New member from Rustenburg.

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  1. lennard

    lennard

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    I know this is a tropical forum and I have Goldfish - but it is nice to talk to people who are from the same country as I am - and I am keeping them in tropical temperature!

    I have too much fancy goldfish in a 245liter heavily planted natural setting tank.

    My main interest here is in the planted tanks(I am a plant fanatic doing succulents, bonsai, hippeastrum, orchids, air plants and many more.) and the general care of fish.

    I am not a noob when it comes to tropical fish - I had three tanks about ten years ago filled with tropical fish. One was a mixed tank, one Malawi and one for discus.

    Glad to find this forum.

    Lennard
     
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  3. Firefly

    Firefly Pleco

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    Hey there. Welcome to TASA. Enjoy the loads of info and pictures.
    How are your plants doing with the goldies?
     
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    lennard

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    My planted tank.

    Tank April 2011 b.jpg

    This my planted tank two weeks ago.

    I keep the Goldfish heavily fed to prevent them from eating my plants - they get many peas to curb their hunger for greens and they are mad about it.

    There is a fernlike plant in the left hand side of the tank that makes little plants that floats - that one is no more but a lot of babies floating. I have replaced it by Vallisnera. The rest of the plants are left in peace by the goldfish. On the right hand side I have replaced it by Potamogeton schweinfurthii(Breeblaarfonteinkruid)

    I am still trying to get Java ferns established on the rocks and I am looking for that moss-like plants to establish in the tank - but I can't find any here in Rustenburg.

    Lennard

    Tank April 2011 b.jpg
     
    lennard, May 16, 2011
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    Hi
    Welcome.
    Hope you enjoy it here
     
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    lennard

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    An update.

    An update on my tank - overgrown as on the 24th of June.

    Lennard

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    lennard, Jul 12, 2011
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    Vis Gerhard

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    Looks real nice Lennard
     
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    azurekoi Loaches & Gobies

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    Great tank - love that Black oranda.... Super head developement...

    Noticed you seem to use a subsoil beneath your gravel substrate... What is it and how happy are you with it? Always interesting to know...
     
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  9. Siegried

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    welcome, I just started my tropical tank with plants, jours looks awsome, Im still looking for some java fern, of windelov's fern.
    Enjoy the forums.
    Siegried
     
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    Hey welcome to TASA. Im sure you gonna enjoy it.
     
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    Welcome, awesome looking goldfish tank.
     
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    Hi Lennard, awesome tank man.
     
    boebie, Jul 13, 2011
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