Arcadia Arc 60 Diary

[Livewire88]

Updated pic, The rams are now gone and I have put about 60 Cherry shrimp in the tank and they seem to love it, also the tank is full of baby Pink Ramshorn Snails.

Trying to decide on what fish to get in there, open to suggestions

Finally the HC has formed a little carpet.

(bear in mind my camera is rubbish, or I cant set it up)

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Nice growth mate, really is shaping up.

 

[Livewire88]

Purchased 12 (Microrasbora kubotai) Neon Green Rasbora today and they are in the tank.

Will get a video up tomorrow once they have settled in.

 

[Livewire88]

Little update with a couple of videos;

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[Questions?]

looks good. but why did you get rid of the rams? you could some scarlet badis or maybe some checkerboard cichlids? i don;t know much about them, but they are small so.......... i hope this helps

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Looking goooooooooooooooood, I love HC, making me wanna rip out the Utricularia from mine and go HC again.

 

[Livewire88]

looks good. but why did you get rid of the rams? you could some scarlet badis or maybe some checkerboard cichlids? i don;t know much about them, but they are small so.......... i hope this helps

Hi, I got rid of the rams because I got bored of them plus I had a few males die and I decided I wanted to change. I wont be adding any more fish to this tank so what is in will be staying for a while

Looking goooooooooooooooood, I love HC, making me wanna rip out the Utricularia from mine and go HC again.

Cheers Steve, you are what made me want HC in the first place so its nice to return the favor!

I will be removing the bits of Helfrei and the lump of Java fern in the right hand corner soon, and need to decide what plant to replace it with? any ideas?

 

[Flute]

Gorgeous looking tank! Love the carpeting plant

 

[Livewire88]

Update, 
 
I re scaped the tank a month or so ago and it looks like this now, As usual I regret it but its always good to try new things; 
 
Added a skimmer to remove the surface scum I was getting, the HC is spreading round the tank at a slow pace. Once it has covered all the substrate I will be adding about 30-40 Crystal red shrimp from my CRS breeding tank. 
 

 

 

 

[Questions?]

why dont you like it? i think it looks great

 

[Livewire88]

why dont you like it? i think it looks great

Its not that I don't like it, I just preferred the old scape.
Hopefully this one will grow on me.

 

[This Old Spouse]

It's really beautiful. Nicely done!

 

[Livewire88]

Some updated photos, I don't do that much with this tank apart from its daily dosing of ferts and weekly water change. So a nice low maintenance tank at the moment.
 

 

 

[This Old Spouse]

Very, very lovely.

 

[Shelster]

Live wire it looks fantastic!

Has it grown on you yet?

I have neon greens in my 54 litre - they're so active and fun to watch!

I've been having a read of the whole thread and you've done some incredible scaping. Even If you've been unlucky with the fish

I have just purchased the 35 litre in this tank range - for a betta