SamH

You have 48 breeding blue Rams?

Thanks Sophia, I guess that's my current stocking plan for now! Give it about hmm... half an hour and I'm sure it'll have changed :sml1:

I suggest something closer to 100L, a 900x300x300mm is a good upgrade from a smaller tank. A bit of room to play with but not too big that it costs too much.

Would they be TOO little for my tank? 75x35x35 roughly, would I still see them? If you hit reply then scroll down there's a topic review below the box where you write your reply. Hit quote as many times as you like from the posts below. All quotes are is a selection of text with the quote tags at each end.

So they'd be okay competing with neons? The tank will be heavily planted of course. If so, what M/F ratio would you have? Just one male and a couple of females?

Thanks man, I might try out that plastic card idea. Glosso should be arriving this week along with some crypts.

Nope :nilly: I was thinking Red Whips, Scarlet Badis and a shoal of Neons. But then I read Badis need a species tank. Ideas for a unique "feature" fish?

Been cleaning up all my fish stuff that's been lying round the house since I started project AA. Got my glassware soaking in bleach so it's ready when I need it. Really bored!

Yesterday I started on the substrate for the tank. Unfortunately Photobucket was down so here are the photos, a day late but here nonetheless. Masking tape to mark out the golden section. From left to right; rocks, JBL Manado 5L, Fluorite, Onyx Sand and JBL Aquabasis mix. Pantyhose full of sand and tied off to give the substrate extra height. Bottom layer, Aquabasis/Onyx sand mix. Must be capped to prevent algae issues. Middle layer, Fluorite. Top layer, JBL Manado. Too light for Glosso, leaving the central path free of Manado. Left bank, very steep. Right bank. Right side substrate depth. Rocks to hold the slope, will be covered in Java fern and moss eventually. I added some water to test the slope and it slides like crazy. Apparently the only thing you can do is build them up strong, reinforce them as much as possible and hope they don't slide too much. The Manado is super light so I hope the filter doesn't blow it all around the tank.

I've found timers to be more important to the health of plants than fish. Fish are awake with ambient light but plants need more direct light for a consistent period.

From what I've read, well defined territories are a must. How many territories do you think you have?

Breeding pairs defend territories, to keep multiple pairs you will need plenty of caves and spawning areas out of the line of sight of other pairs. Perhaps an expert can tell you exactly how many you can keep.

What's the footprint?

Have an underwater waterfall :lol:

So this new tank of yours will feature a water fall?

It looks so out of place in that tank, it kinda comes out of nowhere and isn't continued in the tank below. More suited to a paludarium, riparium or terrarium perhaps.

Hairgrass should be okay, I grew it under 1x 6500k energy saver in builders sand with no CO2. Never been able to grow it since though, it's a bit hit and miss. If you can get a bit for free, why not give it a go?

What about some hairgrass sticking out from between the rocks?

Hillstream loach tank feat. WCMM and shrimp High flow, high O2, minimal planting, would look wicked! Kinda like this

Well so far it's not working Got a heap of plants off "myfishybusiness" this evening, thanks again dude!

Photobucket has been giving me, and many others, upload errors today.

Photobucket is down for a few people apparently so the photos of my afternoon's work will have to wait :nilly:

It's not just about the fish Joe, it's about how you use them :lol: Sophia, I was playing with the idea of a subtropical WCMM and shrimp tank but after spending $100+ on a heater I figured I'd better use it. It all depends on what sort of tank you're going for, something nicely planted I assume?

I've got a few suggestions, it's been so hard choosing just one for AA :nilly:

Nice! MTS is in full swing now Celebrate by creating a photo thread!