So about a month ago i decided to get a tank again. I started with a 6G fluval edge. After about 3 weeks I decided to upgrade the tank to the 12G
version.
Revision1. - 6g Edge
The new tank - 12g edge (same base but twice the height)
It defiantly needs more work and tall plants but its a start (and yes i need to move the themonitor.. i kinda forgot about it when i was filling the tank)
The current stocking list:
3x zebra danios
4x neon teras
1x crystal shrimp
1x red fire shrimp?
1x apple snail
I'm hoping to get 10-12 CPD's and 10-12 yellow shrimp in the near future
I would also like to add in some kind of grass/moss carpet and some taller plants to fill in the back
So the 12G edge has been redone with about 2" of miracle grow organic potting soil caped with an inch or two of Eco-complete and a bunch more plants. Everything seems to be growing well. The inhabitants are still the 4 neons, 12 CPD's, 10 pumpkin shrimp (although i can only find 8...) and a nerite snail.
I'm much happier with the dark substrate!
12g tank
I'm really happy with how the tree is filling in.
Some CPD's
neons
Pumpkin Shrimp
The Apple/Nerite snail
Back in the 5G Fry/PFR shrimp tank....The fry are getting big.. and actually look like fish!
and a fire red
I also decided I would try to breed some shrimp and picked up 4x 10 gallon tanks. They may double duty as fry tanks if i am sucessful enough at breeding CPD
I will hook you up if i'm successful... I have Yellow, PFR/Pumpkins/ Red Rillis/ CRS/CBS on the go. I believe i have a berried pumpkin and a PFR.. sadly my female yellow died.
fluval osaka 320 ... i can't wait! (will have it in about 2 more weeks) i'm already trying to sneak bio rings into other tanks to help pre-seed the filter media
haha why thank you.. i'm getting a smoking deal on it too
I'm not sure yet on the co2.., is it worth it? I have been having great success with out so i'm not quite convinced i need it yet.
i'm still hung up on what to use for the substrate.. leaning towards MGOPM capped with eco-complete (since it worked so well in the edge) or fluorite black how ever that will cost me probably 150$ which seems excessively expensive for substrate so still hunting for black pea gravel which doesn't seem to exist.
I'm guessing i would need 4-5 bags for a 48x18" tank.
Flourite black $27/15.5lb bag x5 135.. ouch!
Eco-complete $35/20lb bag x5 175.. bigger ouch!
Also found some stuff called clear water pebbles which is decent.. just a tad bit on the shiny side for me.. but its the cheaper backup plan at 21$/20lb bag (this may actually be the same stuff in the yellow shrimp tank above)
At the moment no co2 and medium light but you never know. I may splurge one day.
If floirite black goes lighter then maybe I will do Eco complete since they work pi to about the same price per pound and black pea gravel is impossible to find. Do u have pick of floirite black in your tank?
I'm still experimenting with different methods. Right now i'm using a DIY egg trap which is working well.
I'm feeding them a mix of Hickary first bites, baby brine shrimp and a few drops of liquid fry now and then.. so far it seems to be going well. I have tons of tiny fry that seem to be doing well
I removed the Cabomba and pulled these out of the Chi to add a more vibrant color to the edge
I decided to impulse by a dozen Boraras urophthalmoides (Exclamtion mark Rasboras)
These guys a super tiny and i figured they would be good buddy's for the CPD's since i moved the Harlequins and Neons to the Osaka Forest tank
One of my CPD's checking out the upper grounds.
I also picked up some Echinodorus Tenellus to try as a foreground/carpet style low light plant
Sound good, they look awesome. I bet once you get that sexy Fluval 84G, the Edge is going to take a back seat. That kind of what happen to my 6 gallon, the 60P became my main focus. Things actually started to grow better when I miss a few days of dosing, weird.
Today I added another female pfr shrimp and 4 Dario Dario's (Red Indian scarlet badis). They are micro predators and very curious. I love to watch them explore.
I think the tank is probably a little overstocked now and may have to move some fish out later (tons of fish but all super tiny) they seem to be happy for now
Shift
I like these very much and have a question. When you first got them were they kind of washed out and did their real color come in quickly or over a period of time.
Also what type parameters are you keeping them in.
I have seen some here locally but they dont seem to have the intense color yours do. Also they are a bit shy right.
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