Old Hobbyist With Rekindled Interest

[het]

The HC is growing thick, are you considering to trim it? Interesting to see that they are growing so well despite the thickness. Didn't it trap debris or dirt? What is your fertilizer regime like?

I did trim once but i guess not deep enough. Those HC at my foreground grows back real fast ! As for trapping of dirt and stuffz, i cant really tell but the area seems clean enough for me...haha

As for fert regime, ive only started dosing them on the 5th week onwards. Im only using Tropica Plant Growth + Seachem Potassium. Im essentially a lazy chap and sought to use the most convenient method...wahaha

That said, im using ADA soil + ADA Power sand + a mixture of 4-5 types of ADA minerals (i really don't remember what are the names of those minerals) prepared by the good folks of Fishy Business. I would assume my soil foundation are pretty solid to begin with, hence the good growth?? Haha

[het]

Changed my CO2 glass diffuser to Intense atomiser + did some serious trimming of my HC yesterday

[het]

Sharing some handphone closeup shots of my tank residents.....

[het]

Continue....

[Streamer]

Very nice....

[het]

Very nice....

Kind words

[het]

Berried

[Ingen]

Very healthy growth! How's your shrimps reacting to the co2 and fertilizers?

[het]

Very healthy growth! How's your shrimps reacting to the co2 and fertilizers?

To be candid, I think they are adapting so-so only....I still have my fair share of casualties every now and then (maybe 1 or 2 death every week or two or so, thereabout), am not sure if this is a norm for a planted scape like mine ?? I understand planted tank parameters are more challenging to control, as compared to a pure shrimp tank...

That said, my main focus has always been the scape, and that is why all my shrimps are never more than $6 a piece.... wahahaha

[het]

A little morning excitement.... A berried rili =)
Some random pics of my existing shrimplets as well =)

[Urban Aquaria]

Looks great!

Btw, i noticed you mixed the different colors and variations of the Neocaridina species shrimps together, ie, sakura, fire reds, yellow, rili etc. I'm guessing you're aware of it and don't mind them interbreeding and producing random/wild offspring?

[het]

Looks great!

Btw, i noticed you mixed the different colors and variations of the Neocaridina species shrimps together, ie, sakura, fire reds, yellow, rili etc. I'm guessing you're aware of it and don't mind them interbreeding and producing random/wild offspring?

Yeah...i understand that. The initial intention was to keep CRS but i guess im got too adventurous and excited when i see all the colour variance. So yeah, pretty rojak for me now =)

[Urban Aquaria]

Yeah...i understand that. The initial intention was to keep CRS but i guess im got too adventurous and excited when i see all the colour variance. So yeah, pretty rojak for me now =)

I know what you mean... those shrimps do have such a wide variety of rich colors, its nice to observe them all in a group.

[het]

I know what you mean... those shrimps do have such a wide variety of rich colors, its nice to observe them all in a group.

Exactly

[het]

Berried ??

[het]

Some updates of my heavily pregnant rili

[het]

Finally, cant stand the sight of my algae stained hoses and lily pipes, went to get a pair of pipe brushes and got down to work. Now it does look brand new Brings me back to the initial time where i was mesmerised by the clean look of lily pipes in a planted tank...

[het]

HC coming back fast and furious after the trim 2wks back....need another round of trimming soon i guess....

[nicholasliao]

Where do you purchase the tropica ferts from?

[het]

Where do you purchase the tropica ferts from?

Fishy Business