Big Worm's tank - Page 12 - APE - Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

chillplants · 02-07-2010, 03:53 PM

Just the usual stuff. I replaced the inline diffuser with a needle wheel pump for more effective CO2 dispersion about 6 weeks ago. The plants have really responded well.

hydrophyte · 02-08-2010, 11:29 AM

Everything is still looking great. Hey what is that tall crypt at the far right?

I really gotta think more about a planted riparium with a good-sized oddball fish or two.

chillplants · 02-08-2010, 03:42 PM

On the far right in the back is Crypt spiralis. I had someone tell me once that it is 'dwarf', but I've never confirmed that.

chillplants · 02-10-2010, 06:03 PM

Skinny died yesterday from unknown causes. I came home at lunch and he was upside down on the bottom of the tank. I reached in to pull him out and he started to move a little, but when I got home last night he had passed on to Davey Jones' locker. Big Worm is still alive and well, getting bigger as the months go by. I almost wonder if it came down to survival of the fittest between these two. Skinny was very passive in his eating habits, waiting for food to come to him. Big Worm is the opposite. He has great natural hunting instincts and attacks live food quickly and methodically. It's fun to watch him hunt, even more so now that the plants are growing and getting thicker.

AquaZilla · 02-10-2010, 06:34 PM

Thats to bad. Do you run any medicated foods for your fish in a QT tank at all before you intro them into the big tank?

chillplants · 02-10-2010, 11:56 PM

This tank had no fish prior to the eels moving in, so I didn't bother with QT. Both eels adjusted quickly to the tank and I had no problems up till now. The platies were in QT for several weeks and I treated them with ick medication as a precaution before moving them in with the eels.
Generally, I keep the fish in QT for at least two weeks and treat twice with ick medication just to be sure they don't transfer anything with them.

AquaZilla · 02-11-2010, 10:10 AM

When ever we get new fish we feed them medicated foods to clear our parasites and Bacteria. This seems to be the downfall of most fish introduced into a new home. Treating the fish with ick medicine may not be a good practice seeing as they dont have any ick.

You May also want to consider using a UV sterilizer. Internal parasites are ghost killers!

chillplants · 03-02-2010, 12:35 PM

Big Worm made a rare appearance out in the open for a few minutes today after the lights came on. I haven't seen him out swimming in several weeks, usually I just catch a glimpse of his head poking out from the cave. I was able to get a picture and video. The video is uploading on youtube and I'll post the link as soon as it's done.

The only good picture I got. I would have to estimate his size to be about 7-8", nearly double from when I first bought him back in October. You can get a real good perspective on his size in the video compared to the orange platies swimming around him.

hydrophyte · 03-02-2010, 12:42 PM

What a cool fish. That's a neat picture too.

chillplants · 03-02-2010, 01:04 PM

Here's the video. It's not the best quality because I shot it with my camera rather than a video recorder.

02-07-2010, 03:53 PM	#111 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 412	Just the usual stuff. I replaced the inline diffuser with a needle wheel pump for more effective CO2 dispersion about 6 weeks ago. The plants have really responded well. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

02-08-2010, 11:29 AM	#112 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 287	Everything is still looking great. Hey what is that tall crypt at the far right? I really gotta think more about a planted riparium with a good-sized oddball fish or two. __________________ Hydrophyte

02-08-2010, 03:42 PM	#113 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 412	On the far right in the back is Crypt spiralis. I had someone tell me once that it is 'dwarf', but I've never confirmed that. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

02-10-2010, 06:03 PM	#114 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 412	RIP Skinny Skinny died yesterday from unknown causes. I came home at lunch and he was upside down on the bottom of the tank. I reached in to pull him out and he started to move a little, but when I got home last night he had passed on to Davey Jones' locker. Big Worm is still alive and well, getting bigger as the months go by. I almost wonder if it came down to survival of the fittest between these two. Skinny was very passive in his eating habits, waiting for food to come to him. Big Worm is the opposite. He has great natural hunting instincts and attacks live food quickly and methodically. It's fun to watch him hunt, even more so now that the plants are growing and getting thicker. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

02-10-2010, 06:34 PM	#115 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,213	*Thats to bad. Do you run any medicated foods for your fish in a QT tank at all before you intro them into the big tank?* __________________ The Planted Aquarium Blog

02-10-2010, 11:56 PM	#116 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 412	This tank had no fish prior to the eels moving in, so I didn't bother with QT. Both eels adjusted quickly to the tank and I had no problems up till now. The platies were in QT for several weeks and I treated them with ick medication as a precaution before moving them in with the eels. Generally, I keep the fish in QT for at least two weeks and treat twice with ick medication just to be sure they don't transfer anything with them. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

02-11-2010, 10:10 AM	#117 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,213	When ever we get new fish we feed them medicated foods to clear our parasites and Bacteria. This seems to be the downfall of most fish introduced into a new home. Treating the fish with ick medicine may not be a good practice seeing as they dont have any ick. You May also want to consider using a UV sterilizer. Internal parasites are ghost killers! __________________ The Planted Aquarium Blog

03-02-2010, 12:35 PM	#118 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 412	Big Worm made a rare appearance out in the open for a few minutes today after the lights came on. I haven't seen him out swimming in several weeks, usually I just catch a glimpse of his head poking out from the cave. I was able to get a picture and video. The video is uploading on youtube and I'll post the link as soon as it's done. The only good picture I got. I would have to estimate his size to be about 7-8", nearly double from when I first bought him back in October. You can get a real good perspective on his size in the video compared to the orange platies swimming around him. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

03-02-2010, 12:42 PM	#119 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 287	What a cool fish. That's a neat picture too. __________________ Hydrophyte

03-02-2010, 01:04 PM	#120 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 412	Here's the video. It's not the best quality because I shot it with my camera rather than a video recorder. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

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