Introducing Myself (Pics - 56k Beware)

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Hi All

Just joined the forum after lurking for a while. Thought I woud introduce myself. My name is Brian and I live in Dianella, Perth, WA. Have been keeping fish for about 30 years (crumbs is it that long) and have always had just 1 tank so have very little breeding experiance.

I hail from South Africa nad have been living in Perth for the last 12 years. Have kept SA's, Africans, Marines, and general community fish.

Have just upgraded my tank from a 5 footer to an 8x2x2.5. This is the biggest tank I've ever had and am really enjoying it. It is filtered by an eheim 2217, aqua one 2400, fluval fx5 and a tunze rail system. It has a constant drip water change system replacing about 4l per hour. Has mainy Geo's and SA's in it but also has some loaches. Some of the loaches have been with me since I settled in Perth.

Thought you might like some pics.....

Tank Setup

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Drip System

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Some of the fish

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Well thats about it for now. Looking forward to many interesting nights on the forum.

Cheers
Brian

[jimbozed]

hey Brian  :D

Welcome to QCF , nice setup you have there.
You have some awsome pics mate of some very nice fish.


enjoy
George

[rowley89]

Great quality pix!!

[Schmuck]

Welcome to the forum Brian!

Great looking tank and fish, and a very nice camera!  :lol:  8O  What field of photography do you normally shoot in?

[tom]

wow!!! keeping fish alive for 12 yrs. How do u do it?

[Tabbycat]

Nice to meet you and very nice setup and awesome looking fish. 12 years old omg that is great I hope my clown loaches live that long. (Only 11 more years to go lol) Any way welcome to the forum and hope to catch you in chat some time.

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Thankyou all for the welcome and the compliments.

Tabbycat and Tom: I understand that Clown Loaches and live anywhere from 20-45 years. The secret (i think) is to have "a community" and not to constantly add or change inhabitants. This DRASTICALLY reduces the occurance of disease and in fact the only time I have ever had problems is when introducing new fish (no quarantine facilities). As you can imagine treating such a large tank can get pretty expensive lol.

Schmuck: Basically I shoot for the Community Newspaper group and do some weddings and sports events. Luckily I can bring the camera home occasionally.

Cheers
Brian

[wantsfish]

welcome to the forum brian,
some great quality pic's nice fish too.

dave.

[aaronskwod]

[quote:4c8b585aae]wow!!! keeping fish alive for 12 yrs. How do u do it?[/quote:4c8b585aae]

At the shop (Summerland Aquarium) we have a 21 yr old Gibbicep!

Aaron

[merjo]

Hello Brian...fancy meeting you here  :lol:

Andrea :)

[here fishie fishie]

Very nice pics & tank. Gotta luv the easy maintanence too. Also welcome aboard

Frenchy :D

[Jamez]

Very nice pics Brian. What type of equipment do you use? I wish my pics turned out that good.

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Hi

Camera is a work camera that I occasionally get to bring home. Nikon d2x with 17-55 lens and sb800 flash.

Cheers
Brian