Demos' 5g moss and DP tank

**demosthenes** · 12-28-2008, 12:51 AM

This tank was started this April as a Betta only tank, but then it got a heater and a few tetras and plants, and eventually crayfish. Yesterday I bought a bunch of new driftwood, some nice sand substrate, and anubias and crypts.

Flora:
Anubias Barteri
Anubias 'nana'
Cryptocoryne x Willisii (sp?)
Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'brown'

Fauna:
RCS and one CRS.

Here are some pictures:
September 7th:

September 13th:

October 14:

And today!

**FrostyNYC** · 12-28-2008, 01:57 AM

That giraffe is the most random aquarium ornament I've ever seen.

But really, looks good. Only suggestion would be to tie that anubias down with black string instead of white rubber band.

**ZooTycoonMaster** · 12-28-2008, 02:02 AM

Haha I lol'ed when I saw the giraffe

Poor lonely CRS

How'd you end up with only 1? Did a bunch die, or did you only buy 1.?

starrystarstarr · 12-28-2008, 03:56 AM

wow what a huge change since the first pic. its looking really nice. i used tiny black hair rubber bands to attach my anubias to tmy drift wood.

**Dollface** · 12-28-2008, 04:03 AM

Awe man, why'd you get rid of the giraffe? It gave the tank so much personality!

**demosthenes** · 12-28-2008, 05:45 AM

hahaha thanks everyone! well, the tank is in my little sisters room, and shes kind of strange.

I know the rubber band are pretty unsightly, but the black thread that i had was frustrating me beyond belief, so i just quit and threw on some rubber bands. They'll only be there for a few weeks anyway, then i can just cut them off.

Do you like having some sand visible in the front? My sister thinks it looks good, and i agree to a certain extent, but idk, it looks like maybe its missing something, and i cant figure out what.....

...maybe its the giraffe!

oh and also, my LFS hasn't ordered new CRS in at least 6 months, so when i spotted one in one of their show tanks, it was the only one that i couldve bought. Probly a stupid question, but will it breed with RCS?

amano101 · 12-29-2008, 06:58 AM

actually, i think they can but the offspring are muddy colors. i dont know for sure but im sure someone would know in the shrimp section of the forum

**ZooTycoonMaster** · 12-29-2008, 06:59 AM

No, CRS won't breed with RCS. They're completely different genuses.

**FrostyNYC** · 12-31-2008, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by demosthenes

Do you like having some sand visible in the front? My sister thinks it looks good, and i agree to a certain extent, but idk, it looks like maybe its missing something, and i cant figure out what.....

...maybe its the giraffe!

I don't mind the sand. You could always try a foreground plant if you wanted, but I'd keep it low -- no hairgrass.

**demosthenes** · 12-31-2008, 06:16 PM

what kind of foreground plants could i grow in here? its only like 13W or something. i think i could get some anubias nana, but that much would get really expensive.

**FrostyNYC** · 12-31-2008, 07:14 PM

Anubias nana is too big to be a foreground in this tank. Anubias nana petite would be small enough, but it grows waaaay to slowly to carpet.

You could do a moss carpet by tying moss to a piece of slate or something.

You could also ATTEMPT marsilea minuta... I believe that of the low foreground options, its the most accepting of low light conditions.

**demosthenes** · 01-03-2009, 10:51 PM

By popular demand, the giraffe is back... lol
i've also made a few other changes, but i haven't been able to find any marsilea thats actually aquatic.

Now, i have some RCS in here, and they've been in here for... maybe a month and a half now. There are currently 4 females and 1 male. Why aren't any of the females berried yet? They appear to be pretty healthy, I think i've been taking relatively good care of them so far, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Chrisinator · 01-03-2009, 11:21 PM

That giraffe fits int he picture!!! haha

**demosthenes** · 01-18-2009, 08:50 PM

Quick update: the heater broke, so my little cherries are freezing, but they'll be okay for now. The Crystal Red hasn't been seen (dead or alive) since the day after I got him, which is just plain confusing. The plants are growing slowly but surely.

Except now, the tank has been set up exactly the way it is now, for four weeks, and just now I have noticed a colony of about 15 hydra living on the front pane of glass. How did they appear so suddenly? Should I be concerned about them? Are they harmful, or just ugly?

**demosthenes** · 01-31-2009, 11:30 PM

Now there are a bunch of snails and hydra... really not that many hydra anymore, just a TON of pond snails. If i throw my little clown loach from my 46g in there, will it eat the shrimp, or just the snails? What about hydra?

12-28-2008, 12:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
demosthenes the HC's always greener! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 758	Demos' 5g moss and DP tank This tank was started this April as a Betta only tank, but then it got a heater and a few tetras and plants, and eventually crayfish. Yesterday I bought a bunch of new driftwood, some nice sand substrate, and anubias and crypts. Flora: Anubias Barteri Anubias 'nana' Cryptocoryne x Willisii (sp?) Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'brown' Fauna: RCS and one CRS. Here are some pictures: September 7th: September 13th: October 14: And today! __________________ Wilson 5g Tank and Picotopes 10g High-tech: Dans l'Attente 46g Low-tech: Cysgod Yn Yrhaf Last edited by demosthenes; 05-18-2009 at 04:33 AM. Reason: name change

12-28-2008, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
FrostyNYC Nano Tank Fiend (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC & Long Island, NY Posts: 1,370	That giraffe is the most random aquarium ornament I've ever seen. But really, looks good. Only suggestion would be to tie that anubias down with black string instead of white rubber band. __________________ My 10 Gallon Journal

12-28-2008, 02:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
ZooTycoonMaster Just Do!(Aqua) It (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Santa Clara, California Posts: 3,188	Haha I lol'ed when I saw the giraffe Poor lonely CRS How'd you end up with only 1? Did a bunch die, or did you only buy 1.? __________________ Eheim Pimp #341 Eheim Classic 2213 10 Gallon Tank

12-28-2008, 04:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dollface ◕ ◡ ◕ ◕ ◡ ◕ ◕ ◡ ◕ (View User Tanks) PTrader: (28/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 986	Awe man, why'd you get rid of the giraffe? It gave the tank so much personality! __________________ Wabi Kusa is just an Aquascape Katamari. Nanaa nana na nana NaNa.

12-28-2008, 05:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
demosthenes the HC's always greener! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 758	hahaha thanks everyone! well, the tank is in my little sisters room, and shes kind of strange. I know the rubber band are pretty unsightly, but the black thread that i had was frustrating me beyond belief, so i just quit and threw on some rubber bands. They'll only be there for a few weeks anyway, then i can just cut them off. Do you like having some sand visible in the front? My sister thinks it looks good, and i agree to a certain extent, but idk, it looks like maybe its missing something, and i cant figure out what..... ...maybe its the giraffe! oh and also, my LFS hasn't ordered new CRS in at least 6 months, so when i spotted one in one of their show tanks, it was the only one that i couldve bought. Probly a stupid question, but will it breed with RCS? __________________ Wilson 5g Tank and Picotopes 10g High-tech: Dans l'Attente 46g Low-tech: Cysgod Yn Yrhaf

12-28-2008, 03:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
starrystarstarr Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 149	wow what a huge change since the first pic. its looking really nice. i used tiny black hair rubber bands to attach my anubias to tmy drift wood.

12-29-2008, 06:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
amano101 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: san diego, CA Posts: 312	actually, i think they can but the offspring are muddy colors. i dont know for sure but im sure someone would know in the shrimp section of the forum

12-29-2008, 06:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
ZooTycoonMaster Just Do!(Aqua) It (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Santa Clara, California Posts: 3,188	No, CRS won't breed with RCS. They're completely different genuses. __________________ Eheim Pimp #341 Eheim Classic 2213 10 Gallon Tank

12-31-2008, 06:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
demosthenes the HC's always greener! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 758	what kind of foreground plants could i grow in here? its only like 13W or something. i think i could get some anubias nana, but that much would get really expensive. __________________ Wilson 5g Tank and Picotopes 10g High-tech: Dans l'Attente 46g Low-tech: Cysgod Yn Yrhaf

12-31-2008, 07:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
FrostyNYC Nano Tank Fiend (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC & Long Island, NY Posts: 1,370	Anubias nana is too big to be a foreground in this tank. Anubias nana petite would be small enough, but it grows waaaay to slowly to carpet. You could do a moss carpet by tying moss to a piece of slate or something. You could also ATTEMPT marsilea minuta... I believe that of the low foreground options, its the most accepting of low light conditions. __________________ My 10 Gallon Journal

01-03-2009, 10:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
demosthenes the HC's always greener! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 758	By popular demand, the giraffe is back... lol i've also made a few other changes, but i haven't been able to find any marsilea thats actually aquatic. Now, i have some RCS in here, and they've been in here for... maybe a month and a half now. There are currently 4 females and 1 male. Why aren't any of the females berried yet? They appear to be pretty healthy, I think i've been taking relatively good care of them so far, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. __________________ Wilson 5g Tank and Picotopes 10g High-tech: Dans l'Attente 46g Low-tech: Cysgod Yn Yrhaf

01-03-2009, 11:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
Chrisinator Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 481	That giraffe fits int he picture!!! haha __________________ 10G Planted Peacock Gudgeon Aquarium • Journal •

01-18-2009, 08:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
demosthenes the HC's always greener! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 758	Quick update: the heater broke, so my little cherries are freezing, but they'll be okay for now. The Crystal Red hasn't been seen (dead or alive) since the day after I got him, which is just plain confusing. The plants are growing slowly but surely. Except now, the tank has been set up exactly the way it is now, for four weeks, and just now I have noticed a colony of about 15 hydra living on the front pane of glass. How did they appear so suddenly? Should I be concerned about them? Are they harmful, or just ugly? __________________ Wilson 5g Tank and Picotopes 10g High-tech: Dans l'Attente 46g Low-tech: Cysgod Yn Yrhaf

01-31-2009, 11:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
demosthenes the HC's always greener! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 758	Now there are a bunch of snails and hydra... really not that many hydra anymore, just a TON of pond snails. If i throw my little clown loach from my 46g in there, will it eat the shrimp, or just the snails? What about hydra? __________________ Wilson 5g Tank and Picotopes 10g High-tech: Dans l'Attente 46g Low-tech: Cysgod Yn Yrhaf

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