my first tank, 6' semi-planted tank

**irindale** · 4th Nov 2011, 13:47

Originally Posted by Apistoinka

Wow your tank mature very fast... The tennellus growing and spreading well...
Seems like your moss not doing that well bro...

Originally Posted by benjidog

Your tank is looking better after you added some more plants!

Due to the lower light on the left side of the tank, you can add some crpyto (Wenditti (red/brown)) (about $10 for a bag with many plantlets) available from lfs. (etc Petmart/C32

. it will add some colour to the left side.

Looks like you have been shopping too.
I wonder if you will eventually add a couple of Altums Angels or Discus?

thanks to all the advice from the experts here!
yea the moss is browning, but i have no plans to remove them as they are like snacks to my red line torpedo lol

i love altums! but they are too "high level" for me.... i'll stick to hardy fishes for now

Originally Posted by barmby

archer vs altum / discus, will their pH requirement clash?

not sure but my pH is hovering around 6.4 to 6.6 now...

**irindale** · 4th Nov 2011, 13:52

thanks for the suggestion benji, Wenditti looks good!
the left side of my tank has got no base fert, will it thrive in just sand?

i have co2 and just started dosing excel

**irindale** · 17th Nov 2011, 01:25

just did a re-scape yesterday, added in a huge DW that i managed to source from a nursery

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might have to remove the festivum cichlids as they are eating up my plants !!

**Apistoinka** · 17th Nov 2011, 01:49

Nice wood added in bro but seems like to many fish in it now... Haha... Can really focus on the main fish or main scape...

**barmby** · 17th Nov 2011, 10:46

Very busy...

**kennethc** · 25th Nov 2011, 20:14

Hey! i would like to ask you where you have bought your archer fishes, i have been trying to find all over the LFS, and no stock. );

**kennethc** · 25th Nov 2011, 20:15

Your tank is simply beautiful. Sms me the answer by 98203811. Thank you so much!

**benjidog** · 25th Nov 2011, 23:03

crypto Wenditti will do ok if you just add a little root fertilizer sticks / root balls ( broken up into smaller portions and stick them into the sand). Wenditti will grow low and spread out over time. (get a big bag and cover the left side?) after a few months, the left side will look good.

**kenny** · 26th Nov 2011, 14:41

Awesome jungle u have there man!

A few of your fishes are predators, so do you feed them live feed or they can adapt to pellets?
Apparently they look good all this while, how did u maintain the water quality?

A personal preference, I think adding more plants on the left will make this great tank better

fine leave java fern! LOL