Which One Lookes Better

[Dude]

from thiis
1


to this

2



which one do you like better

 

[millym]

hi i like number 2 as the rocks arent placed in such a symmetrical way as No1. it looks more natural to me

 

[Dude]

hi i like number 2 as the rocks arent placed in such a symmetrical way as No1. it looks more natural to me

hehe thanks buddy im still desiding weather to add more live plants

cuz my amano shrimp is eating everything
....maybe ill put him in my other unplanted tank

plus im switching to black sand and a black background and adding cardinals if i can (if i have room)


i have another question 4 u tho

what the best way to swich sand

do i have to grow bacteria or somthing

do i have to do anything but wash it?

**im not adding *// im replacing

it would be cool if somone could help me out

 

[millym]

hi
sorry i dont know about the sand we have gravel. more plants would look good!! our amano shrimps never eat our plants but maybe cos thats because we always have lots of algae for them. but they do like algae tablets - quite often see them snatching a tablet away from one of our yoyo loaches & then carrying it off to a quiet corner to munch on.
maybe if you give them some they'll leave your plants alone. oh & they also like lettuce(romaine/kos that sort of stuff)

 

[Dude]

hi
sorry i dont know about the sand we have gravel. more plants would look good!! our amano shrimps never eat our plants but maybe cos thats because we always have lots of algae for them. but they do like algae tablets - quite often see them snatching a tablet away from one of our yoyo loaches & then carrying it off to a quiet corner to munch on.
maybe if you give them some they'll leave your plants alone. oh & they also like lettuce(romaine/kos that sort of stuff)View attachment 34633

haha thats a cute pic

i moved him into the other tank

i hardly have any more leaves!
lol

in the other tank he'll have more food

thanks for the suggestion

 

[helsekia]

we have sand in our tanks.all we did was rinse it beforehand in water and used a sieve/colander.sand is good for cories,sharkd etc that like to dig around.our reed fish bury themselves in it!

very nice tank by the way

yes picture 2 is definately the best,more natural and brighter?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

I say the second one is the better of the two. The tank looks better with more light. *nods*

 

[Dude]

yes i did add a 2nd light so it is brighter

im conserned about my plants

theyre not dying but theyre not growing.....

they went though some heavy trimming

plants are soooo breakable!!!!!!!

its annoying

you have to be sooooo gentile

 

[Alex_]

yes i did add a 2nd light so it is brighter

im conserned about my plants

theyre not dying but theyre not growing.....

they went though some heavy trimming

plants are soooo breakable!!!!!!!

its annoying

you have to be sooooo gentile

Why are you trimming if there not growing???

 

[stargirly1208]

i like number 1 myself, it might just be the lighting tho... but i like the center piece plant lol. it just looks more stunning

 

[Animation]

I like the number two look but i think number one is better for the fish As it seems like it has more to do- Would look awesome with some plants at the back- Perhaps vallis?

 

[mantis147]

I like number 1 better! its looks cave like!!

 

[Dude]

yes i did add a 2nd light so it is brighter

im conserned about my plants

theyre not dying but theyre not growing.....

they went though some heavy trimming

plants are soooo breakable!!!!!!!

its annoying

you have to be sooooo gentile

Why are you trimming if there not growing???

tripping ead leaves......

yes i did add a 2nd light so it is brighter

im conserned about my plants

theyre not dying but theyre not growing.....

they went though some heavy trimming

plants are soooo breakable!!!!!!!

its annoying

you have to be sooooo gentile

Why are you trimming if there not growing???

tripping dead leaves......

 

[Bloo]

cuz my amano shrimp is eating everything
....maybe ill put him in my other unplanted tank

Are you absolutely sure it's an amano shrimp (Caridina japonica) ?
It very rare that they actually eat plants. I have approx 10 between 2 tanks and apart from algae and scavenging the gravel for titbits of food, they do no damage to my heavily planted tanks at all.

You really should not move it to an unplanted tank. One of the main requirements is a planted tank.

Edit: No. 2 is more balanced so prefer that one.

 

[Dude]

cuz my amano shrimp is eating everything
....maybe ill put him in my other unplanted tank

Are you absolutely sure it's an amano shrimp (Caridina japonica) ?
It very rare that they actually eat plants. I have approx 10 between 2 tanks and apart from algae and scavenging the gravel for titbits of food, they do no damage to my heavily planted tanks at all.

You really should not move it to an unplanted tank. One of the main requirements is a planted tank.

Edit: No. 2 is more balanced so prefer that one.

all my plant cuttings are in the other tank so if the shrimp need a leaf to eat they have

im very sure that they are amano shrimp

thanks for your oppion on the tanks tho