80 Gallon Build

[barterking85]

Ok so I now am done stocking planting everything is DONE!!

I got a couple Bolivian rams built a DIY cave for them and got the rest of my plants in so here is a pic

Final stocking
2 angels
2 Bolivian rams
2 farlowellas
15 rummynose
15 cardinals
15 glowlight danios
10 serpae

 

[Deckape]

Very good Ryan. That is an outstanding tank. And you know you aren't done... haaha

 

[redsea]

Looks great! Congrats on finishing! Rams are great fish, nice additions!

 

[GodFan]

What kind of fish is that in the close up picture?

 

[eco23]

Looks great Ryan. LOVE the GBR's!

 

[barterking85]

What kind of fish is that in the close up picture?

They are Bolivian rams very close to German blue rams

 

[barterking85]

Looks great Ryan. LOVE the GBR's!

Thanks eco they are Bolivian but it's hard to tell in the pic very subtle differences

 

[eco23]

Thanks eco they are Bolivian but it's hard to tell in the pic very subtle differences

Dude...are you sure? Either way, they're beautiful.

 

[barterking85]

Yeah that pic was fresh in the tank after a 1.5 hr drive it was a lot easier to tell when I bought them when the colors were bright and the pinkish orange was showing

Amazing fish regardless they buddied up with the serpea of all fish but I am just glad they are fitting in great

 

[GodFan]

Nice lookin fish bro

 

[barterking85]

Nice lookin fish bro

Thanks godfan I had to drive 1.5 hrs to get them but well worth it

 

[GodFan]

Thanks godfan I had to drive 1.5 hrs to get them but well worth it

I have never seen those. How do you reducenthe stress from the trip?

 

[barterking85]

I have never seen those. How do you reducenthe stress from the trip?

More air then usual in the bag then I packed them in a cooler bag so its completely black with a towel around them to stop the bags from moving in the cooler

 

[GodFan]

More air then usual in the bag then I packed them in a cooler bag so its completely black with a towel around them to stop the bags from moving in the cooler

Thanks! My LFS is 30 minutes away and the new one I wanna try is like 45.

 

[barterking85]

45 mins is no big deal they will be fine

 

[maxwellag]

Yeah... and if your really that worried about it, get a battery powered air pump or those oxygen tablets they use to ship fish with.

 

[barterking85]

So it's been a couple days now since I added my rams they are doing great they even hang out with the angels which are much larger I found that kind of weird and when they are not with them they hang out with the serpea the two groups I was worried about o yeah they love their new cave too and defend it if need be
Very cool fish

 

[barterking85]

Well I had to get rid of 1 angel he was fighting and nipping every fish in the tank but I replaced him with 2 GBR and simplified my plants I had like 9-10 different types so I traded a bunch to get more of the ones I have now so I only have about 6 different types and I like the look a lot better

 

[barterking85]

So the new stocking is
1 marble angel
2 Bolivian rams
2 GBR
2 farlowella
15 rummynose tetras
15 glowlight danio
15 cardinal tetra
10 serpea tetra
Java fern, java moss, amazon sword(broad), moneywort, anarchis, temple, banana, unknown broad leaf

 

[Matt68005]

looks awsome