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11-21-2011, 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Bardus71  A bit like Jonah and the whale mate. When I started, I only put in 12 RCS, and there was more hardscape to hide in. A short few months later there is easily 100, & the Angelfish pick them off easily. As a result, the Angelfish are extremely healthy looking. Their coat has a glisten to the scales and they look amazing. I also feed them flake, frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp, daphnia & cyclops. They do pretty well, just waiting on them pairing up so I can breed them. |
Do you think you will be able to maintain a RCS population or will the Angelfish totally eliminate them? I am setting up a new 125 gallon planted tank next year and was planning on starting with RCS and some livebearers, then add some small Angelfish after the populations had grown. I wouldn't mind if one RCS got picked off every now and then but if the population will get eliminated fairly quickly I might want to go with tankmates that are too large to be eaten. | 
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11-21-2011, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by kshafer Do you think you will be able to maintain a RCS population or will the Angelfish totally eliminate them? I am setting up a new 125 gallon planted tank next year and was planning on starting with RCS and some livebearers, then add some small Angelfish after the populations had grown. I wouldn't mind if one RCS got picked off every now and then but if the population will get eliminated fairly quickly I might want to go with tankmates that are too large to be eaten. | No problem. I have 5 hungry adolescent Angels in there, & the cherrys are still multiplying. | |
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12-25-2011, 07:08 PM
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Want to bring this thread back. I had a few questions about the styrofoam you used. Did u add the inert gravel on top to weigh down the styrofoam? I want to use it but I'm very worried about it floating up through the substrate. | |
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01-02-2012, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by frroK Want to bring this thread back. I had a few questions about the styrofoam you used. Did u add the inert gravel on top to weigh down the styrofoam? I want to use it but I'm very worried about it floating up through the substrate. | Good question, cause the consequences would be disastrous. The styrofoam was glued together and to the base of the aquarium glass with aquarium-safe silicon. The gravel was to keep the dirt away from the corners of the 'steps' in the styrofoam to save it from possibly going anaerobic. | |
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01-03-2012, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Bardus71 Good question, cause the consequences would be disastrous. The styrofoam was glued together and to the base of the aquarium glass with aquarium-safe silicon. The gravel was to keep the dirt away from the corners of the 'steps' in the styrofoam to save it from possibly going anaerobic. | Great! Thank you for this info. I did some research and glued the styrofoam to the glass as well. I'm glad this was validated by your update. Here is the first step in my construction. I will post a thread on this tank soon. Taking my time in planning this scape. It's a very very beautiful tank in itself and I want to make sure I do it some justice. ADA MINI-M(apologies for the finger)  | |
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01-03-2012, 07:29 PM
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I look forward to seeing a low tech set up in such high tech glassware. Will be gorgeous I'm sure. Do your research, learn from others efforts and expect mistakes and setbacks as part of the learning process. Mostly, start a thread so we can follow it and give advice & feedback where needed too  | |
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03-01-2012, 05:33 PM
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06-09-2012, 03:08 PM
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Here is the latest incarnation of the 55G. Gone a bit more minimalist this time. Enjoy.  | |
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06-09-2012, 09:29 PM
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Hi Bardus71,
Nice job! | |
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06-11-2012, 05:26 PM
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Looks good I like the less is more look |  
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