


Struggling a little with a few patches of BBA. Shrimp are happy and breeding. Parameters all good. Probably my first attempt at a proper planted tank. Tried basic setups in the past with more aggressive fish breeds. Recently trying my hand at a communal tank that’s shrimp friendly. Let me know your thoughts. Shrimp are breeding now and the tank setup is about 2 months old.
Livestock:
10 x Ember Tetra’s
12 x Harlequin Rasbora’s
10 x Spotted Danio
5 x Bronze Corydoras
3 x Otocinclus Catfish
Blue dream shrimp
Blue jelly shrimp
Plants:
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala ceylon
Kaiser Aquatics Ludwigia glandulosa
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Limnophila aromatica
Ludwigia repens “Super Red”
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Kaiser Aquatics Alternanthera reineckii “Rosanervig”
Kaiser Aquatics Hygrophila difformis
Echinodorus “Ozelot Green”
Micranthemum sp. “Monte Carlo”
Dennerle Taxiphyllum sp. “Flame Moss”
Tropica Microsorum pteropus “Trident”
Dennerle Staurogyne repens
Hang on plants:
– Peace Lily
– Chinese Evergreen
– Anthurium
Floating plants:
– Water Hyacinth (Shrimp really got comfortable/confident when I added this in)
– duckweed
Backdrop:
– Aquadecor
Size: cm
140Lx50wx50H
About a 315 liter tank.
Will welcome advice. I’ve been putting the info weekly into AI and building up a feedback loop on water tests, planting dates etc.
Waiting on the hang on roots that have been in for about a week to develop some more bio film and then want to add a hang on filter and aeration stone behind the 3D background to give some water flow at the back. I can then turn that backdrop into a shrimp breeding zone. Then introduce more shrimp behind back there. Thought it would make a good baby shrimp paradise. There are some bio balls in the backdrop as well.
Let me know thoughts and advice.
Posted by PooPlumber
2 Comments
Terrible. I would throw it out. If you want, I’ll take it off your hands. Awful stuff. Just terrible. 😉
Obviously you know what you’re doing! Great stocking list and great scape. I don’t see any room for improvement. Can’t wait to see it in its jungle phase!