Well it's been 2 months. This tank went through a rough stage - hair algae. Finally got the algae down and learned a lot. Glosso carpet didn't work out. In fact, I don't even remember where I was able to secure so much glosso for the initial planting.
Had to remove the driftwood also. The wood was decaying (very soft outer layer), attracted too much algae. Feels like the aquascape is out of balance since there's an open gap in the Iwagumi arrangement.
Forgot to post update. This is 5 weeks after the last update. Tank is 4 months old in total. Still looking for that mid ground plant.
Btw, I'm running only 2x54watt T5HO at 70% (fixture is dimmable). Makes tank more stable since I can only maintain it once a week or once every 2 weeks.
Finally added lots of fish today. 50 Espei Rasaboras, 20 Cardinal Tetras.
Night and day difference. I never realized the tank was so barren. It's a party in here now.
Took some shots of the fish:
Phantom Tetra - Fish with some kind of disease?
Wow I think those are eggs....
This guy is Phantom x Serpae Tetra??
Male German Ram - Wild Caught
Female German Ram - Wild Caught
Espei Rasabora - 1 out of 50
Cherry Barb - super pig eater. I had several Sterbai Cories starve to death in this tank because food never hits the bottom.
Yea get going on that tank. Lots of work but it's rewarding.
Finally added some centerpiece fish today. The name is datum angel, obvious a cross but I have no idea how you produce these...currently 2.5" in height.
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