I'm really unhappy with the way my tank looks. Help!

[AngeTheDude]

Y'know... With the curtain of anacharis, the dark background would probably work.

This is what I was thinking. I figured when there were enough plants, then the betta would never see past them.

I kinda like the new placement of "skully"... he's watching meee! some java moss tucked in around the skull/wood and allowed to grow as a fringe/halo would be cool, too.

Yes! I'm just waiting till my java moss grows some more. I've had the same clump for a couple of months now and it hasn't really grown much at all. Anyone have tips on this?

 

[fishycat]

For java moss, I fluff it up to clean out any crud and to get light to all parts. Is this in your tank? I now keep my java moss in a separate container with twice a week water changes. It's a slow grower in general... Watch for lighter green tips, this is new growth!

 

[NegativeLogic]

Yes! I'm just waiting till my java moss grows some more. I've had the same clump for a couple of months now and it hasn't really grown much at all. Anyone have tips on this?

I have a big clump of it attached to a cork so it floats and trails down like spanish moss. It's been growing pretty quickly since it's spread out and also very close to the light.

 

[kjr928]

Have a look at some of these Takashi Amano tanks. Maybe something will inspire you.

Oh, and yes I would ditch the very fake looking skull (no offense).

http://www.adana-usa.com/index.php?main_page=afa_portfolio

 

[ampersand]

You've got a nice shot of the tank with the cories mirrored in the center!

 

[AngeTheDude]

UPDATE: One Year Later


Here's my tank a year ago:

And here it is today:

I got some more driftwood, split my anubias, added some things, removed some things, put in a black background and got a new heater. What say ye? Upgrade? Downgrade? Any ideas?

I also want to add some more plants. Any suggestions?

 

[platytetrafan]

I agree with a background but I would go with something more than just plain black or blue the LFS have many pretty backgrounds more plants definitely and rocks.

 

[stoneyredneck]

looks great. really like those cories on the black substrate. I tend to like black backgrounds for sparsely planted tanks. If you were going to add plants then, I might choose a planted background scene just to add depth, but I think it is dope just the way it is.

 

[Glabe]

i wasn't a fan of the skull, but now that i can't see it... i kinda miss it...

it looked kind of neat peeking out from under the wood. some moss attached to it would look good, like jbradt said

 

[oo7genie]

Did the anacharis not work out?