Philip's ADA Mini-M - Help me choose fish!

PaulG · 01-08-2012, 10:46 PM

Tank looks great! Definitely keep the wood bare IMO.

**AzFishKid** · 01-12-2012, 02:40 PM

Thanks guys!

Unfortunately the Centromochlus reticulatus weren't shipped out yesterday due to bad weather conditions in Denver. They should be shipped out sometime today and will arrive tomorrow afternoon.

Drink_soy_sauce · 01-14-2012, 01:53 AM

I like the wood bare too. I think it has enough personality on it's own. Tank looks really nice!

**Geniusdudekiran** · 01-15-2012, 03:12 PM

It's been a week, let's see what's grown

**AzFishKid** · 01-17-2012, 10:33 PM

Here's an updated photo.
I've been getting some algae (diatoms, rhizoclonium, GSA, and BGA), which is strange because those are the exact types of algae that i got in my 60P when i was using the same buffered RO/DI water... but i've never had rhizoclonium nor BGA when using tap?! I don't get it.

Anyway, algae issues aside, the tank is doing pretty well. Right now i just have 2 otocinclus and 10 yellow shrimp in there. I hope to get a school of chili rasboras soon. I would also eventually like to get some Limnophila vietnam 'mini' to fill in the remaining gaps between the rocks and the background plants/driftwood.

ADAtank · 01-17-2012, 11:05 PM

lookin good amanos would help you out but they would probably pluck out your HC

Boatboy6 · 01-17-2012, 11:15 PM

Great looking tank, i really like the wood.

chiefroastbeef · 01-17-2012, 11:50 PM

Awesome tank, the driftwood is amazing!

**Geniusdudekiran** · 01-19-2012, 02:18 AM

Some staurogyne would look cool in the middle of the left or right sides of the tank. It'd be a good Segway ink the background from the foreground.

azjenny · 01-19-2012, 02:29 AM

Beautiful tank! I say leave the wood bare.
Do you have those little cats yet? Those are probably the cutest fish I've ever seen! Now I want some. They look like they're smiling!

**AzFishKid** · 01-19-2012, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by azjenny

Beautiful tank! I say leave the wood bare.
Do you have those little cats yet? Those are probably the cutest fish I've ever seen! Now I want some. They look like they're smiling!

Thanks Jenny! Yeah i decided to keep the wood bare. I think it looks best that way. Thanks for your feedback.
Yup, i got them last Friday. I posted some info/pics on my 90G Riparium journal. Let me know what you think!

These really are awesome fish; they were worth every penny. But man, i had to pay a small fortune to get them shipped from Montreal to Phoenix!

azjenny · 01-19-2012, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by AzFishKid

Thanks Jenny! Yeah i decided to keep the wood bare. I think it looks best that way. Thanks for your feedback.
Yup, i got them last Friday. I posted some info/pics on my 90G Riparium journal. Let me know what you think!

These really are awesome fish; they were worth every penny. But man, i had to pay a small fortune to get them shipped from Montreal to Phoenix!

I bet you did! Worth it though for sure. So cute.

**Geniusdudekiran** · 01-21-2012, 04:33 PM

What's the plant in the back? The red one... Is it the Colorata?

**AzFishKid** · 01-21-2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Geniusdudekiran

What's the plant in the back? The red one... Is it the Colorata?

Yup, Rotala 'colorata'. Unfortunately it's not holding its color too well in my tank but it still looks nice.

azjenny · 01-21-2012, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AzFishKid

Yup, Rotala 'colorata'. Unfortunately it's not holding its color too well in my tank but it still looks nice.

Colorata didn't work out in my tank either for some reason, but I got some of the Mini Butterfly version, and it's doing great.

01-12-2012, 02:40 PM	#32
AzFishKid Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (106/100%) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 6,278	Thanks guys! Unfortunately the Centromochlus reticulatus weren't shipped out yesterday due to bad weather conditions in Denver. They should be shipped out sometime today and will arrive tomorrow afternoon. __________________ ••• P H I L I P ••• "Because fake plants would be weird and sad." -Bsmith "This isn't a hobby, this is a way of life." -Da Plant Man Bucephalandra "and friends" Collection

01-14-2012, 01:53 AM	#33
Drink_soy_sauce Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA Posts: 88	I like the wood bare too. I think it has enough personality on it's own. Tank looks really nice! __________________ --SoY

01-15-2012, 03:12 PM	#34
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,358	It's been a week, let's see what's grown __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

01-17-2012, 10:33 PM	#35
AzFishKid Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (106/100%) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 6,278	Here's an updated photo. I've been getting some algae (diatoms, rhizoclonium, GSA, and BGA), which is strange because those are the exact types of algae that i got in my 60P when i was using the same buffered RO/DI water... but i've never had rhizoclonium nor BGA when using tap?! I don't get it. Anyway, algae issues aside, the tank is doing pretty well. Right now i just have 2 otocinclus and 10 yellow shrimp in there. I hope to get a school of chili rasboras soon. I would also eventually like to get some Limnophila vietnam 'mini' to fill in the remaining gaps between the rocks and the background plants/driftwood. __________________ ••• P H I L I P ••• "Because fake plants would be weird and sad." -Bsmith "This isn't a hobby, this is a way of life." -Da Plant Man Bucephalandra "and friends" Collection

01-19-2012, 02:18 AM	#39
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,358	Some staurogyne would look cool in the middle of the left or right sides of the tank. It'd be a good Segway ink the background from the foreground. __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

01-08-2012, 10:46 PM	#31
PaulG Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England Posts: 345	Tank looks great! Definitely keep the wood bare IMO.

01-17-2012, 11:05 PM	#36
ADAtank Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SAN ANTONIO Posts: 260	lookin good amanos would help you out but they would probably pluck out your HC

01-17-2012, 11:15 PM	#37
Boatboy6 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/75%) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 90	Great looking tank, i really like the wood.

01-17-2012, 11:50 PM	#38
chiefroastbeef Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Hong Kong/Dallas, TX Posts: 783	Awesome tank, the driftwood is amazing!

01-19-2012, 02:29 AM	#40
azjenny Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Paradise Valley, AZ Posts: 647	Beautiful tank! I say leave the wood bare. Do you have those little cats yet? Those are probably the cutest fish I've ever seen! Now I want some. They look like they're smiling!

01-21-2012, 04:33 PM	#43
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,358	What's the plant in the back? The red one... Is it the Colorata? __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

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