75 liter A. baenschi biotope

[rasmusW]

hey all!

i thought i show a few pics of my new 75 liter tank.
it's the new home for my baenschi pair and the remaining 3 copella callolepis.

specs:

aquael turbo 500 sponge filter
aquael leddy smart 6w, 8000k led.
100w heater

i used beech banches and a few redmoore roots.
there is also a lot of coconut fibers, ketapang and other types of leafs.

as for plants i used limnobium laevigatum, guppy grass (not sure of the latin name), foxtail/horntail (don't know what the english word is for that one).

-i'm not sure if it qualifies as a biotope tank, probally don't because of the plants.

well, looking forward to hear what you think.

-r

 

[Dean Castle]

Looks lovely! Plenty of dark places to hide away!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

as for plants i used limnobium laevigatum, guppy grass (not sure of the latin name), foxtail/horntail (don't know what the english word is for that one).

Looks good.

Limnobium laevigatum is "Amazon Frogbit" in the UK, the scientific name of "Guppy grass" is Najas guadalupensis and "Fox-tail or Hornwort" is the name for Ceratophyllum demersum.

cheers Darrel

 

[rasmusW]

thanks a lot dean. ye! i have been thinking if it's enough light or if i should get another light, but so far i kinda like it. -just hope the plants will do okay.

hey darrel!
thanks for helping out with the plant names.
it's a great forum.. there is always someone with a useful answer.

and now on to fixing the 110 liters

-r

 

[rasmusW]

Thought it was time for a small update. The baenschis had their first spawn in this tank and the mother have been giving the kids a nice tour around the tank. -but Tonight i noticed she had lost her breeding dress and i can only spot one fry (hopefully there is more hiding somewhere). So i sadly suspect that one or both parents have been taking a late night snack on their own kids.

Ha!!! As i’m writing all this sadness a bunch of the fry appeared. There where atleast five or six.

What a cliffhanger...

To be continued...

-r

 

[rasmusW]

Whoops! Forgot the pictures. None of the inhabitants felt for a photoshoot..

-r

 

[rasmusW]

Hi all!

Here's a little holiday update.
I got around 12 kids still going strong and the female just brought out a new batch of free swimming wigglers... -what a present
Earlier this month i bought another lamp. Now i can see the whole tank

I haven't been able to get any pics of the mother and her new batch. -But i did get some of the proud father.

-r

 

[rasmusW]

my good ol' couple here, brought out yet another batch of small fishes.. they are now just about 1--3mm. large and roaming through the entire tank.

-r

 

[ButtNekkid]

Quite a mohawk on that male! Wild pair?

 

[rasmusW]

No, actually not. They are kids of my first baenschi pair. I got my lfs to bring them home from ruinemanns in Holland. They usually label their Wild caughts. These where not...

Long way around for just saying “no, they are not”...

-r

 

[rasmusW]

hey again!

another batch of cool kids have seen bright LED tank light.
i have also added a few bonus pics of the ol' daddy and the older siblings.

-r