My new 1000 liters clown loaches tank (page 22)

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:12 pm

Hi,

Thanks for the advice Emma. I will take a close attention on tiger and clowns.

This is the picture you asked Batch:

Thanks everybody for the compliments!

Marcos.

sharksonaplane · Post by **sharksonaplane** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:44 pm

they all look so happy!

and kudos on the ridiculously clean tank.

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:46 am

Hey Shark,

Nice words! TY

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:37 am

Don´t know why one of the photos on first page got deleted on image server...

Anyway, here it is again:

Wally taking a nap:

And some fresh new ones:

My 5.5" alpha YoYo:

Two smaller YoYo ghosting:

Helodes:

Some guys:

And bellow a new video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSDOjX6UIN0

Rubix · Post by **Rubix** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:24 am

wow

amazing tank and gorgeous fish marcos. very inspiring. thank you for posting

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:15 am

Hi there!

2 of my new Kubs are here (3 more to come soon).

I also got some pictures of my 6" Botia modesta. She never shows up:

A few more shots:

Hope you like!

loachmom · Post by **loachmom** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:03 am

Thanks for sharing, Marcos

All your fish are lovely, and your new kubs will make a nice addition to an already beautiful tank.

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:27 am

Nice fish...Did ya QT these???

tariesindanrie · Post by **tariesindanrie** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:28 am

Love your new additions. And that modesta is fabulous!

Kate

loachmom · Post by **loachmom** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:06 am

Marcos,

What method did you use to rid these kubs of ich?

Did you use any medications or just high heat? If you used heat, what temperature did you use?

I recently acquired 5 kubs that are in quarantine. Yesterday, I noticed one breathing very quickly, and today that one is scratching on decor. There are no other signs of ich---no spots.

I hope I don't lose any of them.

Thanks

EDIT: Sorry Marcos,

I just tested my water for ammonia, and I have a reading of 1 PPM. I haven't had a high ammonia reading in almost a year. Perhaps I have been over-feeding these guys. I going to do a partial water change right now. I've also lowered the water level and increased the temperature--just in case.
I should have tested the water first.

newshound · Post by **newshound** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:23 pm

I agree it sounds like poor water quality in the Qtank
I try to feed really lightly at first in a new tank (even when seeded with filter material). The cleaner water is better than a stuffed belly.

mikev · Post by **mikev** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:40 pm

New skinny Kubs are capable of lots of eating....the group I got in March created a nitrite spike in their qtank, I had to add Prime daily for two weeks until it settled down....

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Marcos, nice Kubs....2.5"-3", right? If possible, it would be nice to see the side views, especially the fellow on the right in the bag -- there is that question of multiple dots correlating with long face and/or sex.

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:33 pm

Hi Loachmon,

What method did you use to rid these kubs of ich?
Did you use any medications or just high heat? If you used heat, what temperature did you use?

This 2 kubotai where waiting for me on a shop for las t 2 weeks. No sign of any ich.
There were 5 other in a QT in another shop but 3 passed away. The remaining 2 got ich. They are still there beeing healed with Malachite Green and 30°C in a 10 gallon tank with no lights.

You´d better watch out your filtration. I just added today a new 2000 L/h powerhead. My total filtration now is 11,3X.

Here, some new shots taken today:

Taking a nap:

YoYo taking a nap as well

3 of my YoYos:

And presenting to you guys, my 8" Tiger Oscar (he has his own 200 L tank):

That´s all folks!

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:45 pm

mikev wrote:Marcos, nice Kubs....2.5"-3", right? If possible, it would be nice to see the side views, especially the fellow on the right in the bag -- there is that question of multiple dots correlating with long face and/or sex.

Really? Tell me more about that, please...

loachmom · Post by **loachmom** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:09 pm

Gorgeous Oscar, Marcos! Looks like he likes having his photo taken!

Thanks for the advice about the ich treatment. I was just in watching the kubs, and I believe I see some ich spots. So now I have an ammonia spike and ich in the same tank. Poor fish!!

The temp is up right now, and I have malachite green. Hope they all pull through.

Thanks.

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