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The scape is getting better and better bro! Hopefully my scape turns out half as decent as yours!
ember tetra might be to distracting as well. As per bro blu33 advice (if I understand it corectly), get the fish that isn't that colorfull. That way viewer will focus on the rock formation more rather than the fish.
The scape is getting better and better bro! Hopefully my scape turns out half as decent as yours!
Get a school of classic Lamp eye? With white background, they will looked like blue lanterns floating around.
Lamp eye? never see that fish before, let me seach on the net
If I am not wrong, Lamp Eye needs slightly hard water.Originally Posted by ghim
Get a school of classic Lamp eye? With white background, they will looked like blue lanterns floating around.
My interest has wandered! Do U?
Yes you are right, not too distracting colour but just nice. If you check out Amano iwagumi tank, all his fish are not too distracting for iwagumi setup. For small tank size the fish cannot be too big unlike big tank.ember tetra might be to distracting as well. As per bro blu33 advice (if I understand it corectly
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It is a kind of killi. And is listed in ADA How to Layout ManualLamp eye? never see that fish before, let me seach on the net
I kept them in my previous tank. Bought them at a very small size. When I gave them away, they are already fullsize. Marked with red dots.
how big is the full size? Look interesting, fish with eyebrow
Aplocheirictic macrofuturamus, type of kilifish. Does this fish schooling?
There is not mush/none info of this fish on the net.
How about Rasbora dorsiocellata? Looks abit like the lamp-eyes. Tight schoolers, but abit of a jumper. So when spooked.. They go straight out of the tank. I've used them before. Only problem with them is that they tend to stay at the top portion of the tank.
bro Valice, long time haven't see you online
is Rasbora dorsiocellata schooling? does it easily available in Singapore
Busy busy... Come in once in a while..bro Valice, long time haven't see you online
is Rasbora dorsiocellata schooling? does it easily available in Singapore
Yupz, they school. In the 3ft tank that I submitted for IAPLC 2008, I used that fish.
I got mine from Biotope. Think now they don't have that fish at the moment. Give the boss a ring? See if he can order for you?
http://www.killi.co.uk/speciesProfil...nchax/normani/
0.5cm - 1.5cm.
I am not sure if they school. They are jumpers too. I lost a few when the timer switch off the lights.
jumper... that is not good. My son usually know the glass to scare the fish
I beg to differ. The reason why I recommended small tetra with a hint of colour is because you have too much empty space to fill up. Personally don't think a bit of colour will steal away the attention... instead help fill up the tank a little (visually more balanced).ember tetra might be to distracting as well. As per bro blu33 advice (if I understand it corectly
As for some bold claims of "all Amano's Iwagumi tanks using non-distracting coloured fish"... I beg to differ too.
Look at the following Amano's Iwagumi tanks:
http://www.aquajournal.net/suikei_da...uikei0802.html
http://www.aquajournal.net/suikei_data/003/index.html (forth tank)
Coloured schooling fish can be very effective in achieving visual balance and adding interests to the scape. Of course, adding some Rainbow fish would be a disaster
Hope this opens up more possibilities... knowing that there's no strict rule to self expression... even the master himself explores and discover along the way
I saw Polyart have ember tetra in stock today, the net say that its maximum size is 2cm and schooling... interesting.
I bought mine from Polyart too. The thing about Ember tetra is... not everyone can keep them in their strikingly colourful form. Mine has been pretty muted but improving.
Amano uses it for his semi-Iwagumi tank (2nd tank from top)
http://www.aquajournal.net/suikei_da....html#gallery2
But of course... it's all about self expression in the end of the day. Which means... it's entirely up to you. No one shall judge you and comparing you to one individual such as Amano doesn't do you justice too. We are all unique
I think Lamp-eye can be nice too. Polyart usually have them in those small tanks above the Otocinclus tank. But having whitish/translucent fish with a dot of blue might be a little too extreme... for me at least.
Suggested Lamp eye due to the word "Serene".
Itchy today, after killing all my crs.So went shopping at Seaview.
Marble hatchet, silver hatchet, golden tetra(Hemigrammus rodwayi)?
http://www.fishlore.com/profiles_mar...tchet_fish.htm
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile...pecies=rodwayi
The marble hatchets will looks like "monks" circling the tank.
Got myself 3 Marble hatchet - just read that it is a jumper. Wanted to get 10 but my 2ft tank is overcrowded with boraras and shrimps.
My criteria for the fish are:
1) Small fish (2-3 cm head to tail), this will make tank look bigger.
2) Color not too striking, something colorful like endler is out.
3) Schooling fish
Current option are:
1) Lamp eye -> out, not schooling
2) Rasbora dorsiocellata -> out, too big (max size 6cm, though not sure how long to get to that size)
3) Espei -> out, too big (max size 4cm)
4) Ember tetra -> possible, schooling, 2cm size, partially transparent.
5) Golden tetra -> out, too big (max size 5cm)
How about rummy nose tetras? They school very tightly, better than neons or cardinals.
Sorry it is too big
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