rebuilding my 20g long

[maxima423]

14-16g Amazonian Biotype

this is a 20g long, 14-16g is for my community, and the rest is for Spot

okay, well i decided to ditch the betta tank, the reason is because some bettas died, some were given away etc, to sum it up, i only have Spot, Giyo and Pontus, Pontus's fins are BADLY ripped, i suspect him of nipping his own fins, so he is in a QT right

my sparkling gouramis came and i am so happy they are alive, ill post pics of the gourami when they start getting comfy

light fixture T5HO 2x24watt 6500k

current stock:

Spot CT betta
seven otos
four sparkling gouramis

plant list:

crypt wenditii green/lucens/balansae
dwarf chain swords
dwarf sagitarria
water sprite
moneywort
java moss ball
bolbitus
banana plant
anubias bartari/nana/narrow and broad leaf
red ozelot sword
Echinodorus Parviflorus Tropica

here is a FTS with the driftwood in place now ^_^

driftwood pic

directly behind the driftwood

red ozelot sword

close up of the chain swords, i really hope they start covering the whole front, thats my plan for them ^_^

and my crypts, i plan on putting tall crypts behind near the filter

i am so pleased that the DW fit, i was worried that it would be too tall, but it fit perfectly

give me some ways of making this look better as well

and look who decided to make an appearance lol, i could not find this guy after i dropped him into the tank

Batiki Nerite

 

[rich311k]

Nice looking tank!

 

[maxima423]

Nice looking tank!

thanks!!!

 

[ejaramillo01]

Liked

Nice tank...
What kind of substrate is the one that you are using?
CO@?

Thanks

 

[maxima423]

Nice tank...
What kind of substrate is the one that you are using?
CO@?

Thanks

one bag of eco complete with mixed sets of gravel that my uncle gave me, works real nice ^_^

 

[Coleallensmom]

Very nice!!!!!

 

[maxima423]

Thanks!!!!

update - all my gouramis are looking great, really colored up, they are real pretty!@!@! also i think two are pairing, they started making this croaking/clicking sounds, i read that they are getting ready to breed, i dont plan on making a second tank for the babies, so whatever happens happens

ill get pics of them soon, ill try to get a vid too ^_^

 

[JustOneMore20]

Very nice! Your plants look nice and healthy!

 

[maxima423]

Very nice! Your plants look nice and healthy!

thanks JOM, it was real brutal for me when i first got into planting, now i got all my liquid ferts, right fixture and some great advice, and boom, they are spreading like wildfire, especially the chain swords, i had two when i started two months ago, now i have about 8-10, and their are more coming

 

[maxima423]

some more pics

i call this KING OF THE HILL!!!

also, since i moved Spot out, i am going to make some holes in his divider, my plan is to let them use that spot for breeding purposes so when they do start breeding, they wont breed right in the middle of the tank, i read and was told by several members that they are very aggressive when breeding, also because i can put some shrimp in there, its a very dark jungly place ^_^

i think i can manipulate them to breed there by putting a lot of flow in the middle of the tank until they find that designated breeding area haha, mean i know, but i think it will work ^_^

heres a vid of two of them
YouTube - ‪sparkling gouramis‬‏

my current stocklist:

3 Sparkling Gourami
7 otos
1 batiki nerite

future plan:

add a amazonian tetra school if possible

 

[tmdavies]

your tank is really nice. what is that floating plant at the top and what ferts do you use?

 

[tmdavies]

also where do you find drift wood like that?

 

[maxima423]

thanks!!!

your tank is really nice. what is that floating plant at the top and what ferts do you use?

i only use liquid ferts i guess? NPK, excel, comprehensive and iron

also where do you find drift wood like that?

found it at petland discounts, 9.99 each =]

 

[tmdavies]

npk? i live in the uk so so i cant go to pet land lol do you kown the name of the plant?

 

[maxima423]

NPK is this

Seachem. Plant Pack: Enhancer, NPK

 

[tmdavies]

thanks

 

[maxima423]

np! they really helped me out in the beginning

 

[maxima423]

heres some recent photos

heres a FTS

my new ludwigia

DW pic

java fern that i tied to the crevices

heres my Batiki nerite snail, i decided to name him tarzan just because of this lol

here are some vids

YouTube - ‪sparkling gouramis clicking‬‏

YouTube - ‪Nala and 20g long‬‏

enjoy and tell me what you think ^_^

 

[TotallyCoral]

Sweet looking tank! I love the driftwood! Nice work so far!

 

[maxima423]

thanks =]