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by afroturf
Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:23 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: How not to rehome Betta coccina
Replies: 4
Views: 10356

How not to rehome Betta coccina

I'd never kept any kind of betta before, but when I saw some Betta coccina I had to have some. They'd been housed in a tank measuring 30"x15"x15" which I reciently thought was rather spacious for 5, inch long fish and thought It would be be betta (sorry) used as hillstream tank and decided to move t...
by afroturf
Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:19 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Stream(ish) project
Replies: 129
Views: 152423

hx your handy work is great, I've chosen to have a go with cement method, a couple of questions though why do you use a layer of grout as your final layer? Could I not just use cement with appropriate colour pigment added to give the correct finish? Do you use aquarium silicon sealant to stick the d...
by afroturf
Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:04 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Stream(ish) project
Replies: 129
Views: 152423

wow, that last piece of wood is the nicest I've seen fake or not. I'm going to be making a fake rock structure, background and some large boulders for the bottom.

What would be the best way to waterproof and to make the polystyrene look like rock? I'm torn between cement, epoxy resin and sand....
by afroturf
Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:05 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: diy rocks
Replies: 1
Views: 1959

diy rocks

After finding this site a while back I seem to have become a minor loachaholic, I've had a 220ish L tank set up for around a year and would like to set up another this one being about 100L the fish I plan on using are hillies and gobies. I always love the habitat pics you find like the ones by Nonn ...
by afroturf
Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:50 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Stiphodon genus of the Goby
Replies: 507
Views: 2282841

Is there no end to your beautiful collection of gobies Odyssey? Sicyopus zosterophorum has got to be my most wanted goby around, must be quite rare in the trade never seen it around locally. My english isn't that good so I can't really help the latin, but I had a look on a text translating website a...
by afroturf
Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:05 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Homaloptera
Replies: 31
Views: 18207

Here is a photo to illustrate the colour difference I mentioned.

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by afroturf
Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:40 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Homaloptera
Replies: 31
Views: 18207

I'm from Nottingham, I was really surprised the place had these as they usually only have fairly common fish also picked up some tiny S. lineolata labeled as cold water plecs for just 4.99 to. heres a couple of photos of the most outgoing Homaloptera http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3252820307_cc...
by afroturf
Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:00 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Homaloptera
Replies: 31
Views: 18207

There beautiful mad duff I also picked up some last wkend from a lfs £6 each, 2 for £10 mine to are around 2" plus, probably from the same supplier unfortunatly they only had 4 left. mine do seem quite shy lurcking between rocks or under driftwood most of the time. I've always wanted to keep some Ho...
by afroturf
Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:06 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Stiphodon genus of the Goby
Replies: 507
Views: 2282841

Odyssey, I'm surprised you say that your Lentipes spend a lot of time in their caves, mine are out in the open a lot of the time although the largest of the male does like his sleep a usually doesn't come out of his bed for a good couple of hours after lights come on. Have you noticed any breeding b...
by afroturf
Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:25 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Stiphodon genus of the Goby
Replies: 507
Views: 2282841

Cheers for aresting my fears over the thin 'orange fins' I have hopefully they will fatten up soon. waterfaller1 like you amongst the gobies I keep in my tank I have one dominant goby probably S. elegans. I also have a very gready Sewellia that hates seeing other gobies or loaches eating algae wafer...
by afroturf
Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:03 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Stiphodon genus of the Goby
Replies: 507
Views: 2282841

Martin and odyssey as I mentioned earlier in this topic I reciently brought 2 Stiphodon 'orange fin' both were very thin, I got the last two left in the store. They have know been in my tank with various other gobies and some hillsteam loaches for about 3 weeks, whilst one (looks like a female) has ...
by afroturf
Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:06 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Stiphodon genus of the Goby
Replies: 507
Views: 2282841

Brilliant photos again odyssey, how many schismatogobius do you have? Nancy, They do have possibly the largest mouth compared to the size of the fish I've ever seen. When I had two they'd often joust with each other by opening their mouths as wide as they could, the inside of their mouth was bright ...
by afroturf
Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:03 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Stiphodon genus of the Goby
Replies: 507
Views: 2282841

Odyssey, good to hear that some of your gobies only eat algae too, hopefully my 'orange fins' will fatten up soom. In the second photo of the female Stiphodon and the eggs, there seems to be one of my all time favourite fish a Schismatogobius, am I correct? got any photos of them? I happened to come...
by afroturf
Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:40 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Stiphodon genus of the Goby
Replies: 507
Views: 2282841

Ditto everyone elses comments that this is a super topic, with great photos. You make me very envious of your collection as gobies are by far my favourite group of fish.I particularly like your percnopterygionus. As I mentioned before I have a couple I believe to be S. elegans? I also reciently brou...
by afroturf
Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:27 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Stiphodon genus of the Goby
Replies: 507
Views: 2282841

Wow love your Stiphodon, S. percnopterygionus is probably my favourite Stiphodon. I currently keep 1 species of Stiphodon, S. elegans I believe (see avatar). I've been looking for more Stiphodons to add to my collection of gobies. Can I keep more than 1 species in a tank, my current male seems to be...