Alter40's 10g Native tank

[alter40]

Originally Posted by emmanuelchavez

Why not put the put the driftwood that looks like a stick in between some rocks, pointed upward - and then tie some plants onto it? That way, it kinda occupies some space toward the top, and you'll have some green up there too

Well the piece of wood is just too long to do that. I will probably look for some kind of stick to put in the corner sticking out of the rocks on the rocky side of the tank. I need to do some more searching but the creeks have just been kinda high lately and I haven't broke out the waders to actually trek into the water yet.

Thanks for the compliments and good luck finding some nice rocks for your tank

[brian1973]

looks good eric, i think that looks better than it did in the first pics, the only other thing im not sure about is the stick I think emmanuel has the right idea about having it stick upward.

[ishar]

I disagree with practically everyone here LOL

I think it looks awesome just as it is. This is a native tank, and thus the tank will (well, I am assuming) try to attain a natural look. I think that looks really good and natural, as though I could actually stumble on that little scene in nature. That's my opinion anyways- great tank alter40

[alter40]

Thanks guys, I'm just iffy about the stick that I have in there right now. I will be constantly looking for more stuff to put in the tank to make it look as natural as possible.

[pwrmacG4]

that tank looks great so far eric! are you just going to go with minnows for now? or are you going to try to find some really small bluegill or sunfish?

[alter40]

Thanks, I don't really have the room to house those fish at the moment so I'm just going to look for different minnows for now until I'm able to get a larger tank.

[GeraldTheMouse]

Looking at your blog, I'm wondering why you don't just put the plants in the tank and see if they survive? I mean, if they do survive, you can go out and collect more like it.

[alter40]

Originally Posted by GeraldTheMouse

Looking at your blog, I'm wondering why you don't just put the plants in the tank and see if they survive? I mean, if they do survive, you can go out and collect more like it.

They actually are in the tank already. There are some new pictures of the tank on page 3 of the journal. I haven't had a chance to update the blog with those pictures yet (laziness).

[pwrmacG4]

You can find some of the small bluegill that should be ok in that tank. at least for a while until you can upgrade. You will have tons of room in a 75! It is alot bigger than I thought it was going to be! when are you getting it?

[alter40]

I'm not sure when I will be getting it yet. When I know for sure when I will get my 75g then I may keep a small bluegill.