The house under that big old tree.

[CPO]

Hi People!

Just liked to share my new humble scape.

Equipment:

-NA 1.5ft front curve tank
-EHIEM HOF
-1.5ft Light with stand
-6cm Glass partition with holder at the front

Gravels/Sand/Soil:

-ADA II Soil
-SUDO bottom sand

Decor :

-Apisto cave
-Tree trunk cum root looking Driftwood.

Livestock :

-2 Pairs of Apisto Caca
-3 Panda Cory
-3 Dainty Cory
-20 mosquito rasboras
-3 Badis badis

Plants :

As i'm not very sure what they are being called, please help ID if possible.
I only know two of it.
-Mini Nanas
-Frogbits.
Enjoy the pictures!
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Full tank shot




Front Sand Partition for the Corydoras


One of the male Caca


One pair of the Cacas.


The little house for Apisto Breeding.


The two pairs of Apisto Caca


Positive / Negative comments are very much welcome to help me improve. Still in the process of learning!

[CPO]

[stormhawk]

Of everything, I like the open feeding area with sand as a bottom. I reckon the Corydoras spend more time down there?

The wood seems a little bare. Are you planning to grow ferns or mosses on it eventually?

[CPO]

Of everything, I like the open feeding area with sand as a bottom. I reckon the Corydoras spend more time down there?

The wood seems a little bare. Are you planning to grow ferns or mosses on it eventually?

Yes, the corys spends alot of their time there. They love the sand.

For the wood, I don't think so as I liked the distintive looks of it, dont wish to cover it up by mosses, perhaps at the back of the wood I'll add in some tall red stem plants which do not require co2 to make it look really wild.

or many at the very top of the wood I'll be planting some spiky moss, so It can look like a tree, still toying with the idea ... any suggestion?

[stormhawk]

That can work, or use narrow leaf java fern so it spreads out over the water surface. Might get you more cover and look more like a tree. Mix in the moss with the fern, might make it look even more like a tree.
By the way, I think one of your female caca is a sneaker male, in pic no. 6 showing the pair of caca. The blue facial marking and extensive pattern in the tail looks like it's a male.

[sean]

Are the rhizomes of the anubias buried in the substrate? If so, they may rot (from what I've read - never tried it myself)...perhaps you can attach them to your wood?

[Apistoinka]

Simple scape n nice bro... but 2 pair of caca in it you need to watch out bro...

[chris168]

Simple and nice Apisto setup more moss will be much more beautiful... By the way both "female" CaCa maybe a Sneakers.

[RonWill]

Livestock :
-3 Dainty Cory
-20 mosquito rasboras
-3 Badis badis

Should be Corydoras habrosus, Boraras maculatus and Dario dario (aka Scarlet Badis NOT Badis badis)

[eviltrain]

Should be Corydoras habrosus, Boraras maculatus and Dario dario (aka Scarlet Badis NOT Badis badis)

see, expert 1 look will know which sp. liao. kekeke

[stormhawk]

Haha, but they don't look like B. maculatus to me. I believe they are Boraras brigittae. There is no mid-body blotch to indicate that these are B. maculatus.

[RonWill]

erm... at my age and with my eyesight not as sharp as it used to be, I'm happy just being able to ID them as Boraras, let alone looking for a little blotch in a little fish!!

[hellomyfriend]

i like the little house man ! damn cute