My very messy tank needs something but what does it need ?

[anewbie]

What does the tank look like now?

I was heavy handed on the trimming the past two weeks so this is what it looked like this morning after water change; those little pleco are not the same ones pictured above but a new batch. This is not a breeding tank but still I guess this is why you should never keep male pleco with a female; and yea i removed over 40 mystery snails a few weeks ago:

 

[AbbeysDad]

You should tear it down and start over .... or maybe just give it a trim!

 

[Sgooosh]

This is my very messy 40B tank. It needs some tender love and care but I'm not sure what I should do to it? It just looks messy.... What do you suggest i do to move it to an ugly duckling to a nice tank ?


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aww so many cute snails
i think you should trim out the dead and stringy plants
beautiful tank

 

[itiwhetu]

What exactly is wrong with this tank. I think it looks fantastic. Thank goodness you understand the concept of planting a tank.

 

[itiwhetu]

I won't edit above. But your tank is doing what most aquarists I would hope would dream their tanks would do.

 

[Sgooosh]

I won't edit above. But your tank is doing what most aquarists I would hope would dream their tanks would do.

yeah....
i want my tank to be a messy jungle natural type tank where i can breed cories and have
kribs and/or gouramis

 

[itiwhetu]

yeah....
i want my tank to be a messy jungle natural type tank where i can breed cories and have
kribs and/or gouramis

Just don't fuss over it and then let it do it's thing.

 

[Sgooosh]

Just don't fuss over it and then let it do it's thing.

yep!
im letting the crypts grow and about to trim some bacopa for it to reproduce