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corals inverts - macrobrachium sp. - indian whisker shrimp stocking in 168 gallons tank - Wisker Shrimp - about 2.5" & full of little green eggs. These guys are the best scavengers - they work day and night and even reach under the gravel to get at their little tresures.

Wisker Shrimp - about 2.5" & full of little green eggs. These guys are the best scavengers - they work day and night and even reach under the gravel to get at their little tresures.

Submitted By: John on 03/24/2009

Photo Caption: Wisker Shrimp - about 2.5" & full of little green eggs. These guys are the best scavengers - they work day and night and even reach under the gravel to get at their little tresures.

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168 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - My custom 168 gallon. Tired of seeing boring backgrounds, I made my own out of real stone. Not satisifed with the store selection of wood, I got two 5 foot logs from one of my favorite trout streams. Now I'm satisfied.

freshwater fish - garra flavatra - panda garra stocking in 168 gallons tank - The best algae eaters ever! Panda Garras never stop, even at night. They don't hang in the same place on the glass all day like plecos. Plus they will never outgrow your tank.

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State: California

Country: United States

Description: 168 gallon 72x32x18, 2-Hagen T5 high output 3' double fixtures, 2-3' actinic blue marine glo 39 watt bulbs, 2-3' 18,000k power glo 39 watt bulbs, 12-LED moonlight, undergravel filter, 2-Aqua Clear 70 400gph powerheads, Fluval FX5 600gph canister filter, Won Pro-Heat heater controller, Marineland 250watt Stealth heater. After seeing many photographed cheesy backgrouds and finding nothing that satisfied my urge to be different, I made the background from over 130 peices of real slate each hand cut to 1/2" thick and siliconed to ABS plastic. I had to make the background in 3 seperate peices to get it in the tank. All 3 peices put together weigh about 150 Ibs. I sealed each individual peice of slate with a transparent acrylic sealer. The wood is from a high Sierra mountain stream where I go trout fishing. The rock is mexican bowl rock. The stand is custom oak with a polyurethane sealer.

Advice: Get the biggest tank you can buy. Don't clean your filter too much. Enjoy your fish - study about them and where they are from. If you can't afford good stuff - save your money until you can.

Fish Kept: 5 red irian rainbows, 5 red line torpedo barbs, 3 white cloud moutain minnows, 6 jumbo neons, 5 pearl gourami, 5 clown loaches, 3 panda garra, 3 panda corydoras, 7 silver hatchets, 2 silver angels,

Corals/Plants: The plants are all plastic but the cool brown & green algae on the background is real.

Tank Size: 168 gallons

Quote: Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

About Yourself: I bought my first 5 gal tank 30 years ago. All my fish died because I wasn't told about the bactierial cycle. After going 20 years without a tank I decided to do it up good!