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Pictures of the day, 30.7.2011

I haven’t had much to write about lately, all seems fine with out tank. So I add some pictures I took this morning for your enjoyment.

Rosy tetra

Rosy tetra (Hyphessobrycon rosaceus) is a pretty and calm fish that can live with almost all other fish. It likes to be in a swarm so you need to get six or more of these fellows. At least in Finland they are pretty expensive, but I have liked them very much so far. They like to take and play with the bottom food given to the Clown loaches, which is fun to watch at (although the loaches do not appreciate this :)).

Rosy Tetra

Rosy Tetra (Hyphessobrycon rosaceus)

Rosy Tetra
Rosy Tetra (Hyphessobrycon rosaceus)

Pristella Tetra and Harlequin fish

These are like your ordinary tetra fish, but I like them much more than neon tetras. They seems more lively and are really beautiful to look at when you have a swarm of ten or more of each. I think some underestimate these small fish, but they are easy to take care of and nice to watch at.

Pristella Tetra (Pristella maxillaris) and Harlequin fish (Trigonostigma heteromorpha)

Pristella Tetra and Harlequin fish

Our aquarium, 30.7.2011

Last but not least, yet another picture of our beautiful tank.

Our freshwater aquarium, 30.7.2011

Our freshwater aquarium, 30.7.2011

Images of the day: Freshwater Aquarium the moment after a water change

Below are some photos taken of our freshwater aquarium a few hours after a partial water change was done. I really love how a recently water changed aquarium looks.

Before this, I deliberately waited four weeks before changing the water in order to let the aquarium complete the N-cycle. I checked the water values almost daily and there was no rise in NO2, no major rise in NO3 or drop in pH. This looks very good now.

Tomorrow we will get some new fish to our aquarium Smile Two clown loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) and two dwarf gourami (Colisa lalia). I hope they like our aquarium.

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Our freshwater aquarium – 3.10.2010