Some clips of my unusual oddball aqaurium (must see)

[whynitica]

Thought I'd post some vids of my unusual tank. Yes, it is overstocked. I bought all these fish as babies when I set up the tank in 2007 and haven't purchased a single fish since. The most unusual part of my tank is the variety of fish which breaks the "rules" of much fish keeping advice. I have tiny fish an inch long hanging boldly with fish 6, 7 even 11 inches long. A few oddballs in there as well. Also, many of the fish are, (in just little over a year), larger than most books say the max size is. Finally, click in the last link for a shot of one of the most amazing eartheater cichlids I have ever seen.

Here's a list of fish with some video links at the bottom.

4 Black Bar Myleus "Tetra disco" "Blackear Pacu" (Myleus Schomburgki) over 6.5-7.5 inches
3 Common Silver Dollar (Metynnis Hypsauchen or Argenteus) 6.5-7.5 inches
2 Mystery Silver Dollars (Metynnis Mola or Luna) almost 5 inches
1 Flagtail (Semaprochilodus taeniurus) 11 inches
1 Silver Distichodus (Distichodus affinis) 7.5 inches
1 Chinese Hi Fin "Hifin" Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) over 7 inches
1 Earth Eater Cichlid (Satanoperca leucosticta) over 7 inches
1 Rosy Red Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 4 inches
3 Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) 5-6+ inches
1 Keyhole Cichlid (Aequidens maroni) 4+ inches
5 Pleco (Plecostomus) 5-9+ inches
1 Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus) 6 inches
1 Blue Gourami ((Trichogaster trichopterus) 4 inches
4 Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius xanthozona) over 1 inch
7 Black Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) 1.5-2 inches
1 Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha) almost 2 inches
1 Darter Fish 3 inches
1 Bluefin Killifish? (Lucania goodei)
4 Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis) 2 inches
2 Horseface Loach (Acantopsis choirorhynchos) 5+ inches
1 Neon Blue Australian Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) almost 3 inches
6 Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) 4 inches
2 Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes) over 2 inches (body)
1 Bright red bamboo shrimp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9bpi3bE3bE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jcp8_lUIW8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VoyVNVEpsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt377tU6tB0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy7oFucTYPw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhvWFVCB6Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l010jZaSbrE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZtY8aR9zS4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtB3nqTkh3M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBpjU5hP67Y


Many more on my youtube page.

[salty]

You have some very nice looking fish in your collection. That Bumblebee Goby is sooo cute as well. I am surprised that the bigger fish do not try to eat him

Thanks for sharing!

[whynitica]

My big fish don't bother the small fish. The small fish don't show any signs of stress and move about freely in the aquarium. Thanks for your comment.

[salty]

No problems man. 

Out of curiosity

How big is your tank and do you have plans to upgrade in size eventually?

[whynitica]

No problems man. 

Out of curiosity

How big is your tank and do you have plans to upgrade in size eventually?

85 gallons
no plan to upgrade

[salty]

Thats bigger than I thought!

You do have a nice setup.  Good luck and I look forward to following your tank

[Nitrofish]

Those are some awesome videos.

[scare-ah]

Wow what a beautiful tank!

So silver dollars have red on their fins? When my boyf bought one home it had a red fin and I thought it was sick, so it's usual for them...? Silver dollars are so ugly hahaha.