Plea for Photographs
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Plea for Photographs
Jools has just added this article of mine to the website.
Its main aim is to run through some of the common problems that newcomers to the hobby suffer from.
Many of the same problems do crop up from time to time in the forum.
Jools suggested some photos to break up quite a large chunk of text.
So, I would like have images of the following in the article:
1) A really nice planted tank
2) A river tank (preferably no/few plants)
3) Driftwood snag tank
4) Some catfish feeding on frozen bloodworms
5) Sand/gravel of different types.
6) Species of the plants mentioned
7) A quarantine tank
8.) Algae (preferably different types)
9) A fish (preferably catfish) suffering from ich
Feel free to submit any other photos that you think would work.
Just add them to your post with the [img] tags.
Good luck and thanks.
Its main aim is to run through some of the common problems that newcomers to the hobby suffer from.
Many of the same problems do crop up from time to time in the forum.
Jools suggested some photos to break up quite a large chunk of text.
So, I would like have images of the following in the article:
1) A really nice planted tank
2) A river tank (preferably no/few plants)
3) Driftwood snag tank
4) Some catfish feeding on frozen bloodworms
5) Sand/gravel of different types.
6) Species of the plants mentioned
7) A quarantine tank
8.) Algae (preferably different types)
9) A fish (preferably catfish) suffering from ich
Feel free to submit any other photos that you think would work.
Just add them to your post with the [img] tags.
Good luck and thanks.
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For all your algal needs:
http://mikes-machine.mine.nu/algae_gallery.htm
All the pictures on that page are public domain, so if there's any there you can use, just grab them.
http://mikes-machine.mine.nu/algae_gallery.htm
All the pictures on that page are public domain, so if there's any there you can use, just grab them.
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Hi Racoll,
Perhaps you can use some pictures from this thread:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=17108
Or this one:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=17148
Key words: sandy bottom, Vallis, bogwood
BTW: your article is very worthwile and I hope many people will learn from it. Minor spelling thing in Plant section: it reads Anubius; should be Anubias.
Perhaps you can use some pictures from this thread:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=17108
Or this one:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=17148
Key words: sandy bottom, Vallis, bogwood

BTW: your article is very worthwile and I hope many people will learn from it. Minor spelling thing in Plant section: it reads Anubius; should be Anubias.
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I just made the arrows transparent too, which is a little touch but makes it look nicer IMHO.
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Very nice article. Feel fre to use these if they meet you requirements:
1) Anubias decorated tank/African driftwood snag

2)Planted tank. Not sure if it is "really nice."

-Shane
1) Anubias decorated tank/African driftwood snag
2)Planted tank. Not sure if it is "really nice."

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Here are some photos of my 1meter river tank at some of the phases he has gone through...
With Pistia stratiotes on top...

With plants...

Unfortunately i had to keep lights closed for most of the past summer due to heat and lost all plants except Lemna
Not aquascaped at all...
I am upgrading it soon and so i havent really cared to make it appealing after the summer...

With Pistia stratiotes on top...
With plants...

Unfortunately i had to keep lights closed for most of the past summer due to heat and lost all plants except Lemna

Not aquascaped at all...


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Hi,
These are a couple of pictures of one of my Panda Corydoras eating a bloodworm:


Crop them, do whatever you want/need to do.
Don't worry if for any reason you can't use them.
These are a couple of pictures of one of my Panda Corydoras eating a bloodworm:


Crop them, do whatever you want/need to do.
Don't worry if for any reason you can't use them.

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4 Panda Corydoras
A 6 UK Gallon Newt Vivarium
2 Firebellied Newts
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Ooops, missed these out in the previous post.
I had some problems with algae a while back, and have some photos.
They are not the best but if you need them, use them:


I had some problems with algae a while back, and have some photos.
They are not the best but if you need them, use them:


A 22 UK Gallon Tropical Community Aquarium
6 Black Phantom Tetras
1 Blue Ram
2 Female Mollies
4 Panda Corydoras
A 6 UK Gallon Newt Vivarium
2 Firebellied Newts
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By sheer coincidence, I had a brown algae disaster overnight. I added some pH Decreaser from Jungle to our 35 gal. hex tank... This is what our filter looked like this morning! Completely plugged with brown algae! Note the stream coming from the bypass. The filter cartridge was brand new!


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River Tank with Rio HF 20 (1290 gph), Eheim 2236.
- Apon boivinianus, Bolbitis, Crypt balansae, Microsorum Windelov, Vallisneria americana, Crinum calamistratum, Nymphaea zenkerii, Anubias barterii.
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Hello!
I've got some pictures, they're probably not what you're after, but you're welcome to use them if you would like!!
Java Fern

Anubias barteri var. nana


Anubias barteri var.barteri

Natural 4mm rounded gravel

Polished Amethyst gravel

Algae on a Hygrophila leaf

Echinodorus 'Ozelot'

Cryptocoryne becketti 'petchii'

Group planting

Hygrophila polysperma

Mutated Trilobed Java Fern!

Newly set up tank

Same tank 3months on

Anubias 'nana' & Echinodorus 'Ozelot'

I've got some pictures, they're probably not what you're after, but you're welcome to use them if you would like!!
Java Fern

Anubias barteri var. nana


Anubias barteri var.barteri

Natural 4mm rounded gravel

Polished Amethyst gravel

Algae on a Hygrophila leaf

Echinodorus 'Ozelot'

Cryptocoryne becketti 'petchii'

Group planting

Hygrophila polysperma

Mutated Trilobed Java Fern!

Newly set up tank

Same tank 3months on

Anubias 'nana' & Echinodorus 'Ozelot'
