low tech" planted tank - with angels, plant friendly south americans etc, or a semi aggressive tank (filament barbs, sajica cichlids something like that)

not really sure yet. going to bring my school of monos into the LFS this week.

I have enjoyed keeping them over the last decade. they have been great fish.

 

[SteveR]

I did get rid of the tinfoils. I had to. the ironic thing is that I treated them with metro to cover my ass before I saw any issues and it didn't help.

I was talking to my fish friends at the LFS where I used to work and they are not surprised. quite often these fish are kept in outdoor ponds in Florida or Asia at the suppliers with thousands of fish in them.

so internal protozoans/bacterial infections like this can spread like wildfire in the crowded conditions..

So what where the symptoms again, just eating then spitting out food again, and "stringy poo"?

 

[SteveR]

another update to my fishroom with be this:

after 10 years of saltwater, I will be switching my 65g saltwater back over to freshwater.

I have a school of mono argenteus that are just too much for the tank.

I have 7 that are good sized now, and I cannot keep the tank clear anymore. even with light feedings (not even every day) and water changes..

its just way over stocked.

so I have two options:

either cut their numbers way back

or

switch back to fresh.

I have decided to go with the second option.

the new freshwater 65 will either be a "low tech" planted tank - with angels, plant friendly south americans etc, or a semi aggressive tank (filament barbs, sajica cichlids something like that)

not really sure yet. going to bring my school of monos into the LFS this week.

I have enjoyed keeping them over the last decade. they have been great fish.

You've had them a decade? Nice! It doesn't look too overstocked, but if the waters' cloudy with even light feedings, evidently is. The filament barbs could be nice. I saw awesome fully grown 6 inchers a few weeks ago. I miss mine, but it didn't work with my loaches. Hopefully have more luck, got the 2 tinfoils today, beautiful!

 

[12 Volt Man]

yes. but not just stringy poo. it is bleach white. and clear in spots.

normal feces is reddish for these fish chowing down on red colour bits and pellets..

check out this pic from the first batch of sick fish:

pretty distinctive if you ask me:

 

[12 Volt Man]

You've had them a decade? Nice!

thanks. actually, two of the 7 are 10 years old. the rest are 3 years old.

10 years ago I started a 30g brackish tank with monos and two archers that eventually evolved in the 65g but with full strength salt water (specific gravity 1.020)

 

[D-WALT]

man its been a while since ive been and i get on and see this thread of all threads and its still going strong and when i look through it i feel like im not missing anything cause its all there you have a great log of your fish! and the 150G still lookin good sorry to hear about some of your fish though!

 

[SteveR]

So, what are you doing- going to find more tinfoils for the 150>?

 

[12 Volt Man]

eventually, yes. I love tinfoils