60L planted tank attempt

BRILLIANT!! Damn, you have GOT to love apistos!! That little female looks nice and plump!!

 

Some updates... roud:


The moss wall is finally going somewhere... very slowly though.


Here are the little ones...

 

Dude, that looks AWESOME, please spill the beans on the moss wall! im talking detailed information! HAHA!

 

That is looking FANTASTIC!! Really nice job dude! Well done.

Those little apistos look like Agassizi's? You sure they are cockatoos?

 

im still waiting for more details on that Moss wall!

 

The moss is Java Moss. It attaches itself to things like Driftwood, clay pots, coconut shells, rocks and stuff. If you put it behind something like that mesh, it will eventually grow through the mesh and create a "grassy wall". It is beautiful to see a full java wall. Really something special.

Check this link...

http://www.aquamoss.net/How to create a moss wall/How to create a moss wall.htm

 

Mongwopman, what details would you like?

Thanks Slagter... not sure that's even possible , the mother and father are definitely Cacatuoides.

 

They look so much redder in the pics than cacatuoides though... Hectic. They are beautiful. You want to sell a pair when they are bigger? I'd pay whatever for them!!

 

Thanks for that Slagter!

I went with Christmas moss for the wall as the Java moss goes a little too bushy.

 

Christmas moss is nice too!! I have a nice big bunch in my one tank. It doesn't do too well at higher temps though.

 

I thought that was strange, there is very little red in the breeding pair... i would put this down to either the camera or the BBS they live on. Yep, i will need to get rid of some. Veegal has dibs though... any day now Vee

 

I BEG OF YOU!! JUST 1 PAIR!!

Grovel grovel grovel grovel grovel grovel grovel... :tomato:

 

They have some growing to do... there are three sets of fry in the tank at the moment.
2 or 3 individuals the first spawn (These are the bigger one's in the pics) and then spawn 2 and 3.

Spawn 3 was actually stolen by 1 & 2's mommy from the other female...

 

I've heard that apistos often steal spawns from other females. Trifasciata are known to do it regularly.

 

The moss wall is AWESOME! I think i'll defos try do that on a setup of mine at some stage!

 

1 wall to rule them all ... i like the wall idea but how else can it be kept up with out pegs

 

Donny - Suckers would work great, see the link earlier on in this thread.

 

Hey liftcrazy..dont forget about me hey..i'm also waiting for some of those fry..

 

where do you get moss like that to start off with?

 

Lee what are you doing to me??? Those babies are GORGEOUS! The rams are doing well too so soon soon soon