[lotzodomo]

Great tank I love the hillstream loach. I had one a few years ago, I could watch it for hours. They're so fun~

 

[Scouty]

Looks great!

 

[chew]

Nice to see a different iwagumi. You can only take so much sieryu stones

 

[Charlygarcia808]

I have heard of the sieryu stones changing water parameters, is that the case with the stones you have used here? It is nice to see something different, and those hillstream loaches are stunning!

 

[GMYukonon24s]

Beautiful setup and I love the loaches!

 

[thelub]

Love the rocks

 

[Green_Flash]

Looks very nice, cool fish selection.

 

[Ebi]

Great tank I love the hillstream loach. I had one a few years ago, I could watch it for hours. They're so fun~

I love them all! haha. if i ever run into a new hillstream, that i dont own, its going in the tank! lol

Looks great!

thanks!

Nice to see a different iwagumi. You can only take so much sieryu stones

thanks! im new to scaping, so this is my second scape .

I have heard of the sieryu stones changing water parameters, is that the case with the stones you have used here? It is nice to see something different, and those hillstream loaches are stunning!

hmmm... im not to exactly sure if i notice anything? thanks! glad it stands out a little. and yes i love my hillstreams!

Beautiful setup and I love the loaches!

im glad everyones enjoying them!

Love the rocks

thanks!

Looks very nice, cool fish selection.

thank you!!

 

[Big O]

Beautiful setup and I love the loaches!

+1 on that.
Those loaches are out of site!
About 20 years ago they were around all the time at my LFS, now nothing.
Are those the same as a stingray loach? I could be mistaken.
Either way beautiful fish!
Cheers,

big o

 

[Fat Guy]

why so much light over the tank and so many fish so early? it's a small setup. not trying to antagonize, but you need to hit the brakes and slow down. All of those fish in a tank that is not cycled; a tank freshly planted with a ton of light; all on your first day with it flooded- you are going to encounter many issues with your water, your flora, and your fauna. I think you need to reduce your light, ease up on the stocking and approach your try at iwagumi with more patience... then you will start to really enjoy its simplicity.

 

[mistahoo]

Looks great! I'm a fan of ohko stones. Instantly loved them once I saw some guy selling it over here. Those lampeyes are badarse too! I haven't been able to find any!

 

[DefStatic]

why so much light over the tank and so many fish so early? it's a small setup. not trying to antagonize, but you need to hit the brakes and slow down. All of those fish in a tank that is not cycled; a tank freshly planted with a ton of light; all on your first day with it flooded- you are going to encounter many issues with your water, your flora, and your fauna. I think you need to reduce your light, ease up on the stocking and approach your try at iwagumi with more patience... then you will start to really enjoy its simplicity.

I wasn't so much concerned with the amount of light as I was the amount of fish. How many gallon does that come out to?

 

[Ebi]

+1 on that.
Those loaches are out of site!
About 20 years ago they were around all the time at my LFS, now nothing.
Are those the same as a stingray loach? I could be mistaken.
Either way beautiful fish!
Cheers,

big o

Im glad everyone loves my loaches! :bounce:
I work at a LFS, and I think a bunch of places stopped caring for the difficulty of netting them into a bag.. I've seen a few cases where people stress them out to the point of death..
Hmmm... another common name I hear a lot for the Reticulated Hillstreams are "Butterfly" Loach.
Thnks

why so much light over the tank and so many fish so early? it's a small setup. not trying to antagonize, but you need to hit the brakes and slow down. All of those fish in a tank that is not cycled; a tank freshly planted with a ton of light; all on your first day with it flooded- you are going to encounter many issues with your water, your flora, and your fauna. I think you need to reduce your light, ease up on the stocking and approach your try at iwagumi with more patience... then you will start to really enjoy its simplicity.

Thanks for the advice.
But from my past experience, with my previous scape (same light/soil/co2/fishes/stones/etc.), everything did really great.
My tanks 'aqua soil' has been done cycling and leaching out its ammonia.
I drained my tank down and netted all the same fish into a bucket with an airstone, while scaping/planting the tank. I had no other choice, but to add them back into the aquarium once I re-flooded it. They all are doing just fine and I feel like, they're enjoying the extra room.

I would have wanted to have the DHG & HC fill in on its own, but I already had enough trimmings, from the previous scape, to just fill it in.

Im excited to see how everything works out.
Keep in touch! :icon_mrgr

Looks great! I'm a fan of ohko stones. Instantly loved them once I saw some guy selling it over here. Those lampeyes are badarse too! I haven't been able to find any!

I know! I checked out the AFA store, but the GF limited me to the amount I could purchase :icon_cry: lol

Thanks! So much respect for them Lamp-Eyes! I encouraged my boss to get some, and I was able to pick some up at $1.99 each! :icon_mrgr

I wasn't so much concerned with the amount of light as I was the amount of fish. How many gallon does that come out to?

This tank is a 30L/8 Gallon Aquarium.

 

[Ebi]

Day 7 - update

So, Day 7.

nothing different has been going on.

did a water change, dosed NPK's. and plants love to pearl for me

some exciting things to look for is...

Im getting a glass orb from Han (h4n).

he had to ask what i was placing in there... and all i could think of was just a small Trithuria sp (Blood Vomit).. he over course suggested an even rarer plant..

Anubias Nana 'Snow White'.. so ended up supporting his plant room funds, and have this coming in with the orb on monday. ill post a picture when it arrives


anyways, for viewing sake, heres a lil pic i snapped before the timer went off.

 

[A.D.D.i.c.t.]

Re: First Iwagumi Scape - Ohko Monument - PIC HEAVY

Love this scape. Esp. the ohko. Definitely my favorite stone

the addiction continues...

 

[Ebi]

Love this scape. Esp. the ohko. Definitely my favorite stone

the addiction continues...

indeed roud:

 

[Ebi]

Day 9 - Anubias Nana 'Snow White' added

so... i've always been wanting a glass pod to grow a little 'bonsai' separately in the tank...

so my buddy, Han (h4n). was able to order me a Gush Crystal Pod.. and of course I needed to add something to it... so, i was able to purchase one of his last Anubias Nana 'Snow White's..

It all arrived today, and as usual, perfect shipping/quality from Mr.Han.:thumbsup: (highly suggest his quality products in plants/shrimp food/scaping materials/ etc)

So, hopefully it will do well! right now it has 6 leaves and hoping to have it multiply someday, since i've been told it grows VERY slowly... hehehe
i have it in aquasoil, roots are berried and rhizome is exposed above soil


anyways, my camera isn't the best and for some reason, its a very difficult plant to get the lens to focus on... so heres the best pics i could snap!

 

[Mike00726]

Never seen that before. Awesome.

 

[Green_Flash]

That is very cool. Your DHG looks lush as well.