queenbeebrooke Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I am new to AUSAQUA and i want to share with you, my new tank. I would LOVE comments and ideas on improving my NEW tank.. I am not happy with the look of it.. Plants etc.. let me know what you think xox OLD TANK.. YUCKO NEW TANK DURING CLEANING PROCESS.. EEWWWWW.. DIRTY NEW TANK DURING ITS FISHLESS CYCLE- PLANTS NOW ADDED! AWW PRETTY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyeo Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hi queenbrooke, I hear silver dollars eat plants... so for a start i would not add them in :welcome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfin538 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Maybe try the bright green plant toward the back center remove light brown rock in middle and maybe add a smaller red like left rock to the right side and put a short bushier plant where light brown rock is or some java moss in patches/paths on bottom/ Howmanny gallons is the new tank will you be using the same fish what kinds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasfire Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 The green broad leaf plant on the far right, that's not actually an aquatic plant. It's called Aluminum plant http://www.foremostco.com/%5CITEM_IMAGES%5...m%20%283%29.JPG it will survive submerged for a short time, but will die off quickly and if I remember correctly is toxic to fish if they eat it so I'd get that out ASAP if I were you. Get some Amazon Sword plants, I've had mine for over 2 years now and am surprised at how well they are doing, especially seeing as I don't fertilise, don't use CO2 and don't have a plant light on them at all. The past few months they've just had ambient light and are still going strong. Whenever I prune them they come back with a vengeance. I love to see a tank with a lot of shiny fish personally. Such as tetra's and barbs. I also love panda and pepper cory's, bumblebee goby's and Harlequin rasbora's. Schooling fish always look lovely in groups with a few feature fish. When my tank was stocked I had neon tetras, harlequin rasboras, tiger barbs (be careful with these, they sometimes become aggressive towards some fish, keep them in larger schools so they'll keep the fighting amongst themselves). I also had peppered cory's, neon dwarf gourami's and guppys. Make sure to post photo's when you are done! i'd love to see what you do with it. It's really a lovely tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenbeebrooke Posted March 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 really? toxic. omg my local fish shop sold it to me.. She didnt seem to know too much about anything though.. Wow! I wont be going back there!! Does anyone has any idea of good places to go to in Brissy / Ipswich? These people should actually know about these things.. Thanks all for your ideas. keep them coming :welcome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Lots of otherwise good fish shops sell stuff out of ignorance. If the fish are healthy and of good quality, and the products are good and reasonably priced, you can still shop there. Just don't rely on their advice, and independently learn more about things before you buy them :welcome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenbeebrooke Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Thankyou. I do research fish a fair bit now.. I have learnt so much that i never knew. and learning a lot just by watching them interact. i just dont know anything about plants.. I will start researching x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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