The Looking Glass :)

[looking-glass]

thank you very much ive just ordered a few more plants for the back as the fishes colours dont show up to good when they swim against that blue back ground, after that it should be pretty much finished just need to complete the stocking then

 

[sawickib]

You could try switching to a black background.

 

[looking-glass]

You could try switching to a black background.

yeah in hindsight i think that would of been best
 
 
 
had a bit of a problem with some hair like algae growing on my wood since yesterday - its making the wood go a bit cloudy so im looking into getting some shrimps i think they might clear it up

 

[sawickib]

If its a white fuzzy looking area im pretty sure itll go away happened to my new driftwood as well.

 

[looking-glass]

yeah thats exactly what it looks like im not that bothered by it i was already trying to decide on shrimps so i used it as an excuse to decide to get some

 

[sawickib]

O lol cherrys or ghosts or amano? Ive always wanted red crystal shrimp its never gonna happen though haha and i dont trust myself enough to make a good shrimp tank.

 

[looking-glass]

im reading amano are the better algae eaters so i might go for them however the great colours of the cherry shrimp do make it a tough choice

 

[sawickib]

Cherries are really tiny though lol but amano are the best for algae but i dont think the white stuff is algae more rather a short term fungus. So if you get shrimp get a lot of mosses for them.

 

[looking-glass]

i will do, i need to have a look what ones are available local to me.
 
Just out of curiosity when you had the fungus on your driftwood did your tank go a bit cloudy? as mine has and i think its down to this as my parameters are good

 

[sawickib]

I wouldnt be able to tell because i didnt prepare my driftwood right and the water went pretty much straight brown, soaked the driftwood in my 75 gallon for 2 weeks thought it was good and now my water is brown i that to, but my 55 gallon is more tea now.

 

[looking-glass]

i think it probably is whats making my water slightly murky, ive done a water change tonight and it looks a bit better - tbf there doesnt seem as much fungus on the wood either so maybe no need for shrimps after all

 

[looking-glass]

   added a few more plants to complete the decor now to complete the stocking

 

[looking-glass]

got myself 10 cardinals and 6 endlers today ive acclimatised them and will add some pictures later when they have settled in

 

[looking-glass]

 

[looking-glass]

I took my zebra danios back to the store as they were getting a bit boisterous
 
Not to worry though i went to the LFS today and got 
 
 
 
4 green cories
7 rummy nose

and a ram ( the exact variety of which i will have to check later)

all fish are settling in well i will upload some pics tomorrow 

the bug is definitely back for me as im eyeing up a second tank now to breed my endlers in