An Accidental Jungle

[BigTom]

Heh, the 'torch effect' is just from the cloudiness in the water reflecting some of the light from above.

Thanks for the further comments, more pics later in the week.

 

[BigTom]

Actually, more pics now (procrastination central here!).

Some in situ shots now the water has cleared somewhat -

 

[lljdma06]

Very nice, BigTom.

Liz

 

[BigTom]

So haven't really done anything to this tank except hack back the HG when it gets too long. Added a trio of sparkling gourami (Trichopsis pumila) this weekend, they're still too small to sex, hoping to get a pair out of them.

Lovely little fish, quick video of them hunting ostracods in the hairgrass -

http/vimeo.com/33536836

 

[This Old Spouse]

Very nice video, and I really love this tank.

 

[Theplayboy]

^^^ agree, love that video!

You've inspired me to do a hair grass nano myself.

 

[BigTom]

Cheers. My tip for hairgrass is to buy it from a nursery/garden center rather than an aquarium supplier. Costs about a tenth the price and lets you plant nice and densely from the start (might be a bit harder to find any in good shape at this time of year though).

 

[Theplayboy]

Thank ill bare that in mind. Im guessing it would be sold emersed? Does it go through any change etc going submersed?

 

[BigTom]

Yeah it'll be grown emersed, but so will most of the stuff you find sold for aquariums. Give it a good hard prune after planting and it should be fine.

 

[Million]

Beautiful tank there Tom. I'd never heard of ostracods before, did you culture these for feeding your wee gourami? I recently got a group of sparkling gourami for my tank having never come accross them, and they are an absolute delight! Perfect for a nano tank

 

[BigTom]

Beautiful tank there Tom. I'd never heard of ostracods before, did you culture these for feeding your wee gourami? I recently got a group of sparkling gourami for my tank having never come accross them, and they are an absolute delight! Perfect for a nano tank

Cheers. The ostracods hitchhiked in on some plants that I moved across from my main tank, which is seeded with all kinds of inverts. I think they originally got in there by themselves though, had all kinds of things show up (including 2 inch leeches!).

 

[lljdma06]

Another lovely tank.

 

[three-fingers]

Love the video . Very nice nano!

 

[mishmash]

beautiful ! how big are the SGs and how big will they get ?

 

[BigTom]

beautiful ! how big are the SGs and how big will they get ?

They're about 15-20mm at the moment, fully grown should be about twice that.