Now And Then Photos...

[Joshwainwright]

I've just been looking at photos of my tank before I left it to go to pot and fortunately it has made me more determined to make it look better and to get it back on track. It truly is a state now, as you can see in the recent photo...

BEFORE:

NOW:

It does look more 'natural' I guess but in my mind it just looks dull and boring... and dirty!

 

[FishBlast]

I like the plant arrangement, it's the sand that's giving it the dull look. Not sure if black or white would look better.

 

[kylealastairlove]

in my opinion it looks very nice and like fish blast said the plant arrangement, its lovely

 

[Joshwainwright]

I don't ahahhh, everything except the java ferns and java moss have died. I just let them be and take over

I want my bogwood back!

 

[Joshwainwright]

Slow internet, refreshed page and ended up resubmitting post

 

[Joshwainwright]

Slow internet, refreshed page and ended up resubmitting post

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

what sand is that?

 

[Joshwainwright]

what sand is that?

Argos play sand
http/www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3650574.htm

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

looks nice, talking about play sand I was actually going to get some from Tesco today for my nano 8L.

Did you layer dirt underneath?

 

[FishBlast]

Wish I could keep plants like those... I only have some water sprite and it turned into a disaster! It spent most of today spread all over the tank until I picked it up, removed some of the dead leaves and placed its tails under some rocks. Hope that will keep my fish from picking them out of the sand.
The only consolation I have is that it still grows sprouts.

 

[simonas]

I prefer it now I like that kind of look rather than the planned planted look

would look great with cherry barbs or rummy nose/ cardinals?

 

[Joshwainwright]

looks nice, talking about play sand I was actually going to get some from Tesco today for my nano 8L.

Did you layer dirt underneath?

Nope ahahh, I just threw the whole bag in

Wish I could keep plants like those... I only have some water sprite and it turned into a disaster! It spent most of today spread all over the tank until I picked it up, removed some of the dead leaves and placed its tails under some rocks. Hope that will keep my fish from picking them out of the sand.
The only consolation I have is that it still grows sprouts.

There's only two plants there, well one if you don't class moss as a plant ahahh. I haven't really done much to get them like that, just let them be

I prefer it now I like that kind of look rather than the planned planted look

would look great with cherry barbs or rummy nose/ cardinals?

I'm on it
Going to the garden centre either tomorrow (later today) or Wednesday. Or I might even risk going to my LFS on the bus and see what terrible quality fish they have...

 

[FishBlast]

looks nice, talking about play sand I was actually going to get some from Tesco today for my nano 8L.

Did you layer dirt underneath?

Nope ahahh, I just threw the whole bag in

Wish I could keep plants like those... I only have some water sprite and it turned into a disaster! It spent most of today spread all over the tank until I picked it up, removed some of the dead leaves and placed its tails under some rocks. Hope that will keep my fish from picking them out of the sand.
The only consolation I have is that it still grows sprouts.

There's only two plants there, well one if you don't class moss as a plant ahahh. I haven't really done much to get them like that, just let them be

I prefer it now I like that kind of look rather than the planned planted look

would look great with cherry barbs or rummy nose/ cardinals?

I'm on it
Going to the garden centre either tomorrow (later today) or Wednesday. Or I might even risk going to my LFS on the bus and see what terrible quality fish they have...

I might get moss... only to see my tank with floating bits of moss in a day or two. -.- Pretty hard to choose when I have only 1.5 cm sand and a 13 cm fish that loves to play with the plants.
Maybe lotus would be safe in mine since I don't have anymore guppies to eat them.

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

try waterweed, it grows "like a weed" haha

 

[FishBlast]

try waterweed, it grows "like a weed" haha

Looks like Elodea... Might not work well with swordtails. Had that before and they just shredded it beyond recognition.