tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78368380605904555222024-02-22T17:09:36.384+01:00The FishtankTips and hints to establish and maintain a successful freshwater fishtank.
And now with
Aquaponics on the cheap...
Pictures and guides galore :-)Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-4974919647347447752014-04-18T10:50:00.000+02:002014-04-18T10:50:00.217+02:00Clea helena (Assassin Snails) feeding frenzy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
One of my Marisa cornuarietis ( a large, peaceful snail) was caught by a gang of assassin snails: <br />
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The Marisa must have been ill as they are normally elft alone by the assassin snails. But once one assassin had located the snail, the rest soon arrived and joined the feeding frenzy. <br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-41797636742113969672014-04-15T10:45:00.001+02:002014-04-15T10:45:54.184+02:00Large tank images<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
Just a few shots of life in the large tank (250l / 66 gallon):<br />
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Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-68639824698462821402014-03-09T10:09:00.000+01:002014-03-09T10:09:07.284+01:00Mikrogeophagus ramirezi - Ram Chiclid<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
So while I would never have bought this fish myself, we have been trusted with its wellbeing while its owners are in the States for a few months.<br />
So a Mikrogeophagus ramirezi - Ram Chiclid - in weird colouring... It is a weird fish, looks like an alien and is a very unnatural fish to see in the tank, but we've come to like it<br />
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It is small, timid, but likes to hover in the corners, surveying the tank and waiting for a shrimp to pass by.<br />
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Our goby - Hypseleotris compressa - decided that the ram would be a suitable mating partner and tried to seduce him, not succesfully, but the pictures were fun as <a href="http://fishtankdk.blogspot.dk/2014/02/weird-forbidden-love-ram-chiclid-and.html" target="_blank">can be seen here</a>.<br />
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An interesting fish, but not one I would buy myself due to its 'unnatural' colours.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-28008396258961689302014-03-06T12:13:00.000+01:002014-03-06T12:13:00.764+01:00Prepping the garden - no more Aquaponics but good ol' spring is coming!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
While the fishtanks are looking fine and provides great pleasure, it is time to get busy prepping for the short season we Danes call summer :-).<br />
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Instead of the Aquaponic system, this year I've kept it simple and will use this nice tray I found (think it is from Ikea?) as a startersystem for this years harvest of tomatoes and basil.<br />
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It gets some heat from the aquarium underneath it and this also provides some moisture for the seedlings.<br />
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Once it gets a bit warmer outside these seedlings will be planted in the beds I built last year and have added something to tie the tomatoes to (last year was chaos as I hadn't anticipated the need for this...)<br />
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Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-61227182735106434322014-03-04T09:19:00.000+01:002014-03-04T09:19:25.686+01:00Post Aquaponic Blues - 6 lessons from a year of indoor aquaponics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
So as detailed on this blog, I've been experimenting with indoor aquaponics during the last year or so - if you missed a post or two, <a href="http://fishtankdk.blogspot.dk/search/label/Aquaponics" target="_blank">just click here</a>!<br />
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To be succint - it was not the success I had hoped for and I've thus decided not to continue this year.<br />
But I thought it might be prudent to share why I have reached this decision and what I learnt from my mistakes.<br />
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The setup was in a windowsill above a small aquarium (54 liters) and was made throguh recycled materials. The entire setup cost about 15$ - and was fun to build with the kids:<br />
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In the other windowsill was a "normal" kitchengarden, no aquaponic system but it did receive a bit more sunlight and this is what made me give up aquaponics. The normal garden gave as much produce as the aquaponic system.<br />
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So this experience taught me the following:<br />
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<b>1) Aquaponics works </b>- it was amazing to see things growing in clay - no soil what so ever.<br />
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<b>2) As a filter </b>the system worked and the aquarium was as clean (almost) as if there had been a filter.<br />
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<b>3) It is all about the sun</b> - without adequate sunlight it means little to the plants if they have a ton of food to grow from. So either you need a great spot or a dedicated lamp, and this costs too much (in my opinion).<br />
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<b>6)</b> <b>The aquarium needs to be optimized </b>for the system to work: little or no plants, overstocked amount of fish (preferable large) and this was not something I was willing to do to my fish - but should I do this again, I would choose some of the smaller Tanganikian chichlids, perhaps some Lamprologus ocellatus, who would thrive without plants.<br />
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Well, something weird occurred in the tank the other day. A visitor to the aquarium, a male Mikrogeophagus ramirezi whom we will babysit over the summer, apparently made our Hypseleotris compressa feel like a man.<br />
I discovered the compressa making advances and showing the full, beautiful, colours that the males of this species get when in heat. The object turned out to be the Ram chiclid who really didn't know what to do. So the two males kept circling each other, while the compressa attempted to persuade the chiclid into some sweet love...<br />
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Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-68333990065259060022013-12-19T09:38:00.001+01:002013-12-19T09:38:24.740+01:00Fun: My Cat fishing for fish in the Aquarium<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Howdy all,<br />
we recently acquired two kittens, and while they are fun and adorable, and all that, what really makes me alugh is when they try and get the fish through the glass fo the aquarium. they still havn't quite figured out that they won't be eating any of them anytime soon.<br />
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They have tried a few Shrimps and Guppies (who died when I forgot to empty a fishtrap :-/) and they ate those with great glee!<br />
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Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-48063495833161501002013-05-10T11:04:00.002+02:002013-05-10T11:04:12.447+02:00Aquaponic update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
been a bit quite as the spring here in Denmark has arrived and meant that any spare time went into whipping the the garden into shape.<br />
So how fares the experimental aquaponic system?<br />
It is doing very well, but also a bit disappointing.<br />
Let me explain:<br />
The Aquaponic system is doing well, plants are growing, and the fishtank is getting adequately cleaned in the process. So that is a success:<br />
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Plenty of fresh pants, enjoying the sun and nutrient-filled water. Tomatoes, Peber, Squash, Cucumber, and some strawberries (not healthy).<br />
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So why would I be a bit disappointed?<br />
Well, in the next window I have my little tomato plant. and the plants there looks like this:<br />
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Twice the height. And although they get perhaps ten minutes extra of sunlight, I had supposed/hoped that the aquaponic-system would have beaten this. But apperently not.<br />
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Even the new sprouts are doing better, without the fishies help.<br />
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So, not entirely satisfied with the system. But on the bright side - the tank is getting cleaned, the plants are growing adequately, and it has been a fun experiment.<br />
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Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-84738031411675091532013-02-24T09:58:00.000+01:002013-02-24T09:58:00.714+01:00Wild plant growth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
Took these pictures some time ago. We had been away for fourteen days, and this was the mildly insane plant growth that greeted me when I opened the 54 litres aquarium.<br />
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Seems the plants had been doing alright in our absence :-).<br />
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The fish seemed to really enjoy the jungle.<br />
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Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-63484728404836455802013-02-22T09:55:00.000+01:002013-02-22T09:59:11.605+01:00Cheap Nano Shrimp Experiment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
Some months ago I set up a small Nano fishtank as an experiment.We had a large unused glass flower vase and I had a surplus of Neocaridina heteropoda (Red Cherry Shrimp, RCS) and I was interested in how well they would live in an unfiltered, small container without much food.<br />
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As it turns out they did excellent - they got almost no food and as a consequence the Shrimptank was kept crystal clear - no algae what so ever and the shrimps kept multiplying. And they did look nice on the table and was an interesting thing to observe while eating :-).<br />
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They had a bit of Java Moss and an Anubias for company and to provide some oxygen for them.<br />
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Caught my greedy fish (two Hypseleotris compressa, and four Pterophyllum scalare) stealing the pellets intended for my Sturisoma aureum and thought I would share. At least they got some vegetables :-).<br />
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<br />All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-26352764632086939412013-02-06T11:02:00.002+01:002013-02-06T11:10:35.106+01:00Aquaponics 22: Damping off problem and solution<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
So, as the problem of my 'depressed' plants continues I sought help at one of the best forums for all things aquaponic (<a href="http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=14813" target="_blank">Backyard Aquaponics</a>). And lo and behold, one of the nice chaps there might have identified the problem.<br />
It seems that the issue is caused by something called "Damping off". This disease causes plants to look fine one day and the next they will be depressingly sad. Their stalk will wilt away and the plant will drop or fall over. Exactly what I've been experiencing.<br />
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One day the plants will look great...<br />
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And the next they will have turned into the above example of a very sorry state of being.<br />
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So, searching the internet I've read a lot about this disease. It appears to be a umbrella term for the horticultural disease or condition caused by a range of fungi.<br />
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I've narrowed my type of evil attacker down to either <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> or <i>Pythium spp:</i><br />
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<i><b>Rhizoctonia root rot </b>(Rhizoctonia solani) is a fungal disease
which causes damping-off of seedlings and foot rot of cuttings. Infection
occurs in warm to hot temperatures and moderate moisture levels. The
fungi is found in all natural soils and can survive indefinitely. Infected
plants often have slightly sunken lesions on the stem at or below the soil
line. Transfer of the fungi to the germination room or greenhouse is
easily accomplished by using outdoor gardening tools inside or vice versa.
The germination room should not be used for mixing potting soils or
transplanting seedlings as a general rule.
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<b>Pythium Root Rot</b> (Pythium spp.) is similar to Rhizoctonia in
that it causes damping-off of seedlings and foot rot of cuttings. However,
infection occurs in cool, wet, poorly-drained soils, and by overwatering.
Infection results in wet odorless rots. When severe, the lower
portion of the stem can become slimy and black. Usually, the soft to
slimy rotted outer portion of the root can be easily separated from the inner
core. Species of Pythium can survive for several years in soil and
plant refuse. </i><br />
Source: <a href="http://tomclothier.hort.net/page13.html" target="_blank">http://tomclothier.hort.net/page13.html </a><br />
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Wikipedia has this on <i><b>Rhizoctonia solani</b></i><br />
<i>"a plant pathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide
distribution. This plant pathogen was discovered more than 100 years
ago. Rhizoctonia solani frequently exists as thread-like growth on
plants or in culture, and is considered a soil-borne pathogen.
Rhizoctonia solani is best known to cause various plant diseases such as
collar rot, root rot, damping off and wire stem. Rhizoctonia solani
attacks its host(s) when they are in their juvenile stages of
development such as seeds and seedlings, which are typically found in
the soil. It makes sense then this saphrophytic pathogen would live and
survive in the soil, and attack the part of its hosts that reside there.
The pathogen is known to cause serious plant losses by attacking
primarily the roots and lower stems of plants and although it have a
wide range of hosts, their main targets are herbaceous plants.
Rhizoctonia Solani would be considered a basidiomycete fungus if the
teleomorph stage is abundant. and is currently not known to produce any
asexual (conidia) spores although it is considered to have an asexual
life cycle. Occasionally, sexual spores (basidiospores) are produced on
infected plants. The disease cycle of Rhizoctonia solani is important in
regards to management and control of the pathogen."</i><br />
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So, I've got a nasty (and rightly feared) fungus attacking my plants. And it thrives in wet, cold poorly drained climates - a perfect discription of my growbed at the moment :-(.<br />
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<b>SOLUTIONS </b>/ <b>TREATMENT</b><br />
There seems to be a couple of solutions (even though any type of pesticide is out of the question!) that I can try:<br />
1) Lower the Ph of the Growbed. Bacteria and fungus dislike low levels of Ph.<br />
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2) Only plant well established seedlings. This would mean setting up a heated nursery or similar, whereby the more developed plants would be less susceptible to Damping Off.<br />
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I'll give solution number 1 a try first, as it does not involve buying anything expensive. An old and well tested way of lowering the Ph is the application of chamomile tea. This has long been known to be useful against bacteria attacks, which is due to its PH lowering abilities.<br />
So, my plan of attack is to sow a new batch of plants, apply chamomile tea daily and see what happens. If I can detect an improvement (which should be easy) I'll carry on with this approach, and if not I'll try and set up a small heated nursery for the seedlings.<br />
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Anyways, sorry for the wall of text :-).<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-67656517091424013782013-02-04T19:33:00.001+01:002013-02-04T19:33:07.951+01:00The case of the mysterious eggs solved!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
I recently detailed the case of the mysterious eggs (<a href="http://fishtankdk.blogspot.dk/2013/01/mystery-eggs.html" target="_blank">re-read it here</a>) that I was not sure whether they belonged to my Pterophyllum scalare or to one of the Marisa cornuarietis snails roaming the aquarium.<br />
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Well consider the case solved!<br />
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It was not these guys:<br />
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Nope the culprit was indeed the Marisa snails. I caught one in the act of depositing eggs and they indeed do look identical:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marisa cornuarietis laying eggs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marisa cornuarietis laying eggs</td></tr>
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In this picture it even looks like the scalare is pointing the culprit out, perhaps to get its name cleared :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marisa cornuarietis laying eggs while the Pterophyllum scalare draws attention</td></tr>
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All the best,<br />
Kasper<br />
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Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-47635786043114539102013-01-31T11:02:00.000+01:002013-01-31T11:02:10.525+01:00Installing a LED Moon Light in an Aquarium<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
A few years back, I bought a cheap LED Moon light system on Ebay. The reason for this was that my aquarium lamps are all set to switch off for a few hours around noon each day (where we are rarely at home). So I thought it might be nice to be able to see the fish swimming around without getting increased algae growth.<br />
The installation was very simple, and it actually looked pretty good:<br />
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Unfortunately, the sucktion discs wee not up to the task and after half a year they began regularly giving up and I had to pull the moon light out of the tank multiple times (it was water tight, of course). <br />
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The fish appeared to enjoy the light, swimming happily around, and it did remove some of the chock they experience when the main lights switch on. <br />
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Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-79350190732357509822013-01-30T08:56:00.004+01:002013-01-30T09:23:15.659+01:00Aquaponics 21: Scud Trap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
When I added the three small grow beds (<a href="http://fishtankdk.blogspot.dk/2013/01/aquaponics-19-making-simple-complicated.html" target="_blank">see here for details</a>), I also snug a small sieve under the outlet. I wanted to see how much detritus, etc was carried along the system.<br />
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Yesterday, when I remembered and checked the sieve, it turned out that it had acted as a great Scud (Hyalella azteca) trap. Apparently the pump carry the scuds along the system and they've survived without problems. The sieve held about twenty fat scuds.<br />
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I left the sieve on a shelf for ten minutes and it turns out that ten minutes is long enough to turn live scuds into delicious (if you are a fish) dried scuds.<br />
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So if you do not want scuds in your tanks, just leave them in a sieve for ten minutes, and then you are set. The fish ate them with great glee. This might also be the trick to use with slow eating fish (e.g. Betta Splendens (or Siamese Fighting Fish), giving them a chance to get some healthy live food.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-62896712542899392982013-01-29T11:00:00.001+01:002013-01-29T11:00:15.149+01:00Video: Epiplatys annulatus and Hymenochirus boettgeri <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
Found this video of a beautiful species of killi fish I used to have. They are called Epiplatys annulatus (AKA Clown killi, Banded panchax, or Pseudo-Epiplatys annulatus) and are absolutely stunning!<br />
I've written more on the species and how to keep <a href="http://fishtankdk.blogspot.dk/search/label/Epiplatys%20annulatus" target="_blank">them here</a>.<br />
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In this video they are sharing their tank with Hymenochirus boettgeri (AKA Congo dwarf clawed frog or African dwarf frog), not a tank mate I would recommend in the future.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-63913518127052718962013-01-29T10:53:00.003+01:002013-01-29T10:53:43.964+01:00Video: Skin eating Hymenochirus boettgeri (AKA Congo dwarf clawed frog or African dwarf frog)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all, <br />
My Hymenochirus boettgeri (African Dwarf frog) shares a habit with all other African Dwarf frogs; it eats its own skin once it has shed it. Apparently this is a great way of regaining nutricients, but it does look really weird and a bit disgusting. But also entertaining to watch it try and stuff its skin into its mouth without having useful hands. They do this every week or so, but normally they do it hidden and catching it on camera was lucky.<br />
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In the background is a puzzled male Aphyosemion australe (golden) killi, who was on a short holiday in the tank.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-52630053513425656902013-01-29T10:46:00.001+01:002013-01-29T11:00:24.205+01:00Video: Aphysemion australe (Lyretail Killi) and Apple Snail (Ampullariidae)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
Found this old video that illustrates why you shouldn't keep killi fish with fance snails.<br />
The male Aphysemion australe (golden) is a brilliant specimen of the killi species, but as all killies he is curious and opportunistic and the eye stalks of the apple snail is just too tempting. As a result he kept nibbling them and in the end I had to put the snail in another tank. <br />
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Apart from this incident, the Aphysemion australe killi fish remains one of my favourite fish - it always looks happy and is investigative active fish.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-56214471252888909892013-01-29T09:59:00.004+01:002013-01-29T09:59:51.027+01:00Red Cherry Shrimp dropping eggs (AKA RCS, Neocaridina heteropoda)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
As mentioned in a previous post, any new Red Cherry Shrimp (RCS) breeder will go through the following stages:<br />
First month - why doesn't my Shrimps breed? Do they hate me? Are they dying? What Can I DO!<br />
Second month - Wuhuu, success! They breed and they love me. I'm the best Shrimp-farmer ever!<br />
Third month - Hmm, that is quite a lot of shrimps. I wonder what I should do...<br />
Fourth month - AARGH! Shrimps everywhere, how do I get rid of them???<br />
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But just before stage two arrives, a peculiar thing will often happen.<br />
A shrimp female, new to the whole egg-laying experience, will often drop her eggs. Anything can cause this - but normally it is because something startles her, causing her to flee and leaving the eggs behind. The eggs will normally be a yellowish colour and look like this:<br />
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There is really nothing you can do about this, apart from trying not to startle her (e.g. do not knock on the aquarium, suddenly plunge your hand into it etc). But the good thing is that should she drop her eggs she is much less likely to do so the next time. And once they start carrying eggs around, this means the baby shrimps will shortly arrive.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-89228195238008569432013-01-29T09:53:00.002+01:002013-02-14T21:02:38.262+01:00DIY exit flow pipe from aquarium pump<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
One of the first aquariums we bought was a small 54 litres (14 gallons) starter set. This included everything from heater to lamp. It was a 'no-name' system, a cheap Chinese brand called AAA.<br />
To be honest all parts were adequate, although everything has since been changed several times.<br />
One thing that did annoy me was that the filter (placed on top of the tank, under the lid) did not create the desired amount of circulation in the tank.<br />
I set about to remedy this problem and this was the result:<br />
Behind the root in the centre, you can see the gizmo I made. It diverted the water's exit flow into the centre of the tank, creating a nice vortex.<br />
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It was covered with Java Moss and within a few weeks it was completely camouflaged.<br />
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Here is the addition before camouflage was added:<br />
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The pipe was bought cheap (was a leftover from another customer's purchase) at a local friendly fish shop and the largest problem was figuring out which diameter to use :-). I didn't know this at the time, but Eheim produces a range of hoses that suits almost any pump.<br />
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Anyways, just adding old stuff, so I do not forget them. Hope someone out there can use the ideas.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-31909457506035097752013-01-28T11:22:00.002+01:002013-01-28T11:22:27.114+01:00Easy way of catching shrimps II - free shrimp trap Mark II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
I've already showed one simple type of trap that works well with catching shrimps (RCS), scuds and snails. Here is the designs for that one.<br />
This is another type, even easier and perhaps cheaper. It works on the same principles, and the most difficult element in building one is to find a suitable stone :-). I prefer this one at the moment because it it is better at catching snails, and should a small curious fish get trapped (guppies are great at this) it is easier to liberate it.<br />
Picture guide:<br />
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Any type of plastic bottle is cut into two parts. A stone is put into the bottom part. The top is inserted into the bottom, tightly. And, presto, the trap is done.<br />
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Put a few tasty morsels into the trap and within half an hour a bunch of shrimps, snails, and scuds will have colelcted inside it.<br />
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This is after 45 minutes - at least twenty RCS shrimp, in addition to a few snails and scuds. That means it is feeding time for the larger fish :-).<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper <br />
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Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-47374510638056492262013-01-28T11:04:00.002+01:002013-01-28T11:04:21.110+01:00What to feed Scuds (Hyallella azteca)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
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This post will consolidate the information I have gathered with regards to what the Scuds (Hyalella azteca) will eat, and what they seem to dislike.<br />
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So far the following foods have been tried and foudn adequate by the little crustaceans' taste buds:<br />
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<b>Fish food</b>: Any small dust from fish food containers, or crunbled larger flakes works well.<br />
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<b>Fruit paste</b>: Also works - and is eaten quickly.<br />
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<b>Dried catfish pellets</b>: They love these, and they should be packed with the correct nutrients. I've tried pellets with only vegetable contents and some with animal parts, and both appear to work. But I would suggest only using the vegetable ones, as they seem to pollute the water much less. Instead of just throwing them into the tank, I quickly grate mine. The fine powder seems to work better with the small scuds.<br />
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<b>Leftover vegetables</b>: I see my Scuds as soemthing of a waste disposal unit - so whenever my kids havn't eaten something I will give it a go. This has shown that cucumbers, tomatoes, and simialr food types works very well. As they float this will allow you to quickly assess whether or not the scuds are eating and how quickly. Cucumber seems a favourite, and anything containing veegtables appears to be a winner:<br />
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<br /><b>What they do not seem to enjoy eating:</b><br />
<i>Duck weed (all types of <span class="st">Lemnaceae), any plant not in the process of degrading, snails, shrimps, or any other thing alive.</span></i><br />
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If you have a suggestion, give me a shout and I'll try throwing it into the scud containers and see what happens :-).<br />
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Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-13305284299271709622013-01-28T10:26:00.002+01:002013-01-29T12:03:20.117+01:00Aquarium plants in weird places: Ceratopteris thalictroides (water sprite) emersed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
In one of my fish tanks I have an excellent 'corner filter' filtersystem. It works by having a large piece of foam where all the water is pulled through by a small powerhead. Works excellently, only needs cleaning once or twice a year, and can be camouflaged to disappear within the plants. It is in the right corner of the large image on the top of the page. Very nice filter (and quite cheap as well - I got mine from <a href="http://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unimati.biz%2Fgroup.asp%3Fgroup%3D83&ei=GEMGUdTBLNDdsgbTz4CoBA&usg=AFQjCNFjLq14yfYzmzr8aTFCH3mP1LA5_A&bvm=bv.41524429,d.Yms" target="_blank">Unimati in Denmark</a>).<br />
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Well, one of the interesting aspects of this filter is that it is raised a few centimeters above the water level. This means that there is a great place to grow emersed aquarium plantes, within the aquarium. And one day, when it was time to do some maintenance this plant had appeared:<br />
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It took me some time to identify it, especially so beacuse it looks different being emersed, than the normal specimens which are submersed. But it turns out it is a Ceratopteris thalictroides. A plant I do not otherwise have in the tank, so where it came from is a mystery :-).<br />
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<a href="http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myPlants.php?do=view&p=49&n=Water_Sprite_Ceratopteris_thalictroides" target="_blank">Planted Tank</a> states that it should be sued floating, but also that when it is grown emersed it will become quite sturdy: <i>When grown emersed it will becomes sturdy with thicker stems and leaves.
Growing submerged it adapt and turn into limp and softer plant. Water
Sprite can be kept planted or left floating. Propagate by sending out
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Which is also what I found to be the case. It appeared to love the intense heat and light levels just beneath the lamps.<br />
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Nice plant though, and when it grew enough to interfere with the light I planted it in one of the smaller tanks.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-1777991205082496622013-01-28T10:06:00.000+01:002013-01-28T10:06:22.160+01:00Aquaponics 20: Failing at Aquaponics II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
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Things are not becoming the lush paradise I was hoping for...<br />
Plants are growing fine, looking green and great, but only for a week or so and then they just give up on life and crumble.<br />
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One day they are fine, the next they look like the above sorry specimen.<br />
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I've compiled a list of things I think could be causing this problem:<br />
1) lack of sunlight? It is pretty dark here, but I do not think the plants would behave this way if it was a question of light.'<br />
2)
the water level or similar - the roots are wet and, again, wouldn't
they turn yellow instead, if lack of water was the problem?<br />
3)
Temperature. I guess this is what is killing my plants. At the moment we
are getting temperatures of -12 degrees and even though they are
inside, the window is cold and the room temperature cannot adequately
combat the temperature right next to the windows (especially as the
heater is below the other window..).<br />
<br />
So would plants suffering from a cold behave the way my plants are?<br />
<br />
All the best,<br />
Kasper</div>
Kasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073960841888193423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836838060590455522.post-56325981434664842972013-01-25T12:42:00.000+01:002013-01-25T12:42:04.978+01:00Monster fish attacks man<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all,<br />
Just saw some wonderful images I wanted to share - the very talented mr. Isley combined toy figures with reef fish and the result is stunning:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hilarious (with great skill as well).</td></tr>
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The collection can be seen at <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267126/Wee-like-seaside-Miniature-figures-hilarious-underwater-scenes.html" target="_blank">DailyMail</a>, were they write:<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">"Jules Verne might have written the
classic 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, but now one British photographer
has created his own hilarious version of what a life beneath the waves
might entail.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Underwater
photographer, Jason Isley, 42, originally from Essex, decided to have a
bit of fun for a change with some of the smaller colourful reef fish in
Borneo and Indonesia.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">So
he got a selection of toy human figures from soldiers to sunbathers and
photographed them in a set of hilarious scenes as they interacted with
the fish and other sea creatures."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">All the best,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Kasper </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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