my "other/alternate" tanks

[danny]

hey guys,i want to hear your opinions or comments,negative or positive,on my other tanks.i keep them outside and has been using to breed all my fishes and also to raise fry..



i keep my bettas here,it may look small but it's 1.5 gallon


these i use to raise guppy fry,atleast 10 fry per tank and 15 fry on the small yellow basin.the jars and small bowl beside is used to gather mosquito larvaes and cyclops and also algaes.





here are my barrels and small plastic tanks(rice box actually,way cheaper than tanks),i keep and breed in there barbs,tetras,cichlids,and juvenile bichirs and oscar.









and here is tire barrel,i keep in there a pair of convict and 2 juvenile flowerhorns with juvenile tilapias(oreochromis niloticus)..



being resourceful is one key to keep my passion and fish hobby.the urge to keep and breed fish to think of ways and to be resourceful.in our country,and being in the financial state as i am,resourcefulness is one vital key. ;D

[goldenpuon]

Very interesting. I never thought of keeping my fish outside. With tropical fish in as cold a place in the U.S. I am in, I couldn't keep any of my fish besides my goldfish outside without them getting too cold and dying.

I am curious. How do you regulate the temperature for the fish? I'd imagine at night the temperature drops. Also, what do you use for filters and aeration? It looks like a very nice setup. Very resourceful like you said.

[Carl]

being resourceful is one key to keep my passion and fish hobby.the urge to keep and breed fish to think of ways and to be resourceful.in our country,and being in the financial state as i am,resourcefulness is one vital key

And that you are!

I used rubbermaid containers for breeding and my first LFS holding/quarantine area dating back to 1979 (very effective for the cost, plus for quarantine it kept a more "calm" environment for the new fish)

Carl

[bikeguy33]

looks great to me....but i saw lil filtration....do you just use airstones?

also...be very carefull with those flowerhorns and for thaT MATTER, the tilapia. could be ww3 before ya know it.

are you raising all this for selling?

[bikeguy33]

as well.....no matter what anyone says, if you are ending up with very few fatalities, your thrifty ideas are working....my hats off to you danny

[murdock6701]

very resourceful indeed! don't see many lids....do you lose any to jumping out?

[danny]

Jun 1, 2009 16:39:05 GMT -5 goldenpuon said:

Very interesting. I never thought of keeping my fish outside. With tropical fish in as cold a place in the U.S. I am in, I couldn't keep any of my fish besides my goldfish outside without them getting too cold and dying.

I am curious. How do you regulate the temperature for the fish? I'd imagine at night the temperature drops. Also, what do you use for filters and aeration? It looks like a very nice setup. Very resourceful like you said.

i can't do anything with regards of temperature regulation,but temperature here at night doesn't drop as much so my fishes are fine.my problem is sudden change of weather,which we get here more often.sunny and hot in the morning then suddenly rain and cold in the afternoon,that affects my fishes,especially bettas.this unpredictable weather we're getting kills my fish(and also fishes of fellow backyard breeders in here).
i use home made filters ;D

[danny]

Jun 1, 2009 18:22:51 GMT -5 Carl said:

being resourceful is one key to keep my passion and fish hobby.the urge to keep and breed fish to think of ways and to be resourceful.in our country,and being in the financial state as i am,resourcefulness is one vital key

And that you are!

I used rubbermaid containers for breeding and my first LFS holding/quarantine area dating back to 1979 (very effective for the cost, plus for quarantine it kept a more "calm" environment for the new fish)

Carl

thank you sir.i also have observed that my fishes outside are healthier and colorful in appearance compared to that inside.i guess the natural sunlight helps. ;D

[danny]

Jun 1, 2009 20:22:00 GMT -5 bikeguy33 said:

looks great to me....but i saw lil filtration....do you just use airstones?

also...be very carefull with those flowerhorns and for thaT MATTER, the tilapia. could be ww3 before ya know it.

are you raising all this for selling?

no sir, use a simple filter which i made. ;D

yes,there are lots of aggression happening in that tire barrel.but lately they are calmer.i don't sell fish....yet,i am still gaining experience and just learning for now. ;D

[danny]

Jun 1, 2009 20:23:29 GMT -5 bikeguy33 said:

as well.....no matter what anyone says, if you are ending up with very few fatalities, your thrifty ideas are working....my hats off to you danny

thank you very much..i just got the idea from a fellow hobbyist here in philippines(he lives very far and we have not met yet,we just e-mail each other.)

[danny]

Jun 1, 2009 21:13:40 GMT -5 murdock6701 said:

very resourceful indeed! don't see many lids....do you lose any to jumping out?

i did sir,now i use lids especially to those tanks with potential jumpers.learned the hard way. ;D
thank you for the compliments

[Carl]

Jun 2, 2009 7:11:13 GMT -5 danny said:

thank you sir.i also have observed that my fishes outside are healthier and colorful in appearance compared to that inside.i guess the natural sunlight helps. ;D

I agree, I have conducted many tests where healthy full spectrum lighting in an aquarium makes a difference, however this is a subject where I am constantly banging my head against a wall with so-called expert aquarists who anecdotally say otherwise.

Carl

[danny]

Jun 2, 2009 10:13:25 GMT -5 Carl said:

Jun 2, 2009 7:11:13 GMT -5 danny said:

thank you sir.i also have observed that my fishes outside are healthier and colorful in appearance compared to that inside.i guess the natural sunlight helps. ;D

I agree, I have conducted many tests where healthy full spectrum lighting in an aquarium makes a difference, however this is a subject where I am constantly banging my head against a wall with so-called expert aquarists who anecdotally say otherwise.

Carl

but all other local backyard breeder here do have same observation.natural exposed sunlight is healthier.

[supi]

Your set up is amazing.