ArchwayAquatics Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Apparently I'm lacking in forum manners. I've been hanging around here for a few months now and really ought to officially say, hey! I've been in and out of the hobby a few times over the last 20-30 years, depending on where you draw the line. The vast majority of that I'd classify as 'casual fish keeper' mostly enjoying common cichlids I could find at the LFS in one or two tanks. Things started to ramp up a bit a year ago when I started getting into plants for tanks and was gifted a 120 gallon by a good friend. I can't seem to find any pictures presently of the initial setup but this is it today: I quit scrubbing the glass and pulling hair algae out a couple months ago in preparation for getting otocinclus. I really wish I'd taken a picture of the top surfaces of the flat rock before I unleashed them in there. They were fully covered with a wavy punk 'do that the otos have been munching with vigor! I'd never had that much space to work with from a scaping perspective before and... well I've hated every iteration as it's evolved. It's about due for a revamp, just need to finish setup and cycle on some new tanks before I can tear it all apart again. Ack! Kids are knocking, it's bedtime and I'm on story duty. I'll post some pics of my other tanks soon! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Welcome! I really like what you did with the rocks in the tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchwayAquatics Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 Thanks! I found an old pic, here's the original scape: It took me years before my wife agreed to this tank in the house (and not the shed). It was only a few weeks before she asked for her own tank in her art room. It's terrible but I don't have any pics of her tank, something I'll need to rectify. I won't cover everything in this post but here's an early pic of my white skirt breed out tank: Which appears to only want to load upside down on my phone.. 🤔 And the Endlers: Finally, meet Houdini! I tried to get some good shots of the whole gang, but they're going through a bit of a randy phase and no one wants to sit still tonight. All the males are displaying their crest and breeding colors. 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Looks great! Is that an Amazon Puffer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchwayAquatics Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 Houdini and crew are my murderous band of pea puffers 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchwayAquatics Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Took a little video feeding bloodworms to the 120g today. If you watch close you can see the puffers come out to nab some up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Welcome to the forum nice tank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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