My Managerie of Tanks

CassCats · Jan 13, 2025

The Paraguay needed another trim, luckily I've got a bunch of people lined up for stargrass trimmings.

Stargrass

Potamogeton gayi

Bacopa australis

Hoplisoma paleatum seem fruitful this year, growing well on the plants

Lady apisto

This is the 3rd generation of hoplisoma paleatum in my care.

I wish my hair was as full and thick as this blackbeard algae. People often hate it but I think it's pretty how fluffy and soft it is.

From another tank, Bunocephalus larai, she is small but very chonky!

Osteogaster eques sitting in the sagittaria

CassCats · Jan 20, 2025

I rescaped the betta 10g since some of the plants weren't happy in it.

I drew up a rough sketch of an idea, but ended up not doing the right side piece in the end.

A pump helps drain clouded water faster.

And water back nice and clear today

Earl is exploring his new layout.

MuddyWaters · Jan 20, 2025

CassCats said:
The Paraguay needed another trim, luckily I've got a bunch of people lined up for stargrass trimmings.
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Stargrass
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Potamogeton gayi
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Bacopa australis
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Hoplisoma paleatum seem fruitful this year, growing well on the plants
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This is the 3rd generation of hoplisoma paleatum in my care.
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I wish my hair was as full and thick as this blackbeard algae. People often hate it but I think it's pretty how fluffy and soft it is.
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From another tank, Bunocephalus larai, she is small but very chonky!
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Osteogaster eques sitting in the sagittaria
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beautiful cory!

MuddyWaters · Jan 20, 2025

dang your drawing is nice!

fishorama · Jan 20, 2025

Earl & your buces, etc. look great! I kinda need something over by your filter. It takes up a lot of space in a lesser way. Just my thoughts...

CassCats · Jan 21, 2025

fishorama said:
Earl & your buces, etc. look great! I kinda need something over by your filter. It takes up a lot of space in a lesser way. Just my thoughts...

In time! I'd like to find another couple rocks and place some anubias or buce trimmings there

CassCats · Jan 21, 2025

fishorama said:
Earl & your buces, etc. look great! I kinda need something over by your filter. It takes up a lot of space in a lesser way. Just my thoughts...

Scrounged up an anubias coffeefolia from the goldfish tank, along with a rock and another stick. Better?

MuddyWaters · Jan 22, 2025

OMG I want buce like those. I have not had any luck with buce plants and I've tried quite a few (well.... about 6 or 7, probably). I think I always have too much light for them.

Also, I could stare at your tank for hours. That is just fantastic.

CassCats · Jan 22, 2025

MuddyWaters said:
OMG I want buce like those. I have not had any luck with buce plants and I've tried quite a few (well.... about 6 or 7, probably). I think I always have too much light for them.

Also, I could stare at your tank for hours. That is just fantastic.

The irony is this is a higher light tank!
Sometimes they melt really bad if you buy emersed farmed ones, and they don't like to adapt, or you get ones from hobbyists selling them who use CO2 and then they melt when taken out of a CO2 environment. They can be fussy with adapting. But once they get going they're pretty sturdy.

This tank has a couple varieties. Dark biblis, wavy green, sp red, lamadau red, sp mini, kedagang.

kedagang is my favourite though. So bright and grows fast.

Kedagang

Lamadau red

Sp red and wavy green

Dark biblis

Sp mini

CassCats · Jan 23, 2025

I can't get over the size of this ember lady. She's from my original group of embers and she's the only one who has outlived the entire old group. She's about 4-5 years old and she's massive. She's the biggest of all the ones I've got now, which are standard adult size embers.