Fish Tank Photos
Submitted by Kelvin8r on Sat, 2009-02-28 09:22
Hey all
well we all know everyone here loves fishing, but i has wondering how many people have there own fish tank setups. small scale to huge tanks, tropical or salt water? i would love to see some photos of peoples fishtanks.
Sheldon
Nealez
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Got a 6' freshwater tank
Got a 6' freshwater tank with a Barra called Calvin (calvinator) had a heap of Zebra Cichlid's but Calvin got hungry and now im down to one!
tankTackle Dangler
eddie
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I used to run a business in
I used to run a business in the states selling African cichlids and fw angelfish to pet stores....had about 30000+ liters of tanks going at one point.
I love keeping fish, but haven't had time/money to worry with it here.
I'm keen to see some pics as well!
Matt T
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Ghost Knife
I had an awesome ghost knife until this afternoon when my mrs cracked the sh*ts and said that I had to get rid of him. Cool fish he was.
fishyink
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matt all i hears is a
matt all i hears is a whipcrack ther ;) , but yer ghostys are nice but can be agresive
fishyink
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fishy tank
heres a pick of my tank 180L tank got couple pieces of limestone some wood from the river, got chiclids in ther ranging from acaras to featherfin catfish to clown loaches.
Nealez
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green acara in there.. nice
green acara in there.. nice fish
Tackle Dangler
lighterthief
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Just ordered a 450litre
Just ordered a 450litre tank+sump that will eventually be set up as a reef aquarium, cant wait to get it up and running, ive wanted one for ages.. gonna start with just fish and liverock but hope to one day fill it with multi coloured corals.
I will post photos as soon as ive gathered all the components and got it all running.
For anyone curious about setting up a marine aquarium check out oceanreefs in wangara, amazing place.some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
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Rodrat
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Marine,inverts,live rock,coral,freshwater,tank set ups.
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Mantis
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Hi All I still keep a
Hi All
I still keep a pair of blackand white ocellaris clownfish which I have had for 6 years plus 3 snakes
scuttlebutt
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Barra
I've got a Barra named Dopey that I've had for nearly a year. Started with three, but he was the most aggressive and as they grew, I released the other two. Heres a clip I put together feeding them live prawns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCz369LFN-w
cheers,
steve
From Cairns GBR
UncutTriggerInWA
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Meet Mollie and Belle
Our two ratbags. The story here is that they are both females bacause Wendy believed that the dog and I outnumbered her. At the fish shop she asked for 2 females. I winked at the poor sales assistant and whispered "humour her" and he did. These guys follow us everywhere around the room from their tank and are really cheeky little buggers.
Cheers, Vince
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Vince.
Work smart and fish often.
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fishyink
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those bara are awsome what
those bara are awsome what size tank is that and where u get them ? you would need a big tank i would expect
D_DOUSH
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my tank and mangrove jack,
my tank and mangrove jack, old photo but hes heaps bigger. mollie and belle wouldnt last long with him!
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UncutTriggerInWA
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Yeah So what?? LOL
Poor bugger. All on his ownsome... Servers him right or boing a bully LOL
Cheers, Vince
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Vince.
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scuttlebutt
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Fishyink The barra is in a
Fishyink The barra is in a 4ft tank. Not huge. When I first got them they were about 12cm. The one I have left is now about 25cm 11 months later. I think the trick is not to feed them too much. They have the potential to grow very quickly if you feed them a lot. I got them at the local aquarium shop (Cairns), 3 for $15 so it's not a real big problem when he grows too big for the tank.
Nice Jack Doush!
cheers,
steve
From Cairns GBR
Kevin
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I have 220 tanks all fresh
I have 220 tanks all fresh water, largest range of freshwater north of the river.You are all welcome to come and have a look.
Cheers Kev
Malaga Aquariums
lighterthief
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some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
MASA - Marine Aquarium Societies Australia http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/index.html
jerlinjames
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My tank
Ghost fish hiding under some stones..
alfred
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alfred
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saltatrix
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Cool pics of the Barra
Cool pics of the Barra Scuttlebutt. Wait till he gets bigger and starts inhaling those things. Be nice to see when his back goes up and the stripe goes black on his back.
Then bang! faster than you can see.
Anyone have pics of natives in tanks? Surprised theres not more?
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saltatrix
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Hey
Hey Kevin
http://www.malagaaquariums.com.au/
Do you have any natives at all?
Barra, Cod, Bass, Perch etc?
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till
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Where r da fish? Thats not a
Where r da fish? Thats not a fishtank, its a wet salad :P
alfred
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I didn't keep fish, just
I didn't keep fish, just plants.
Kevin
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Very nice Mantis shrimp
Very nice Mantis shrimp there lighterthief a few years back I had quite a large collection of them some of the colour combos are awsome.
Alfred is that a tank you still have if yes have you had any joy propergating the Aponogetin
saltatrix yes we do have a fair range of natives mainly Rainbows and Gudgeons though at the moment we have some small Barra ,Murray cod and tandanus.
We would be very happy to give 10% discount to any fishwrecked members that come in.
Kevin
lighterthief
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Some photos from my tank...
Some photos from my tank... been setup for about 16 weeks now
some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
MASA - Marine Aquarium Societies Australia http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/index.html
bod
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top quality photos
The detail and colours are amazing. What size is your tank lighterthief?
roberta
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My daughters Oscars
Ginger Tablets Rock
lighterthief
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bod its a 3x2x2'
bod its a 3x2x2'
some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
MASA - Marine Aquarium Societies Australia http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/index.html
flagpole
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oscars
i have a 4 foot tank with three oscars 2 black one white they are cool. i feed them live guppies its quite a sight
roberta
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Yes daughter found
out the hard way, put some nice little fish in, get up the next morning gone, kids upset, so now only put in fish that the Oscars can't eat, too big for their mouths, cheeky buggers, love nibbling your finger, and splash you when they play, full of character hahahaha
Ginger Tablets Rock
lighterthief
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few photos from the last year
Day 1
Lawnmower blenny
Red Zoanthids
Clam
4 months
Today..roughly 1 year
some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
MASA - Marine Aquarium Societies Australia http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/index.html
hlokk
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Nice tank lightertheif. Some
Nice tank lightertheif. Some very nice corals in there.
In the second last pic, what are those three bushy things to the left of the clownfish? Theres a purple, a greeny and a bluey one.
Wanna trade any frags/cuttings/etc?
pale ale
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Great pics. How do you get
Great pics. How do you get them so clear. All I get is reflections/ camera flash.
I have
1 x 6 ft tank, coral reef with clown fish and moon wrasse
1 x 4 ft cichlid tank with geophagus, frontosa, green terror, big pleco cattie, electric blue, bolivian butterfly
1 x 4ft tank with Bessie the barra (Bessie loves moths)
1 x 2 ft tank with geophagus braziliensis fingerlings (we had babies)
1 x 2ft tank with large frontosa (hospital tank, got him for free cos he was injured)
1 kiddies tank with siamese fighter
At my other house I have a 3 foot tank with a frontosa
1 x 18 inch tank with a hermit crab
Also have just built a large tank to try and breed frontosas (need to build a stand first)
Fish pond with purple spotted gudgeon and guppies
Markie
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greatttt tank setup
greatttt tank setup (lighterthief) I have two freshwater barras and feed em like mad they growin fasttt
lighterthief
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thanks for the
thanks for the comments
thats macro algae! (seaweed), looked really good but eventually pulled it all out before it became too difficult.
pale ale
using a 4 yr old canon ixus 75, no expert!
dunno why its soo good at taking macro shots through glass/water, all photos are straight from memory card
maybe try turning the flash off.. and just mess about with all the modes and settings till you find one that works
also take lots and lots of photos <---this makes the biggest difference for me
some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
MASA - Marine Aquarium Societies Australia http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/index.html
TheWest
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a few shots
here are some photos i took a while ago, have moved most of these fish one now but still have a decent tank.
DieHard
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Anybody have a trout in a
Anybody have a trout in a tank?
that would be cool.
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lighterthief
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psychedelic prawn
some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
MASA - Marine Aquarium Societies Australia http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/index.html
hlokk
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Nice little mantis. Some can
Nice little mantis. Some can be quite bland but looks like you got a nice coloured one. Hopefully he doesnt cause many problems in the tank?
What is that coral in the upper left? So awesome blue.
lighterthief
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doesnt bother the fish or
doesnt bother the fish or coral..inverts are a different story
25 hermit crabs that i put in there all vanished without a trace, found the collector urchin split in half.. and around the tank theres various bits of smashed shell. its not that big either so wouldnt be suprised if theres another one lurking somewhere..
that blue thing is a clam mantle
some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
MASA - Marine Aquarium Societies Australia http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/index.html
tailor marc
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Anyone done a tank with
Anyone done a tank with tailor, whiting or fish that they have caught?
I had one session at eshed a year back that i caught occy, port jackson , wierd puffer fish , starfish and a colourful wrass. If only i had a tank and airator to keep them alive
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hlokk
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Depending on the fish and
Depending on the fish and where you put the tank/other details, might be hard to keep them alive with the temperatures and fluctuations. Most of the things would be stuff any marine tank needs like salinity, filtration, skimmers, etc. Also, I dont think whiting are very hardy so may be hard to get into your tank.
Though, as long as you kept the water quality right and the temperature right, were able to keep them alive and unstressed til you get them in the tank, then you should be able to keep them I would think. I know a few guys on MASA have non-tropical tanks, and I know you can keep fish that live in perth metro waters in a tank alive. Someone on this forum kept a gurnard for example. Bream seem pretty hardy and heard of them in tanks no problems (tackleshack had some). Would be pretty awesome having a school of whiting in a tank. Particularly one with subdued lighting for most of the tank.
lighterthief
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years ago my mates brother
years ago my mates brother used to have redfin and a longneck turtle hed caught in a massive freshwater tank.. only stocked with australian natives also had a mangrove jack and a small murray cod (i think). pretty much what inspired me to get one.
marc i dont think a pelagic fish like tailor would survive long in an aquarium due to the way they hunt, moving over large ares.. could be wrong.
u can buy port jacksons and rays.. any bought in perth would have also been collected in perth. They need really big tanks though.
Occy would be cool, being a predator it would eat anything else you put in the aquarium
some bream i caught..http://s620.photobucket.com/home/lightertheif/allalbums
MASA - Marine Aquarium Societies Australia http://www.masa.asn.au/masa/index.html
hlokk
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And they can escape almost
And they can escape almost anything :p. I have seen octopuses in aquarium shops though (usually in little cages to stop them escaping :p)
TheWest
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jack
mangrove jack is one fish i've always wanted for my tank, they look awesome when they start going red. they don't go well with to many other fish but.
i had a real nice murray cod for a while, they grow like mad and really smash down the food.
tailor marc
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Blue ringed occy would be
Blue ringed occy would be mint!
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TheWest
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occy
it would make cleaning the tank a bit more interesting thats for sure.