pics of our 50g tiger barb and ghost shrimp set up

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alanvickiuk

Small Fish
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Jun 20, 2009
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here is some detailed pics of our 50gallon tiger barb, ghost shrimp set up...

full tank


left side


right side


just a few general pics






when we get our
long leave java fern
star moss
christmas moss
java moss
and some more java fern, same as what is in now

im going to do a water change and start adding plant food

then in the next few weeks remove the cons, and lone jewel

and add the first 6 original tiger barbs.
eventually adding a furthe 6 albino tiger barbs, and 6 green tiger barbs and 5 ghost shrimp of a good size.

i have started to find a few leaves of the java fern browning and breaking away from the root.

any suggestions why this is, i was thinking maybe the cichlids eating has caused it or possibly that it was pushed in the the substrate ive removed all from the substrate now and rooted it all to the rocks and wood which will be what all our plants will be fixed in place with sewing thread.

we usually had really good greening and growth from fern and moss plants i know my aquarium is only still in the early stages and not fully established yet so this could also be the problem but ill wait and see.

any comments or suggestions welcome
hope you enjoy our aquarium as much as we do :)
 

MissFishy

MissFishy

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Yes, very good colors in the tank, the tiger barbs will really look great! Gravel is a bit deep though, it will just collect gunk, you could probably take a few cupfuls out.
 

bmoraski

bmoraski

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to much gravel just means more WORK.
ive taken half the gravel outta 2 of my tanks and all the gravel in my fry tank.
and it made such a difference
and the tank looks really nice !
good luck
make sure you post pics when your done
 

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alanvickiuk

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Jun 20, 2009
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i just added some more java fern and some java moss i took out a fair bit of gravel too im thinking of removing a fair amount of the ocean rock and adding more bog wood to try and make it a better looking natural aquarium my water is almost perfect now so its almost time to add some tiger barbs yippee
 

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alanvickiuk

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Jun 20, 2009
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hello everyone i decided to have a change around as i thought we had just a little too much holey rock and we wanted to make some space for our long thin leaf java fern when it arrives and we are going to add some more bog wood tomorrow to the left side to take the new star moss and christmas moss and we both think that it looks 1000 times better as all the rock was for cichlids and now were going tigers we wanted a more simple placid tank but still have the centre piece a cave den for them to play and i personally think ive done quite well for my first

anyway pics





hope you all like comments welcome good or bad...
 

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alanvickiuk

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Jun 20, 2009
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thanks ill post some more pics tomorrow when it settles down and clears and we have the rest of the wood and some more plants

it still isnt totally natural looking how we wanted but without removing all the white gravel and the ocean rock and putting natural substrate lots of plants and bog wood i dont think we will acheive it and that means starting all over again
 

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alanvickiuk

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Jun 20, 2009
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just a little update tank is fully set up now just waiting for the star moss and thin leaf java fern to come and plant that then its done christmas moss came was a bit brown but im hoping it will green back up as ive started adding a plant growth supplement water is almost cycled its in the final stages ammonia is 0 nitrite is very high so its looking good fish could be in within a week ive also invested in a hob filter too anyway here is some pics enjoy




 

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alanvickiuk

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Jun 20, 2009
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belive it or not i took half a bucket out when i stripped out all the rock its just to say covering the ugf plate now lol i think it looks deceiving on the pics to actual life as its only about 1-1/4 inch deep now thanks for the comms :)
 

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alanvickiuk

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Jun 20, 2009
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waheeeeyyyyy water tested today and ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 20 added 5 tiger barbs and 5 albino tiger barbs leave it a week and ill take it from there ill try and get some pics :)
 

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alanvickiuk

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Jun 20, 2009
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well here are some pics



then in the tank





and this is barbie lol she is the biggest and hides behind this wood when we go near the tank then comes out when we turn our back lol



enjoy :)
 

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