Got bored with the blackwater setup. Was just going to do an adg style hardscape but decided to dress it up with some low light, low maintenance plants. Just a couple of quick camera phone shots. Comments and criticisms appreciated. Thanks.
Re-did my angel tank
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well, I think you know how I feel. you had a very natural habitat tank and now it's just another planted tank. it look good, but with the new wood you could have made the blackwater tank evan better. of course it's your tank and if you are happy then thats all that matters.
I hear you. Actually that's what the manzanita was meant for, to replace the maple branches. But I had been studying some of the scapes by the aquarium design group and some others and figured the wood would work well to try some of the scaping ideas out. I also wanted to change out the flourite substrate in favour of sand, again the white silica sand seemed good for a different approach.
My main tank is a malawi biotope style tank, and I am very happy with it. It gets better with age and I don't touch it. This was a spare tank I had laying around, and I wanted to use it to experiment with different things. Different scapes, but also to see how it would affect the fish and their behaviour. While I noticed the cardinals seemed to be more comfortable in the previous setup. I think due to the subdued lighting mostly. However, after only 4 days after converting to the current scape/setup, my angel pair has spawned for the first time. They never did in the black water setup. Probably just a coincidence, but interesting learning anyways. Now lets see if anything happens with the apisto pair. Thanks.
My main tank is a malawi biotope style tank, and I am very happy with it. It gets better with age and I don't touch it. This was a spare tank I had laying around, and I wanted to use it to experiment with different things. Different scapes, but also to see how it would affect the fish and their behaviour. While I noticed the cardinals seemed to be more comfortable in the previous setup. I think due to the subdued lighting mostly. However, after only 4 days after converting to the current scape/setup, my angel pair has spawned for the first time. They never did in the black water setup. Probably just a coincidence, but interesting learning anyways. Now lets see if anything happens with the apisto pair. Thanks.
I could be the brand new water that triggered their breeding response. I haven't seen your previous set up, but did you have slate or other vertical surfaces for them to lay their eggs? My pair last used a java fern leaf.
