Two Planted(ish) Tanks

[Neal]

First tank! 30"x12"x15" 25 Gallon
Fauna
2x Angel fish
4x Neons
4x Black widdow tetras
1x Female kribensis
3x Bristlenose plecs
1x Mollie
Equipment
200W Heater
Fluval 3+ filter
Decor
Coconut caves, resin root (cave for plecs)


Second tank! 24"x12"x15" 20 Gallon
Fauna
5x Cherry barbs (3 of which are albino)
3x Leopard danios
2x Pitbull plecs
1x Mollie fry
1x Guppy fry
Equipment
150W Heater
Aqua One HOB (Emergency filter as Fluval 2 broke down)
Decor
Bogwood
Slate (for carpetted marimo ball)
Concrete slab peices (hammertime!)

All advice on how to improve my tanks is appreciated!

Neal

 

[lljdma06]

Both of these tanks are a really good start Neal. My only advice right now echoes what George Farmer said earlier in the Planted tank Section. More plants, you need more plants. Find what you like and take this time to find out what grows well for you.

llj

 

[Neal]

I'm going to have to give up carpetting plants, I just found my pitbull plec stuck in the hairnet of my moss carpet! It's happened before aswell, i've managed to cut him free and take him out of the tank to get all of the hairnet off him and out of his gills, they should call me "Vet Neal". I try to pull it as tight as I can, but my plecs ALWAYS end up caught in it!
I'm going to get some more plants when I get my new tank, which should be around christmas, that's if I actually get it.

Neal