55 gallon planted

[cole31818]

Here is my recent upgrade from a 20 gal.

55 gallon
2 - Koi Angelfish (1 just passed away)
10 - Pristella Tetras
4 - H511 Tetra
1 - bristlenose pleco
2 - siamese algea eaters

 

[tiger terror]

Very nice! What kind of filter are you running?

 

[cole31818]

filter - aquatop CF-400 UV. So far I really like it. It is my first cansiter, so I can't compare to any others, but it has really worked well for the last 3 months.

 

[djtypykuhl]

very pretty tank. do you plan on adding any more tetras? maybe some scissortails?

 

[cole31818]

not sure what else I will get.

I just lost another Angel, that is two is last week. Not sure what is going on. My third and final one looks healthy and is eating well. Guess I will need to test the water a few times this week to see if anyting is changing.

 

[djtypykuhl]

good idea. maybe the fish were sick when you got them? either way, your smart to wait a while before moving forward with it. i'd be interested to here how it goes

 

[cole31818]

I had the angels for a month, so they may have been sick. I'm not sure if it takes that long for them to die if they were sick though.

 

[djtypykuhl]

i had a molly that took a month and a half to die from a parasite.
she had pop-eye, and i tryed to save her from the pet store.
she looked fine after about two weeks, then 5 weeks in, her eyes swelled rapidly.
she died a week later
maybe your fish had a parasite that remained dormant? just one of many possibilities...

 

[Freakgecko91]

What is a H511 tetra? And can you possibly post a pic please? Super curious and google didn't turn up much :/

 

[cole31818]

opps - It should be a HY-511 Tetra. Got them from the LFS, they said it was a new breed that didn't get a common name yet. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow.

 

[Naso2]

Good to see another person sticking to natural dacore. Good quality filter the built in UV is a plus.