Laird-and-Dad
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hi everybody! I have a 30 gal tank, and was wondering what to stock it with. As far as plants go, I'm pretty clueless as to what to have. No real Ideas other than to have a carpet plant for the foreground and some taller growing plants for the back. I currently have some marimo moss on some rocks that I have in the tank, and an Anubias nana. Here's a picture:
As far as the anubias, I've heard not to "bury the rhizome." How then do I anchor it to the substrate? I've heard to tie it to a rock. How would I do that?
I plan to have this be a high light tank with injected CO2. Ultimately I would like to get a pressurized system, and have seen the sticky on that in this section. Meanwhile, I would have to do a DIY system. Can someone point me in the right direction with a helpful article or two?
I have a Glo brand T5 HO light, single tube.
What plants could I get? What would be a good carpet plant, other than the moss that I already have? I was thinking Dwarf Baby Tears. And then for the background I was kind of thinking a mix between some Crypts and some other stuff. I don't know what though. Any ideas would be appreciated.
As for fish, I was thinking about having a pair of GBRs or Apistos. What other fish could I keep with those? I have some zebra danios in my other tank, along with a swordtail that I would like to move into this one. Would either of those be okay with the aforementioned fish? Neither is a must. I've heard you can keep tetras with the Rams. Is this also true of Apistos? Would Black Skirts be okay with either? Also I'm interested in some of the smaller corys. Would these be okay with the Rams/Apistos?
Also, just a side note (sorry I'm a really long poster), I have a piece of driftwood that I am going to be putting in the tank. I was thinking about covering it with some more of that moss. What do you think?
Thanks in advance!
-Laird
As far as the anubias, I've heard not to "bury the rhizome." How then do I anchor it to the substrate? I've heard to tie it to a rock. How would I do that?
I plan to have this be a high light tank with injected CO2. Ultimately I would like to get a pressurized system, and have seen the sticky on that in this section. Meanwhile, I would have to do a DIY system. Can someone point me in the right direction with a helpful article or two?
I have a Glo brand T5 HO light, single tube.
What plants could I get? What would be a good carpet plant, other than the moss that I already have? I was thinking Dwarf Baby Tears. And then for the background I was kind of thinking a mix between some Crypts and some other stuff. I don't know what though. Any ideas would be appreciated.
As for fish, I was thinking about having a pair of GBRs or Apistos. What other fish could I keep with those? I have some zebra danios in my other tank, along with a swordtail that I would like to move into this one. Would either of those be okay with the aforementioned fish? Neither is a must. I've heard you can keep tetras with the Rams. Is this also true of Apistos? Would Black Skirts be okay with either? Also I'm interested in some of the smaller corys. Would these be okay with the Rams/Apistos?
Also, just a side note (sorry I'm a really long poster), I have a piece of driftwood that I am going to be putting in the tank. I was thinking about covering it with some more of that moss. What do you think?
Thanks in advance!
-Laird