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My 120 Gallon Log

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#1 ·
Okay guys, I've been leading up to this for the last few weeks but the tank is finally set up. I'll be using this thread to showcase my new 120 gallon tank. This is my largest tank yet, with my last tank being only 36 gallons. Let's get to some pictures.

First up we have when I first set the tank up with water and gravel.
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The tank sat like this for a couple of weeks before I added some drift wood and plants, as seen here.
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The tank say for a few more weeks like this until I was finally ready to move the fish, plants and decorations from my previous tanks. What you see here is the current set up.
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Now, the tank has already changed in terms of inhabitants. There are more fish than in these pictures so I will need to pictures eventually.

Here is a list of the current stock:
1 - Angelfish
2 - Balloon German Rams
2 - Bolivian Rams
2 - Otocinclus
3 - Kribensis
1 - Opaline Gourami
6 - Odessa Barbs
6 - Roseline Sharks
8 - Celebes Rainbows
2 - Corys
2 - Panda Corys
1 - Albino Bristlenose Pleco
2 - Clown Pleco


So far, all these fish seem to be getting along splendidly. The Odessa Barbs, Roseline Sharks, and Celebes Rainbows ware all schooling together. It's quite the sight.


As always, comments, questions, and concerns are always welcome.
 
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#2 · (Edited)
I would skip the balloon rams, they are very terrible fish, and they get uglier with age. I have a couple changes;
Pair of angels
6 bolivian rams (like groups)
5 otos (group fish)
Do the kribs or the bolivians
I would skip the opaline
10 odessas
8 roselines
15+ celebis (very small)
What type?
10+ panda cories
4 bushynose plecos (more active with a group and i think they like it a lot more)
3 clowns (same thing as the bushynose)
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#5 ·
Yeah, those are fish I had already. Everything was in my previous tanks except for the Roseline Sharks and the Celebes Rainbows. And yeah, the Angel seems quite happy being able to swim around this tank.

I took a few more quick pics.

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#7 ·
So, not sure why, but every single Roseline Shark died. Every other fish is perfectly fine. Water parameters are great (did have an ammonia spike after all the death but did a water chafe), fish are active, everything seems fine.

I'm not sure if it was the fish themselves but I'm monitoring everyone else closely.
 
#9 ·
Aww, were they old or did you buy them just for that tank?


Anyways, freshwater advocate time. I'd encourage you not to purchase more of them. They are an endangered species and as far as I'm aware most if not all of them are fished up illegally in India.
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I got them at my LFS. My pH is around 7.6

I think they were young, that's why the colors look a little on the less vibrant side.

They were new for the tank so its kind of annoying, they weren't cheap either. I probably won't be buying more.

In other news, the male Celebes are trying their best to do their flirty dance for the females. It's quite fun to watch them stick all their fins out.
 
#12 ·
It looks as though I have 3 males to 5 females. Plenty of love to go around haha.

My Kribensis also laid eggs again. Curious to see how they do this time.


Also my two Bolivian Rams, who I though were the same gender, and had others on here tell me the same, are doing this little mating dance and moving gravel around.
 
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Just a quick update. No pics this time around.


I haven't lost any other fish besides the Roseline Sharks. I'm starting to think it was just an unhealthy batch and not my tank.

The Kribensis have about 20 little wigglers in their log, maybe more. Interested to see how they do with them this time with so much more space.

My Bolivian Rams laid eggs. There doesn't seem to be any left as they chose a high traffic area and laid them right in the gravel, but they are still protecting their spot. Best part is I thought they were the same sex.

I pulled a leaf that was floating around the other day out of the tank. It had eggs on it, in like a jelly substance. Not sure who they belong to.

My Celebes Rainbows seem to be loving the tank. Every few days the males get really dark and start showing off for the females. Great looking school.

Fred's doing great. Eating, swimming around, all around a happy looking fish.

All my pleco's hide in the two pieces of driftwood constantly. They seem to be in their glory.

My Opaline Gourami has become somewhat of a hermit and rarely comes out of hiding.

My Odessa barbs stopped schooling for some reason once the Roseline Sharks died. I'm not sure why. As I had mentioned, the Odessa Barbs, Roseline Sharks, and Celebes Rainbows had all been schooling together while the sharks were still alive.

And the Cories and Otos seem to be doing great as well.

All my plants seem to be doing great as well. Eventually want to add more.


I did have a slight, slight nitrite spike today. I'm keeping an eye on it.
 
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Oh boy have I been neglecting this thread. Unfortunately I have no pics of the tank at this time, but I'm about to change it around anyway. I'll try to update everyone as to events in the tank from last post to now.

I increased my Celebes Rainbow school from 8 to 12 but unfortunately lost 2. The remaining 10 seem to be doing well.

My Odessa Barbs are now down to only four. Lost all my females except one whose gender I'm not quite sure about.

I lost my remaining two Balloon Rams. The both started looking terrible and then passed within a few weeks of each other.

My Kribs. Let's start with the single female. She had some weird eye thing going on but it seems to be clearing up. She still chugs along.

The couple. Their last set of wigglers slowly dwindled until there were four left. They were doing good until suddenly they were all gone and she had a fresh batch of eggs. After a few days I noticed one of the original four had survived. I was thrilled. I thought, look at this little devil beating the odds. This was a few weeks ago. Within the last 12 hours I have found that at least three of those original four had actually survived. I'm quite thrilled. They're all adorable. She has about 7 wigglers left from her current batch.

Added some Turquoise Rainbows, two males three females. They're nice, color isn't too vibrant but they hang with the Celebes Rainbows and it makes for interesting interactions.

I also added a Black Ghost Knife. Such an interesting fish to watch. Honestly. He catches my attention every time he comes out of hiding.

Everyone else in the tank is doing great, no other issues to report. I am a bit curious as to the number of deaths I've had as water parameters have literally been perfect but I'm taking it as it comes.

Also, plants are doing good as well. Like I said, once I redecorate a bit in the tank I'll hopefully have pictures up soon.
 
#16 ·
I'm sure many of you have noticed my abrupt absence from this site. I thought I could give you all an update.


Without going into too many details, I needed to get away from my then current living situation. My girlfriend at the time and I had reached our breaking point and there was no way to reconcile. I basically had a day to get everything I needed to out of the house. Unfortunately, this mean I had no time or ability to take my beautiful fish tank with me.

And going back for it at a later time just wasn't an option. So I lost all of my fish, and all of the time and effort I put into the tank. It's been really hard on me and I miss my tank and fish a great deal.

However, I'm in a new apartment, with my lovely new fiance and they has been amazing. Right now, large fish tank for me as we plan on moving again next year after the wedding. However, we have been discussing getting a Betta tank, hopefully soon.
 
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