Cool, thanks for the IDs guys.
I think that's L. repens in need of some good lighting.
Tank looks good, I'm so glad you changed the background, the first one hurt my eyes. lol
Neilanh, when you say in need of some good lighting does that mean you think it's not getting enough now. I'm at 1.65 now which barely counts as medium. Do you think the
L. repens will make it? It's kind of in a darkish corner right now so maybe I should try putting it somewhere that gets more light. Also, I totally agree with the background. I am
so much happier with the blue.
As for other updates, I did my first trimming last night. I am impatient for the Anacharis to fill in and it was getting pretty tall so I cut the tops and replanted to make a fuller bunch. I was excited to see some of the stems branching out into two stems rather than one. Here's a pic:
I've been worrying a little about my current stocking. Here's the list:
8 serpae tetra
1 pearl gourami
1 clown pleco
1 SAE
2 otos
1 glofish (juvenille)
My concern is that I've heard that serpaes can be fin nippers and I'm wondering if they're going to eventually go after the gourami or pleco. So far everything seems fine and any of the chasing I see is happening within the group, but I know that as time goes on more aggression can develop. Has anyone kept serpae with gouramis and plecos before? I bet a lot of it can be personality too so maybe if I end up with an aggressor I can replace the trouble-maker without getting rid of the whole school. I really love how the tetras all look together.
Also I'm not completely certain that the gourami is getting enough to eat. The tetras are little pigs when it comes to feeding time but the gourami is often right in there with them. What I can't tell though is if he actually gets any food. I thought he was but the other day when I was watching he was just at the surface and looked to be breathing rather than eating. I've tried target feeding by distracting the tetras on one side of the tank and then feeding the gourami on the other side but he doesn't really get it and swims away. Any further suggestions?