biokid101
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awee i hope they r ok.did u ever get and raise swordtail fry?
My 2Ft Tank.
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three-fingers
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Two plant in the middle are the non-aquatic Dracancea sanderiana, they will just slowly die and after a few weeks to a month make water quality worse.
It's a shame LFS sell these plants, you'd be best to read this before you buy more plants
: http
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/297782-a-survey-of-non-aquatic-plants/ .Otherwise, nice tank
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No because my adult swordtails never survived
but saying that i did get them my 2 most local LFS But both these LFS have dead fish in every tank. I might try and get some from my third most local fish store which has perfectly healthy fish and doesn't have overstocked tanks. My third LFS used to be called aqua hobby but now it's called deep ocean or something along those lines. They sell marine and freshwater and they moved to attercliffe now so it's a longer journey but the fish are worth it and my guppies are all from there and they've survived as long as this.Two plant in the middle are the non-aquatic Dracancea sanderiana, they will just slowly die and after a few weeks to a month make water quality worse.
It's a shame LFS sell these plants, you'd be best to read this before you buy more plants
Otherwise, nice tank
They're not actually i looked them up they are completely different plants to them. I don't mean to sound rude or start anything if this sounds like i do.
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
Not rude at all, however, you are incorrect. Even post the pic on the planted forums for further opinions if you cant take my word after this post .
You'll regret it later if the plants start to rot, inducing algae and possibly even harmful levels of ammonia or cloudy water from bacterial blooms depending on how established your tanks filter is.
Dracaena sanderiana comes in different varieties, an all green leaved one, a variegated one with white around the leaves, another variegated one with yellow around the leaves and your kind - with red in it too ( I think you have both the red and green varieties).
You should take them out and put them in a pot on your windowsill, otherwise they will rot and die.
Red: http/www.aquadistri.com/en/aquafleur/detail/42/dracaena-sanderiana-red
Yellow: http/www.aquaplante.fr/-0/dracaena-sanderiana-yellow-63.html
White: http/www.aquaplante.fr/-0/dracaena-sanderiana-white-62.html
Green: http/www.asiaticanursery.com/_ccLib/image/plants/deta-774.jpg
It's widely known as one as the many non-aquatic plants sold by shops for aquariums, hence it's listed on the page I linked to in my previous post
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Usually it's sold as "lucky bamboo" (it's not even a bamboo), which looks like bamboo because the main stem of big mother plants are very thick. Usually the stem is kept in a glass/tray/vase of water, with the leaves above the surface.
But in the growth form your plants are in (young plants with no thick stem), they will do best in soil rather than water.
If your ever unsure about anything to do with plants, always welcome to ask in the planted section of the forums.
For example, the Cabomba should really be planted stem by stem an inch or two apart from each other, rather than in bunches. This makes it far less likely to rot at the base and start to float around the place.
. You'll regret it later if the plants start to rot, inducing algae and possibly even harmful levels of ammonia or cloudy water from bacterial blooms depending on how established your tanks filter is.
Dracaena sanderiana comes in different varieties, an all green leaved one, a variegated one with white around the leaves, another variegated one with yellow around the leaves and your kind - with red in it too ( I think you have both the red and green varieties).
You should take them out and put them in a pot on your windowsill, otherwise they will rot and die.
Red: http
/www.aquadistri.com/en/aquafleur/detail/42/dracaena-sanderiana-redYellow: http
/www.aquaplante.fr/-0/dracaena-sanderiana-yellow-63.htmlWhite: http
/www.aquaplante.fr/-0/dracaena-sanderiana-white-62.htmlGreen: http
/www.asiaticanursery.com/_ccLib/image/plants/deta-774.jpgIt's widely known as one as the many non-aquatic plants sold by shops for aquariums, hence it's listed on the page I linked to in my previous post
.Usually it's sold as "lucky bamboo" (it's not even a bamboo), which looks like bamboo because the main stem of big mother plants are very thick. Usually the stem is kept in a glass/tray/vase of water, with the leaves above the surface.
But in the growth form your plants are in (young plants with no thick stem), they will do best in soil rather than water.
If your ever unsure about anything to do with plants, always welcome to ask in the planted section of the forums
.For example, the Cabomba should really be planted stem by stem an inch or two apart from each other, rather than in bunches. This makes it far less likely to rot at the base and start to float around the place
.Ok after looking at those pictures i agree they need taking out but the cabomba will be the only plant in there if i do and i have 3 expecting guppies and i can't get any till next week or so.
Also the two Dracancea sanderiana don't have any roots so i don't know if they will survive even in soil.
Also the two Dracancea sanderiana don't have any roots so i don't know if they will survive even in soil.
I cleaned my tank out yesterday and removed the 2 non-aquatic plants and the water was fine, but when i woke up this morning the water was cloudy and was still cloudy when i came home from school. My ornaments and remaining plants were covered in a slimy substance. Question time. What could have caused this? Why did it happen over night? Why did my plants and ornaments have slimy stuff on them? What could the slimy stuff be? Sorry for all the questions was just very worried, as i know that water sometimes goes cloudy when straight from the tap because of tiny air bubbles, but doesn't usually stay like that.
Edit: Gonna try and get some pics of all my females now the water is clear. Sorry if they are not very good my phone camera is very bad.
Can you tell if midnight and fire have long to go or not? Sorry i can't get a birds eye view of them i tried to earlier.
Citrine my male guppy.
Midnight my black delta.
Midnight again.
Fire my red delta.
Fire again.
Fire and midnight.
And a small vid at feeding time.
Once again sorry if they are not very good.
Edit: Gonna try and get some pics of all my females now the water is clear. Sorry if they are not very good my phone camera is very bad.
Can you tell if midnight and fire have long to go or not? Sorry i can't get a birds eye view of them i tried to earlier.
Citrine my male guppy.
Midnight my black delta.
Midnight again.
Fire my red delta.
Fire again.
Fire and midnight.
And a small vid at feeding time.
Once again sorry if they are not very good.
It is not unusual for thin layers of algae to grow on plants and decorations. It ends up feeling slick when you rub your fingers over it.
If you have a bluish or dark green slime coat on things, that is entirely different. That stuff is called blue-green algae and is not an algae at all, it is a cyanobacteria. It can be very difficult to be rid of.
If i sold my 12gal, 5-6 gal (the real 5-6 gal) and 15gal tank who would take them?
I think my fish are going to die.
I don't really like the fact that i might just end up selling my tanks but if i have to then i have to!
Xxx~misscosmo~xxX
I think my fish are going to die.
I don't really like the fact that i might just end up selling my tanks but if i have to then i have to!
Xxx~misscosmo~xxX
Harlequins
***Corydora Crazy***
Its hard to tell by the pics but i reckon midnight maybe a week,with the other 2 being a week or so longer...
How come they are holding out so long? could they be stressed? If soo why? There is only midnight and fire that are females in the pics, Citrine is my male.
Xxx~misscosmo~xxX
Harlequins
***Corydora Crazy***
Yes they could be stressed.maybe cleaning the tank out?
If they're stressed they will hold out on giving birth or abort the drop,then the cycle begins again...
If they're stressed they will hold out on giving birth or abort the drop,then the cycle begins again...
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