Fish keeping

Well, for the last 8-9 months I have been keeping Tropical Marine fishes.

Here's a couple of shote of my 180Litre bow fronted aquarium :-

This is how it started

Fluval Vicenza 180




Then this is how things have got




Some Zoanthid polyps



Banggai Cardinal Fish



Yellow Tailed Blue Damsel



Royal Gramma



Midas Blenny



To say it is a toroughly absorbing hobby is an understatement, and it has been great to learn something completely different.

Bearing in mind, this is my first ever fish tank I have kept .......... And I had to jump in at the deep end :hehe:

 

Hi Webmaster indeed a very interesting and worthwhile Hobby,Lovely Photos

 

:dh: So that's where you have been then.. :D Such colourful & graceful things... One envies them their easy life... Better than a telly any day..:wink: Smashing Nathan thanks for sharing.. :gnthb:

 

I'll edit my post with the Fish breeds

As with any hobby, the cost can be as much as you want to pay, though the fish can be rather expensive, there are bargain fish out there in the Marine world also ie the Yellow tailed Blue Damsel (Approx £5).

I did a lot of reading on the subject of Marine fish keeping before commiting, reading/buying books on the subject, going to our local Pets at Home and asking questions (on numerous occasions :D ), we are now on first name terms with everyone in Pets at Home :hehe: .

Basically, if you are keeping fish, whether they are Fresh, Tropical or marine, you still NEED to have the correct water parameters and do tests, the extra test you would do with marine over Tropical is basically Salinity, so really not that more compicated.

 

Around 8-9 weeks ago, I purchased a 2nd hand 'nano' tank :-







After buying some more Live rock and some Green Grape Algae (tank came Red Grape Algae) andthe Red Bamboo Algae (round red piece, bottom left) it started to look like this :-



and after about 7 - 10 days, the Algae had taken hold really well



And given another week or so, it had gone mad ...




And the reason for the tank ?













These beauties, Hippocampus Kuda :-

 

It is very common for people to successfully raise young, for a fish that is 'difficult' to keep, they breed easily.

I have heard of seahorses more or less constantly pregnant and giving birth, the female transfers eggs over to the males who carry the eggs for between 3-4 weeks before giving birth to live babies, so fingers crossed

 

Wow Nathan now they are a bit special.. Such wonderful creatures with an almost mystical & magical quality to them.. I bet your kids are fascinated by them all aren't they..?? Look forward to any other unusual marine animals you may encounter then Nathan..!!!:wink:

 

:dh: Wow Nathan if you get them to breed even I might take a 2nd look.. :yho: Flipping well done mate in finding such a satisfying hobby to compliment the garden, Scoobies & racing..!! Do please keep us posted on the horses progress...:wink: :gnthb: