re-aquascaped the 5 gallon

[tear-scar]

Well, I finally took the time to trim my over grown plants, and re-arranged them so that the tank didn't look like just bush.

Anyway, hope you guys like; I want to plant the foreground with glosso but other-wise I like it!

And the fish seem much more active now that they have swimming space where they don't have to move around plants.

 

[Colin_BC]

Nice... Looks like the fish like it too! If you do try the glosso, read up on planting it first. It's great once it's established, but a total pain in the butt to plant. By the looks of your plants, I'm guessing you have adequate light for glosso. Do you have CO2 in there?

Colin

 

[cutecotton]

ur 5G looks better htan my 25G excellent tank!

 

[Colin_BC]

Do you have CO2 in there?

Nevermind.... I just saw the tube for the CO2 to the right of your HOB filter.

Colin

 

[tear-scar]

NO!!!!! And I was trying sooooo hard to conceal the CO2 device . . .

Anyway, thanks for the compliments, and tip from u colin. Glosso, cut the plantlets and then plant with tweezers right? Anyway, the point is moot because the LFs brought in riccia today and I couldn't resist . . . I planted it in the foreground with hair-nets onto rocks; it'll be a while before you can't see the hair net anymore, so this might be the last tank photo for quite a while . . .

 

[Colin_BC]

Nice... I've wanted to pick up some riccia, but no one local ever has it. I'll have to get it brought in like I did with glosso. You'll have to show some pics of it developing over the next little while. It'd be interesting to see a photo journal of it as it grows and pearls...

Colin

 

[tear-scar]

Oh! That's a cool idea. I'll keep you guys updated. Actually, I had way WAY too much riccia, so I ended up dumping all the rest into my 20 gal. I'm going to let it grow natural as a floating plant in there . . . just to ensure I will always have a good supply. Maybe when there's enough I'll plant the 20 gal with it too . . .

 

[konrad05]

Great tank, TOTM nomination from me.

 

[kent]

nice looking tank!.. il second the nomination..

 

[tear-scar]

Thanks guys, that's cool. B)

 

[OzzieGirl]

That tank is gorgeous! I really like the look of the planted tanks, I love it when I add new plants to mine, but yours looks amazing. Well done.

Steph

 

[evaDsIcixelsiD]

Yeah. Very Nicely Done. I wish i could get some more plants for my tank.

 

[tear-scar]

Here's a new pic with the planted riccia.

Please excuse the cucumber, but it was time to feed the oto . . .

Some reason the honey gourami eats it too . . .

 

[Puffer_freak]

Yeah nice!
BTW, Eva, I wouldn't have a GSP in a tank with cichlids.

 

[tear-scar]

Thanks!

Hmm, do you have to worry about cichlids being torn up by the GSP? I would think they could defend themselves . . . then again GSP is kind of big?