Undr Life Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Anyone else here from the Rochester, NY area? These are my three main little aquariums on my custom-built shelf. I've been keeping fish since I was a kid, but have recently started getting into the world of aquascaping. I'm an Industrial Designer in my day job and I love designing and 3D printing my own aquarium decor and accessories. Here is a list of my pets right now: 6 gallon cube 4 ember tetras 2 golden tetras (these go by a few different names it seems) 1 very large neocaridina shrimp (he's the only one in this tank, so he really gets to feast) 1 gallon cube Too small for fish or shrimp 10 gallon Pygmy rasboras (my favorite of my fish) Neocaridina shrimp Cherries Blue rili Clear 3 gallon vase (in a different room) This tank is pretty much my shrimp breeding experiment. I started with just black and red neocaridinas and they've bred to make clear, blue rili, red rili, more black, more cherries, and some brownish. There are dozens in this tank. I make sure to keep them fed. My favorite shrimp from this tank get moved to my "show" tanks on the shelf. I've been watching Cory's Youtube videos for awhile but never took the leap to join the forum. I'm looking forward to learning more from the community and contributing as well. -Jeremiah 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScandiDefense Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Wow! Amazing looking tank and setup! I am a novice fish keeper with bare bottom tanks so i particularly envious of such beautiful tanks!!! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Welcome! Your setup is so nice looking! I know I've had my dad print me off some pieces for my aquarium What do you have in the vase as far as equipment? Any air stone or filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smm333 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Welcome! That's really beautiful. I just got red rili shrimp, and hope to experiment with breeding different colors down the road. It must be really exciting to see the various colors emerge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Welcome to the forum! Very nice tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undr Life Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 12:29 AM, ScandiDefense said: Wow! Amazing looking tank and setup! I am a novice fish keeper with bare bottom tanks so i particularly envious of such beautiful tanks!!! 😁 Thank you! No bare bottoms in my fish room. I've got other rooms for that. 🍑 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undr Life Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) On 1/13/2023 at 5:37 PM, Schuyler said: Welcome! Your setup is so nice looking! I know I've had my dad print me off some pieces for my aquarium What do you have in the vase as far as equipment? Any air stone or filter? Thanks, Schuyler. It's awesome that you have access to a 3D printer. It really comes in handy. In my vase, I just have an airstone for circulation. I have deep substrate and a lot of live plants in there, including giant duckweed. Together, they do a great job of processing the waste. The duckweed is especially great at keeping the ecosystem in balance. Edited January 14, 2023 by Jeremiah Eyster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undr Life Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 8:38 PM, smm333 said: Welcome! That's really beautiful. I just got red rili shrimp, and hope to experiment with breeding different colors down the road. It must be really exciting to see the various colors emerge! Thank you! Red rilis are one of the coolest varieties imo. Do you have a picture of your rili's? And yeah, it's so cool to see how the genes mix. Never know what I'm gonna get! I like to think that the wider gene pool keeps them healthier too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undr Life Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 8:42 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: Welcome to the forum! Very nice tanks Thank you! 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyp814 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 I think your setup is so relaxing to look at. I am so used to having larger tanks but looking at this makes me want to expand my fish keeping hobby to nano tanks. I live on the PA border near Busti NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undr Life Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 On 1/14/2023 at 1:38 AM, Tonyp814 said: I think your setup is so relaxing to look at. I am so used to having larger tanks but looking at this makes me want to expand my fish keeping hobby to nano tanks. I live on the PA border near Busti NY. Thank you! I'd actually love to have a large tank someday. I live in an apartment, so I can't have more than a 10 gallon. I feel like both large and small have their own kinds of challenges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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