Je®vis' Africana Tank

[oblivion]

1) I have Java Moss tied to thin slices of ADA Riccia stone (using ADA Moss Cotton) placed on top of the Ohko stones.

2) Plenty of Anubias barteri nana 'petite' tied to seasoned old black wood branches using ADA Moss Cotton. Some tied to short branches (I broke a long piece into 3, ouch!) and poke onto the soil

3) Mini Bolbitis ties to old black wood branches using ADA Wood Tight (cable tie).

4) Java fern 'narrow' tied to old black wood branches using ADA Wood Tight (cable tie).

5) Some common hairgrass from another tank planted directly onto the soil.

6) Last but not least, a pot of Anubias afzelii

you mail-ordered the old black wood from mizu world and just used what you got?
any chance we can pick the pieces we want?

[doppelbanddwarf]

Nice natural looking setup. Even your fishes love it.

[Jervis]

actually hoping that you have a step by step guide for this layout..

I set it up so quickly I didn't have time to take step by step pix actually

Jervis, another great work! You just couldn't stop... Certainly it is eye candy for all of us. Thanks for keeping it alive here and well done!

I look forward to new layouts from you... starting another one after May 31?

you mail-ordered the old black wood from mizu world and just used what you got?
any chance we can pick the pieces we want?

No, I bought these from Suntec... I don't think it's possible to pick and choose unless they feature a WYSIWYG section

Nice natural looking setup. Even your fishes love it.

Thanks bro

[tcy81]

Thanks! I am using a hang-on Eheim Liberty 200. I love this filter as it's very quiet and powerful at the same time. The only downside right now is water level. Once the water level is to drop by 1cm... I can hear loud water splashing. I can't fill up the tank any higher without the risk of overspilling

Upsize again? Will take a while to finish up these bottles I think

oh i see, hows the flow like for the filter , any dead spots?
How is the mini Bolbitis doing , confirm an aquatic plant ?

by this rate the 4 bottles will be gone soon. haha

[oblivion]

No, I bought these from Suntec... I don't think it's possible to pick and choose unless they feature a WYSIWYG section

so those woods at suntec midori are old black wood and the greyish blue stone kurokinryu stones i presume?

haha i could never really differentiate old black wood from any other malaysian hardwood, nor kurokinryu stones with dark granite

[Jervis]

so those woods at suntec midori are old black wood and the greyish blue stone kurokinryu stones i presume?

haha i could never really differentiate old black wood from any other malaysian hardwood, nor kurokinryu stones with dark granite

Well I thought that Old Black Wood is just another name for those often dark, sink-ready, smooth and expensive wood branches I am using Ohko for my tank... I believe the other type is greyish in colour

[Jervis]

I have bad and good news... let's start with bad... the eggs are gone and no fries in sight The female immediately resumed her seductive behaviour and courtship is in progress now

Will update with some pix tomorrow.

[Verminator]

Do the fish come with a good parental instinct? This may be why she ate the previous clutch of eggs.

Being young (which i assume they are) means they will have no experience of raising young. I found this was the case when my German BLue Ram Cichlids were spawning for the first few times. About 5/6th time lucky they succesfully raised there first brood.

Good luck Jervis!

[Delwin]

I have bad and good news... let's start with bad... the eggs are gone and no fries in sight The female immediately resumed her seductive behaviour and courtship is in progress now

Will update with some pix tomorrow.

Heart pain for you... Hope they will have eggs again soon

[Jervis]

Do the fish come with a good parental instinct? This may be why she ate the previous clutch of eggs.

Being young (which i assume they are) means they will have no experience of raising young. I found this was the case when my German BLue Ram Cichlids were spawning for the first few times. About 5/6th time lucky they succesfully raised there first brood.

Good luck Jervis!

Thanks for the encouragement... I will look forward for the next batch

[oblivion]

almost everything in our little hobby here needs some practice and experience
even fish need it! => a microcosm of our hobby

[Jervis]

Heart pain for you... Hope they will have eggs again soon

Actually it was probably a good thing... I am far from ready to handle the fries

[Jervis]

almost everything in our little hobby here needs some practice and experience
even fish need it! => a microcosm of our hobby

Exactly At least the pair is staying together most of the time

[Jervis]

Here's a front shot... all plants are looking well

[Jervis]

Damaged Anubias nana 'petite' leaves Could it be the work of snails?

[Panut]

Beautiful

[Verminator]

More than likely the culprit, I never trust snails as they always eat my plants in my tanks. I've tried a few variety of snails, and all have been guilty of snacking on my beloved plants.

[oblivion]

Damaged Anubias nana 'petite' leaves Could it be the work of snails?

most probably
even the supposed non-plant-eating horned nerite was caught by me eating my tenellus leaves

[Panut]

when i was young whenever i saw a snail i would put salt on them

Would it work for Aquatic snails?

If im not wrong they die because of reverse osmosis when we put salt on them

[Verminator]

I used to make a very neat salt maze, and put them in the middle. Over time i got bored of seeing them not get out in time. So if they werent out within an hour i'd pour salt over the entire thing - killing it. If they escaped, i released them in the garden. Sick, but as a kid you never think of it.

I guess it technically would work for aquatic snails if you put them on land