Sal Goes Rio With A Bit Of Vision

[Salam]

This is what I hate about newly planted tanks, it drives me potty.

Trying to get the iwagumi right at the moment. It make take a while...

 

[Salam]

Right guys, I got an update for you. First of all, because I am lacking any photography skills, here are loads of snail pictures to bore you. At least they don't dash away from the camera

Slimon and Mishell getting jiggy

Oh look! A fish! This is Poppy, and she is as usual about to pop Will try and get pics of other platies soon.

Ok, back to serious business now. I think I have completed the Iwagumi tank. I personally love it, so please be nice and tell me that it's PERFECT (pretty please ). Weeping moss and flame moss will be here tomorrow, this will be planted from the right hand side going left.

 

[ian]

it looks better than it did...you have a lot of space over on the right hand side, what are you doing with that?

 

[minnnt]

Slimon and Mishell

Iwagumi - In my opinion i don't think the rock is big enough. Either that or the tank is too big. I also prefer to see rock placed in the middle for Iwagumi scapes, but that's my opinion i guess.

 

[FishFanatic04]

It's improved. If you really love it then go with it and see how it develops.

Are you going to fully carpet it? It may feel better once there empty space has something going on and some plants around the rocks.

 

[Salam]

It will be fully carpeted with weeping moss, so the right hand side won't look this empty once it's all grown. I am also going to add fire moss around the rocks.

We tried it in the middle last night, but it didn't look right. Especially as from where I am sitting now (my spot in the living room) I look at it from an angle, basically from the right, hence the emphasis on the left hand side was the nicer option to look at. I think the problem is that the tank is very high, but hopefully once fish swim there it will look better. Have to confess, got myself already a shoal of blue dwarf rainbows (in 4ft tank atm) and I can imagine them looking awesome in there. They are top swimmers, so should nicely pretty up the top.

Should I wait til tomorrow and plant my moss and see what we think then? I really like it, but I still want to get 'Iwagumi' right.

Minnnt, don't worry about your rock. The man wants his malawi now, so will be used in future

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

I am deeply offended by your snail porn.

Again, I know zilch about this iwagumi biznass but I think you maybe need something to give more height in there, but maybe that's against the feng shui or some something or other

 

[Salam]

Lol, the snails are still at it now! About an hour later. Having a good time

I know, the height is the problem, it's the tank. As I said in previous post, maybe the rainbows as top swimmers will give it some ooomph?!

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

There's a lot to be said for stamina! Let me tell you....

I'm gonna googleate these guys I dunno what they are New fishy to learn about, yay!

 

[Salam]

You will love them. They are shoaling so nicely in the 4fter, can't wait to transfer them to the new tank. And their colouring is beautiful.

Ooooh, I think they are just finishing off

 

[minnnt]

If they do stay at the top then why not consider a secondary shoal of Ember Tetra's? They stay low and would contrast well as they're orange in colour.

If the tank looks nice to you then that is all that matters. You're the one that has to look at it day in, day out. The moss will transform the look of the tank anyway.

Malawi tank now too eh?


10 minutes in by David Raynham, on Flickr

 

[Salam]

Here is a bit of an insight to my living room.

Centre view (just watching Masterchef Australia!)

Right hand side view

Left hand side view

Zoomed in, this is what I meant that with my angle the left hand side layout works better

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

They are some very cool fishes! Good choice!

And I totally see what you mean about the view. It has a lot to do with the way I scaped my tank too because I sit to the left I put the larger bits of the hardscape to the right

 

[Salam]

Good idea, minnt, they look nice. Am also considering a pair of bolivian rams, just big fish to contrast.

Malawi He really likes the idea now.

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

see if you can find pics of minnnts old malawi tank, he'll be convinced for sure then!