My attempt at Iwagami. 3 gallon JBJ pico.
 

Hey Guys. I had some spare dwarf baby tears (Hemianthus callitrichoides) from another tank of mine and decided to try to plant them immersed and see what would happen. Its been a couple months and have had some pretty nice growth! Yesterday I decided I should probably get this little tank wet and scaped soon, so I picked up some rock and came up with a scape that I found to be acceptable. As the title states, this is the first attempt that I have had with Iwagami style aquariums. I think it turned out alright? :icon_eek:

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Nice texture on the rocks.

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Some of the HC growth. First time growing it like this, Im surprised how well it worked with virtually no maintenance.

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As for the rest of the stocking, I would like to add some other type of plant for inbetween the rocks. Possibly... Any input as to plants species for that? I will be injecting CO2 via a paintball tank and a Aquatek mini CO2 regulator. The light above the tank is currently a Boost LED par30. Its around a 14k bulb, Id like to change it or maybe just cover some of the blue LEDs to change the color balance a bit.

Id like to do some cherry shrimp in the future, again I have no experience with them though... Any feedback or information is greatly appreciated! Also, please critique my scape! :red_mouth

Looks good.

Thank you! Much appreciated. Looking forward to getting this tank wet in the next couple days. As far as the stocking goes, I was kicking the idea of red cherry shrimp around. I have never kept them though. Are there any fish that would be better suited for a tank this size?

Nice start!