My Managerie of Tanks

[Jinx_]

Jinx, some of my kuhlis liked to hang out in tall or floating plants. Scared us all when I saw them do it the first few times. I reached in & touched 1 & we both freaked out! Then it got so I could reach in for water changes, etc. & they never moved. Maybe the most mellow fish I've kept. Mine were semicincta (a species of striped). My black p. oblonga in the same tank were not so mellow, always active. Which species do you have?

Oh I can relate to this a bit. Mine will sometimes go through plants and will stop moving lifelessly hanging out of plants
They once hid sooo well I thought I lost most! Mine also haven't tried jumping out of the tank, yet.

As for species, I have no idea.

 

[CassCats]

Oh I can relate to this a bit. Mine will sometimes go through plants and will stop moving lifelessly hanging out of plants
They once hid sooo well I thought I lost most! Mine also haven't tried jumping out of the tank, yet.

As for species, I have no idea.

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That's pangio semicincta

 

[Jinx_]

That's pangio semicincta

Thank you!

 

[CassCats]

Pangio semicincta hanging out on the driftwood

Pseudomugil gertrudae

Cherry barb boys

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum, hoping to find more of this little guy

Mr Apistogramma Borelli in natural lighting

Chaetostoma formosae, male, named Bowser

Emersed pennywort in the goldfish filter is taking over lol it needs a trim.

One of the pennywort flowers though is starting to develop into seeds!

 

[Jinx_]

I have submersed pennywort, it surely loves climbing out

 

[CassCats]

I have submersed pennywort, it surely loves climbing out

It's such a great plant. It's my favourite plant all around. Great to float, to plant, to grow emersed, to tie to driftwood, there's sooooo many ways to use it. And it's easy, bright, and fast growing. Lots to love about it

 

[Jinx_]

It's such a great plant. It's my favourite plant all around. Great to float, to plant, to grow emersed, to tie to driftwood, there's sooooo many ways to use it. And it's easy, bright, and fast growing. Lots to love about it

Yeah, it's really great. I just hate how mine just grows straight horizontally lol.

 

[CassCats]

Yeah, it's really great. I just hate how mine just grows straight horizontally lol.

That's fairly normal for it since it's a creeping plant, but you can utilize that.

 

[Jinx_]

That's fairly normal for it since it's a creeping plant, but you can utilize that.

Yeah, I'm planning on getting more and scatter it about. How I moved my plants about today showed me how much I hate my pennywort being in one spot in a clump.

 

[CassCats]

Photos of the 6 footer as of last night fresh after water change.

Hammerhead lost nearly all of his black now lol little left on the tips of his fins.

For context, he was sold as a black Moore and was solid black when I got him haha

 

[Jinx_]

For context, he was sold as a black Moore and was solid black when I got him haha

Either he's got a torn dual personality (like me lmao) or he's just moody

 

[CassCats]

Updated photos of my 55 gallons.

Bonus, emersed ludwigia palustris growing in one of my goldfish filters. I can't grow ludwigia under water, but it does so well emersed lol

 

[Jinx_]

My ludwigia melted underwater

 

[CassCats]

My ludwigia melted underwater

Mine too, every time. Except ludwigia orange Atlantis. Only one that lives under water for me lol

 

[Jinx_]

Mine too, every time. Except ludwigia orange Atlantis. Only one that lives under water for me lol

For me it's a lottery, either one does well over time then dies or just does well or simply ceased to exist lol