200g show tank build

[snailtrax]

Okay, so I missed a whole lot of in-between material. It's beautiful ! Nice video, too. I'm thinking I could save myself some mopping by putting one of those screen savers [they're advertising] on the big flatscreen. It's just so hard to quit cold turkey. :)

[snailtrax]

Sounds like it will be a great setup. It's a bit late to add my 2 cents about the shimming, and my tank is only 100, but I cut strips of foam posterboard from Hobby Lobby, and put it all under the bottom edges of my stand. It was pretty level, but I was hoping that the foam would give where needed, etc. I put some between the tank bottom and top of the stand, too. It is one of the curved glass jobs, and I wanted to give it every chance to not break from stress. Only problems I've had with it in several years of use is that I still spill water all over the place whenever I do water changes. :P

[Ballinxalex]

Nice tank !!! I would do a all front tank! Have they started to breed yet ?

[NDsuperduty]

Im a little irritated because I had to rotate the video once I downloaded it to my PC, so now it has a narrow look to it...but oh well

[New_Cichlid11]

i definitely had to look twice at the pic to see the fish.. Pretty cool shot

[Timber317]

He thinks he can blend in with the sand. Is he part Ostrich?

[Ballinxalex]

Lmao it's like please don't take me !!! That's awesome

[NDsuperduty]

So I'm draining the tank pretty low to pull a few frontosa for my home tank and I see this



Keep in mind this is a 10" long, 1" thick Rostrata. His alive and good, but thought this was an unusual way to hide.

I have a video that I took before draining that I will post later

[ptran]

It's funny, some of the bigger ones when I bought them have grown the most, while some of the smallest ones didn't seem to grow at all

Nice tank and fish!!! I believe those bigger Burundi are male.

[Ballinxalex]

Nope. As long as they're healthy and eating and not beaten up, leave em in. If you grow them out separately, they'll probably get smashed up when you try to reintroduce them.

Probly so thanks

[aquabee]

200g show tank build

Would it better if I would take all the small ones out and grow them seperate then introduce them back in later on ?

Nope. As long as they're healthy and eating and not beaten up, leave em in. If you grow them out separately, they'll probably get smashed up when you try to reintroduce them.

[Ballinxalex]

Just the natural progression of a colony. The dominant ones tend to have a higher growth rate.

Would it better if I would take all the small ones out and grow them seperate then introduce them back in later on ?

[aquabee]

200g show tank build

This has happen to my Moba colony to about half or so are getting big fast while the rest are still puny idk why

Just the natural progression of a colony. The dominant ones tend to have a higher growth rate.

[Ballinxalex]

Happened with my Moba colony of 16 as well. The runts will get up to a certain size but it'll take them a while.

This has happen to my Moba colony to about half or so are getting big fast while the rest are still puny idk why

[aquabee]

200g show tank build

Happened with my Moba colony of 16 as well. The runts will get up to a certain size but it'll take them a while.