Reply With QuoteVenom. For the pots I would advise placing the openings half buried in the soil instead of facing up. Also perhaps you would want to break the line of sight so that there are areas where the pair cannot see each other at all.
Yes I prefer pencilfishes too for the same reason. My personal favourite is nannostomus eques which is quite affordable and hardy, plus it swims at a quirky angle.
Edwin I met you at Joseph's house quite long ago when I was collecting some diplos and you were collecting guppies.
chongyu
Venom. For the pots I would advise placing the openings half buried in the soil instead of facing up. Also perhaps you would want to break the line of sight so that there are areas where the pair cannot see each other at all.
chongyu
the pots had hole at the back of it. only can burrow the pot down if needed to
bro, the windelov java fern rhizome shouldn't be buried in the substrate i think. if not will rot and die.. best if tied on DW.Originally Posted by venom
added plants and hiding caves to tank on day 3.
anywhere i need to improve?
i purposely remove from driftwood!!!
what about the other plant?
Last edited by venom; 18th Apr 2013 at 15:27.
haha cannot burythe other plant is hairgrass? if is hairgrass then can. need other expert double confirm on this
i also not sure whether it is hairgrass or not.haha cannot bury
any suggestion on what type of plants to keep that can planted into the soil?
maybe Staurogyne repens?they should be considered low requirements and can be planted into the soil
which lfs can easily find this plants?maybe Staurogyne repens?
hi Bro Doppelbanddwarf - we must meet again. I remembered the diplos but don't remember you - not really interested in the human companion of apistos....lol. Yes, my albino guppies - BIG mistake. With regards to pencil fish (which was what Joseph recommended too), I find them too large. In fact, the glowlights in my Gex S tanks are beginning to look huge. Also, I got a tip from Joseph to put shrimps in the tanks (he says the lavae the apistos eat). I put about 5-6 cheap cherry or Malayan shrimps in each tank - This actually makes the set-up look "more natural"
bro Venom - if you want free standing-java ferns, sometimes Polyart at Clementi has (5 for $4). Their java fern tied-to-wood is the cheapest around town @ $2 each. The plant should be hairgrass but, hair grass is fragile. I suggest for background, you try amazon sword. For the foreground, you can go Petmart - they have a variety of small plants (including dwarf amazon sword) @ reasonable prices.
I have a lot of chain swords in my diplo tank. Echinodorus tenellus. quadricostatus and augustifolia all trying to overrun each other. I think someone here has mentioned that the genus has been changed for these chain swords but I can't recall the new genus name. C328 and Y618 often have stauryogyne. Also java ferns on driftwood are usually perfect for breeding tanks, being rather compact providing lots of hiding space, plus they are hardy as well.
I have zero success with shrimp in apisto tanks. I tried malayan shrimps but the apistos tend to attack them on sight. Even 1cm juvenile apistos are kill the shrimp I placed in the breeder box. Also the low ph does not seem to suit them.
chongyu
A few years back, when I still have my CRS tank running, all the culls will be buffet for my apistos.
Maybe I should start a cherry shrimp tank and have constant buffet for my Apisto. Live feed better for conditioning and fattening them 😁
Regards,
Misery.
hey venom,i stumble upon this and i remember you are looking for it...
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...urogyne-repens
it's being reserved.
My setup
Last edited by markvtec2; 19th Apr 2013 at 08:13.
hi bro Doppelbanddwarf - I also have some deaths for my shrimps but as I put java ferns, they have enough hiding space. Sometimes, I don't see them but, when I put in algae wafers, they appear. Surprisingly, I have no problem with ph - but that may be because my ph is between 6-6.5.
bro zerofighterx101 - thanks for sharing. Great to see fellow bros helping each other.
bro markvtec2 - SOLID! That's yr panduro right? - the one where the female was ready to drop when you bought it? One suggestion - you might want to get a smalle sponge filter. The bigger one takes up space & spoils the view. In my case, for my Gex s tanks, I just use airstones - works just fine.
This is nice one, thanks,My setup
How old the babies, and how many?
What food do you feed?
went to buy 5cups of amazon sword.. now the tank look so heavy planted
About 20+ fries. Feed decap brine shrimp egg
bro Venom - you are supposed to make the tank look like Amazon river NOT Amazon FOREST
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