NEW FISH!!!!!!!

[Aussienative]

It is doing good.. Have a couple sponge air filters on it. They are for ponds I guess that is helping too. Might get another filter for back up. Just got to save up some money and gotta stop buying fish..

I am using ammonia remover pellets in one basket, nitrate remover in the second basket and bio balls in the third basket.

Thanks Aussie.

so you've got one basket for biological filtration, or does bacteria grow on the ammonia and nitrite pellets as well? plus those pellets are removing the bacteria's food, which would limit the population?

If you have enough biological media eg bio balls, scrubbers. there wouldn't be a need for ammonia and nitrite pellets, would there?

I have(top-bottom) massive round foam insert, cut up filtration pads, ceramic rings. Not ideal but its doing the job very well.... ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 5

Will slowly replace with higher surface area items.

 

[ethnics]

damn awesome ornate. i was supposed to get n 18"er last week but the original owner decided the ornate didn't need a heater and it died b4 he even shipped it... now i rest with a 6"er waitin for it to grow up

 

[Aussienative]

damn awesome ornate. i was supposed to get n 18"er last week but the original owner decided the ornate didn't need a heater and it died b4 he even shipped it... now i rest with a 6"er waitin for it to grow up

What sort of growth rate are you seeing?

I'm thinking of buying some 3"-4" Pbass and maybe an ornate of similar size, but i don't want the pbass to out grow the ornate in a few months and eat it...

 

[95Harley]

Looks like he's feeling right at home. I told you he is like a puppy dog, wait till you clean the tank...you'll have to push him away.

Glad your able to give him a good home. Keep us posted.

 

[ethnics]

What sort of growth rate are you seeing?

I'm thinking of buying some 3"-4" Pbass and maybe an ornate of similar size, but i don't want the pbass to out grow the ornate in a few months and eat it...

i've noticed his growth, but nothing dramatic. he's growing to slow n my rtc almost ate him. he maybe grew 1/2" or 3/4" within a month. they usually average to hit 12" b4 the 1yr mark. sometimes within 9months. i think the pbass might outgrow the ornate, try getting a bigger ornate like 6-8" then start with 3" pbass.

 

[amazonfishman]

Nice pickup bro, wanna see if they have any more planiceps catfish left at House of Tropicals for me when you're there? ~Trent

 

[neoprodigy]

wow... pat... you fish hoarder you!

 

[Monster VooDoo Fish]

nice ornate it took me years to grow one out to 18"

 

[marvinbaker]

well done mate, great pickup. makes my 14" seem inadequate! can't believe yours follows you round, mine bolts when i get near the tank and dances as soom as i move away!

 

[ZOO YORK 207]

Nice pickup bro, wanna see if they have any more planiceps catfish left at House of Tropicals for me when you're there? ~Trent

There is one when I went on Tuesday. It was about 6-7" for $80.


And Li...Look at you with your 75+ Cichla, 40+ Datnoids, 40+ Clown Loaches etc etc. Who is the Fish Hoarder now?


Thanks Marvinbarker he is a small puppy dog.