70 gallon botia and rainbow tank

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:40 pm

Here is new pic of my 70 gallon after harvesting a bucket of java ferne out it.
Loaches include, clowns,yoyos,histrionicas,darios,kubotais, and striatas.

mamaschild · Post by **mamaschild** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:02 pm

DROOL

Gorgeous tank

Is that a Kisser at the top?

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:10 pm

Thank:)
Yes that is Sam the kisser. I bought him in monet of weakness not realizing how fast he would grow...
Erik

JD · Post by JD » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:33 pm

Nice shot of a great tank Erik.

You have a tank full of loaches and like my recent shot of the 90, nearly all are hiding on picture day:)

JD

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:11 pm

Here's one that is older but actually shows lsome loaches:)

JD · Post by JD » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:47 pm

Nice.

Man with all those stem plants, CO2, and 3.5wpg, you must be in there with the weedwacker weekly?!?!? We need to invent you a hydro driven weedwacker:)

JD

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:55 pm

When I had hygrophelia in there it was deinitely a weekly wack hehe.

I could trim weekly now, but I like to let go to jungle. After that I trim into bunches and sell to my lfs for store credit (bloodworms). I use bulk diy fertilizers so my costs to run the tank is pretty low.
Erik

newshound · Post by **newshound** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:34 pm

was this the "tank of the month" at the planted tank.com?
I had it as the screen saver on my home computer for a bit.

As the ppl at work say "loach freak"

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:10 pm

Thanks for noticing. That was a while ago..
Here is that pic.

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:24 pm

All these pictures are great Erik, but the calendar one is just fabulous. Looks like the fish are professional models...great poses!

Martin.

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:50 pm

Gorgeous tank!!!
I'm a big fan of the rainbow/loach combo.

shari · Post by **shari** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:43 pm

Thanks for posting the update Erik. I love to see the reincarnations of your tank

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:04 pm

Thanks Folks
It's in a state of change right now. I recently got some ludwigia repens(red) and some red cabomba furcata (also red).
When it is settled in I will be rescaping again:)
Right now all the plants are loach friendly which is something I have been looking for.
My plants are, onion plants, java ferns and moss, rotala indica, cabomba carolinia, cabomba furcata, Vallisneria americana 'Mini twister' and ludwigia repens.
I think the loaches actually appreciate the change. It also serves to makes sure territories are not to set.
Cheers
Erik

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:09 pm

Thanks Folks
It's in a state of change right now. I recently got some ludwigia repens(red) and some red cabomba furcata (also red).
When it is settled in I will be rescaping again:)
Right now all the plants are loach friendly which is something I have been looking for.
My plants are, onion plants, java ferns and moss, rotala indica, cabomba carolinia, cabomba furcata, Vallisneria americana 'Mini twister' and ludwigia repens.
I think the loaches actually appreciate the change. It also serves to makes sure territories are not to set.
Cheers
Erik

Spankenstyne · Post by **Spankenstyne** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:21 am

Simply just awesome!

If it's not too much to ask, what are you looking at size wise and in numbers for those fish ? It just looks so darn perfect. I'd get so lost just staring into that for hours.

You guys are really turning me eye towards getting some rainbows to go with my future loaches. Any thoughts on if Tiger Barbs would also be alright with the rainbows or would they just be after them and stress them out?

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