HybridHerps 75 Gallon Tank (High Tech Planted Tank, with an assortment of fish)
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Soon…sooooooonnnnnnnnnn.
FTS, as per usual. Probably should have wiped the front glass…too lazy.
EBJD is still the king of the tank. I wonder if that will change as the EBA grows…that will be an interesting dynamic.
Some algae and nastiness yes, but I’d say this has grown since I had to trim it down a little.
iPhone 5s takes much nicer pics than my old phone.
Mini Pellia is slowly growing.
S. sp. Bihar…such a good decision to buy. Kind of tempted to let this replace the H. corymbosa but I like both plants for different reasons. Also, plants like this are giving me horrible and beautiful ideas for what I’d do with a bigger high tech tank. One day, one day…
L. rugosa. Surprised I don’t see this ever, I’m enjoying it quite a lot.
So pretty
Bichir and P. stellatus narrow leaf. I’m liking this plant a lot. I removed the L. aromatica from in front of it to let this plant shine more (also to maybe add more another crypt or two…I’m looking at that flamingo AaronT) L. aromatica is still in the tank though, behind the second piece of wood from the left.
Myrio “Red”. I’m hoping as it grows taller it will get a brighter red, but if not, I’m still happy with this plant.
So L. senegalensis and Pantanal like this tank, as they grew tall and had to be trimmed down and replanted. This section is a mess, sure, and I need more Pink and more Twisted, but man this section is making me happy because its all growing. I THINK there is some regular repens and regular palustris somewhere in this mess but man its going to be hard to find. Atlantis is doing well, as is the Arcuata, Brevipis, Arcuata x Repens, and the other Arcuata x Repens that is actually red, thicker, and looks different. Oh, and Rubin is pretty awesome as well, and Red is a nice place holder.
I only have 2 stems of the pink but…it will soon grow to be a little more noticeable. I might remove some of the Red as this grows out more. Its going to be fun balancing all the Ludwigia species and varieties I have going on in this area. Again, this is one of those moments that is giving me ideas for how I’d do a bigger tank.
Electric Blue Acara is now in this tank, some plants have been moved around as well, I'll post the current plant/fish list and new pictures once my new orders of plants come in.
I'm really liking how this tank is coming along.
I'm really liking how this tank is coming along.
So awesome, man. Easily in my top 5 favorite tanks of all time. Great stock, super awesome plants, happy fish! :cheers:
Tank is coming along now, I’m satisfied with its progress. Still dealing with some algae but its not on the plants so its not the worst. Gotta put in some new bulbs soon and gotta put a new bulb into the UV sterilizer, and gotta really do a nice trim on the left side (like a HUGE one) but its looking good to me. Here is an update on what is currently in the tank. Some new plants, and FINALLY ADDED THAT ACARA (whom I will know refer to as the EBA).
· Current Fish
· Herotilapia multispinosa – “Rainbow Cichlid” x2
· Acarichthys heckelii – “Threadfin Acara” x2
· Rocio octofasciata – “Electric Blue Jack Dempsey”
· Aequidens sp. ‘Electric Blue’
· Trichopodus leerii – “Pearl Gourami” x3:3
· Melanotaenia splendida australis – “Australian Rainbow fish” x4
· Phenacogrammus interruptus - “Congo Tetra” x6
· Polypterus senegalus – “Senegal Bichir”
· Polypterus retropinnis
· Polypterus delhezi
· Erpetoichthys calabaricus – “Rope fish”
· Ancistrus sp. “Albino Blue Eye Bristlenose L144” x0:1
· Ancistrus sp. “Brown Bushy Nose” x1:0
· Melanoides tuberculata - “Trumpet Snail”
·
· Current Plants
o Rotala mexicana var. 'Goias'
o Limnophila sp. ‘Vietnam Mini’
o Staurogyne repens
o Alternanthera reineckii var. “Variegated”
o Littorella uniflora
· Foreground
o Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Green Gecko’
o Cryptocoryne nurii
o Cryptocoryne becketii petchii
o Cryptocoryne x willisii
o Lobelia cardinalis var. 'Dwarf'
o Eriocaulon parkeri
o Pogostemon helferi
o Syngonanthus sp. “Belem”
· Mid-Ground
o Echinodorus sp. ‘Rose’
o Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Florida Sunset’
o Cryptocoryne sp. Wendtii Hybrid
o Cryptocoryne wendtii - “Red/Brown Crypt”
o Rotala macrandra var. “Mini Butterfly”
o Limnophila rugosa
o Rotala sp. ‘Vietnam’
o Rotala mexicana var. ‘Araguaia’
o Rotala wallichii
o Nymphaea micrantha
o Nymphoides aquatic – “Banana Plant”
o Hygrophila polysperma cv. ‘Sunset’
o Hygrophila pinnatifida
o Ammania pedicellata – “Yellow Nesaea”
o Ammania praetermissa
o Hygrophila sp. ‘Brown’
o Murdannia sp. 'Red'
o Myriophyllum mattogrossense var. ‘Red’
o Cabomba furcata – “Red Cabomba”
o Proserpinaca palustris – “Mermaid Weed”
o Pogostemon stellatus var. 'Needle Leaf'
o Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata cv. ‘Pantanal’
o Ludwigia sp. ‘Red’
o Ludwigia arcuata
o Ludwigia senegalensis
o Ludwigia brevipes
o Persecaria kawagoeanum
o Cuphea anagalloidea
o Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
o Aponogeton madagascariensis – “Lace Leaf”
· Background
o Cryptocoryne crispatula var. ‘Balansae’
o Aponogeton ulvaceus
o Nymphaea stellata – “Dwarf Lilly”
o Echinodorus cordifolius cf. “Tropica Marble Queen”
o Hygrophila corymbosa – “Giant Temple”
o Staurogyne sp. ‘Bihar’
o Rotala mexicana var. ‘Bangladesh’
o Vallisneria spiralis cv. ‘Leopard’
o Myriophyllum tuberculatum - 'Red Myrio'
o Limnophila aromatica
o Crinum calamistratum
o Ludwigia sp. ‘Rubin’
o Ludwigia repens x arcuata
o Ludwigia sp. ‘Atlantis’
o Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata cv. 'Twisted’
o Ludwigia ovalis var. ‘Pink’
o Cardamine lyrata
· Hardscape
o Wood #1
§ Fissidens fontanus – Fissidens
§ Anubias barteri var. ‘Petite’
o Wood #2
§ Fissidens fontanus – Fissidens
§ Riccardia chamedryfolia – “Mini Pellia”
§ Microsorum pteropus var. ‘Windelov’
o Wood #3
§ Microsorum pteropus var. ‘Needle’
§ Microsorum pteropus var. ‘Trident’
o Wood #4
§ Anubias barteri var. ‘Nana’
§ Anubias barteri var. ‘Broad-Leaf’
§ Anubias barteri var. ‘Coffeefolia’
§ Anubias hastifolia
o Wood #5
§ Bucephalandra sp. “Brownie Red”
§ Bolbitis heudelotii var. 'Mini'
§ Taxiphyllum sp. “Flame”
§ Bolbitis heudelotii
o Wood #6
§ Bucephalandra sp. “Black Titan”
§ Lagenandra meeboldii ‘Pink’
As you can see…I think its safe to say I might have a “problem” coughcollectoritiscough
Anyways, enough of that, picture time.
Full tank shot, I should wipe the front glass, I’ll be doing that on Sunday with the water change and the trimming.
Here you can see the Littorella (its melting a little but I hope it hangs in there and grows because I think it would look really cool there, I’d replant runners every now and then to make a bushier apperanace. It was emersed grow so its transitioning) the downi, which is doing surprisingly well and NOT being uprooted or anything, and the E. parkeri that I’m working on (most of my original parkeri melted sigh) and the Belem that also had a bit of a problem while I was at school, but I’m confident will grow back/was doing well for me so I might buy more if I get tired of waiting on it to grow out.
Too…many….species. Here is just, a lot of things. My Ludwigia collection, and other misc. stem plants. Growing the stuff that is chilling in the piece of driftwood out, and the mini Pellia is growing well for me. I just need to find where my fishing-line went to tie it down better.
Aromatica was not happy at first with being moved but it looks much better now and I’m confident it will bush out and look super nice in this spot.
Sphaerocarpa is green for me, but growing well and giving me sideshoots. I’m going to use more of this in the foreground as well, let it fill out nice and thick. The Cuphea is doing alright as well, added more and wanting to make it a nice little bush. Slowly, but surely. The kawagoeanum is a real weed of a plant…I want to remove some of it and replace it with Sao Paulo, just to have a bit of both around.
I removed the stems I had growing here and placed them elsewhere in the tank. I think it looks better like this. I’ll keep this side to just crypts, the Aponogeton ulvaceus which is growing out after having went dormant, and swords. I also have the Black Titan and the Lagenandra over here, both of which I hope will become real monsters, as well as the tissue culture Balansae I picked up not too long ago.
Seriously, why is N. micrantha not more popular?
BUCE
NEW BUCE
Surprisingly, mini butterfly managed to survive and stay red…despite being uprooted and super shaded….going to let it grow out, form sideshoots, get tall, and be awesome looking.
H. Brown is a weed. I need to trim it, I have a friend who wants to buy more of it from me, its all good.
I managed to convert emersed grown Limnophilia Vietnam mini into its submerged form…now I’m letting it fill out since it seems like it’s a really pretty plant…also doesn’t hurt that it seems fairly rare.
These guys are fine.
Rainbow cichlids…great fish. Color really depends on mood, they are more yellow when they are the dominant fish.
This guy is the current dominant fish.
Rainbows…I think they might be two separate varieties but I’m not 100% sure. They all get along fine though.
No this isn’t from the co2, they just seem to do this in unison from time to time. Really a great looking fish, highly recommended for anyone’s aquariums.
I got a decent shot of a congo tetra…huzzah
HE’S IN THE TANK FINALLY.
Despite this guy, who for whatever reason does not care that the EBA is in the tank.
Despite the size difference…the EBA is very good at hiding around, but he comes in full force come feeding time and does not shy away from the food. I’m excited to see him grow out.
· Current Fish
· Herotilapia multispinosa – “Rainbow Cichlid” x2
· Acarichthys heckelii – “Threadfin Acara” x2
· Rocio octofasciata – “Electric Blue Jack Dempsey”
· Aequidens sp. ‘Electric Blue’
· Trichopodus leerii – “Pearl Gourami” x3:3
· Melanotaenia splendida australis – “Australian Rainbow fish” x4
· Phenacogrammus interruptus - “Congo Tetra” x6
· Polypterus senegalus – “Senegal Bichir”
· Polypterus retropinnis
· Polypterus delhezi
· Erpetoichthys calabaricus – “Rope fish”
· Ancistrus sp. “Albino Blue Eye Bristlenose L144” x0:1
· Ancistrus sp. “Brown Bushy Nose” x1:0
· Melanoides tuberculata - “Trumpet Snail”
·
· Current Plants
o Rotala mexicana var. 'Goias'
o Limnophila sp. ‘Vietnam Mini’
o Staurogyne repens
o Alternanthera reineckii var. “Variegated”
o Littorella uniflora
· Foreground
o Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Green Gecko’
o Cryptocoryne nurii
o Cryptocoryne becketii petchii
o Cryptocoryne x willisii
o Lobelia cardinalis var. 'Dwarf'
o Eriocaulon parkeri
o Pogostemon helferi
o Syngonanthus sp. “Belem”
· Mid-Ground
o Echinodorus sp. ‘Rose’
o Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Florida Sunset’
o Cryptocoryne sp. Wendtii Hybrid
o Cryptocoryne wendtii - “Red/Brown Crypt”
o Rotala macrandra var. “Mini Butterfly”
o Limnophila rugosa
o Rotala sp. ‘Vietnam’
o Rotala mexicana var. ‘Araguaia’
o Rotala wallichii
o Nymphaea micrantha
o Nymphoides aquatic – “Banana Plant”
o Hygrophila polysperma cv. ‘Sunset’
o Hygrophila pinnatifida
o Ammania pedicellata – “Yellow Nesaea”
o Ammania praetermissa
o Hygrophila sp. ‘Brown’
o Murdannia sp. 'Red'
o Myriophyllum mattogrossense var. ‘Red’
o Cabomba furcata – “Red Cabomba”
o Proserpinaca palustris – “Mermaid Weed”
o Pogostemon stellatus var. 'Needle Leaf'
o Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata cv. ‘Pantanal’
o Ludwigia sp. ‘Red’
o Ludwigia arcuata
o Ludwigia senegalensis
o Ludwigia brevipes
o Persecaria kawagoeanum
o Cuphea anagalloidea
o Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
o Aponogeton madagascariensis – “Lace Leaf”
· Background
o Cryptocoryne crispatula var. ‘Balansae’
o Aponogeton ulvaceus
o Nymphaea stellata – “Dwarf Lilly”
o Echinodorus cordifolius cf. “Tropica Marble Queen”
o Hygrophila corymbosa – “Giant Temple”
o Staurogyne sp. ‘Bihar’
o Rotala mexicana var. ‘Bangladesh’
o Vallisneria spiralis cv. ‘Leopard’
o Myriophyllum tuberculatum - 'Red Myrio'
o Limnophila aromatica
o Crinum calamistratum
o Ludwigia sp. ‘Rubin’
o Ludwigia repens x arcuata
o Ludwigia sp. ‘Atlantis’
o Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata cv. 'Twisted’
o Ludwigia ovalis var. ‘Pink’
o Cardamine lyrata
· Hardscape
o Wood #1
§ Fissidens fontanus – Fissidens
§ Anubias barteri var. ‘Petite’
o Wood #2
§ Fissidens fontanus – Fissidens
§ Riccardia chamedryfolia – “Mini Pellia”
§ Microsorum pteropus var. ‘Windelov’
o Wood #3
§ Microsorum pteropus var. ‘Needle’
§ Microsorum pteropus var. ‘Trident’
o Wood #4
§ Anubias barteri var. ‘Nana’
§ Anubias barteri var. ‘Broad-Leaf’
§ Anubias barteri var. ‘Coffeefolia’
§ Anubias hastifolia
o Wood #5
§ Bucephalandra sp. “Brownie Red”
§ Bolbitis heudelotii var. 'Mini'
§ Taxiphyllum sp. “Flame”
§ Bolbitis heudelotii
o Wood #6
§ Bucephalandra sp. “Black Titan”
§ Lagenandra meeboldii ‘Pink’
As you can see…I think its safe to say I might have a “problem” coughcollectoritiscough
Anyways, enough of that, picture time.
Full tank shot, I should wipe the front glass, I’ll be doing that on Sunday with the water change and the trimming.
Here you can see the Littorella (its melting a little but I hope it hangs in there and grows because I think it would look really cool there, I’d replant runners every now and then to make a bushier apperanace. It was emersed grow so its transitioning) the downi, which is doing surprisingly well and NOT being uprooted or anything, and the E. parkeri that I’m working on (most of my original parkeri melted sigh) and the Belem that also had a bit of a problem while I was at school, but I’m confident will grow back/was doing well for me so I might buy more if I get tired of waiting on it to grow out.
Too…many….species. Here is just, a lot of things. My Ludwigia collection, and other misc. stem plants. Growing the stuff that is chilling in the piece of driftwood out, and the mini Pellia is growing well for me. I just need to find where my fishing-line went to tie it down better.
Aromatica was not happy at first with being moved but it looks much better now and I’m confident it will bush out and look super nice in this spot.
Sphaerocarpa is green for me, but growing well and giving me sideshoots. I’m going to use more of this in the foreground as well, let it fill out nice and thick. The Cuphea is doing alright as well, added more and wanting to make it a nice little bush. Slowly, but surely. The kawagoeanum is a real weed of a plant…I want to remove some of it and replace it with Sao Paulo, just to have a bit of both around.
I removed the stems I had growing here and placed them elsewhere in the tank. I think it looks better like this. I’ll keep this side to just crypts, the Aponogeton ulvaceus which is growing out after having went dormant, and swords. I also have the Black Titan and the Lagenandra over here, both of which I hope will become real monsters, as well as the tissue culture Balansae I picked up not too long ago.
Seriously, why is N. micrantha not more popular?
BUCE
NEW BUCE
Surprisingly, mini butterfly managed to survive and stay red…despite being uprooted and super shaded….going to let it grow out, form sideshoots, get tall, and be awesome looking.
H. Brown is a weed. I need to trim it, I have a friend who wants to buy more of it from me, its all good.
I managed to convert emersed grown Limnophilia Vietnam mini into its submerged form…now I’m letting it fill out since it seems like it’s a really pretty plant…also doesn’t hurt that it seems fairly rare.
These guys are fine.
Rainbow cichlids…great fish. Color really depends on mood, they are more yellow when they are the dominant fish.
This guy is the current dominant fish.
Rainbows…I think they might be two separate varieties but I’m not 100% sure. They all get along fine though.
No this isn’t from the co2, they just seem to do this in unison from time to time. Really a great looking fish, highly recommended for anyone’s aquariums.
I got a decent shot of a congo tetra…huzzah
HE’S IN THE TANK FINALLY.
Despite this guy, who for whatever reason does not care that the EBA is in the tank.
Despite the size difference…the EBA is very good at hiding around, but he comes in full force come feeding time and does not shy away from the food. I’m excited to see him grow out.
Great looking tank! Amazing variety of plants you've got in there. And oh yeah nice looking fish too!
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I’m going away tomorrow so I’m making this a fast update. Since my last update a few things have been moved around, I acquired a Red Ciebal (who is a little camera shy still) and some narrow leaf java fern as well as some Hygro Ceylon. Also added a crypt cordata rosenvarig that doesn’t have the pink viens yet (source these came from got them eventually so we will see what this does). Also added some Rotala H’ra from my 5.5 that I will update when I come back, which looks nice so far.
Also got some vietnam from h4n (at least I believe it to be vietnam, but I will look at how it has adapted for me before passing judgement). If I am right that what he gave me is vietnam and it remains looking as it does (green leaf red stem) then I think my vietnam is not vietnam and is something else. That may be a thread for another time though.
(he is going in once I get back)
(have another one of these I’m picking up when I get back, female super red)
bonus shot, idk why but the MTS in my 10 grow out are black...I’m down with that
Also got some vietnam from h4n (at least I believe it to be vietnam, but I will look at how it has adapted for me before passing judgement). If I am right that what he gave me is vietnam and it remains looking as it does (green leaf red stem) then I think my vietnam is not vietnam and is something else. That may be a thread for another time though.
(he is going in once I get back)
(have another one of these I’m picking up when I get back, female super red)
bonus shot, idk why but the MTS in my 10 grow out are black...I’m down with that
