Tysons livebearer's thread - New pics up :)

[troy tucker]

WOW! what a change, I look forward to the new thread.

[tys91]

Hey guys
I currently have converted my livebearer tank to a american cichlid setup. I do not have livebears for time being but i will be getting another tank for them shortly.
Il post a couple pics noe for you guys to have a look before i start a thread in a dofferent section.
I will also post up my livebearer tank when i have it .




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[mistahoo]

I would create a new thread in the welcome section. You're posting something irrelevant to the current thread. You'll get more help.

[Mrstap]

Guppies & Platies

Hi, I am new to the fresh water aquarium world. I bought a set of guppies. Females were already pregnant and male is the cheetah tailed fancy. The females birthed fry about a month and a half ago. This is absolutely one of the greatest feelings. No matter how hard or long I watch the tank, I never catch them giving birth. I hear a lot about large litters, but either my fish are eating them all or they havent birthed that many. I only want to keep some of the females and maybe one more male. Anybody in the Houston Texas area interested in trading guppies? I just purchased my first set of sunset Platies as well. I would like to get some mollies as soon as I get my ten gallon up and running. The Breeder net can't hold all my guppy fry, let alone all the fry I plan to have. I am looking to connect with fellow livebearers in Houston.

[tys91]

Good to hear you have the same fish
Il keep you guys updated on my new livebearer tank once I buy it

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[troy tucker]

It will look great as a Cichlid tank. I just picked up 6 hypsophry my self. So it will be intesting to see how they grow.

[tys91]

Thanks
That hasnt come to my mind yet.
Il be sharing my 20gallon planted community tank on here. Il have to work it out I gueew. But idealy I want a colourful guppy /endler tank

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[mistahoo]

Well that's too bad that it's going to turn into a cichlid tank. Have you thought about a community tank with rainbow fish, rasboras, or some other non livebearers?

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[tys91]

Hey guys sorry for the late update I have been busy with work lately and hav3nt had time to do much. I have a galaxy s4 now so pictures are not a problem :)
I have added some more slate and rocksss and also added some hypsophry cichlid babies to the tank. I will be converting this tsnk to a cichlid tank and will be getting a 20gallon tank and set that up as my livebearer community tank. Im yet to get the 20gallon but I will post up what im doing with it when the time comes. The tank is far frok finished it needs backdrop still and a 72" t5 fixture which I still havent got! Also il be getting a internwl otto 2000lph poweheadd to help push the water down and another 406 canister to help accomidate the cichlids



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[SunnyHouTX]

Will do Tys. Thanks

[tys91]

Hey guys sorry i havent updated in a while ive been extremely busy.
I will get back to you guys shortly with pics so keep an eye out!

[troy tucker]

IMO: With the time you spent researching, mixing, and putting in capsule. Plus the money, and time finding. I think seachem flourish is just easier, and not that much more money.
The new lights will be nice...

[tys91]

Ok guys i have a bit of a update for you all
In regards to my plants i have done some research and found that i will be doing a substitute for seachem flourish and root tabs. It will make it a hell of a lot cheaper to go the DIY version of the both.


Liquid fert
Rexolin APN dry mix
-Potassium nitrate
-mono potassium phosphate
-Potassium sulphate

Ingredients

Chelate Trace Element Mix
Rexolin APN mix contains quality chelate forms of trace elements. It also contains Boron and Molybdenum as salts. Rexolin APN has been developed for the hydroponic industry, however it can be used in fertigation mixes for a wide range of crops. It has high solubility and can be used for foliar and soil applications.
Element ratios:
Iron DTPA 6%; Manganese EDTA 2.4%; Boron 1.1%
Zinc EDTA 1.3%; Copper EDTA 0.25;
Molybdenum 0.25%; Cobalt EDTA 0.03%


Dosage :

100-125 Gallons

Macro

1 1/2 tsp KNO3 3x a week - Potassium nitrate
1/2 tsp KH2PO4 3x a week - mono potassium phosphate
1/2 tsp K2SO4 3x a week - Potassium sulphate


Micro

1/2 tsp (30ml) traces 3x a week -Rexolin APN micro mix


Dosing schedule




I will be placing orders on these ingridents soon and dosing as listed



Root tabs

I will be doing simply adding osmocote to 00 size capsules and berrying them deep into my sand once every few months

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I do have a temporary t8 system atm just for time being while i save for my t5 setup which i have discussed in the earlier posts

[tys91]

i have the female endlers in my 10 gallon at the moment and the male endlers in the 6fter.
Im happy for them to mix around with the female puppiess
Il leave the endler females in a natrual breeding line. I have a couple males in the 10galon

will post up pics shortly

[troy tucker]

With livebreeders 2 405s will work fine. If you had a tank full of cichlids it wouldn't.

Are you going to mix puppies and endlers?