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by wimvanvelzen
Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:50 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

Thanks!

The pumps add up to about 20,000 liter/hour (and a total amount of 800 liters), but that is of course nominal capacity. Compared to almost all fish tanks the flow is enormous, compared to nature it is only mild.
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by wimvanvelzen
Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:51 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

This week I tried to get some animal portraits as well. I used the same landscape camera and a studio flash. Bit of weird toolbox for making images of a viv, but the results are quite interesting.
Dirt, wet windows and reflections are all very well visible. The details the macro lens uncover are ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:50 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

After way too long another update! No animal pics this time, but mainly the planted scenery. I used the camera I normally use for landscape photography, giving a shallow depth of field in the tank.


For starters an overview of the tank as it is now (and yes, I have to do some gardening...)
http ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Sun May 29, 2011 6:49 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: New eel
Replies: 4
Views: 12071

Re: New eel

It is a Mastacembalus sp., not a knife fish (unless I don't know the English name conventions). I can't tell you the specific species though.
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by wimvanvelzen
Sun May 29, 2011 6:47 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

Last week I visited an aquatic plant dealer and bought some plants. Most of it seems to do nicely. I am especially happy with the Lagenandra thwaitesii (green) and L. meeboldii (red).
Here some pics of the new ones, of course with what was already there:


http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Mon May 16, 2011 7:29 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

Thank you both!

The initial idea was born around December 2007. Q1&2 2008 I built a first hill stream vivarium (somewhat smaller at 150x75cm; about the same height). The idea worked, but I learned quite a few things that should be done better. So September 2009 I started this new tank by preparing ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Sun May 15, 2011 7:43 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

I took some more froggie pics last week. They tend to hide in dark places, so I had to use flash a couple of times. Nevertheless a nice addition to the larger update, I hope.

http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/195.jpg

http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/196.jpg ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Tue May 10, 2011 11:58 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

hi all,

Thanks for the nice words! You encourage me to show another series of photos, even if there is nothing 'fishy' in it... :D


http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/T20110507-021.jpg

http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/T20110507-022.jpg

http://www ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Sat May 07, 2011 3:31 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Mudskipper paludarium- an alternative solution
Replies: 56
Views: 543080

Re: Mudskipper paludarium- an alternative solution

Great tank for great fishes - a very nice job!
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by wimvanvelzen
Sat May 07, 2011 3:25 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

Some inhabitants:


The newly introduced Rasbora kalochroma - very fast and there for hard to capture:
http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/T20110507-001.jpg

http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/T20110507-006.jpg

http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Sat May 07, 2011 3:24 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Re: my hillstream viv journal

Not much loach news here, but you might find this update of interest...

Since last November I have been on a kind of forum leave. Probably posted to much and needed some rehab ;-) Nevertheless, apologies and all that and an update!
The tank is doing fine. Technically all works as planned, although ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:16 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my hillstream viv journal
Replies: 39
Views: 76555

Nothing special to tell, apart from the arrival of a beautiful new inhabitant!

Since a couple of weeks I have 3.3 Nomoramphus liemi, a half beak fish from the

fast waters of Sulawesi.


http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/T20101017_010.jpg

Males are evidently smaller and like ...
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by wimvanvelzen
Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:50 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Artis Aquarium Amsterdam
Replies: 14
Views: 26503

hi Glenny,

excellent pictures! I guess you visit Rotterdam (Blijdorp) and Arhem (Burger's Zoo) as well?
It is been too long that we went to Amsterdam.
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by wimvanvelzen
Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:58 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Share your Loach Movies!
Replies: 205
Views: 5133560

hi Ingo,

Thanks for the extra information. Good to know that this Microrasbora likes the current. I am thinking of a smaller hillstream tank (that is, smaller than my hillstream paludarium) for breeding Gastromyzons or Sewellias.
It is nice to have a by-fish that probably no problem for the young.
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by wimvanvelzen
Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:27 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Share your Loach Movies!
Replies: 205
Views: 5133560

hi Ingo,

Great fish and video! Any news on the eggs / fry? And what kind of small fish do you have as company?

TIA, Wim

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