Jake's 15 Gallon Planted Tank

[jakeroberts]

hi all i have recently started my planted tank it is 15 gallons

EQUIPMENT
1 watt per gallon light
diy yeast co2
200lph filter
50 watt heater

PLANTS
combomba
wisteria
java fern
2 unidentified plants

FISH
1 angel fish
1 rainbow shark
1 swordtail
1 male guppie the female died today
3 apple snails
2 noens am getting some more today
1 bronze cory
1 honey goruami

all of the fish will be moving to a 4ft tank in about a month so plz dont give me a lecture about how overstocked my tank is. ok i use satnderd pea size gravel and i dont use any fertilisers

will post pictures later today

Regards
Jake Roberts

 

[jakeroberts]

Any one?

 

[Steviehlfx]

you have quite the assortment of fish in that tank. I would not put some of those fish together but if it works for you.

 

[jakeroberts]

hi all the fish get on really good but as i said i am getting a bigger tank pretty soon sorry about the pics my camera is not working so i will have to bury someone elses

 

[jakeroberts]

hi sorry for the delay in the pictures my camera is broken and i cant borry anyones at the time

 

[DevUK]

Definately worth considering some sort of trace ferts. Even if its just dosing a small amount. Tropica PN+, Seachem Flourish and Tetraplant ferts are off the shelf products worth considering

 

[jakeroberts]

so which one would u reccomandthe main one i can get at my lfs is flourish but it's $29also i was thinking of adding some hairgrass and some red rotalia if tharts how it is spelti recently obtained a small bristle nose and the guppy will be goin back to the pet store so will the swordtail and probaly even the shark

 

[jakeroberts]

anyone?

 

[gowing238]

Did you know that neon tetras are the natural diet for angel fish in the wild!!??

 

[jakeroberts]

yes i do but the angel was bought as a baby and grew up with the neon tetras so he is used to them and he does not eat them

 

[DevUK]

yes i do but the angel was bought as a baby and grew up with the neon tetras so he is used to them and he does not eat them

At the moment... Hopefully he won't see them as a snack when he's older though

As for ferts, Flourish or Tropica PN+ would be ideal. Dose once a week and it should help plenty. They may be expensive, usually the larger bottles work out more economical, but cost a lot. Dosing guidlines and gumph about Tropica:

PLANT NUTRITION+ liquid is added each week when the water is changed. We recommend 5 mL per 50 L water. However, we recommended that this is set in accordance with plant requirements. PLANT NUTRITION+ liquid contains, in addition to micro-nutrients, all essential macro-nutrients. The fertilizer is particularly suitable where plants display a lack of nutrition. However note that if algae growth starts, PLANT NUTRITION+ liquid will promote this growth.

 

[jakeroberts]

i wil have a look for them next time im in the pet shop also my angel fish has been in the tank from the very stat and my tank is 9 months old and he is getting pretty big thats the main reason i am gettting a 3 foot tank that is really high its somthing like 2 1/2 feet high

 

[jakeroberts]

update i finally got the pictures also do u reckon rotalia would look any good in the back left hand corner and would you recommand any more plants for my tank

 

[I Love my fishies]

Looks good Jake hopefully your tetra wont end up as lunch

 

[jakeroberts]

sorry if the pictures arnt the best as my camera is pretty old and i am not the best photographer