Fish Folk Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) I’m thinking about Darters. Can’t shake it. I’m liking cool water tanks. I may try some Dace too. Or… some new Hydrophlox shiners. I added more creek rocks, totally cleaned, and long used in other tanks. More bronze crypt with root tabs… a bunch of Catappa leaves… new (grumpy) Java moss… I think I’ll plan on a little powerhead like I just set up in my Rainbow Shiner tank… Now… I’m trying to choose a Darter species… Im leaning towards one of these two: Edited September 17, 2021 by Fish Folk 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 And… I believe I’ll hold out for a school of Southern Redbelly Dace… 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 1:38 PM, Fish Folk said: And… I believe I’ll hold out for a school of Southern Redbelly Dace… pretty fish! In the post above with the Datrers...what is the top one? That looks amazing as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudofish Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Love native species tanks. If I had a ginormous tank I'd like to do bluegill as an alternative to Oscars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 One of them is the green sided garter and I think that the other is the banded darter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Ouch - no need to shout ! More seriously how do you deal with summer for a 'cold water' aquarium ? Having once lived in your neck of the wood wouldn't the aquarium be mid to upper 70's during summer ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 2:29 PM, anewbie said: Ouch - no need to shout ! More seriously how do you deal with summer for a 'cold water' aquarium ? Having once lived in your neck of the wood wouldn't the aquarium be mid to upper 70's during summer ? Sorry for the “loud” text. 😂 I was driving… asked SIRI for help… so yeah… that happened. Hmm… well, I don’t fuss too much with water temperature. This is in my heated basement, so it stays around 68-72° F year-round. I _will_ however perform COLD water changes, and adjust light / photo period to correspond to the shorter winter / longer summer hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 2:53 PM, Fish Folk said: This is in my heated basement, so it stays around 68-72° F Heated ...lol Thats our coldest winter day here. Cold water species are never happening in my house unfortunately. Started reading on those darters and oooops cold water. I guess ill just look at pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) On 9/17/2021 at 1:46 PM, ARMYVET said: pretty fish! In the post above with the Datrers...what is the top one? That looks amazing as well! Sorry… I was driving. Let’s see… This one is Etheostoma blennoides (Greenside Darter) And this one is Etheostoma zonale (Banded Darter) They always look gorgeous “in situ” — in nature. But they get dull in a home tank unless you care for them right: (1) Feed them good live foods (2) Keep strong flow going in the tank (3) Keep several pairs, so that males will color up at one another Interestingly, the Banded Darter may prove to be the more green of the two. Here’s an inspiring looking one in a university tank… Edited September 17, 2021 by Fish Folk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I can’t wait to see this! Whichever fish you choose, I’ll be learning along with you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 3:00 PM, Fish Folk said: Sorry… I was driving. Let’s see… This one is Etheostoma blennoides (Greenside Darter) And this one is Etheostoma zonale (Banded Darter) They always look gorgeous “in situ” — in nature. But they get dull in a hone tank unless you care for them right: (1) Feed them good live foods (2) Keep strong flow going in the tank (3) Keep several pairs, so that males will color up at one another Interestingly, the Banded Darter may prove to be the more green of the two. Here’s an inspiring looking one in a university tank… See thats what I love...that is a very awesome fish to watch and its just beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) I added a small powerhead with air to prepare for Darters. I like how this works! Edited September 20, 2021 by Fish Folk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 That looks great ! Nice flow and awesome aeration. That looks like Darter heaven there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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