To me it just looks like all the 4 leaved marsilea died (as expected) & the new 1 leaf for is happy. I'd just remove the dead stuff & replant as needed. Stricta & cardamine are looking good & cute platys...What's next?
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There were a lot of new, submerged leaves among the dead - that's what surprised me. Funny thing: the Platies loved the dying Marsilea leaves -- they've been nibbling on it since I put them in the tank! I think I'm going to remove the dead portions and replant some of the runners. It's a really pretty plant.
As for what's next, I was thinking a school of nine neons would make a nice contrast to the platies, and then a small school of corydoras habrosus.
I love Black Rubies. But I have those in mind for the central school of a 40-breeder I want to set up.
Sorry!I thought you would catch the reference. Dial Home Device.
D'oh! Right over my head. It's been a while since I watched Stargate.
Though, to be honest, I have suspected the platys of being Goa'uld...
They really are. They're my faves among the pygmy cories.
Hi all,
Haven't done a tank update in a while, but I just added some new fish, so I guess it's a good time.
Picked up a small school of seven neon tetras at Petco today. Pricier than the nearby LFS, but, to be honest, these looked healthier. Anyway, here they are enjoying their new home:
One of them tried to end it all by leaping out of the net as I was putting them in the tank. I didn't notice he was missing for about a minute. Found him on the mat in front of the tank, quickly realized my fingers were too clumsy to pick him up, so I slipped him onto an envelope. So far, he and buddies all seem to be doing fine: good color, hungry, active.
One weird note: one of the platys decided she didn't like these new guys, and so kept chasing them. In all my years of fishkeeping, I'd never seen an aggressive platy. I finally distracted them with some crushed flake food, and now everyone seems to play well.
Here's the latest full tank shot:
I honestly did not realize how dirty that front glass was until I took the photo.
The plants are mostly doing well. The alternanthera is developing a good red color at its top now that I've started dosing iron, and the ludwigia repens is putting out new plants. Both may need trimming soon. Here's a shot of the alternanthera:
It's actually redder than the pic indicates: I think the glare washed it out.
I'm a little concerned about the E. Tenellus. Both original plants have put out runners with several daughter plants, but the mother plants are looking kind of pale, even yellowing a bit:
Some sort of deficiency? Also, I trimmed the algae-laden leaves after this shot.
The plants doing best are the cardamine lyrata. Lots of new growth, good color. In fact, their trying to take over the area held by the hygrophila stricta:
I regularly have to trim it back so the hygrophila gets some light. (You see some of it floating in the full tank shot. I hope to use the clippings in a new tank.)
And speaking of the h. stricta, while it has good color and lots of new leaves, I'm surprised it hasn't grown. I had expected it to reach to 4-6 inches. Instead, it's staying low and getting bushy. But it's also putting out new plants.
That's it for now. Fingers crossed the neons adapt well to their new home.
EDIT: Discovered two of the neons died overnight. Never found the remains of one, and just... bit (blech) of the other. Water tested okay, though (0/0/5), so all I can think of is the stress of a new tank. Neons are a bit delicate at first, as I recall. I want to bring the school up to 7-9, so perhaps I'll get more next week... from another source.
Haven't done a tank update in a while, but I just added some new fish, so I guess it's a good time.
Picked up a small school of seven neon tetras at Petco today. Pricier than the nearby LFS, but, to be honest, these looked healthier. Anyway, here they are enjoying their new home:
One of them tried to end it all by leaping out of the net as I was putting them in the tank. I didn't notice he was missing for about a minute. Found him on the mat in front of the tank, quickly realized my fingers were too clumsy to pick him up, so I slipped him onto an envelope. So far, he and buddies all seem to be doing fine: good color, hungry, active.
One weird note: one of the platys decided she didn't like these new guys, and so kept chasing them. In all my years of fishkeeping, I'd never seen an aggressive platy. I finally distracted them with some crushed flake food, and now everyone seems to play well.
Here's the latest full tank shot:
I honestly did not realize how dirty that front glass was until I took the photo.
The plants are mostly doing well. The alternanthera is developing a good red color at its top now that I've started dosing iron, and the ludwigia repens is putting out new plants. Both may need trimming soon. Here's a shot of the alternanthera:
It's actually redder than the pic indicates: I think the glare washed it out.
I'm a little concerned about the E. Tenellus. Both original plants have put out runners with several daughter plants, but the mother plants are looking kind of pale, even yellowing a bit:
Some sort of deficiency? Also, I trimmed the algae-laden leaves after this shot.
The plants doing best are the cardamine lyrata. Lots of new growth, good color. In fact, their trying to take over the area held by the hygrophila stricta:
I regularly have to trim it back so the hygrophila gets some light. (You see some of it floating in the full tank shot. I hope to use the clippings in a new tank.)
And speaking of the h. stricta, while it has good color and lots of new leaves, I'm surprised it hasn't grown. I had expected it to reach to 4-6 inches. Instead, it's staying low and getting bushy. But it's also putting out new plants.
That's it for now. Fingers crossed the neons adapt well to their new home.
EDIT: Discovered two of the neons died overnight. Never found the remains of one, and just... bit (blech) of the other. Water tested okay, though (0/0/5), so all I can think of is the stress of a new tank. Neons are a bit delicate at first, as I recall. I want to bring the school up to 7-9, so perhaps I'll get more next week... from another source.
