Re: pos. Camallanus worm infestation
Adrian R. Tappin (atappin at ecn.net.au)
Tue, 05 Nov 1996 16:29:53 +1000
At 10:33 AM 11/4/96, you wrote:
>< John,
><
>< I am about to convert my 55 to a rainbow tank too, and I'd like to hear about
>< any ideas you have.
><
>< -- Stephen
>
>Stephen,
>
>A 55g tank will be fine for rainbows. I understood Dianne to say that she was
>considering purchasing a 55g tank and I was trying to point out that if you
are
>going to buy a tank and you have the room for a 55 that a 75 would be better
>and it takes up roughly the same amount of floor space. If you already have a
>55 then it will be fine for rainbows.
>
>As far as tank set ups, I am trying to simulate an Australian river or
stream.
>Having never seen one in person this is proving to be difficult, but based on
>what I've learned here is my plan.
>
>I am going to use natural to light colored gravel that is fine to medium
>sized. I plan to have the tank well planted with plants that my bottom
feeders
>won't eat. I would like to have some type of wood that simulates a fallen
>branch because I have seen this in several pictures and I think it might look
>good :-). I also would like to put some rocks on the bottom because rivers
and
>streams sometimes have rocks.
>
>This is what I'm thinking about doing. I am open to ideas especially from the
>"Big Guns" that live in OZ and have seen these fish in their natural
>environment. I realized that streams and rivers probably differ from place to
>place, but I am trying to find the "happy" medium :-)
>
>John
>
John, use a dark coloured gravel and dark background if you want to
highlight the rainbowfishes colour and you might want to throw in a couple
of beer & coke cans and the occasional car tyre if you want it to look
natural ;-)
Mr.T
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Adrian R. Tappin
atappin at ecn.net.au
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