my planted "nano"

[poormanisme]

I had a spare 2.5gal laying around so i figured i'd give my betta a new home(he was in a 1gal. bowl). Its looks really cool, so i thought i should share. Occupants include 1 male betta, 1 otto, 1 anubia nana, some corkscrew val, and a few "petite anubias nana"<-------very cool looking plant.

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poormanisme/lst?.dir=/planted+nano&.view=t
Let me know what ya think.:)

[Slappy*McFish]

Nice..I like the layout....it's a good start. Just wait until the plants fills in.:cool:

[caffeine]

What kind of lighting are you using? It looks like a regular desk lamp?

Let us know how well it grows, I've wanted to try something like that :)

[Timmain42]

What's your opinion of the "petite nana?" I've got some on order, waiting for it to show...

[Hebdizzle]

I just recently bought a 2.5 gallon and I was planning to do something almost identical to you! I had the black sand, was planning a betta and some shrimp! For lighting I have an Azoo 7 watt CF. It puts out a good amount of light.

BTW, where did you get that mini piece of driftwood? That is so cool! I would go with a wellaby wood (like one I have in my 10) but it constantly stains the water so I kinda gave up on getting a new one.

THE TANK LOOKS GREAT
Aaron

[Starry]

Wow, that's really nice. Looks like one happy betta! Good work! :)

[kveeti]

That is a great setup; beautiful! Lucky betta!

[poormanisme]

the light is a 13 watt cf desk light with a gooseneck thing, so if i think the light is too strong i just raise it abit. It seems to be more than sufficient:D The wood was a piece of driftwood from the LFS, it cost me a whole 3 bucks. i soaked it in boiling water for a day and havent had any problems with leaching tanins.And for the petite nana, well it looks just like a anubias nana, but mini sized. Each clump is probably the size of a half dollar, the leafs are probably the size of half a penny. They were very expensive, but quite unique, so i cant complain.

[poormanisme]

UPDATE:
My dam* amano shrimp was dead this mourning. ohh, that pisses me off. the little bugger wasn't cheap. oh well, at least my betta is as happy as can be, he has a huge bubble nest going.:cool:

[Madame X]

That looks great! Is that one of those little 2.5g Perfecto tanks? I have one of those lying around too... hmm. :)

I love the mini-anubias. I'll have to look for those locally.

[125gJoe]

Looks good...
Hmmm.. I do have room on the desk here... :cool:

[poormanisme]

i looked for those mini anubias for a long time. Most LFS's looked at me like i was stupid when i tryed to explain what they were. They kept trying to tell me that anubias nana was the "petite nana".I finally broke down and bought them from Robert @ http://www.aquabotanic.com. Everything ran smooth with my order and i would not hesitate to order from him again.
BTW, everyone has room for a little 2.5, and besides its a he** of alot easier than doing water changes on my 180.:D

[nvision]

i love small tanks. your setup looks great!

that driftwood does look very peculiar, look almost like cork. and the nana looks nice. maybe you can stick a few submersible plants in there to make use of the open top.

[poormanisme]

hmm.. i never even thought about that nvision. any suggestions on submersible plants that don't get big. LOL, its only 2.5 gal. :)

[Captain Hook]

I really like the look of that tank. Looks very small, nice and peaceful. Would you guys say a small tank is a lot less work and easier to maintain plants?

[Robert H]

Hey, that s great! Its nice to see pics of people using those little petite nanas!

They are imported from the Orient and I belive this cultivar was developed in Europe. It is still very rare to see this plant in the USA. Most stores would think you are crazy. The full grown size of these Anubias leaves are not much bigger than Glossostigma!!

I just sent some to Karen Randall, so maybe she will write about them and make them better known to the public.

http://www.aquabotanic.com/abstore/media/petitenanahand.jpg

Next time try Red Cherry shrimp instead of amanos, they seem much less sensitive,

http://www.aquabotanic.com/abstore/media/red-cherry-shrimp.jpg

[poormanisme]

robert, i tried red cherry's but my betta thinks they are really tasty. LOL. I ordered the shrimp at the same time as the petite nana cause i thought it would look cool with the red cherry's and the black sand, but the ol' betta liked his new home so much he didn't want to share.

[nvision]

poormanisme, try hygrophilia stricta. it's a hardy plant with a woody stem. just stick 1-2 stalks in the tank for a nice clean layout and let it grow out. in time, it might even produce nice purplish flowers for you.

[biogirl361]

i know this is really digging a thread out of the grave, but i thought i'd do that rather than start a whole new thread. anyway, my question is how fast do those anubias petite's grow?

[lousybreed]

why can't i see your tank...do i have to be a yahoo member??

[asnatlas]

why can't i see your tank...do i have to be a yahoo member??

If you notice this post was stated about 18 months ago. I am sure he took the pics down by now...

Shawn

[gregor7777]

To see the pics, just copy the link and delete the last few things up until his ickname, poormanisme...ie...http://www.picsblahblahblah.com/pics/poormanisme/erase everything that comes after

[biogirl361]

If you notice this post was stated about 18 months ago. I am sure he took the pics down by now...

Shawn

yeah, sorry for bringing up such an old post, but i thought robertH or someone else who has these could tell me, do they grow as slow as the other anubias varieties?

[Chicago_Cheech]

The picture link isn't working for me. Am I doing it wrong?

-Cheech

[fishpoor]

I can't see it either. Help? anyone

[Robert H]

My experience is they grow at about the same rate as any larger Anubias. The roots are generally more shallow though.

[poormanisme]

wow, this sure brings back memories. I am no longer using the 2.5 for a nano planted tank. it is now a nano reef. However, I kept the petite nana and those original few plants now cover a piece of driftwood that is probably a foot long. :D