My Second Attempt At A Planted Tank
- Thread starter fisheatfish
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Yes...I'm running co2 injection.
Not sure on livestock yet. Having spent so much time, effort and money on my previous attempt, my focus right now is to get these plants going first. Any suggestions...as far as cleanup crew?
Otocolinus are a good idea, as are shrimp with special mention to the anamo shrimp (
Fat Homer
) are you looking for smaller or larger fish in this tank as well? if you are going smaller rosy barbs are a good choice, very colourful, peaceful and just fun to watch overall
I like the idea of shrimps and a school of cardinal tetras intrigue me.Otocolinus are a good idea, as are shrimp with special mention to the anamo shrimp (
are you looking for smaller or larger fish in this tank as well? if you are going smaller rosy barbs are a good choice, very colourful, peaceful and just fun to watch overall
Eh, cardinals don't live too long and often hide in plants a lot if given the chance apparently.
not to mention the price nowadays
Have you seen pearl danios before?
I do think a big school of cardinals or even neons is impressive. I danios are nice too and real active
Pearl danios are not as crazy and smaller than their other counterparts
Depending how much you want to spend, Cherry Red Shrimp / Sakura Shrimp are one option which tend to be slightly more forgiving...
Otherwise moving up the ladder you have Crystal Red Shrimp that look pretty nice with different patterns but require cooler temps and less forgiving with bad water...
Going up again you get stuff like King Kong shrimp etc... which cost a pretty penny i think and can be quite sensitive to parameter changes...
Depends on your water parameters. My current batch has been with me for 3-5 years now. I'm losing track, it's been that long. And they don't hide, either!?
