[Picture of Fred, my goldfish]

My
Aquariums


I currently have 10 running aquarium tanks, ranging in size from a 2 gallon (this is really too small for an aquarium- but it only has 2 killies in it!) to a 29 gallon tank. This hobby is darned addictive, and if I didn't have such a tiny apartment I'd probably have a scary number of tanks in incredibly huge sizes!
[Picture of section of planted tank] 
29 Gallon - The Plant Tank

        Inhabitants:	4  Siamese Algae Eater (The Real Thing)
			14 Cardinal Tetras
			4  Copella nattereri "Spotted Copeina / Splash Tetra"
			2  Corydoras julii
			4  Coryadoras polystictus (Brazil)

			Malaysian Trumpet Snails
			Ramshorn Snails
			Pond Snails (argh!)

	Plants:		Limnophila indica "Ambulia"
			Sagittaria subulata var. subulata "Dwarf Sag"
			Sagittaria platyphylla "Giant Sag"
			Anubias barteri var. nana
			Nymphaea sp. "Water Lily" (red)
			Echinodorus amazonicus "Amazon Sword"
			Echinodorus parviflorus 			
			Echinodorus quadricostatus (?) - "Chain Sword"
			Echinodorus sp. - "Melon Sword"
			Aponogeton crispus "Ruffled Aponogeton"
			Marsilea crenata "Dwarf Four-leaf Clover"
			Micranthemum micranthemoides "Baby Tears" / 
			  "Pearl Weed" / "Pearl Grass"
			Myriophyllum heterophyllum "Red Foxtail"
			Cabomba piahyensis "Red Cabomba"
			Hygrophila corymbosa "Giant Hygro"
			Bolbitus heudelotii "African Fern"
			Utricularia gibba (argh!)

			
	Lighting:	4 20-Watt flourescent, soft white and Vitalite mix.
	Substrate:	approx 3.5" 1 mm gravel with Thiel laterite
	Fertilization:	DuplaPlant24 (iron)
			DuplaPlant (trace elements)
			DIY yeast CO2 bubbled directly into tank (no reactor)
        Filtration:	Whisper Power Filter 2
	Water Chemistry:1-2 degree KH (Tetra) (via calcium supplements)
			~6.5 PH
	Decor:		A few rocks, mostly just live plants
	Notes:		This tank is a bit overstocked with fish.
			Setup from experimental starter 20G on Sept 15, 1996.


20 Gallon Long

	Inhabitants:	1 large Calico Fantail Goldfish ("Frederick", "Fred")
	Filtration:	Whisper PowerFilter 1, sponge filter
	Decor:		bare-bottom with several large rocks
	Plants:		Java Moss
			Java Fern
			Java Fern var. "Tropica"
			Bolbitus heudelotii "African Fern"
			Limnobium sp. "Floating hearts"
			Salvinia (more thrown in after it is consumed)
			Pothos cuttings (emersed)

	Notes:		Fred is spoiled rotten and dines on meals of 
			brine shrimp, cocktail shrimp, zucchini, and
			green peas.


10 Gallon
	The Australes

	Inhabitants:	1 Aphyosemion australe- gold Killifish

	Filtration:	Whisper Power Filter 2
	Decor:		Driftwood
	Plants:		Plastic
			Java Moss
			Java Ferns
	Notes:		Incandescent light.


10 Gallon
	Fully planted 6/6/97

	Inhabitants:	5 Zebra Danios (tank raised)
			8 Red Phantom Tetras
			1 Pygmy Corydoras (left over from a school)
			4 Neon Costello Tetras
			1 pair Pachypanchax sakaramyi
	Filtration:	airstone
	Substrate:	approx 2" 1 mm gravel over screened topsoil
			and ~ 1 cup Thiel laterite
	Fertilization:	a bit of DuplaPlant24 and DuplaPlant fertilizers
			DIY yeast CO2
	Decor:		Live plants
			Driftwood - large piece
	Plants:		Hygrophila polysperma var. "Tropic Sunset"
			Vallisneria spiralis "Corkscrew Val" 
			Rotala rotundifolia "Dwarf Rotala" 
			Ludwigia repens "Red Ludwigia"
			Rotala wallichii
			Ceratopteris pteridioides "Water Sprite"
			Riccia fluitans "Crystalwort"
			Lilaeopsis novea-zelandiae
			Bolbitus heudelotii "African Fern"

	Lighting:	40 watts double florescent with full sprectrum bulbs.
			(Light fixture extends past aquarium to light 
			house plants, other tanks, and misc 
			plants-in-water projects).

	Notes:		Fully planted 6/6/97.


10 Gallon
	The "Red" tank, A.K.A. The Carrots

	Inhabitants:	6 Red Wag Swordtails (the "carrots")
			12+ baby Red Wag Swordtails
			Pond Snails
			Malaysian Trumpet Snails
			Ramshorm Snails
	Filtration:	generic power filter with sponge prefilter
	Substrate:	approx 2" 1 mm gravel over screened topsoil
	Fertilization:	a bit of DuplaPlant24 and DuplaPlant fertilizers
			DIY yeast CO2
	Decor:		live plants, concentrating on red scheme
	Plants:		Rotala macrandra "Giant Red Rotala"
			Ludwigia glandulosa
			Ludwigia repens (?) "Red Ludwigia"
			Rotala wallichii
			Lilaeopsis novea-zelandiae
			Echinodorus quadricostatus - "Chain Sword"
			Myriophyllum elatinoides
			Hygrophila corymbosa "Giant Hygro"

	Notes:		setup as fully planted 4/28/97
			

15 Gallon tank
	Pt. longipinnis tank

	Inhabitants:	3 Pterolebias longipinnis killifish (2 female, 1 male)
	Plants:		Water Sprite
			Salvinia
	Filtration:	generic powerfilter


5 Gallon
	Rivulus cylindraceus

	Inhabitants:	2 Rivulus cylindraceus killifish (2 male)
	Plants:		Java Moss
			Salvinia
	Filtration:	corner air filter


5 Gallon
	GAR 'Nsukka'

	Inhabitants:	Aphyosemion gardneri gardneri 'Nsukka' Killifish
			(1 pair)
	Plants:		Java Moss
	Filtration:	sponge filter


2 Gallon Hex
	Fully planted March 1997

	Inhabitants:	Rivulus agilae 'Mont Joly' (pair) + juveniles (female)
			Malaysian Trumpet Snails
			Ramshorm Snails
	Plants:		Micranthemum micranthemoides "Pearl Grass"
			Rotala wallichii
			Aponogeton, misc species bulbs
			Lilaeopsis novea-zelandiae
			Hairgrass
			Ceratopteris pteridioides "Water Sprite"
	Filtration:	none
	Decor:		driftwood, live plants
	Substrate:	approx 3.5" 1 mm gravel with Thiel laterite
			25 watt heater buried under the gravel
	Lighting:	Compact flourescent 13 watts
	Note:		setup as planted 3/97, replanted 3/98


2 1/2 Gallon tank
	GAR
	Inhabitants:	Aphyosemion nigerianum 'Misaje' Killifish (pair)
			(A.K.A. Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianus 'Misaje')
			some fry
	Plants:		Java moss
	Filtration:	AquaClear powerfilter


2 1/2 Gallon tank
	killi fry
	Inhabitants:	Aphyosemion nigerianum 'Misaje' fry

2 1/2 Gallon tank
	Inhabitants:	Aphyosemion primigenium killifish(5)
	Plants:		Rotala wallichii

1 Gallon Jar
	(soon to be moved)
	Inhabitants:	Aphyosemion gabunense boehmi killifish(pair)


1 Gallon Jar
	(soon to be moved)
	Inhabitants:	Aphyosemion striatum 'Cape Esterias'  killifish(2 pair)

20 Gallon Long - empty
	Hmmm, what shall I do with this one?  And have I got room?! ;>

Miscellaneous containers filled with water and plants :)
Numerous shoeboxes filled with killifish fry.

Update History

6/24/98 ugh, still more fish.

5/19/98 bought more fish.

5/5/98 Updated Misage name.

3/18/98 Major update.

11/5/97 Major update.

6/16/97 Aquarium Society meeting- came home with 4 more fish! Updated all information- moved A. australes to own 2 1/2 g, put ghost shrimp in 2 g planted tank, detail info on new planted 10g, update of plants and locations. Oh yeah, and I think I'm becoming addicted to killies, wups!

6/6/97 Planted another 10 gallon.

5/26/97 A few losses- new fish jumping out of uncovered tanks. Loss of A. australe male (old age?)

5/23/97 More new fish! Woah! (and one zebra died)

5/20/97 More killifishes, splash tetras from the aquarium society auction.

5/5/97 minor updates.

4/2/97 Another tank gets planted...! And a few new plants get added to misc tanks.

4/18/97 Updated some minor details.

4/97 Updated all data. The old version and older version are still online if you want to get an idea of the development of my water-filled apartment!

12/96 Updated some of the data. Not all though- some of the plants listed have died out.

11/96 Added photos, but haven't updated the data yet.

9/96 Well, I am so excited about the new 29 gallon plant tank, that I've actually done an update of this page. I really hope I will not regret this! :)

?/96 Argh, this list is like the pl*co curse- since I've written it I've lost the ghost shrimp, one long finned tetra, and Bert. :( And my sunset hygr* is gettting pretty sparse as well. And let's not discuss the late, lamented banana plant. -JG

Past History

Created by Jennifer Lu Greene ~ greene.jennifer@mailexcite.com Homepage
This page was modified May 1998