rainbowrunner Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 (edited) Finally updated my webpage, please have a look "here" and let me know what you think Weather has warmed so have plenty of fry in the ponds and everything is breeding and plants are growing and lilies are flowering Finally got the 6ft tank outside and planted up with a few fish,(didn't get to look at it much under the house) it is still very green but hopefully the plants will start taking over utilising the extra nutrients and the water will clear, the ponds when first setup go green then just go clear after awhile. This is the only tank I have now, its outside under the shade sail so doesn't get direct sun although definitely enough, very low tech with potting mix under river sand then some gravel on top and my DIY trickle filter as only filtration (thanks for drilling all my holes Betta) and no heating. Currently has ornate rainbowfish, honey blue eyes, empire gudgeons, cherry shrimp, a couple of peppermint bristlenose and now tadpoles. The cane toads cant jump or climb high enough to get in so the frogs are really starting to take over my ponds, very noisy although they dont bother me I do wonder about the neighbours sometimes I have heard 3 distinctively separate calls, identifying green tree and pobblebonk frogs but only seen these little ones so far. Not sure about id but either Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) or Pearsons Tree Frog (Litoria pearsoniana) Anyone know frogs? these I believe are frogs eggs the yellow leaf is about the size of a 10c piece Edited November 23, 2013 by rainbowrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawry74 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Awesome to see frogs thriving in a dwelling, hope they can survive. Great work Rainbowrunner, looking forward to seeing their progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazycraig Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 so jealous, nice work with providing the frogs a good home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 thanks guys tank is starting to clear, still little bit green tho and the plants are starting to grow properly so many frogs. . . . . .and so small, still not sure if either Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) or Pearsons Tree Frog (Litoria pearsoniana) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Looks like the plants are doing well Peter the one in the middle looks really good BTW the honeys are doing well in my tub Thanks Darrell Edited November 20, 2013 by Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 [MENTION=11502]Darrell[/MENTION] those plants are great, looked good in your tank too starting to like these little fellas more everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 do the frogs eat your fish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) double post Edited November 24, 2013 by rainbowrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 do the frogs eat your fish ? Ive wondered that, I was more worried they would eat the eggs, they don't seem to worry the fish at all. I haven't noticed any dents in population or fry numbers. The ponds are full of dragon fly larvae too and don't seem to bother them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbotron Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Nice job Pete, some great photos and vids there. Where in the Boyne did you catch those Splendidas? might try and get up that way over Christmas and get a few! The Honeys you gave me are doing well, a few fry starting to appear recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Frogs rarely eat fish, the ones they catch will be in 1" of water or less, so anything deeper than that will be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Nice job Pete, some great photos and vids there. Where in the Boyne did you catch those Splendidas? might try and get up that way over Christmas and get a few!The Honeys you gave me are doing well, a few fry starting to appear recently. thats great you have fry already, those honeys would only be just over a year old. Pikes crossing Benaraby on the road to Lake Awoonga to catch splendidas and flyspecked hardy-heads. The boyne river upstream of the dam has a few easy access road crossings too on the Gladstone to Monto road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 A quick video from inside the outdoor tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 It looks great Peter. Can I ask which Rhads you've got in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) It looks great Peter. Can I ask which Rhads you've got in there? Thanks Peter Snapper Creek Noosa River/Lake Cootharaba Edited November 25, 2013 by rainbowrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Some of the males look to have longer than average finnage - do you know which they are? Most people are preoccupied with the colour variation in Rhads but it's interesting that there's other morphological variations as well. The males from Bribie often have disproportionately large caudals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Some of the males look to have longer than average finnage - do you know which they are? . Is it the Noosa catchment fish you are talking about? there is a few males with longer fins, they seem to be the more dominant in the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Yup, from the photos they'd be the Noosa fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) without flash and with flash Got some water proof LED strips to use as lighting, its mounted in aluminum u shaped channel that just sits on top of the tank, seems to work really well. Will add 2 more strips soon and run 12v wire to a transformer under the house on a timer, Very relaxing sitting outside at night watching the fish now. Plants are really coming along, although Im still getting that stringy algae in there. Anyone think CO2 would make a difference? Edited December 27, 2013 by rainbowrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Val goes great with a bit of natural light - lookin good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 looking better now with 3 strips of 12v LEDS instead of one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Tank is starting to come along nicely now, fully stocked with fish and plants are growing well, HM is taking over a bit too much tho and Im constantly taking it out because it smothers other plants. Also still an issue with stringy algae, just put some more cuttings in of different plants so see how they go too. Starting to get some nice pics of the fish too Edited January 23, 2014 by rainbowrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
