My Altum Planted Tank

**cbong** · 28th Feb 2009, 08:42

**Captain Telecredible** · 28th Feb 2009, 09:03

Nice. Do you have other faunas in there other than the Altums itself? Spotted some tetras if im not wrong

**cbong** · 28th Feb 2009, 10:33

Originally Posted by Captain Telecredible

Nice. Do you have other faunas in there other than the Altums itself? Spotted some tetras if im not wrong

8 Altums; 25 Black Tetras; 6 Octos

**Captain Telecredible** · 28th Feb 2009, 11:07

Ok! Intend to add them to my 4ft tank. Hopefully they will not eat my tetras and disturb my apistogrammas.

**ccs** · 28th Feb 2009, 22:37

Cbong, Experienced altum going for the otos and got stuck. Lost a few altums before this way. So might want to consider removing the otos when your altums get a little bigger.

**cbong** · 1st Mar 2009, 00:22

Originally Posted by ccs

Cbong, Experienced altum going for the otos and got stuck. Lost a few altums before this way. So might want to consider removing the otos when your altums get a little bigger.

ok, good idea. Altums are really hungry fishes all the time. Keep plucking out my foreground plants.

**Verminator** · 1st Mar 2009, 03:28

Do i see Echinodorus Rubin!? If so, whats your experiences with this plant. I plan to add it to my 3ft Jack Dempsey tank, although the narrow leaved variety i plan to get.

I think i'm becoming an Echinodorus Lover

**Verminator** · 1st Mar 2009, 03:31

My my how daft of me, just realised this Echinodorus Rubin in your tank is actually that of the narrow leaf variety. I might get both now

**cbong** · 1st Mar 2009, 13:23

Originally Posted by Verminator

Do i see Echinodorus Rubin!? If so, whats your experiences with this plant. I plan to add it to my 3ft Jack Dempsey tank, although the narrow leaved variety i plan to get.

I think i'm becoming an Echinodorus Lover

Definitely an Echinodorus, but not sure if its Rubin?! Here in Singapore, there are many species and I had stopped the recognition test, just plant what I like

Rather easy plant to keep

**Jervis** · 1st Mar 2009, 17:15

Red Rubin is definitely one of my all-time favourites... just blast them with sufficient firepower

Your Altums are beautiful... I attempted a few months back and ended up killing 10 of them

Yours look healthy... all the best

**cbong** · 1st Mar 2009, 22:29

Originally Posted by Jervis

Red Rubin is definitely one of my all-time favourites... just blast them with sufficient firepower

Your Altums are beautiful... I attempted a few months back and ended up killing 10 of them

Yours look healthy... all the best

Got them from a well known aquarium at Neo Tiew... best in Singapore!!! Good acclimatisation and quarantine prog before being sold, very important to prevent attrition. Had them for 1 year w/o problem. not cheap though... about $100 a pc when they were still juveniles

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**Jervis** · 1st Mar 2009, 23:25

Originally Posted by cbong

Got them from a well known aquarium at Neo Tiew... best in Singapore!!! Good acclimatisation and quarantine prog before being sold, very important to prevent attrition. Had them for 1 year w/o problem. not cheap though... about $100 a pc when they were still juveniles

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Definitely worth the price tag! They are gorgeous