my 160 litre aquarium

i started my planted tank about 4 weeks ago and it is doing very well
i would love some tips on the scaping and what plants i should get
i am also thinking about making my malawi tank into a planted it just looks like a desert with a few rocks do you guys think i should and if anyone would like the malawi's just send me a private mail
ps thanks risen for the plants i am realy enjoying them
i hope you guys like it:bigsmile:

 

Looks good.What kinda plants you thinking of puting with the malawi's?

 

no i wan to get rid of them
it was a little bit of a test to see i f i liked them but i like planted alot better but if I could get loads of the plants that go with malawi's then i would want to keep them
(can loads of java fern and anubius go with malawi's like i mean alot almost enough to look like a nice green tank)

 

what is the tall broad leaved plant mc? i have one of them and i dont know what it is

 

lol oh i c. If you looking for that green look then you should beable to add lotsa java fern...i wonder if you can add java moss aswell...coz i have the java fern and moss with my frontosa's currently. Im not sure how malawi's will be as they are more active and aggressive compared to fronts.

 

Hi Nic nice looking tank.
I find it more interesting if I have mounds and valleys in a tank. A root and a big rock or a change from sand to gravel do it for me, but this is subjective. It works for me:bigsmile:

 

Add some wood and then tie java fern to that ... think that always looks good.

 

tank looks good

 

ya i am still soaking my driftwood it will be ready in a few months
i will probably kep the malawis and put lots of java fern in it with lots of driftwood

does anyone know if you can put java moss with malawi's

 

Malawi's as far as i have read on this forum luv eating plants.

 

Hi mc 1
I found nice wood in the upper Disa rivier, a stream on contour pass from constantia neck, and silvermine dam, all presoacked by nature.
Java moss is to my knowlage slightly poisenes and bitter and will not be eaten by fish, but i might be wrong there:wondering:

 

Hey Nic....the tank looks really nice!!

I love the way you used the idea that I told you!!

What fish you gonna put in there??

 

thats going to be for angelfish
i am going to buy about 6 or eight and try to make pairs for breeding then i will put them in my 100 litre to spawn.
then i will give some to you( if you want) and sell the rest

ps it was a good idea

thats why i used it
i am going to add a nice piece of driftwood in there once i find some
oh and guido do you have to boil it or something to get rid of the wild bacteria???

 

Sounds good!! I hope you have success breeding them!! I might be getting a new tank 2moro...I'm going to view it and then decide if I want it!!

Ya, the tank would look great with a nice piece of driftwood!!

I wanna come see how the other tanks are doing!!

Anyway keep up the good work!!

 

cory do you think i should sell the malawi's and make it a planted or just put loads of driftwood with java fern and java moss tied to it????

 

Na don't sell the malawis!!! The tank is finally looking great and now you wanna sell the fish??? You have other tanks that you can plant!!

 

ya ok but then knowing me i will buy another fish tank some time so there isnt a point
and i think it would look great with some java moss and dritwood in there

ps are you buying the one you showed me on gumtree

 

my pinty eel and plants

 

Awesome stuff man!! NEARLY as good as mine but not quite! Haha!!