How Can I Make My Fish Tank Look Better

[madjoker14]

hello everyone, i toke 2 pics of my fish tank this morning and i wanted to see if maybe you guys could give me some advice on how i could re-design my fish tank to look more appealing

im planing on making it into a shrimp/ comm. fish tank
maybe adding some wood, stone, or some low lighting plants (had bad experience with med-high lighting plants )

i have seen a few great looking tank but i dont want to copy anyone and just want to see what the members here think, as always thanks for any advice

ohh its a 10g tank though that might be usefull lol

pic 1

pic 2


thanks everyone!

 

[aaronnorth]

low light plants to try that will do well are:

anubias sp
microsorum sp
mosses
bolbitis
elodea densa
cryptocorynes - may need root tabs adding next to roots as they are haevy root feeders.

 

[nosoup4you]

I would move most of your plants to he rear and sides of the tank creating an opening in the middle.

 

[Robot_Rooster]

a background

 

[Mikaila31]

Move the taller things to the back and the shorter ones to the front.

Raise the water level so you can't see the water line.

Remove the big red rock and replace with a white or dark gray rock, so it matches the gravel.

Side note: That bamboo isn't aquatic, it will eventually die.

 

[nosoup4you]

The tallest plant in the back near the heater is non-aquatic. Looks like a type of dracaena. You should pull it out before it rots and fouls your water. Stick it in some dirt...makes a nice houseplant.

 

[Jazzzz]

would change gravel to natural stuff or use sand, would group plants and use a smaller piece of wood rather than the rock if it were mine

 

[fish.com1]

would change gravel to natural stuff or use sand, would group plants and use a smaller piece of wood rather than the rock if it were mine

Yeah i'd change the gravel too.

 

[Honeythorn]

I also agree the gravel is to my eyes at least, horrendous. I personally am not a fan of "clown sick" gravel. Natural looks far far better with live plants and just in general. Sand is also a great option.

I'd get rid of those stalky little weedy plants that are dottted randomly about, and replace them with more cabomba ( the fluffy bogbrush looking plant in front of the orange rock) Get rid of the orange rock, it's huge and takes up a lot of space that could be used for plants for fish to hide in.

I can see what looks like a couple of Hygrophillia stems in the middle either side of the snail, I'd take those and put them in the back right corner ( get rid of the houseplant ) . I think I can see some sort of vallis or dwarf saggitaria at the back? Leave that there and add some more vallis going along to the right, and some aponogentons along to the left , to create a wall of foliage

What IS that white stringy stuff on the rock at the right hand side? Is that to hold the moss on? I'd replace that with very very fine/thin fishing line or green cotton thread so it isn't as noticeable.

I'd also either leave the centre open, or get a very small piece of nicely shaped bogwood, and transfer the moss from the right hand rock to the wood, and get rid of the rock or move it to the back left corner as a hiding ( and hidden ) spot for fish.


It's like an episode of changing tanks all this!

 

[Truck]

change gravel to black or natural colour. move the bigger plants to the back and add some smaller mosses to break up the rocks. and a background would look good

 

[madjoker14]

wow these where/are very fast responces lol umm where do i start,
thnaks everyone for ur replys and as for the bambo plant its been in that for about 2 years lol i bought it as a water plant

also yes i did try sand once but had a horrible experence but am willing to try it again, what color sand should i get, the natr, whitish/brownish color sand and i should make the same high of the sand that i have currently with the gavel correct


what i will do tonight i will arrange it how you guys are suggesting and take some pics then you guys let me know what to move take away and what not,

thanks again everyone

 

[madjoker14]

okay everyone, i dont know if this is how everyone was saying, it certainly looks very plain but here it is everyone

pic1

pic 2


is it coming along good or i went the opposite direction on this 1

 

[nosoup4you]

I would have left the rock formation in there...perhaps in the back corner in front of the 'lucky bamboo'.

 

[TheChards]

How about a couple of ornaments or natural looking caves so that the fish have some cover/ something to play in? It's quite easy to get too much and make it look over-crowded but if you restrict yourself to just one or two things that will catch the eye and also break up the fish's lines of sight across the tank then it could be a win-win situation for you and the fish!

 

[Goodygumdrops]

Aaaw,too bare,put your rock back in,two thirds of the way to the back and slightly off centre.You basically just need some thicker plants and it will look tons better and give you a bit of encouragement.
Do you live in the uk?If so,Pets At Home sell Tropica plants and I belive they are doing a deal on them at the moment.Like I say,put your rock back in,go to PAH and see if they have any plants ready done on bogwood,an Anubias on bogwood (small one),would brighten up your tank no end,maybe also something easy to care for like a Java fern.
While you're at it,you could pick up a bag of fine natural coloured gravel,you have a small tank so a few small changes could be done for around a tenner and make a huge difference.