Less Is More

[Esfa]

No, still haven't found a delz for sale yet. It's the only one I have left to get.

lucky

it's the only one i've got...

 

[invader]

No, still haven't found a delz for sale yet. It's the only one I have left to get.

lucky

it's the only one i've got...

Ain't that weird?

Here are just two pics of the palmas palmas... I didn't want to stress it further by following it around with a camera. It's got a lot of coloring up to do.

 

[Esfa]

nom nom nom!

it it wernt illegal, i would.

 

[cane76]

nice poly collection
tank looks good to

 

[MadMan-JaMeS]

i've got a palmas palmas and a palmas poli both great looking fish

Love the look of you tank my silver tigers don't come out very much but i'm hopefully gonna buy some more bogwood this weekend and add that see if it helps

Love the look of the tank too very nice black sand is pretty sweet

 

[invader]

nice poly collection
tank looks good to

Thanks cane.

i've got a palmas palmas and a palmas poli both great looking fish

Love the look of you tank my silver tigers don't come out very much but i'm hopefully gonna buy some more bogwood this weekend and add that see if it helps

Love the look of the tank too very nice black sand is pretty sweet

Thanks for the compliments. The palmas species are some of the nicest bichirs out there.

With my dat, it became more active after I took the wood out! I don't know about ATs, though.

 

[MadMan-JaMeS]

My tank is bare except for 2 internal fluval 4+'s

one of them is pretty active the other isn't however i hope to get rid of my jurupari chichlid which i hope will bring them both and maybe of piece of bogwood in the middle of my tank like yours so it isn't such a distance from one end of the tank to the other if you know what i mean

not sure if the black sand would help either ?

 

[invader]

I don't think the sand is that big of a factor. Mine was active the moment my tank was bare bottom and open (I kept it bare bottom for a day or so before putting the black sand in). I think that the small pile of wood is a good idea, giving them a place to hide, if they need it, but not too much so they are there all the time. It's worth a try.

Sounds like you like the same exact fish I do.

 

[schooly20]

Nice tank, it looks good I'm thinking about doing a set up much like yours. Where did you find the wood?

 

[invader]

Nice tank, it looks good I'm thinking about doing a set up much like yours. Where did you find the wood?

I found all the pieces at local stores. Just look around and eventually you will find some nice ones.

 

[DarkEntity]

I much prefer tanks with dark substrates over the lighter ones. I still prefer the larger bit of wood, although i can understand that it was really dominating the tank to the point you looked at that more than the fish, so understand why you removed it.

Ive also got a Palmas i just dont see it that much as its about half the size of my Senegal and i think its scared lol

 

[invader]

I much prefer tanks with dark substrates over the lighter ones. I still prefer the larger bit of wood, although i can understand that it was really dominating the tank to the point you looked at that more than the fish, so understand why you removed it.

Ive also got a Palmas i just dont see it that much as its about half the size of my Senegal and i think its scared lol

I never realized how nice the tank would look with that dark substrate and dark background. As many say, you just can't appreciate it unless you see it in person. I am just blown away at the beautiful fish I seem to have!

Another thing that is just blowing me away is the fact that if I look down one side of the tank, I can see the other side! Before, the wood blocked that view.

Which palmas species do you have?

 

[pricey]

first set up with the black sand and a bit more greenery would of looked smashing!!!!! Not too sure about the new set up. seems a bit..........bare!

 

[veil92]

Woah, big changes. The tank looks great though especially since you can actually view the fish now.
Just can't wait for that palmas to color up.

 

[invader]

first set up with the black sand and a bit more greenery would of looked smashing!!!!! Not too sure about the new set up. seems a bit..........bare!

That was the point. If you read the rest of the posts on this topic, I explain the reason why I take that wood and plants out. It was just too much and I felt like I never saw the fish.

Woah, big changes. The tank looks great though especially since you can actually view the fish now.
Just can't wait for that palmas to color up.

She looks really good right now. Really green, which I wasn't expecting. I was expecting more yellow, but the green is really nice.