looks good to begin with. i can only imagine what it will look like in a few months time. what is that monster in your avatar?
My first attempt at a planted tank...build log.
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A close up up the catfish's mouth. :grinyes:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156979
I think this is going to be the final arrangement for a while. I added a bunch of neons (supposed to be 25, I think it was 30-35 in the bag), some java moss, and some other "weedy" plant in the back that I can't remember right now. I'm pretty happy with it right now so we are going to see how things go before we add any more plants....just want to make sure I have a green thumb. We do plan on adding a few more fish...just haven't decided on what kind. Hope you like it:
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Well...at least one of the plants is doing good. That plant in the middle seems to grow about 3/4" a day. I'm sure it will be at the top of the tank by the morning.
Took this one today just to compare the plants to what they looked like 6 days ago (post 24 of the thread):
I don't think the plant in the front right of the tank is doing very good. Seems to have some new pink leaves at the top...but the other leaves are turning brown and it's really not growing. Added some Flourish today to see if that will help...and I'll leave all 4 lamps on for a little longer each day (vs just the two 10K bulbs that are on the rest of the day).
Took this one today just to compare the plants to what they looked like 6 days ago (post 24 of the thread):
I don't think the plant in the front right of the tank is doing very good. Seems to have some new pink leaves at the top...but the other leaves are turning brown and it's really not growing. Added some Flourish today to see if that will help...and I'll leave all 4 lamps on for a little longer each day (vs just the two 10K bulbs that are on the rest of the day).
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That plant that is growing fast is hornwort, it grows like that in just about every setting. I wouldn't worry about that featherfin bothering your tetras or plants. He might uproot a few but no biggie. The only thing I would worry about is other bottom feeders, he might be aggressive towards smaller ones, such as cory cats or kuhlis. The only other bottom feeders I have successfully kept with my featherfin are clown loaches, pictus cats, and plecos, but all of those are no bueno in a planted aquarium with small tetras. A bristlenose, clown, and rubber lip pleco are exceptions to that though.
