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Here is my page about my hobby Tropical fish. I currently have one community tank and one breeder/fry tank. I also breed to sell privately.

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Guppy fry
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Baby Guppy Fry

My Tank
I have a 15 uk gallon aquarium heavily planted with sand and natural gravel substrate including:
1 common oscar
5 Platties - 3 females and 2 males
5 Cardinal Tetras
2 Striped Rapheal Catfish (humbugs)
1 fancy snail
I am hoping to upgrade to a 30 gallon soon after xmas

News
One wagtail platty and one sunset platty are pregnant aprox 30 days untill brood ! (10/12/03)
 
Tank for sale in fish for sale page (11/12/03)
 
 double Hex coming tomorrow including 12 platties! Should be steadily breeding new strains of guppy soon !!! (12/12/03)
Double hex is here !!! Still a bit murky but clearing up. Going out tomorrow to get a T junction, stones, plants, syphon, and possibly a Gravel vac. Current residents are:
5 Wagtail platties
1 all red
1 sunset
1 male guppy
Very pleased so far.
 
(13/12/03) Went to Southern Aquatics today and purchased:
one 799 air pump
airline
rocks
bogwood
Gravel Vac and syphon
I also got 4 Leopard Cories for £10 which was ok. I also got a snail and 1 panda cory for the double hex. The bogwood is soaking and should be in by tomorrow.
(14/12/03) Went to Southern Aquatics again today and got
1 Bio Filter
1 25 watt heater
More stones
Plants
Airline
The bogwood is in and looks great, my snail has laid eggs ! I used the spare pump for the bio filter. All i need to do now is buy more plants. I also need to decorate my 15g which may be expensive !
 
(18/12/03) ok, bought 7 assorted platties a few days ago one died but will be replaced. i have moved the nicest ones into the double hex and the snail has been moved out due to vandalism. also got some more plants double hex is basicaly finished now. *LOOK* - new page on site(helpfull tips) I will also most likely be purchasing 5 orange wagtail platties tomorrow !
(19/12/03) Went to the LFS today and bought 5 juvinille orange wagtail platties ! Getting some money together to plant the 15g for xmas. Turns out mystery eggs could be cory eggs !
(20/12/03) new addtion to the 15g, jaws look at his page ! JAWS!! Consiquently cardinals had to be moved out. Bogwood and fake plants added to the 15g 2 new all red platties in the double hex all is looking good.

My Breeder/Fry tank

I have one Breeder/fry tank that is a 12 gallon double hex. The substrate is Natural Gravel it is heavily planted with two UGF's (under gravel filters) The tankmates are:       

14 Platties - 6 adults and 7 babies

1 peppered cory

4 leapord cories

1 panda cory

1 male guppy

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Interested ? email me !