New to the forum. Fish ID requested.

[Cydeth]

Your guppy male is a HB (tuxedo) blue delta guppy .

Thanks for the ID, I really do know nothing about the various guppy types so I appreciate an expert opinion.

I've managed to take a better look at the yellow fish now and my eyes were clearly not working correctly, there are actually 7 of them rather than 6.

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Those cory fry are really cute, but I would never of been able to identify them if you hadn't told me what they were.

I absolutely agree that the tanks are continually evolving, I'm always adding little extras and trying to fill gaps that maybe could fit just one more small plant, cave or rock. I have two 90 - 100 litre tanks in my bedroom and the newest one is particularly subject to change right now, in fact I just added in some Ranunculus Inundatus because I thought it was attractive. There was also some Micranthemum Monte Carlo that I wasn't feeling so I replaced most of that with some Bacopa Monnieri.

If you do get some Limnophila Aromatica you will soon find out why it got its name, it smells like lemon when you rub it between your fingers.

The floating rings are really simple, you just need a length of airline. Stretch open one end of it and jam the other end into it, then when the stretched end contracts again it will grip tight enough to hold together. I find that in my tanks that is generally the place that I see most algae now, so my otocinclus and nerites are often found sweeping them clean.

I currently have two tanks in my bedroom that are mostly filled with easier fish, so black neons in one of them, a group of otocinclus in each tank, amano shrimp and a nice group of ember tetras. I also have 6 albino corydoras in with the embers and I find that the entire population of the tank adore the Nymphaea Rubra I have in there, I very often find my otocinclus hanging out on top with the corys resting under the leaves. In fact the picture I just took will show that quite well, so I will attach it here.

As for my other fish, I've got various barbs, gourami, loaches and tetras. I have moved away from larger fish and tanks in favour of smaller fish that are unlikely to rip out my plants. A decision that allowed me fit in more tanks that I found to be more visually appealing than the bare bottomed ones that I was running for some of the larger fish.



Thank you for the welcome and the comment on my tank.

Here is my messy tank that's about to get a good vacuuming, and I probably should wipe down that glass.

Haha, thank you! Yep, they're not quite at the stage where they start to look like tiny cories yet They look more like insects when they first hatch out;

These are newborn, the ones in the last pic are a little over two weeks old. Another couple of weeks, they'll begin looking like wee cories. Have some progress photos here, and I'll be keeping that thread updated with their progress as they grow

I couldn't find any Limnophila Aromatica for sale at the shrimp-safe places I usually get plants from, sadly. I have to be careful to only get plants grown in the UK or EU, since ones bought in from outside the EU are treated with a pesticide fatal to shrimp, and I nearly lost my colony and needed to set up this 'new' tank for them when I added some LFS plants to their tank, and they began dying off. I did order some weeping moss though, need to replace the java moss on my home made 'tree' tank decor That Ranunculus Inundatus looks good!

Awesome, thanks for talking through how to make the rings! I will definitely give that a go

Ooohh, what kind of loaches? I have a soft spot for botia I like the smaller, more peaceful fish too. My LFS guy laughs at me because I said that if I had his large stingray tank, I'd probably still fill it with tons of plants and a thousand little fish, rather oscars or something I can see why people like the big fish, but I'm a peaceful kinda gal who wants lots of activity, with plants, shrimp and some more active fish. Oohhh, I could fit a lot of cories in that size tank! LOL. I do really want a large tank with some yoyo loaches at some point though. Some dwarf chains in another tank, while I'm daydreaming about future tanks.

Embers are lovely, they're on my wishlist for my softer water tank with my pygmy cories and otos. Would love to see photos of your other tanks!

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Thanks for the ID, I really do know nothing about the various guppy types so I appreciate an expert opinion.

I've managed to take a better look at the yellow fish now and my eyes were clearly not working correctly, there are actually 7 of them rather than 6.

In your defence, zebra danios are super, super hard to count! The way they dart back and forth so fast, I could never seem to be sure whether I had six or seven when there was a school in my inherited tank and I did head counts!

 

[Cydeth]

Haha, thank you! Yep, they're not quite at the stage where they start to look like tiny cories yet They look more like insects when they first hatch out;
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These are newborn, the ones in the last pic are a little over two weeks old. Another couple of weeks, they'll begin looking like wee cories. Have some progress photos here, and I'll be keeping that thread updated with their progress as they grow

I couldn't find any Limnophila Aromatica for sale at the shrimp-safe places I usually get plants from, sadly. I have to be careful to only get plants grown in the UK or EU, since ones bought in from outside the EU are treated with a pesticide fatal to shrimp, and I nearly lost my colony and needed to set up this 'new' tank for them when I added some LFS plants to their tank, and they began dying off. I did order some weeping moss though, need to replace the java moss on my home made 'tree' tank decor That Ranunculus Inundatus looks good!

Awesome, thanks for talking through how to make the rings! I will definitely give that a go

Ooohh, what kind of loaches? I have a soft spot for botia I like the smaller, more peaceful fish too. My LFS guy laughs at me because I said that if I had his large stingray tank, I'd probably still fill it with tons of plants and a thousand little fish, rather oscars or something I can see why people like the big fish, but I'm a peaceful kinda gal who wants lots of activity, with plants, shrimp and some more active fish. Oohhh, I could fit a lot of cories in that size tank! LOL. I do really want a large tank with some yoyo loaches at some point though. Some dwarf chains in another tank, while I'm daydreaming about future tanks.

Embers are lovely, they're on my wishlist for my softer water tank with my pygmy cories and otos. Would love to see photos of your other tanks!

I will click to watch your thread in a moment, I'm always interested in seeing these kinds of things. I have bred some fish in the past, but in most cases I just allowed nature to run its course. Most of my tanks are quite well planted with a mix of mosses, bushy plants and various fine and broad leaf plants so there was always enough space for babies to hide out.

It's a shame you can't find the plant, it's a nice addition to a tank. I tried to find the place I bought mine from but I think they have closed down, they were not doing too well when I bought the plants some years ago and now I can't find any trace of them online. It may be available online as an in vitro, but it is always tough to know where those were actually grown, and as you said we really do need UK plants.

I echo your love of Botia, I once kept a group of Skunk Botia and there was just something about them that I loved. I have the 150 litre spare now so I could potentially get some again, although I would prefer them in something a little larger.

My current selection of loaches is not too big, I've got some zebras, some polka dots (Botia Kubotai) and a group of giant kuhli (Pangio Myersi) that I rarely see. I'm sure they are still in there as the sand shows that they have been digging, but they are reclusive.

I have been working on starting a new tank today, it's a 100 litre seamless front. I'm considering my options for this tank but I'm leaning towards a group of Kuhli loach so far. I really have no idea what else but I've got to the point where it has soil and sand in and I am running planting and stocking options over in my head. So far I am mentally committed to some Potamogeton Gayi in the back but I have no idea for the rest.

In your defence, zebra danios are super, super hard to count! The way they dart back and forth so fast, I could never seem to be sure whether I had six or seven when there was a school in my inherited tank and I did head counts!

They are certainly zipping about. I changed the light to an LED tube in the tank earlier and I tried to take some better pictures. This is the best I could get in about 10 minutes of trying before I gave up.