148.6L (39.2 gallon) aquarium journal

[elephantnose3334]

Here is the tank after the new plants have been put in. It's a bit messy (pun intended), but I will make it a bit neater soon.

 

[connorlindeman]

I don't think thats water sprite. Is that what they sold it to you as?

 

[elephantnose3334]

I don't think thats water sprite. Is that what they sold it to you as?

I think they misidentified the plant as water sprite.

 

[connorlindeman]

This is water sprite.

 

[elephantnose3334]

This is water sprite.
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Ah. What plant did I have instead?

 

[connorlindeman]

Ah. What plant did I have instead?

Could you attach a close up?

 

[elephantnose3334]

Could you attach a close up?

Tomorrow, when I'm home from work.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Here is the tank a day after the new plants are being put in.

Could you attach a close up?

And the close up of the plant too.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Yesterday marks exactly two years since I got the eldest silvertips for the old 10 gallon tall. A lot has changed since then. Here's the old tank in June 2023 compared to the 39 gallon I have now (2025):

 

[elephantnose3334]

The tetras' schooling never falters in the tank. Everything is doing well lately.

 

[connorlindeman]

Here is the tank a day after the new plants are being put in.

And the close up of the plant too.

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The plant in focus appears to be water wisteria.

 

[elephantnose3334]

The plant in focus appears to be water wisteria.

Oh, they're similar, aren't they?

 

[connorlindeman]

Oh, they're similar, aren't they?

Yes. The plant in the back is not water wisteria. Just the one in focus.

 

[elephantnose3334]

It's February, and everything is okay lately. The plants continue to grow and I have been trying to get rid of guppy grass that are stuck on the filter. Here is the tank now:

 

[elephantnose3334]

Did a Flourish fertilisation and a top-off today. The tank shot is taken just before the top-off. I just have been observing the behaviour of my silvertips. The snails have been eating the detritus and dead plant matter in the tank, and I am trying to prevent the guppy grass from getting stuck on the filter.