125 Gallon Journal please comment (56k!) - updated 6/8/2009

[Complexity]

I've seen some beautiful male cherry barbs, but wasn't sure how they'd do in my tank. But now that I see yours, I just may get some for my tank! The red is striking with the blue and red of the cardinals.

I keep drooling over your tank. There's another fish that's very pretty. I know it's a rainbow, but I don't know which one. Which rainbow is in this picture?

[lauraleellbp]

I don't see a rainbow? There are 2 Congo tetras (which is what I'm guessing you mean- they do look very much like rainbows) with a long-finned GBR in the middle.

[Complexity]

Oh! Well, that explains why I like them, then. I'm not a rainbow fan even though I love their colors. I just can't get used to the humpbacks.

I'll have to look up some info on congo tetras. They sure are pretty!

[kotoeloncat]

yes those are congo tetras, they are big and boisterous though very beautiful

time to update this journal

Thanks to Utricularia Gibba, my hairgrass lawn is destroyed. I hated that weed with a passion, dr.tran warned me a while back to remove them as you see them, I didnt listen

so it pretty much intertwine my entire lawn into one big slab of plant mass. needless to say I was NOT happy. So I ripped it out, and decided to try HC again. This is one plant I could not grow for the life of me. I am not sure I can do it so I was searching for elatine triandra that I know I can grow.

FTS and HC



I also got a tiny stem of Ludwigia Sp. Guinea, I really liked this plant. though I am not too sure how to use this in the scape once it actually takes off


The Apistogramma Trifasciatus family keeps on growing.
Heres the big proud mama with her latest batch of babies, how many can you see here ?



I counted 3 babies, there are 5 surviving babies so far from this batch. I guess 2 others did not make it into the picture. The babies caught in the pic are in the brighter circles, can you make them out ?



from the previous known batch, this big mama also has 3 surviving babies, they are now 1.5 inches are 2 males and 1 unknown, this unknown is small like the female and has no crest, but is not yellow like the mama, so therefore unknown

pics of the 3 surviving previous baby batch



the big 2.5 inch male is very elusive, hard to find. I feel like a paparazzi trying to take a picture of him. one day.....

random shot of a school of white clouds, I thought this is a cool pic

[MedRed]

Love this tank

[SeaSerpant]

It looks Great. (sheesh i can't find any good describing words anymore.) but still it looks GREAT. Why does it seem like it's so dark in the pictures? Is it actually that dark? In the second last picture are there some pygmy cories in there?

[soundtweakers]

holy cow, I don't usually go through every single post in any thread in the "tank journals & photo album" part of the the PT forum. There's nothing better than letting the little critters breed in your tank successfully naturally!!

Congrats on an awesome tank and happy holidays from a fellow New Yorker!!

bill

[nikonD70s]

very nice tank! what are those long plants in the back? looks like some sort of vals?

[Complexity]

I think they're vals. They really bring this tank to life.

I'd love a list of all the plants and fish in the tank. I keep seeing things that I'd like to know what they are.

I like the change to HC. I hope it grows for you this time.

[kotoeloncat]

Originally Posted by soundtweakers

holy cow, I don't usually go through every single post in any thread in the "tank journals & photo album" part of the the PT forum. There's nothing better than letting the little critters breed in your tank successfully naturally!!

Congrats on an awesome tank and happy holidays from a fellow New Yorker!!

bill

Happy holidays to you too !!

Originally Posted by nikonD70s

very nice tank! what are those long plants in the back? looks like some sort of vals?

Originally Posted by Complexity

I think they're vals. They really bring this tank to life.

I'd love a list of all the plants and fish in the tank. I keep seeing things that I'd like to know what they are.

I like the change to HC. I hope it grows for you this time.

The plants all the way in the back is Cyperus Helferi, its common but also not so common, its much harder to use than vals

Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

It looks Great. (sheesh i can't find any good describing words anymore.) but still it looks GREAT. Why does it seem like it's so dark in the pictures? Is it actually that dark? In the second last picture are there some pygmy cories in there?

yup I have 20 pygmy cories in there

[Complexity]

Originally Posted by kotoeloncat

The plants all the way in the back is Cyperus Helferi, its common but also not so common, its much harder to use than vals

Whoa, it's in the same family as yellow nutsedge! I bet it is hardy! And incredibly beautiful in your tank.

[kotoeloncat]

Originally Posted by Complexity

Whoa, it's in the same family as yellow nutsedge! I bet it is hardy! And incredibly beautiful in your tank.

yes it is hardy, but when first planted it takes a while to get settled. Unfortunately their leaves dont rot as quickly. They turn black and hard, very ugly. I have to manually remove dead leaves.

well, 8th time I tried HC and the 8th time I failed, its really THE ultimate plant for me. I just could not grow the darn thing.

So I switched it with Elatine Triandra, I got a few nice portions over the week and it has taken hold and is pearling now





rotala sp. mini type 1, a big nice bush if I say so myself


a picture just for the laughs


mini rams horn, olive nerite, red spot nerite and no I did not stack them the way they are haha

[erinrobinjade]

Lovely tank. I love the snail picture its so cute!

[nikonD70s]

love this tank! what are those 2 light green plants right by the rock? pennyworth?

[ZooTycoonMaster]

WOW that Ammania sp. 'Bonsai' looks better than mine, and I got mine from you

I guess since my tank is considerably shorter in height, they won't look as awesome as yours