Good-by Gibby!

English:
Sad day. Last night, soon after introduction of new fishes, my Gibby was normal as usual, but then started acting very strange. First he layed on his belly and stopped sucking glass and driftwood, and only when I touched him he would again swam to the glass like before, alas, not for long. Today he finally layed on the buttom motionless.

I can only put few theories why this happend. Either he ate too much algae or something bad (his belly was a bit round) or some bacteria overtook his imune system. He had some strange white area on his back, so this could be true. I did partial water change and some cleaning (no food this evening) and will closely observe other fishes next few days.

Srpski:
Tužan dan. Sinoć, ubrzo nakon ubacivanja novih ribica, Gibby se ponašao normalno, ali je nakon par sati počeo da se ponaša vrlo čudno. Okrenuo se na leđa i prestao da usisava alge sa stakla i panja, a tek kada bih ga dodirnuo okrenuo bi se i ponašao normalno, ali ne za dugo. Danas sam ga pronašao nepokrernog na dnu.

Mogu samo pretpostaviti zbog čega se ovo dogodilo. Ili se prejeo algi ili je pojeo nešto loše ili su ga napale neke bakterije kada mu je opao imuni sistem nakon transfera. Imao je nešto čudno belo na leđima iznad glave. Izmenio sam deo vode i malo sredio higijenu akvarijuma (nema hrane večeras) i pomno ću pratiti dalji razvoj događaja.

More Fish / Nove ribice

English:
Oh, joy! Today I added 7 new fishes. Tetras are already "schooling" and occasionally fighting (hope they'll calm down in few days), while little Ancistrus is already "at work". I like that little guy! Video will explain all.

Srpski:
Radosna vest! Danas sam dodao 7 novih ribica. Tetre već plivaju u jatu, uz povremenu čarku između jedne zelene i jedne tigraste tetre (nadam se da će se smiriti vremenom), dok je malecki Ancistrus već prionuo "na posao". Video će objasniti sve.

1 x Ancistrus sp.
2 x Barbus Tetrazona (Tiger Barb)
2 x Barbus Tetrazona (Green Tiger Barb)
2 x Rasbora Heteromorpha (Harlequin Rasbora)

First Inhabitants / Prvi stanovnici

English:
After 30 days of cycling I've got my first aquarium inhabitants - brown algae. This was clearly the sign of insufficient lighting in my tank, so I decided to upgrade it as a next step. Since water parameters were in normal range for some time, I also decided it was time to introduce first living organisms.

I got one Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps (Leopard Pleco, Sailfin Pleco) and 3 shrimps. Well... I really was excited about my little "Gibby" and while I was at the store I didn't ask about it's potential size. I simply assumed according to the name that was not "pleco" type of the fish, which I want to omit at any cost since my aquarium is too small (130 Liters / 34 gals). And what a surprise, it seems that this "little" guy can get up to 20 cm (8 inches) in just one year, and if I get lucky (or should I say "lucky") it can grow up to 50 cm! Now I am seriously considering the option to return it and get one of the Ancistrus variety instead as I planned from the start.

By the way, I've also planted few new plants: Eusteralis stellata (Pogostemon stellatus) and Water Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis) with couple of brown snails (Bladder, Physidae sp.) that arrived with those. I did not removed them for now, but I'll watch them closely since they can become a problem if they multiply excessively. Also, I got some Vallisneria Nana.

For upgraded light added another Sylvania Gro-Lux 18W tube and next week plan to add another AquaStar 18 W tube (totaling 72 W).

Here are some fotos...

Srpski:
Nakon 30 dana cikliranja pristigli su i prvi stanovnici mog akvarijuma: braon alge. Kako je ovo obično znak nedovoljnog osvetljenja, nabavka dodatnih lampi je sledeći logičan korak. Parametri vode su stabilni već neko vreme, odlučio sam da ubacim i prve žive organizme.

Nabavio sam jedan primerak Pterygoplichthys Gibbiceps (Gibicebs) i 3 rakčića "kozice". Dok sam razgledao ribice u radnji, nisam pitao o potencijalnoj veličini "malenog Gibija", već sam pretpostavio da nije reč o još jednoj vrsti plekostomusa, koje po svaku cenu želim da izbegnem zbog veličine akvarijuma (130 L). Nakon pretrage na internetu po dolasku kući čekalo me je iznenađenje... ovaj mališa može narasti čitavih 20 cm za prvih godinu dana, a u toku svog životnog veka i do čitavih 50 cm! Sada ipak razmišljam da ga vratim i nabavim par Ancistrusa koji su znatno primereniji raspoloživom prostoru.

Takođe, posadio sam nekoliko novih biljaka: Eusteralis stellata, Hygrophila difformis (Hrast) i Vallisneria Nana, a s kojima je stigao i par braon puževa (Bladder, Physidae sp.) koje nisam uklonio (za sada), mada ću ih pažljivo pratiti jer mogu biti problematični za biljke kada se namnože.

Nadogradio sam osvetljenje sa još jednom Sylvania Gro-Lux 18 W neonkom, a sledeće nedelje stiže još jedna AquaStar 18 W (ukupno 72 W).

Slede fotke...