Your tank pics.

[fishfool58]

My 40B with night light on
My 55g with a piece of DIY DW being prepared as centerpiece

Nice DW, how is it DIY?

 

[fishfool58]

My 55 gallon tank.

 

[Rnbwfimmy]

That looks great! Looks like your fish will have lots of great hiding places

 

[Fedex3d]

My 40B with night light on
My 55g with a piece of DIY DW being prepared as centerpiece

Wow !!!! I really love that piece of driftwood you found. Looks like a piece of artwork !!

 

[fishfool58]

That looks great! Looks like your fish will have lots of great hiding places

Thanks!

 

[Aqualady40]

Nice DW, how is it DIY?

Well since I did not go to a store and purchase "Aquarium READY" I figured, if I had to find it (traveled miles to location), scrub it, cure it, etc...ummm I am doing all the the needed work to it myself...so I see it as DIY DW...is that not so

 

[Aqualady40]

Wow !!!! I really love that piece of driftwood you found. Looks like a piece of artwork !!

Thank you ....I got pretty darn lucky finding it...and I thought the same thing (art) when I was visualizing how it would look once I cleaned and cured it... I been working hard to get it cleaned and water logged (may have to attach slate to it not sure...but I am going to be patient with this big ole thing...lol)

 

[fishfool58]

Well since I did not go to a store and purchase "Aquarium READY" I figured, if I had to find it (traveled miles to location), scrub it, cure it, etc...ummm I am doing all the the needed work to it myself...so I see it as DIY DW...is that not so

Ahh, gotcha.. That makes sense.. Lol.

 

[Rnbwfimmy]

I did the same thing with my driftwood, I had it sitting in my spare tub for weeks

 

[tamtam]

I did the same thing with my driftwood, I had it sitting in my spare tub for weeks

I've had my big chunk sitting in the laundry room sink for weeks. Hubby has banished it from the sink so I guess I'll be attaching it to some rocks in the tank. lol

 

[StuMcc99]

Here is my tank!

I think your tank looks great, I am hoping to get a tank that size soon and hope it looks as good as your when I do

 

[tiger terror]

My Lake Malawi Tank

 

[ShawnKC]

It turned out my driftwood was fouling the tank so I discarded it and replaced all the water, and rinsed everything and re-scaped the tank. It was a chore but I am happy with the tank now, it looks a bit like a mangrove stream.

 

[StuMcc99]

My tank not the biggest but its a start

 

[Aqua dude18]

I should be adding a few more plants soon and change the substrate to a fine light brown but this is it so far

 

[tiger terror]

My tank not the biggest but its a start

Size doesn't matter!
6g fluval edge

 

[CatfishLoachZealot]

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What do you feed your ctenopoma (the brown and tan spotted fish in the first picture you posted, just above the bala shark, for those who don't know)? I've always wanted to keep some of those but due to tank space and/or their notoriety for being picky eaters have kept me from pursuing them.

 

[...joey...]

What do you feed your ctenopoma (the brown and tan spotted fish in the first picture you posted, just above the bala shark, for those who don't know)? I've always wanted to keep some of those but due to tank space and/or their notoriety for being picky eaters have kept me from pursuing them.

When you first get them they are very picky and need to find their own in your tank before really getting into their food. Me and a couple of friends have had a hard time at first with all of ours. Them days ended when I brought home some prawns from work! Honestly feed them chopped prawns and you will never have a problem. They are one of my favourite species I've ever kept!

 

[Musicfreak]

Not sure how many gallons, got the tank from my mother-in-law. I really want to put some live plants in there just need to sell my husband on that idea.

Yes, Binkini Bottom is located inside of my tank.

 

[CatfishLoachZealot]

When you first get them they are very picky and need to find their own in your tank before really getting into their food. Me and a couple of friends have had a hard time at first with all of ours. Them days ended when I brought home some prawns from work! Honestly feed them chopped prawns and you will never have a problem. They are one of my favourite species I've ever kept!

Cool! Thanks for the info.