Goodnight Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 At the moment I'm working on a 70L for my breeder females. It's big enough that the females will get over 15L each, and it can be divided if they don't get along. I've ordered the following plants online, but I'm open to getting more. I don't want anything that requires CO2 to really flourish, as my Bettas are my focus and I just don't have the room for a C02 setup. These are the plants I'm getting: Eleocharis acicularis Wisteria Vallisneria Hygrophila Anubias Paco (attatched to a cave-like rock) Anubias (not sure of the variety) on driftwood. Java Moss Any suggestions as to anything I'm missing that might flush things out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Maybe some jave fern and some crypts wouldn't go astray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnight Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I've been looking for some fern without luck. I'd love Lace Fern, but it's a bit expensive for something I will quite possibly kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Links to a couple of online sellers of plants. I've bought from Aquatic Dreams and I think Brett's bought from AquaGreen. http://www.aquagreen.com.au/ http://www.aquaticdreams.com.au/home.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnight Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Thanks for the links. I got my plants from aquarium supplies Australia, I should get them tomorrow or Friday. Once I've planted them, I'll see what I else need. I tend to have an aquatic black thumb, so I'm being cautious and trying to do the right thing with light and fertiliser. I think I'll see if the ones I've bought manage to establish themselves before investing in more plants. The Java Moss is growing well, so hopefully I’m doing something right! I wouldn't have started with so many plants, but it's going to house 5 girls, so I wanted to make sure there was enough plant cover that they could hide well if they didn't get along perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnight Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 The plants are in the tank now. I haven't planted some of the cuttings, as they arrived completely white, wilted and falling apart after spending all weekend in postal storage (the company sent them express on Friday AND forgot my fertiliser...) so I'm just letting them soak and seeing if they'll perk back up before planting. It's not exactly the way I want it, but I'm getting there. I might get some Val for the back, I love the look of it. The substrate is a almost 7cm deep at the back, where the planted... plants... will go. I'm going to get some plant-healthy dark substrate to show off the girls colours, since most are light, and also to increase the depth of the substrate in general. I also need a stronger light, my old 40L aquarium light's not cutting it (the one in the picture an even weaker clip-on). I'm going to have seven girls in there now, hopefully, and even though there are three pairs of siblings, I’m being cautious and planting heavily so they can escape if needed. Sorry for the lopsided shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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