This is my community tank.

Aqua H20 AF-83 160lt

Currently housing the following:

GB Rams
Bristlenoses
Bronze cories
Harlequins
pink paddle tail eel (I think)
cherry barbs

Please excuse the plants that are still in baskets, I honestly dont know where they are going to go as their permanent home in the tank.

The thermometer is in the way because I'm monitoring the temps of all my tanks with this heat wave in Cape Town.

 

The positioning of the plants is actually perfect in my opinion. The Plant on the right tho will need to be tied to a log or rock with some cotton. It doesn't like to have it's rhizome under the gravel.

 

Thanks @Zoom, the anubias nana has actually been in the tank for close on 5 years now and is attached to a rock which is ever so slightly submerged in the substrate. Only the roots go onto the rock, the rhizome sits above the substrate though.

 

Perfect! Wasn't sure if it was still potted or planted.

 

I have circled one of the female rams here, she is guarding about 60 eggs on the driftwood.

 

Looks good. What is that plant in front of the driftwood?

Nice piece of driftwood , very unusual shape

 

@speedz, its a crypt of some sort (I am not good with plant names). Regarding the driftwood, its actually 2 pieces. I have a problem with driftwood, I like the unusual pieces, so I end up buying whenever I see a nice piece and now have a big box of driftwood at home. One day I'll put them all into a nice 1.8m tank or similar

 

Your tank looks very nice Freerider.
When it comes to the driftwood that you have a box full of. I have that same porblem.

Congrats on the Ram eggs.

May your tank give you years of viewing pleasure.

Lappies

 

Looks good. Driftwood pieces look good together.

 

amazing, I think I need to build a collection too. Price here of driftwood is a bit high though

 

Thanks guys, lets hope the poor rams have better luck with the eggs this time, last time the A.agassizii's gave them huge uphill because they had over lapping territory I assume.

@speedz, just buy when you find the good pieces, that way you dont feel the spend so much

 

Nice tank. It's actually a good point with the ct heat wave...I never monitored my own water temps. Oops...but my little guys came through ok...but thanks for the heads up for the next one (let's hope not too soon because then I may as well move to Durbs lol)

 

Update, I took the plants out of the pots and planted them.

 

How's those eggs coming along?

 

They got eaten again. I actually watched the harlequins having a good go at the parents and while a few keep the parents busy, some of the others swoop in and chow eggs.

 

That sucks...

 

sucks eggs bigtime

 

eggxactly!

 

nice setup none the less! fish looking very healthy

 

your plants look so healthy im so jealous