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Venturing into the world of tropical fish; Pictures
Topic Started: Aug 12 2012, 10:33 PM (1,904 Views)
lisa2701
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Triops Granarius
Hi everyone,

Well keeping the triops has encouraged me to venture into tropical fish. Always wanted a tropical tank but found the whole thing daunting with water testing etc, but having the triops has made me more adventurous and I ended up doing a lot of research. Today I set up my first tank.. its a 48l Interpret Fishbox (small I know, but its the biggest I can go for now). I plan on keeping guppies and Endlers (all male so no breeding issues)....Anyways, here's my tank, would love your thoughts...

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TANK LOGS:
1st - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1206 (current - PG 10 - 2ND T. CANC LOG)
2nd - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showto...&#entry22047119
3rd - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1445
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v369
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absolutly not
like the set up! simple but ballanced w a good aestetic.

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lisa2701
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Thanks :)
TANK LOGS:
1st - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1206 (current - PG 10 - 2ND T. CANC LOG)
2nd - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showto...&#entry22047119
3rd - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1445
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lisa2701
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Decided against the guppies. Going to go for Endlers and dwarf cory's, maybe some shirmp or a snail? Not sure yet, still waiting for it to finish cycling. the filter was cycled when I got it but it appears to be going through a mini cycle so fish buying is on hold :cry:
TANK LOGS:
1st - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1206 (current - PG 10 - 2ND T. CANC LOG)
2nd - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showto...&#entry22047119
3rd - http://thetriopsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1445
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jreidsma
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Nice little tank :)

I love my endlers :D I have been breeding and selling them for a few years now, they are my pets while also supplying me with babies :D

After a while algae may build up on the sides. I get a couple otto algae eaters or snails and they take care of it.

Cory catfish also make good little cleanup fish, and they are pretty communal. I haven't tried them with my endlers yet but they should get along ok :)

I also have shrimp in with my endlers. I used to have some cherry shrimp, bee shrimp, ghost shrimp, and a bamboo shrimp that seemed to do well. But they didn't live very long for some reason (maybe the fish were picking on them?). But now there are only a few ghost shrimp in there.
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