Joe

I'm so happy that my exams are over :happy1:

Exactly.

Why does it bother you if people care about what goes on in other countries? They have every right to think about and care about whatever they wish to

Yeah I know, he really scares me

I meant something that stands out in a good way. This aquascape here is a perfect example of what I mean :thup:

I never said it couldn't be achieved in more than one way. Like I said, some low-tech tanks out there look incredible! The whole idea of an aquascape competition is to create an interesting layout using plants and/or materials like wood and rocks, and to think outside the box a little and to try and to something that stands out from the rest of the competition. An amatuer hobbyist like that guy who puts castles in his tank and has one of that fish and two of that fish and has bits of coloured gravel mixed through his substrate doesn't stand a chance against the experienced aquascapers who have actually taken the time to put some thought and effort into their aquarium layouts.

I see where you're coming from, but the whole idea of an aquascape competition is to try and make your tank fancy-pantsier than all of the other tanks

That tank clearly has had no thought or effort put into it. And I agree with Liam, someone should stick a troll face on it :thup: I've seen low-tech tanks that look gorgeous and even rival some high-tech tanks. Whether a tank is high-tech or low-tech has nothing to do with how good the aquascaping and plant growth is. They are just different methods which can be used to achieve a successful planted aquarium. Heres some examples of gorgeous low-tech tanks !drool:

For Flags those conditions are great. And as long as he's really active and he is eating then that's the main thing :thup:

:slfg:

Depends on the condition of the fish, water parameters, how old the fish are and what they have been fed on.

The last one is really cool :thup:

I just love the use of plants in that tank! And the piece of wood covered in moss looks gorgeous! The composition of everything is beautiful. The fish choice is awesome too. I also really like how it is open on the middle and the tall grasses are positioned at the back, so the attention is drawn to the piece of wood and it isn't obscured by other plants. I don't think so. Your tanks are pretty hard to beat when it comes to messiness (but they're a nice kind of messy )

Another Amano tank. Definitely one of my all time favourites Aquarium: Cube Garden 90H W90 x D45 x H60 (cm) Lighting: Solar I (NAMH – 150W) x 3 shared by two 90H, turned on 10 hours a day Filtration: Super Jet Filter ES-1200 (Bio Rio, NA Carbon) Substrate: Aqua Soil, Power Sand Special L, Bacter 100, Clear Super, Tourmaline BC, Penac W/for aquarium, Penac P CO2: Pollen Glass Large 30, injected at the rate of 1 bubble per second using CO2 Beetle Counter (via Tower/20) Aeration: 14 hours after the light is turned off using Lily Pipe P-4 Additives: Brighty K; Green Brighty STEP2 Water change: 1/3 once a week Water quality: Temperature: 25ºC; pH: 6.8; TH: 20 mg/l; NO2: < 0.02 mg/l; NO3: < 1 mg/l; COD: 4 mg/l Plants: Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae, Vallisneria nana, Cryptocoryne lucens, Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae, Cryptocoryne beckettii, Cryptocoryne petchii, Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green', Eleocharis vivipara, Taxiphyllum barbieri Inhabitants: Moenkhausia pittieri, Characidae sp., Crossocheilus siamensis, Caridina japonica

Beautiful specimens !drool:

I don't think so. It inhabits wetland areas but I don't think it grows submerged. It belongs to the family Cyperaceae, of which Cyperus sp. are a member of. Cyperus helferi is suitable for the aquarium and can be grown completely submerged with great success. I've had it before and it is a gorgeous plant! Cyperus alternifolius is also suitable, but it needs a shallow tank as grows emersed.

Indian fern can be planted in the gravel.

It's quite nice :thup: Also Dan if you're interested I uploaded some new photos of my male here

No you should buy him, because then it would give you an excuse to upgrade to a bigger tank when he grows :happy2:

The CPD tank would be okay for him at first, but cockatoos grow quite big so he would need a larger tank eventually.

Would be a nice addition to your new tank. They don't mind the current much. You should definitely get it :happy2: Also just out of interest does it have orange on both ventral fins? My one is the only one that I've seen so far that has this colouration and it would be interesting to know if there are any others like this. No, he just flares at the camera

Maybe you could turn the temperature of your tank down a little and introduce some glass shrimp to eat the algae?

Also make sure that you clean the glass before taking photos, and if possible position the camera as close to the glass as possible. When I take photos of fish the camera is usually touching the glass. This way it eliminates reflections, and the photos always turn out a lot nicer because I don't have to zoom in as much to reach the fish. The more you zoom (well at least on my Sony camera) the lower the quality of the photos.