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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Okay, I'm planning on an everglades mangrove estuary tank, hopefully set up sometime within the next few months. Stocking: x5 sailfin poec. xas many as I can get ahold of gamusia x2 knight gobies Plantage: chain swords java/christmas moss anubias nan petite dwarf hairgrass crypto wendtii brown Hyro polysperma Decor: Driftwood, Mangrove root tangles Substrate: Flourite laced with sand Question: how does one perserve the branches and root tangles while keeping them submerged? I'm not fond of having to replace them week upon week. Suggestions? Comments?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Gourami Mega Fish Posts: 1205 Kudos: 477 Votes: 1 Registered: 23-Apr-2002	What size tank is this going to be? You are going to need a huge tank to house 5-18 inch plecos!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Sorry, I should have specified. Sailfin poecilias are sailfin mollies.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004	Unfortunately, I can't help about the branches.. what's the problem? Do they keep disintegrating? Few people realize, by the way, that sailfin mollies get niiice and big. Trust me, I kept a 6 incher once. A gorgeous sight, but very big. So make sure you have a good sized tank. And well. They also poo like plecos, so calling them plecos isnt too far off
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Indeed they do grow large. I haven't actually set up the tank yet--it's a work in progress, but from what I gather, fresh branches eventually rot away in tanks, and need to be replaced periodically. Me being a lazy fellow, I'd prefer not to have to do this. :[
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004	What size tank for all these guys? I've thoughts about a sailfin tank myself. Also... maybe you'd have better luck asking about the driftwood under a seperate topic?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Good idea with that. I'm planning on going with a thirty gallon, as opposed to a twenty nine for the length. Also, I've all but given up on the gambusia, as I can't seem to find them anywhere. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 28-Feb-2005 21:27
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	How long are you hopeing to leave the wood in the tank I've had pieces of deadwood in the tank closing in on two years and and dont' see any signs of rotting. ^_^ [hr width='40%']"There’s an emptiness inside her. And she’d do anything to fill it in. And though it’s red blood bleeding from her now. It's more like cold blue ice in her heart. She feels like kicking out all the windows. And setting fire to this life."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Really? If so, then I guess I'll just leave the branches in for a while and see how goes it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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