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A Taste of Central America

by Chris D from / USA


Description

  • Category: American
  • Tank size: 72x18x24 inches = 134 gallons
  • Tank size: 182x45x60 cm = 507 liters

    * Updated 2/15/13 *

    My goal for this tank was to create a very natural aquascape that resembles a scene from a Central American lake.

    Current stock:
    1x V. synspilum (new)
    1x H. pearsei (new)
    1x V. argentea
    2x (pair) T. meeki
    2x (pair) A. multispinosa
    1x H. nicaraguensis (male) -- I had 3 females as well but once a pair form and they spawned all hell broke out so I decided to just keep the male as he is the current "peace keeper" in the community.
    3x C. sajica -- I'm down to 3 from 8. They were really small (and still are) so I'm guessing the others were made into late night snacks. The remaining three have put on a bit of size so hopefully they won't go missing.
    1x Bristlenose Pleco

    The meeki haven't spawned in quite a while however my multispinosa's spawn pretty regularly. I'm sure the stock will continue to evolve as the two Vieja and pearsei put on some size...

    Thanks for looking!


Decoration

  • Gravel: 80/20 sand and gravel mix
  • Plants: Fake (plastic)

    Sandstone boulders, river rock, driftwood (collected locally)

Technics

  • Light: 48" BeamsWork "Freshwater Bright" LED
  • Light-Duration: ~12on/12off
  • Filtration: Marineland C-530, Marineland HOT Magnum 250, AC500/110


User comments

Visitor Comments

dennis chiong maya » posted 2012/01/23 08:16 am
Riaan Strydom » posted 2012/01/24 04:46 pm
Love it - really nice
Alexander Langer (a) » posted 2012/01/25 06:19 am
Chris D » posted 2012/01/26 09:34 pm
Thanks!
Dena Clifton-Branson » posted 2012/01/26 09:39 pm
John Young » posted 2012/02/05 08:51 am
Josh Dahlin » posted 2012/02/05 03:50 pm
David Lowery » posted 2012/02/07 07:49 pm
eric eldridge » posted 2012/02/12 10:59 pm
Absolutely fantastic tank!
Wes St. Jean » posted 2012/02/12 11:01 pm
Chris D » posted 2012/02/13 05:22 pm  
Thank you!
Sebastian Gonzalo Cuerda » posted 2012/02/13 06:00 pm
Excellent !!! I really like your tank!!

Thanks Cris!!!

See you
Sebastian
Alexander Langer (a) » posted 2012/02/14 10:26 am
Mario Cruz » posted 2012/02/18 11:52 pm
Mike Branson » posted 2012/02/19 12:07 pm
barry richards » posted 2012/03/06 02:12 pm
loving the natural look mate! looks nice :D
Eric Colberg » posted 2012/03/19 12:57 pm
One of my favorite tanks on the site, great set-up!
jo tomas » posted 2012/04/16 01:22 pm
Ray LaMonica » posted 2012/06/18 06:32 pm
Dan Selph » posted 2012/06/29 06:40 am
Great setup.
Ryan Manuel » posted 2012/07/05 06:02 am
nice combination the color of stones and the drift verry nice mr. cris
Trever Laidlaw » posted 2013/02/17 02:00 pm
mike saints » posted 2013/02/18 08:44 pm
Michelle Bielozer » posted 2013/02/20 07:26 pm
sweet
wayne battista » posted 2013/03/18 05:01 pm
Awesome love the lighting
Elena Kozlova » posted 2013/03/23 05:55 pm
everything is perfect in this tank!
carlos duran » posted 2013/03/23 07:46 pm
Very nice setup!!!!!!....

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Latest comments:
Eric Servant
21:47

Thank you everyone
Sammy Ramos
21:15

B-E-A-S-T
candido sanchez
20:46

red shoulder
phillip newsom
20:39

sounds awesome, mine is loving the new wood. He is about 3 1/2 inches
phillip newsom
20:36

beautiful!!
David Blake
20:16

He is beast! Pretty cool
Wes St. Jean
19:50

Haven't kept them in about 20 years.