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My pleasure. A couple of quick shots of the fish. Anableps https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UY7JB9htb1Q/TpR0S1t9_3I/AAAAAAAAApE/Hi5UVnN-Kdg/s640/DSC09059.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mMbwIVENkp8/TpR0MAVoD2I/AAAAAAAAApE/UVXI_bOsHoU/s640/DSC09072.JPG An especially nice reflection from the ...

Envy like there's no tomorrow.

Hi, there. I know, I'm still blaming myself for not showing the sitter the proper maintenance of the tank. I must say that she did excellent job with all the other tanks and the rest of the zoo. I don't have much new presentable shots for now. I'll get back in line a bit later. https://lh6.googleuse...

Sooooo, back from a six week work assignment in Normandie to find out the observational qualities of the live-in animalsitter have consentrated on something else than the mudskipperarium. Both pumps of the tank were pretty much clogged. The filter was circulating very little, the pump taking water u...

Thanks, C. The Samolus keeps getting bigger and shooting more flower stems https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PStPvK4nLcM/TgobZqOtBVI/AAAAAAAAAas/7X21I7TVXYI/s720/DSC09477.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TTLpcSOr4QI/Tgob71tE6DI/AAAAAAAAAa8/G6Kcgzu4Apg/s640/DSC09473.JPG The first plant that re...

Someone's doped my Samolus. I went away for a week and here's what it's come up with: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PxYj-4kkWms/TfdNTr2nCWI/AAAAAAAAAZo/hgQ0betsiX4/s640/DSC09453.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DX1ASEuRjTA/TfdNcm5ooYI/AAAAAAAAAZs/lEJzqUtU3-E/s640/DSC09454.JPG https://lh4....

hi hx, still wondering about this type of setup and if it would be feesible for me , so wonder what type of filter is best ? Dosen't look like one can use an HOB, what I am used to, and how did you cycle it? established filter media from another tank or fishless ? I can imagine even a tiny bit of a...

Beats tv any day. I just need to make me an HQI photographing light. I hate the colors in these, but here you go: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_6_StfLAs1LI/TdlUEVSEy_I/AAAAAAAAAYM/G5ey6a3AqHE/s800/DSC08996.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_6_StfLAs1LI/TdlUVe-wdKI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/X77wy_h0uOg/s6...

Thank you, Wim!

hi hx, wow ,great info you have provided. The aquarium store I use has had them , so I will have to be sure to see if they are the smaller species. I have summers off and this seems like a good project , and they are so darn cute... . I will do more reading on them, make sure I can give them everyt...

hey, hx, wonder what the temp has to be kept at for these awesome guys ? How difficult are they to keep ? How do you ensure they don't escape with no cover ? do they need brakish/slightly salt water ? what is the average life span ? what else can you keep with them ? can you use real wood ? sorry a...

Thank you, Sarge.

No, no turtles in there. The round thing in the back right corner? A coconut shell.

Thanks!

I'm no photographer. I certainly am no filmmaker.
But here's some overall footage of the tank, shot with a Nokia N8 phone.


http://www.youtube.com/user/hexisan?fea ... 9LNrbVcpe4

Thanks, starsplitter7 and NancyD. I had Mondo Grass (Ophipopgon japonicus) survive in an emersed 'skipper habitat, salt level at 1.004. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiopogon_japonicus Everything else died. Try acclimating the plants over several months, starting them in hard water, and adding just...

Thanks. There are several species of plants that should do ok in the low salinities. I'm not havin' too much growth yet, even though I tried to acclimate the plants during a few months . But we'll see. My hopes are high. Java moss and Riccia are doing fine, a couple species of Crypts are surviving, ...