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    My 180g planted Discus tank and my breeding pair

    Hey, just took some photo's of my planted tank with my new camera, never had a chance to take photos of my tank with a good camera before. Tell me what you think....
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    Longest you have ever kept a fish

    Hanako It's a nice story :) The article was written in 1966 but Hanako died in 1977, theres a little note at the bottom So it's a long term commitment when buying koi lol
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    Longest you have ever kept a fish

    Actually koi can live for alot longer...... a koi called Hanako lived for 226 yrs, in the pond he was in all the koi were around 150-200yrs old
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    What is your biggest fish

    Yep :) My bgk a few months ago, and my synspilum with a small injury:
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    What is your biggest fish

    longest fish would be my BGK whos 14+ inches, but biggest would have to be my male Synspillum
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    Whats your favorite fish, invert or eel?

    My Black ghost knifefish is my favourite
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    Fish i cannot identify

    Indian glass fish? was the tank brakish?
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    Pleco ID please?

    Dekeyseria pulchra I think, i think they are a type of ancistrus or zonanctistrus so they're mainly vegetarian. just give is zuchinni and other veges and some driftwood and it should be fine :) EDIT: or hikari algae wafers, they've worked pretty well for my pleco's
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    black ghost knife fish

    I keep my 30cm BGK in a 6x2 with 5 discus, a few different types of apistos,bloodfin and white star tetras, and a few l number plecos. I've never had any problems, he doesn't even eat the tetras, not one bloodfin or white star has gone missing since i added them almost a year ago. I think i am...
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    hole in the head

    What species of cichlid is it??? African cichlids need a very different diet to american cichlids, they need a lot more vegetable matter and more vitamin c etc and less protein. Hole in the head or otherwise known as head and latteral line errosion is usually caused by too much protein and not...
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    Quick vid of my tank/ Discus handfeeding

    Thanks! there's only a lot of activity because i just threw in some food, I will try make a better video with a better camera one day lol
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    Quick vid of my tank/ Discus handfeeding

    Hey guys, I've never taken a video of my 180g tank before so thought i would have a go at making and editing one.... My Discus handfeeding and their tank shared with a large Black Ghost Knifefish - YouTube Sorry my camera and editing skills aren't too great Tell me what you think :)
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    What was your first aquarium and what do you have now?

    4g with a betta :) now have 225g South American tank with; 50cm BGK, Discus pair, Apisto Macmasteri "super red" pair, GBR pair, L397 + L183 + L333 plecos, Hoplo catfish, 7 White star tetras, African butterfly fish (not South American lol) 55g with a Green Terror, Berneyi catfish, Paratilapia...
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    male or female gbr

    definetly male and female good luck with breeding :)
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    male or female gbr

    Male This site helped me learn, also the boys do sometimes have the black on the pelvic fins... German Blue Ram :)
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