Leigh Machin, Games Programmer, Website Development and Games Programming
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C/C++, Visual Basic,
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My Photos/Videos - My Fish Tanks, UK (2010)

I started keeping tropical fish around a year ago, starting off with a 65 litre tank, but because I kept adding more and more fish and other things the tank started to get over stocked. So, I recently upgraded to a 240 litre tank with also a small 20 litre tank to raise fry in and to put injured and ill fish in.

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Our 240 litre fish tank! With Columbo on the telly above and 20 litre fish tank at the side. UK, 2010
1. Our 240 litre fish tank! With Columbo on the telly above and 20 litre fish tank at the side. UK, 2010
A closer photo of our fish tanks. UK, 2010
2. A closer photo of our fish tanks. UK, 2010
A photo of our 240 litre fish tank. UK, 2010
3. A photo of our 240 litre fish tank. UK, 2010
A Tiger-Barb, 3 Clown Loaches and 3 Shadow Tetras are watched by a Red-Clawed Thai Crab. UK, 2010
4. A Tiger-Barb, 3 Clown Loaches and 3 Shadow Tetras are watched by a Red-Clawed Thai Crab. UK, 2010
A Shadow Tetra poses for a photo. UK, 2010
5. A Shadow Tetra poses for a photo. UK, 2010
A Shadow Tetra in the foreground, a Red-Clawed Thai Crab hiding in the background. UK, 2010
6. A Shadow Tetra in the foreground, a Red-Clawed Thai Crab hiding in the background. UK, 2010
My male Red-Clawed Thai Crab likes his cucumber. I have a female Red-Clawed Thai Crab too, which had lots of eggs under her recently, wonder if any of the babies will survive? UK, 2010
7. My male Red-Clawed Thai Crab likes his cucumber. I have a female Red-Clawed Thai Crab too, which had lots of eggs under her recently, wonder if any of the babies will survive? UK, 2010
Just 2 of the guppies i have raised from fry. They breed pretty easily! Free pretty fish! UK, 2010
8. Just 2 of the guppies i have raised from fry. They breed pretty easily! Free pretty fish! UK, 2010
More guppies i have raised from fry. Their parents are no longer alive. UK, 2010
9. More guppies i have raised from fry. Their parents are no longer alive. UK, 2010
A Dwarf puffer swims by, they are great little fish. I had 5, but now there is only one left. UK, 2010
10. A Dwarf puffer swims by, they are great little fish. I had 5, but now there is only one left. UK, 2010
The Clown Loach are probably my favourite fish in the whole tank. I also like my Red-Clawed Thai Crabs, but they like to shred the plants! UK, 2010
11. The Clown Loach are probably my favourite fish in the whole tank. I also like my Red-Clawed Thai Crabs, but they like to shred the plants! UK, 2010
One of my Clown Loaches poses for a photo. UK, 2010
12. One of my Clown Loaches poses for a photo. UK, 2010
Another photo of one of my Clown Loaches. They can swim upside down. UK, 2010
13. Another photo of one of my Clown Loaches. They can swim upside down. UK, 2010
There's my Sharkie, he's a Red-Tailed Black Shark, he lives in my broken pot. UK, 2010
14. There's my Sharkie, he's a Red-Tailed Black Shark, he lives in my broken pot. UK, 2010
My Red-Tailed Black Shark is the boss of the tank. He can be quite agressive to some other large fish (like my sucker fish) if they go near his territory. UK, 2010
15. My Red-Tailed Black Shark is the boss of the tank. He can be quite agressive to some other large fish (like my sucker fish) if they go near his territory. UK, 2010
Red-Tailed Black Sharks can be quite agressive to their own kind, it's best to have only one shark per tank as they may fight to the death! UK, 2010
16. Red-Tailed Black Sharks can be quite agressive to their own kind, it's best to have only one shark per tank as they may fight to the death! UK, 2010
Sharkie hides in his pot. This is what you see of him most of the time. UK, 2010
17. Sharkie hides in his pot. This is what you see of him most of the time. UK, 2010
Two Clown Loach eating a chunk of cucumber. The fish will eat a chunk of cucumber this size in about 2-3 days, it will completely vanish! UK, 2010
18. Two Clown Loach eating a chunk of cucumber. The fish will eat a chunk of cucumber this size in about 2-3 days, it will completely vanish! UK, 2010
A side-view of my tank. It is 4-foot long. UK, 2010
19. A side-view of my tank. It is 4-foot long. UK, 2010
A side-view of my tank from the other end. Most of the plants in the tank are real. UK, 2010
20. A side-view of my tank from the other end. Most of the plants in the tank are real. UK, 2010
Lots of guppies which i have raised from fry. Most of the females look to be pregnant themselves now. UK, 2010
21. Lots of guppies which i have raised from fry. Most of the females look to be pregnant themselves now. UK, 2010
My sunset Platty. She recently had some baby fry, so we should have 5-6 more sunset Plattys like her soon.
22. My sunset Platty. She recently had some baby fry, so we should have 5-6 more sunset Plattys like her soon.
Some fish like to swim near the top, some like to swim near the bottom. Some, like Clown Loaches, go everywhere they can! UK, 2010
23. Some fish like to swim near the top, some like to swim near the bottom. Some, like Clown Loaches, go everywhere they can! UK, 2010
My big old Tiger Barb. We used to have 5 of them, but now he is the only one left. Also, one of my Mickey-Mouse Plattys, they breed like mad! UK, 2010
24. My big old Tiger Barb. We used to have 5 of them, but now he is the only one left. Also, one of my Mickey-Mouse Plattys, they breed like mad! UK, 2010
I have a small container in the main tank to keep baby fry in, to help them survive and not get eaten. There is mainly Mickey-Mouse Platty fry in there. Looks like one of my shrimp got in there somehow too! UK, 2010
25. I have a small container in the main tank to keep baby fry in, to help them survive and not get eaten. There is mainly Mickey-Mouse Platty fry in there. Looks like one of my shrimp got in there somehow too! UK, 2010
A closer photo of my baby fry container. There is one guppy fry in there also somewhere. UK, 2010
26. A closer photo of my baby fry container. There is one guppy fry in there also somewhere. UK, 2010
An even closer photo of my baby fry container. From experience, i have found around 50%-75% of the baby fry will survive to full adulthood. Plattys are quite hardy, Guppies are not so. UK, 2010
27. An even closer photo of my baby fry container. From experience, i have found around 50%-75% of the baby fry will survive to full adulthood. Plattys are quite hardy, Guppies are not so. UK, 2010
A top view of my baby fry container. There are around 20 fry in here at present. UK, 2010
28. A top view of my baby fry container. There are around 20 fry in here at present. UK, 2010
A top view photo of some fishes. UK, 2010
29. A top view photo of some fishes. UK, 2010
A top-view photo of some of my fish. The female Plattys can get quite big. UK, 2010
30. A top-view photo of some of my fish. The female Plattys can get quite big. UK, 2010
More fishes from a top-view. UK, 2010
31. More fishes from a top-view. UK, 2010
Ooooooh, looks scary! UK, 2010
32. Ooooooh, looks scary! UK, 2010
Here's my baby 20 litre tank. In here i keep Congo Frogs, Baby fry, injured or sick fish and i also breed a lot of snails in here (Trumpet snails, which puffer fish like to eat). UK, 2010
33. Here's my baby 20 litre tank. In here i keep Congo Frogs, Baby fry, injured or sick fish and i also breed a lot of snails in here (Trumpet snails, which puffer fish like to eat). UK, 2010
Lots of Trumpet Snails! They breed like mad! UK, 2010
34. Lots of Trumpet Snails! They breed like mad! UK, 2010
Lots of baby Plattys and a mother Micky-Mouse Platty who has given birth to a few recently. They are called Mickey-Mouse Plattys because they a mark on their tails that looks like Disney's Mickey Mouse logo. UK, 2010
35. Lots of baby Plattys and a mother Micky-Mouse Platty who has given birth to a few recently. They are called Mickey-Mouse Plattys because they a mark on their tails that looks like Disney's Mickey Mouse logo. UK, 2010
Trumpet Snails and Mickey-Mouse Plattys! UK, 2010
36. Trumpet Snails and Mickey-Mouse Plattys! UK, 2010
One of my Congo Frogs! They like to eat blood-worms and are harmless to fish. They have to swim to the surface every so often to take in a gulp of air! UK, 2010
37. One of my Congo Frogs! They like to eat blood-worms and are harmless to fish. They have to swim to the surface every so often to take in a gulp of air! UK, 2010
A close-up of one of my Congo frogs. I have 4 at present. They don't do a lot! UK, 2010
38. A close-up of one of my Congo frogs. I have 4 at present. They don't do a lot! UK, 2010
My Congo Frogs have webbed feet and are harmless to fish. There is a type of Congo Frog that has clawed feet and they will eat fish. Make sure you can tell the difference! UK, 2010
39. My Congo Frogs have webbed feet and are harmless to fish. There is a type of Congo Frog that has clawed feet and they will eat fish. Make sure you can tell the difference! UK, 2010
A baby fry Mickey-Mouse Platty swims through the bubbles. UK, 2010
40. A baby fry Mickey-Mouse Platty swims through the bubbles. UK, 2010
How many baby fry can you spot? I can see 4 i think! UK, 2010
41. How many baby fry can you spot? I can see 4 i think! UK, 2010
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