Help me redecorate...

[noodles62]

Don't do a BUNCH of angels! Then you are asking for trouble Ha ha. Ask your LFS if they get their angels from a local breeder, if they do, that breeder will surely have a spare adult around they want to get rid of....

Problem is mine has always been alone so I do not know what sex it is....
I got it in July when it was approx quarter sized....now it is not quite full grown, but close..

 

[Bk718]

thanks BK! what would you suggest for the foreground?

i would go for dwarf sag, will spread fast and if you get vals for the back it can really blend in with it.
Try thinking of limiting the $ of plant species but increasing the amount of each chosen.

Also get one more bolivian ram (opposite sex). That way you can get to see some of their great personality + the neons.

 

[noodles62]

i would go for dwarf sag, will spread fast and if you get vals for the back it can really blend in with it.
Try thinking of limiting the $ of plant species but increasing the amount of each chosen.

Also get one more bolivian ram (opposite sex). That way you can get to see some of their great personality + the neons.

I am picking up a male ram Monday from another member.
I had a male previously but he went on a hunger strike and did not make it....
Thanks for the plant advice. This tank is so tall it is hard to make it look like like it is stocked to any degree!
Now, to add $$ to my paypal acct on payday and scour the classifieds! :evil_lol:

edit: I will also be tucking a couple small terra cotta pots in the back for the rams to hide in and hopefully spawn.

 

[Bk718]

I am picking up a male ram Monday from another member.
I had a male previously but he went on a hunger strike and did not make it....
Thanks for the plant advice. This tank is so tall it is hard to make it look like like it is stocked to any degree!
Now, to add $$ to my paypal acct on payday and scour the classifieds! :evil_lol:

edit: I will also be tucking a couple small terra cotta pots in the back for the rams to hide in and hopefully spawn.

I think you got enough spaces for them to spawn. The wood and rock on the right should do.
I would remove the sprite, fern and trim off the willow hygro. Add some larger sword to the left back, vals along the entire back, dwarf sags in the front left and right with just an empty space by the wood for the rams to come out. Could make it a nice jungle.

 

[Mokomon]

IME I would avoid water lettuce. You don't have a TON of light to start with, I wouldn't add anything that floats- it will shade your other plants

I only have 96 watts over 55 gal & have NO problem with planted plants growing.

 

[noodles62]

I think you got enough spaces for them to spawn. The wood and rock on the right should do.
I would remove the sprite, fern and trim off the willow hygro. Add some larger sword to the left back, vals along the entire back, dwarf sags in the front left and right with just an empty space by the wood for the rams to come out. Could make it a nice jungle.

Cool! thanks so much for the advice! :worthy:
When you say trim off the willow hygro - what do you mean? and remove the java fern?

 

[noodles62]

I only have 96 watts over 55 gal & have NO problem with planted plants growing.

LOL your tank looks great Sharon! I am sceptical of floaters in this tank as I had some in there before and it really spooked the angel at feeding time. I would prefer to avoid them if I can get away with it- altho BK's frogbit is extremely tempting! LOL

 

[Mokomon]

I understand Noodles!!

 

[Bk718]

Cool! thanks so much for the advice! :worthy:
When you say trim off the willow hygro - what do you mean? and remove the java fern?

with the hygro, make it more workable, trim the stems to the size that will fit with the future scape. For me it was somewhat of a slow grower, if you get a sword for the back, you can trim the hygro down so its more of a midground plant.
Ignore the fern removal lol... looked again and it looks fine.

I would prefer to avoid them if I can get away with it- altho BK's frogbit is extremely tempting! LOL

floaters arnt necessary but some fish seem to be more comfortable with floaters.
Im actually finally almost out of frogbit. Now ill be moving my sales to red root floater much much prettier

the good thing about floaters is that they are nutrient hogs and can balance out the water parameters.

Your big job now is to find the right val species. (i would go with val nana )

 

[Mokomon]

That Red root is GORGEOUS!!!