BSAR
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Roxie wrote:
Wow that is so cool! A Nemo fishy!! haha I love salt water tanks!My dad keeps a salt water
Anyone keep fish?
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naturestee
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BlueSkyAcresRabbitry wrote:
LOL, if they're African cichlids they probably ate her plants. Certain types do, although my Krib doesn't.
Kherrman, I'll have to see if I can get those locally. A lot of what I find is sword plants, temple plants, hornwort, etc. I'm actually pretty good with low-light plants. I sometimes had algae problems in the smaller tanks since the water chemistry would have some pretty big swings but it's never been a problem in my 29 gallon. And now my mollies are eating what little bit of algae is on the older anubias leaves so I'm set. I don't think I could ever go back to fake plants, I like the look of the real plants too much.
:biggrin2:Lol. My older sister has a fresh water tank and some live plants and some type of cichlids (sp?) she seems to grow algae the best in her tank too!lol.
Emily
LOL, if they're African cichlids they probably ate her plants. Certain types do, although my Krib doesn't.
Kherrman, I'll have to see if I can get those locally. A lot of what I find is sword plants, temple plants, hornwort, etc. I'm actually pretty good with low-light plants. I sometimes had algae problems in the smaller tanks since the water chemistry would have some pretty big swings but it's never been a problem in my 29 gallon. And now my mollies are eating what little bit of algae is on the older anubias leaves so I'm set. I don't think I could ever go back to fake plants, I like the look of the real plants too much.
pinksalamander
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I had fish but I didn't know how to look after them. I made the assumption that bowl of water and food is all they needed!
I really want to have maybe one or two fish again but its so confusing!
Fran :hearts :brownbunny
I really want to have maybe one or two fish again but its so confusing!
Fran
:hearts :brownbunny
kherrmann3
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I had to give up on live plants because my angel fish got too big. I bought them both when their bodies were about the size of a dime (minus the fins) and now they are bigger than the old "Eisenhower dollar coins" from the 70's. I would say from nose-to-tail, the angels are about 3" and 6" tall (dorsal-fin tip to ventral fin (or anal fin, whichever it is!)). They would get stuck in the real plants and wind up ripping them up.
I like certain plastic plants. Some look TERRIBLE. Others look fairly real (other than the algae growing on the tank). It's the lovely green algae that my bushynose pleco doesn't eat. Lazy...
I've heard that African cichlids from Tanganyika are more-mellow than Malawian cichlids. I've heard that they are a bit easier on plants, too. I am assuming the shell-dwelling species. My mum has my old African cichlid tank at her house. It mostly has zebras, but it does have an OB peacock, a fulbourni female, a johanni, and two Tanganyikan Altolamprologus compressicep. They are named Jamal and baby-Jamal
I like certain plastic plants. Some look TERRIBLE. Others look fairly real (other than the algae growing on the tank). It's the lovely green algae that my bushynose pleco doesn't eat. Lazy...
I've heard that African cichlids from Tanganyika are more-mellow than Malawian cichlids. I've heard that they are a bit easier on plants, too. I am assuming the shell-dwelling species. My mum has my old African cichlid tank at her house. It mostly has zebras, but it does have an OB peacock, a fulbourni female, a johanni, and two Tanganyikan Altolamprologus compressicep. They are named Jamal and baby-Jamal
degrassi
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naturestee wrote:
The bottom picture is of my 15g. It uses the regular single 15w bulb that came with the tank. It grows low light plants ok but its not really enough light for much else, thats why the tank is filled with Crypts,lol.
If your crypts "melt" they will grow back, they haven't died. Crypts are sensitive to moving them around and water conditions. If they are disturbed they can melt(leaves go all mushy and fall off) but their root system is still alive. If you leave them(remove all the dead leaves) you will see new growth in about a week or 2.
I keep angelfish in my planted tank and have never had them get stuck in the plants and my tanks are 90% filled with plants. I have had them damage a couple as they were trying to eat them. Mine are always swimming in and out of the plants. Angelfish love Vallisneria(tall grass like plant) as in the wild they live it with. They float amongst the leaves for most of the day, unless its feeding them.
Also be warned that your angelfish should get bigger then that, unless they were stunted(kept in a small tank so they dont' grow to full size). My angels have a body(nose to base of tail, doesn't include tail) of 5"(7-8"if I include the tail) and from tip of the dorsal(top) fin to the base of the anal(bottom fin) they are about 8" tall.
I just bought 3 new zebra angelfish as my pair(one is showing in that pic) died. The new ones are only about 2". I forgot how cute baby angelfish are :biggrin2:
The top picture just had 4x30w flourescent lights. I bought them at home depot for 15$ for a double 30w setup. It gives me 2watts for gallon, good for growing most plants. Since taking that picture I have also added a pressurized Co2 cannister and added a bunch more plants. The plants gew ok without the co2 but now they are growing like crazy and are way more healthy.
The bottom picture is of my 15g. It uses the regular single 15w bulb that came with the tank. It grows low light plants ok but its not really enough light for much else, thats why the tank is filled with Crypts,lol.
If your crypts "melt" they will grow back, they haven't died. Crypts are sensitive to moving them around and water conditions. If they are disturbed they can melt(leaves go all mushy and fall off) but their root system is still alive. If you leave them(remove all the dead leaves) you will see new growth in about a week or 2.
I keep angelfish in my planted tank and have never had them get stuck in the plants and my tanks are 90% filled with plants. I have had them damage a couple as they were trying to eat them. Mine are always swimming in and out of the plants. Angelfish love Vallisneria(tall grass like plant) as in the wild they live it with. They float amongst the leaves for most of the day, unless its feeding them.
Also be warned that your angelfish should get bigger then that, unless they were stunted(kept in a small tank so they dont' grow to full size). My angels have a body(nose to base of tail, doesn't include tail) of 5"(7-8"if I include the tail) and from tip of the dorsal(top) fin to the base of the anal(bottom fin) they are about 8" tall.
I just bought 3 new zebra angelfish as my pair(one is showing in that pic) died. The new ones are only about 2". I forgot how cute baby angelfish are :biggrin2:
naturestee
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I actually noticed a fewtiny crypt leaves today. They melted back about a month or two ago. Maybe because most of my fish had died off? Less food/poop= less nitrates aka plant food.
If I remember right, a 29 g is 30" long and I have one double light strip. So that should put me at1.7 watts per gallon. I don't want to mess with CO2 injection or anything although I do get tempted when I see what the results can look like.
If I remember right, a 29 g is 30" long and I have one double light strip. So that should put me at1.7 watts per gallon. I don't want to mess with CO2 injection or anything although I do get tempted when I see what the results can look like.
degrassi
Valerie - Member
1.7w/gal is ok to grow most plants, except harder species and red plants.
Remember to change your bulbs every 6months to a year. The bulbs loose their growing ability after about 6 months. 6500K rated "daylight" bulbs are best. Also dont' forget to fertilize.
If you want to try co2 but dont' want to buy a cannister system you can try a DIY yeast system. All you need is a plastic bottle, airline tubing, sugar, yeast and water. Google it, there is a TON of websites describing how to set it up. I had a couple before my cannister. They work great but I found it a lot of work to keep changing out the bottles.
Also, there is a product called Flourish Excel. Its a liquid carbon supplement. It works great for smaller tanks as a CO2 source and also helps control algae(higher quantities can be used as an algaecide).
Remember to change your bulbs every 6months to a year. The bulbs loose their growing ability after about 6 months. 6500K rated "daylight" bulbs are best. Also dont' forget to fertilize.
If you want to try co2 but dont' want to buy a cannister system you can try a DIY yeast system. All you need is a plastic bottle, airline tubing, sugar, yeast and water. Google it, there is a TON of websites describing how to set it up. I had a couple before my cannister. They work great but I found it a lot of work to keep changing out the bottles.
Also, there is a product called Flourish Excel. Its a liquid carbon supplement. It works great for smaller tanks as a CO2 source and also helps control algae(higher quantities can be used as an algaecide).
