Member Profile
Scott Dunstan
| Age 40 How many years have you been keeping tropical fish? Since I was a kid How long have you been a member of the Fry-Angle Society? 2 years? Maybe 3 How many aquariums are you currently running and what sizes are they? I’m running 10 tanks at the moment, Sizes are 75 gallon, 29 gallon, 40 gallon 33 gallon, 29 gallon, 20 gallon, 20 gallon, 10 gallon, 30 gallon (outside), 125 gallon (outside) What type(s) of fish are you keeping? Apistogramma Combrae / Panda Apistos / platties / geophagus / discus / various community fish and also some cherry shrimp and algae eating shrimp What are your favourite fish (type or species) and why? I really like the apistogramma’s. I also picked up some West African’s Benitochromis Finleyi which I really like, for a small cichlid they have a light of fight Have you had success in getting your fish to breed? If so, what species have you had spawn? Yes I have had both the Panda Apistos and Combrae breed and I have also had several spawns of discus which I really enjoy. Ive had tons of platties breed and I also had the geophagus spawn but unfortunately something happened in the outside pond I had them in and I lost all but 1 fish… it was a sad day Are you maintaining a live-planted aquarium? If so, what equipment are you using and what type of plants do you currently have? All of my tanks have live plants in them but my 75 has the most equipment in it. I run 4 54 watt bulbs on a timing system for 10 – 12 hours a day, CO2 system with external reactor and electronic bubble counter (best thing ever!!!) I have a slight plant addiction right now, I currently have: • Crypts (a few different types) • anubias (a few different types) • Amazon swords • Argentinian swords • Round leaf sword (not sure of the name) • Numberous stem plants • Some bulbs, aponegeton / lilly (tiger lilly) • vallisneria • Java fern, java moss I enjoy having different types of plants in fact I recently purchased a tank to start grown plants in pots so that I can keep more than just what’s in my tanks… Do you maintain an outdoor pond? If so, what size is it and what type of fish are in it? I have 1 outdoor pond which is a 30 gallon flower pot I sealed and currently have some lilly’s and a few gold fish in it. The pond is mainly for the purple lilly’s I have in them. Do you have any favourite aquarium books? If so, what are they? I really like South American Dwarf Cichlids (Aqualog Book Vol 1.) and I also really enjoy a book I just picked up at the last fish auction The Cichlid Fishes of Western Africa as there is a ton of great fish in both books. Makes me want to get more tanks! What Fry-Angle Aquarium Society activities do you enjoy the most? I have only been to one AGM so hard to say but I do enjoy talking to other members about there fish and learning about new fish. David Patterson and Robert Wheatley were also a huge help when I started doing my planted a few years ago. Have you participated in any overseas activities related to the fish hobby (conventions, collecting trips, visits to fish farms, etc). If so, could you tell us about them? No but I would like to some day. What would you say to someone who keeps fish in Bermuda but isn’t a member of the Fry-Angle Aquarium Society? The club is a great way to meet people with similar interests and learn more about the hobby. I honestly think I enjoy the hobby more now that I’m a member as you learn so much more about the fish you keep as well as new fish from visiting speakers. |