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Now I know what you mean by red red E.tennellus. LOL.
Yikes, mine are still 'pink'!
Just rescaped this tank in a CNY mood. Can only think of Swordtails as auspicious enough. But have an Oto and some Yamatos inside as well. It's nice to take a break from schooling fishes.
4 days since setup.
Closeup of Driftwood
Closeup of Driftwoo
Tank Specs
Dimension: 3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft
Filtration: Eheim 2026
Lights: 2x 55PL (2.2wpg)
CO2: 3bps
Temp: 26 Dgrees C (1x Profantac fan)
Base: Mulm, JBL base fert and Lapis sand
Plants: E.tenellus foreground, 3x Tiger Lotus, Blyxa Japonica, Hairgrass (minimal), Frogbits
Fuana: 25x Normal Swordtails and some Double Swordtail juveniles (from Juggler), 1 Oto, 3x Yamatos (the rest)
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR Folks!
Last edited by Weirong; 30th Jan 2006 at 16:24.
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Now I know what you mean by red red E.tennellus. LOL.
Yikes, mine are still 'pink'!
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向来如此便是对吗？
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Gong Xi Fa Cai to you too!Originally Posted by cs_sg
I already reduced (2x 55w) the lights for this setup from the last one (4x 36w). Think they should not be that red soon...
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Somehow the tank looks nice to me.
The juggling apprentice fish
Very 'ang ang' ah... Maybe some spots of green among the red red tenellus might be nicer?
My 2 cents lah...
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Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
I am so tempted to add some crypts!!! But ....
Wish I had a better camera!
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The juggling apprentice fish
Ok, no crypts... Dangerous ah...
What about Lobelia cardinalis? Or Stargrass, Heteranthera zosterifolia?
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Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
Just updated the pictures. Somehow my Swords prefer to stay near the bottom of my tank.
Thomas, don't think I want to add anymore stem plants. Had enough of the trimming I did with Stargrass 3 yrs back...
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Nice tank.
But if you don't mind... The female in the middle of the first photo, and the male in the left of the third photo appear to be suffering from early stage of dropsy or consumption. You may want to isolate them.
/John
Nice tank.
But if you don't mind... The female in the middle of the first photo, and the male in the left of the third photo appear to be suffering from early stage of dropsy or consumption. You may want to isolate them.
/JohnHow do you tell? I really think it's the poor picture quality. These are one heck of a lively fish.
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Lobelia cardinalis grows slow and has nice green leaves... You might want to consider...
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Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
Yes, I know. But I just can't see how Lobelia would fit in this current aquascape. I'm trying to create something zen, even though the E.tenellus won't look so zen once they start spreading...Lobelia cardinalis grows slow and has nice green leaves... You might want to consider...
And the fishes are so lively! Should have got myself some red Dwarf Gouramis instead... Now the tank looks like a party going on everyday, instead of serene like I planned...
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Clasped caudal for live-bearers is usually not a good sign. Sometimes it is due to water-quality, but all your other swords looks very healthy and happy, so it can't be poor water-quality. You may find them swaying side to side too.
/John
You may want to add a couple of taller plants so that the swords will start to swim higher. And a pre-filter or net over the filter inlet will prevent any fries from being sucked in too.
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Since when are swords zen? Haha...
Or change the background to black colour?
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Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
With such livebearers, it's party all the way. I know cos I've a 2ft tank of Guppies and a 3ft tank of Platies.Now the tank looks like a party going on everyday, instead of serene like I planned...
P-L-E-C-O-R-Y=M-A-N-I-A!!! YEAH!
FLORENCE, capital of the region of Tuscany, has a population of around half a million inhabitants, spreads on the banks of the Arno, between the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian seas, almost in the middle of the Italian peninsula. It is a city which bustles with industry and craft, commerce and culture, art and science.
These fishes were perfect for my New Year setup - tail, colour, size etc. But their movements areSince when are swords zen? Haha...
Or change the background to black colour?
And yes, the background will be black. But only after I move house. Don't want to scape this tank further. Just waiting for the plants to fill in, which is going to take a couple of weeks or so.
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