Jardini's first meal - meal worm

Bought some meal worms and try to let Jardini taste it. Well, compare with Kelesa, Jardini sure not as choosy as Kelesa!

New Dragon in the House~ Jardini

Just got myself another dragon last Saturday (27 November 2010), an Australian Pearl Arowana (Scleropages Jardini). Size around 4 inches (estimated).

Since it's still small, so I transfer the Talapia back to Kelesa home, and two tortoises to their own home. So in the new tank only left with the new Jardini and a small pleco.

Prior to putting in Jardini into the tank, I cleaned the bottom mess by Talapia, and also lower down the water level to half the tank. It's for easy maintenance and also to create stronger fall of water from the over head filter box - increasing oxygen! Also I turned on the UV - to kill gems and bacteria in the water and also to create more oxygen again!

Will try shoot some photos and share here later.

Updates

Moved Talapia and tortoises to new tank, so only left Kelesa, Alligator Gar, some Plecos and two TFB a.k.a. Lampam inside Kelesa home.

Maintenance

This morning woke up early so that the time to "overhaul" my Kelesa's tank.

Before 

and After:

Changed over 30% water I guess. And added only salt as water conditioner.

Updates

Last night the return pump hose loosen and causes the main tank have no water returns. Wife found that this morning and woke me up to check it out. Quickly fixed the hose and pump in water but too bad one of the big "lampan" fish died. Should be lacked of oxygen. It's a foot long fish and really wasted la....

RIP

News

Just some updates...

My bigger green tortoise escaped! Can't locate it anymore.

1 foot + catfish died - attached and injured by Talapia....

New fishes added to tank - by Jeremy, my brother-in-law.

Will try shoot the tank again with new tank members soon.

Water Change

Done water change yesterday, as well as cleaning the tank's bottom.

Anyway, found one of the lampan fish died hours after than.

RIP

Water Change

Wonderful Sunday with free time so decided to clean my kelesa home's filters' media as recent weather made the medias full with algae. Water changed about 15% and now it looks so clean!

Food!

Here's the two most common fish foods I bought for my Kelesa.

 

Bull Frog

 

Feeder Fish (Faith's helping up!)

Filter Media Cleaning & Water Change

Managed to get some time to do a major cleaning to Kelesa home's filter system. I took me about an hour for cleaning and changing water. Salt added only this time as I don't have any other water conditioner.

Here's the photos - looks new and fresh!

Night View:

Water Change

Done 30% water change as my Kelesa not having good appetite.

Water pH a big high, will try some black water soon...

Kelesa Status

These days my Kelesa lost appetite. A bit less aggressive than before especially when I throw in bull frog. Also, he hurt his faces and body, scratches here and there, should be from jumping and hit on the glass edge.

Looks like gonna get some black water to make him calm soon.

Water Change

Done about 10% water changed today and added salt.

Water Change

Done 40% water change today and added salt and black water.

Top Up Water

Top up 3 pails of rain water this two days to Kelesa's home.