Here we go again. The vallis on the left is almost at the surface and the right's baby is already half the height of the parent, so they're doing great. The Java ferns are also making a bunch of babies but I need to get more rubber bands to attach them. Thinking of moving them to the spider wood branches.
The micro swords however look terrible. I've had to shove their foliage back into the sand so many times that they just look like random little weeds at this point.
The bacopas don't look much better. Not much fresh growth and seem to be stuck in a perpetual melting phase along with being uprooted at times (not as bad as the micro swords but still).
The ludwigias are middle of the road. Constantly shedding leaves (there's always some floating around the tank) and uproots, but they're putting more effort towards new growth compared to the others.
Amazon sword hasn't really put any work into vertical growth yet so it's rather hidden in the background. The anubias are more or less the same, just taking their time with each leaf.
Now on to the fish, starting with the albino bristlenose.
This guy. THIS GUY. Constantly digs holes in the sand everywhere (most of the foliage I find free floating is his "handiwork"), threatens to get himself crushed by burrowing under the large dragon stone on the left side of the tank, and yet most of the day he just sits under this driftwood like he didn't no anything earlier. Quite annoying.
The more "well behaved" female. Except towards the mystery snails, she seems to make it her personal mission to bowl them over whenever it's feeding time.
Vagrant, the wayward female guppy that found her way in the tank with a couple of the mystery snails and the only fish I have blessed with a name. She's not only been thriving but she's putting on more color with the black around her tail and top fin. Almost looks like a tuxedo strain, but I know very little about guppy genetics so if someone more experienced knows I'd appreciate it.
Can also see some of the Salvinia here. They're growing new leaves but I swear the snails have been sneaking some nibbles as I've been finding some chewed-like chunks missing, and it's not like the snails aren't fed otherwise (if anything they're pampered).
The best pic I could get of the giant danio and Australian rainbowfish. I've noticed that ever since the move they've grown a lot more shy due to more open water and lack of other dither fish (Vagrant is similar, she rarely leaves the top left of the tank). Considering adding the neon tetras and cories I have in quarantine a bit early so there's more movement to make everyone more comfortable, possibly next week if they stay healthy.
The micro swords however look terrible. I've had to shove their foliage back into the sand so many times that they just look like random little weeds at this point.
The bacopas don't look much better. Not much fresh growth and seem to be stuck in a perpetual melting phase along with being uprooted at times (not as bad as the micro swords but still).
The ludwigias are middle of the road. Constantly shedding leaves (there's always some floating around the tank) and uproots, but they're putting more effort towards new growth compared to the others.
Amazon sword hasn't really put any work into vertical growth yet so it's rather hidden in the background. The anubias are more or less the same, just taking their time with each leaf.
Now on to the fish, starting with the albino bristlenose.
This guy. THIS GUY. Constantly digs holes in the sand everywhere (most of the foliage I find free floating is his "handiwork"), threatens to get himself crushed by burrowing under the large dragon stone on the left side of the tank, and yet most of the day he just sits under this driftwood like he didn't no anything earlier. Quite annoying.
The more "well behaved" female. Except towards the mystery snails, she seems to make it her personal mission to bowl them over whenever it's feeding time.
Vagrant, the wayward female guppy that found her way in the tank with a couple of the mystery snails and the only fish I have blessed with a name. She's not only been thriving but she's putting on more color with the black around her tail and top fin. Almost looks like a tuxedo strain, but I know very little about guppy genetics so if someone more experienced knows I'd appreciate it.
Can also see some of the Salvinia here. They're growing new leaves but I swear the snails have been sneaking some nibbles as I've been finding some chewed-like chunks missing, and it's not like the snails aren't fed otherwise (if anything they're pampered).
The best pic I could get of the giant danio and Australian rainbowfish. I've noticed that ever since the move they've grown a lot more shy due to more open water and lack of other dither fish (Vagrant is similar, she rarely leaves the top left of the tank). Considering adding the neon tetras and cories I have in quarantine a bit early so there's more movement to make everyone more comfortable, possibly next week if they stay healthy.
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