Thank you guy! And Cichlid Woman, that's exactly me idea! That's why I am asking you guys' opinions so I can clean it up before the competition! I am planning on entering it into the Aquatic Gardeners Association Aquascaping Contest held annually, I just don't know when it begins! Hopefully I can buy a few more ground plants before the contest to fill in the empty bottom. I was it as real as possible, Glossistigma would be my first choice, but I have no CO2 Injection and I don't think it would grow that well. I have the type of water that I have to play around with different plant species to find which plants grow best in. Luckily, I've had my 40 for almost a year now, and have had plenty of time to figure out Red Ludwigia and Hornwort don't work in my tanks
Very nice, serene looking tank..if I were a neon, I would want to live there too..great work man..looks like you took a chunk out of the amazon and put it in your tank.
For real! Wow! That's exaclty what I wanted, and you think I accomplished it!? That's awesome, thanks for the compliment! I really wanted to get that grown in effect, but still nice looking, not like the plants have taken over the tank. I like how the swords are so tall they bend over the surface of the water, and provide safety for the gouramis and danios, who love to play tag through the leaves!