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Pics and Video => Tanks and Room setups => Topic started by: Steve on March 25, 2016, 09:45:05 AM

Title: Jaguar tank
Post by: Steve on March 25, 2016, 09:45:05 AM

(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag470/stevewayneclark/jag1_zps3pryelo4.jpg)

(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag470/stevewayneclark/jag2_zpsbhugriaz.jpg)

(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag470/stevewayneclark/jag3_zpsxct4ibaw.jpg)

Now that the frontosa are moved into the 6ft tank I redid their old 75g tank as a new home for my Jaguar so he can grow up happy and large all by himself. Added a bit of wood, used tan play sand with some pea gravel mixed into it. I had planned on doing a 3d background for this tank but decided to go with a flat black painted one instead. Figured with the colors of the Jag and him being the only fish in the tank I didn't want hm to blend into the background so once he grows some and lightens in color a bit  think he's look good in this set up now.

Title: Re: Jaguar tank
Post by: Ava333 on March 25, 2016, 10:08:15 AM

Nice set up. ❤️ it!

Title: Re: Jaguar tank
Post by: Ogre44 on March 25, 2016, 11:55:50 AM

Great tank, gorgeous fish!

Title: Re: Jaguar tank
Post by: Regalblue on April 04, 2016, 11:35:38 PM

I'm ready for more updates. ;)

Title: Re: Jaguar tank
Post by: Steve on April 05, 2016, 10:28:43 AM

(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag470/stevewayneclark/jag2_zpskzh7xnjy.jpg)

(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag470/stevewayneclark/jag1_zpsp6c9qr2x.jpg)

He's doing awesome Blair. Having the whole tank to himself seems to be sitting very well with him. His only tankmate is a 5" male albino BNP just to help keep the glass clean. Once the jag had been in this tank for a few days his colors changed so much for the better. He was really dark when I had him in the Bleekeri tank while I was getting this tank set up for him. Now he's lightened up a lot and taken on the nice pattern that jags are known for. Only going to keep getting better looking as he starts growing.

I think he's going to grow pretty fast now. He was very picky about eating at first, but now he eats anything I put in the tank for him. Flakes, pellets, even got him eating krill once a week now.

I'm liking having these single fish tanks...I'm use to having to do WC's every 7 days with the overstocked African tanks. But with this guy (bleekeri tank as well) being single fish tanks, it's been 3 weeks and Nitrates are still barely 10ppm. I could get use to this 8)
 

Title: Re: Jaguar tank
Post by: Regalblue on April 05, 2016, 02:10:14 PM

Awesome!  Glad you're enjoying him.

Title: Re: Jaguar tank
Post by: eitakppurk on April 06, 2016, 04:23:12 AM

Nice! You're giving me the itch to set up a new tank for a single fish...

Title: Re: Jaguar tank
Post by: Regalblue on April 06, 2016, 08:01:12 AM

Quote from: eitakppurk on April 06, 2016, 04:23:12 AM

Nice! You're giving me the itch to set up a new tank for a single fish...

Let me know...  I have a Herichthys carpintis (Vonthilleo variant ).that just killed it's mates last weekend. 
PERFECT for a single specimen tank. ;)