10g Celestichthys margaritatus Species Tank

[lgreen]

10g Planted Celestichthys margaritatus Species Tank

Summary of Setup

Tank:

10g Aqueon Glass Aquarium

Stand:

The bar of my kitchen counter

Lighting:

20″ Current USA 40w Satellite PC Hood

Filtration:

Marineland Penguin 150B HOB Powerfilter w/ Biowheel

Heating :
-50w Marineland Visi-therm Heater
-Temperature set at 75 degrees F

Substrate:
-Regular Aquarium Gravel (to be replaced with Aqua Soild or Eco Complete)

Supplements: (considering use of DIY CO2 system in place of Excel)
-Seachem Flourish
-Seachem Flourish Excel

Food:
-Hikari Micro Pellet
-New Life Spectrum Sm. Pellet
-H2O Life Frozen Cyclopeeze

Fish:
-14 Captive-Bred Galaxy Rasboras

Plants : (still waiting on some of these to arrive)
-Vesicularia dubyana, Microsorum pteropus, Microsorium pteropus v. ‘Windelov’, Rotala rotundifolia, Ludwigia repens, Hemianthus microanthemoides, Anubius nana,
Glossostigma elatinoides

Planning to breed these guys.

Intial Setup (w/o equipment):

A few hours after fish arrived at store:

A day after being placed in my tank (still stressed, discolored):

I’ll post some updated pics as soon as the rest of the plants arrive. The fish have colored up quite a bit in the last 4 days and so far I have not lost any.

[atlantis_child]

Welcome.

Setup seems awesome.

Not sure, but 14 might be overstocking it.

Then again, I have 3 in a 10 gallon, and that is way understocked. The fish seem to like it though. :roll:

I feed mine Hikari micropellets too. They seem to really like and do well on them.

– Atlantis

[lgreen]

Thanks! I had only planned on getting 6, but a friend of mine thought she might give them a try too so I got some for her. I think she is changing her mind though. That is ok, I’ve got plenty of tanks to move some to if need be.

[atlantis_child]

@lgreen wrote:

Thanks! I had only planned on getting 6, but a friend of mine thought she might give them a try too so I got some for her. I think she is changing her mind though. That is ok, I’ve got plenty of tanks to move some to if need be.

Yah, another mult-tank fish geek! (That’s a complement around here by the way…)

Oh, and it’s great you got domestic ones, not too many of those around. :wink:

– Atlantis

[L168]

Hi, (nameless one )

Nice set up you have there, and welcome to the Galaxy forum.
Dont forget they like freshly hatched brineshrimp too.
Just a question on the Aqua Soil or Eco, my information they reduce the PH and Harness of the water drasticly do you have an aquarium running with them in it?

Mfg Peter

[chr15_8]

hi welcome

about stocking i think about what you have sounds ok as long as you keep on top of water changes.

when doing water changes if you plan to breed them make sure you dont touch the graevel as that is where the eggs egg up. when i do my water change i put a stocking on my hoover to make sure i dont suck any fry/eggs up.

as said mine only feed on live food however people i here feed them a ranges of foods (dry/live)

edit: just realised yours are tank breed so they might except dry/flake food but i’d supplement it with live to get there colours though

chris

edit

ive also resized the pictures so there not as big (so its easier to see the complete picture)

[L777]

Awesome setup! Your school seems to be doing well — congrats on no losses in the new tank.

There has been quite a bit of discussion about the adults eating eggs/fry, including by the original breeders at the aquarium in the UK. I can’t tell whether I lose any that way — my tank is choked with java moss, and I’ve seen the adults spend quite a bit of time with the jumpy fry right in front of their faces without making any attempt to go after them, but I keep the adults’ bellies stuffed with microworms, so maybe this helps keep the cannibalism down?

It will be fun to see your observations on these F1’s and how they compare with those of the wild-caught generation the rest of us have.

edit: PS — better get those other tanks you’re talking about ready for the fry!!

[lgreen]

@L168 wrote:

Hi, (nameless one )

Nice set up you have there, and welcome to the Galaxy forum.
Dont forget they like freshly hatched brineshrimp too.
Just a question on the Aqua Soil or Eco, my information they reduce the PH and Harness of the water drasticly do you have an aquarium running with them in it?

Mfg Peter

Thanks. I haven’t used any yet, but when I do I will test the water and let you know.

-lg

[lgreen]

I purchased some products today that I am planning to test out. I will try them first in an empty aquarium so I can run some water tests to see how each of these things influences the overall water chemistry.

Products purchased include:
-Seachem Flourish
-Seachem Flourish Excel
-Seachem Flourish Iron
-Seachem Flourish Potassium
-Tetra Black Water Expert
-Red Sea Turbo CO2 system
-2 Bags of eco complete substrate
-2 pieces of Malaysian drift wood

Basically I want to see what effect each of these products has on pH and kH, both initially and over time.

I also want to experiment with some variables with regards to breeding these guys. Still looking into this part of my little project.

Hopefully the rest of my plants get here soon. Still waiting on that java moss.

[lgreen]

[L168]

Hi Lg,

Your Galaxys are still looking very pale, i keep mine in a tank with a brown gravel in it and mine are a lot darker even the females.

Mfg Peter

[L777]

lgreen,
I agree — they look like they’re in good shape and in a tank with great conditions, but quite pale compared to wild caught adults. Tank-raised fish are often paler than wild ones, usually due to diet when growing. You might consider food designed for bringing out color, to help fill out their chromophores. Keep us posted — looks like a great shoal you’ve got!

[celestialdude]

I recommend frozen bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp!!

[ste12000]

Nice fish but they are very pale, i think the white gravel might have something to do with it. A nice dark gravel and plenty of plants will really bring out the colours.

[Crazedpuffer]

Yeah agreed about the gravel. Also bloodworms are a favorite of my cpd.

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