My American Rio

[fishprotector]

Any more pics mate? How did the Nannacara eggs / fry get on?

 

[minnnt]

Will get one for the last hooray as it will be rescaped at the weeked. Bagged myself a co2 kit for it so new plants etc are on the horizon.

The Nannacara spawns were done and dusted in two nights. Lol. I really do need to get them in their own tank to have a go at raising some fry.

Will get one for the last hooray as it will be rescaped at the weeked. Bagged myself a co2 kit for it so new plants etc are on the horizon.

The Nannacara spawns were done and dusted in two nights. Lol. I really do need to get them in their own tank to have a go at raising some fry.

 

[fishprotector]

Rescaped already

 

[Salam]

Rescape? More plants?

 

[minnnt]

I'm swapping the substrate over from another tank, so HAVE to rescape... Oh well.

 

[fishprotector]

What substrate are you putting in?

 

[Salam]

Oh dear, it's always such a shame when you HAVE to do it

 

[minnnt]

Compost base layer then cat litter.

 

[Salam]

Meow

 

[mossonthemoon]

I know you're already changing it, but your tank looks great! I have the same one and am starting it over, so it is nice to see its potential. I have a question though. It's not a criticism because you are obviously more experienced than me! Are the angels staying in that tank? I assumed I needed more space for angels, but it looks like you have at least four. I'm undecided about what we will stock with, so am just curious, really!

 

[minnnt]

Hi mossonthemoon. There is 6 Angels in the tank atm. They were all sourced from the same place and are the same kind. My long term plan is to let a pair form naturally and then remove the rest. The tank may be upgraded to a Rio 240 eventually, but for the time being its adequate for them as they're still juveniles. No issues with regards to aggression between them due to the group being a nice size.

Thanks for the kind comments, and its a great username too.

 

[stu40]

what co2 did you end up getting.FE set up, or shopbought?

 

[minnnt]

JBL proflora 500. The bottle is empty so I've got a FE to use with it. Also ordered a new diffuser and bubble counter from tankscape. Just need a drop checker now, but that's not really essential as of yet.

The kit was from here Stu. Have a look in the general classifieds under equipment.

 

[fishprotector]

Wow your really going for a full on attack on planting this time. Good luck

 

[mossonthemoon]

Thanks for the reply! That makes sense. I would love to try something similar, however I tend to get too attached and I would probably never give them away. I am getting an idea of what I want to do with my tank now. Seeing the exact tank planned out nicely and planted fully really made it easier to visualise mine. It has been a while since mine was running and I do think it looked nice, but it wasn't planned out at all.