Ishar's 20 Gallon Long Planted Tank

ishar · 02-28-2009, 12:11 PM

BOOMshakalah! hahaha I got pictures finally! lol soooo I hope you guys like it. The myria and the P. Stellata are not doign well at all, but everything else is flourishing nicely

. Poorly scaped, but I am working on it

emmanuelchavez · 02-28-2009, 12:21 PM

Well, it's about dang time we got some pictures!!!

I like it! Looks great.

lauraj · 02-28-2009, 02:44 PM

Wow, it's a jungle in there!! No wonder you were telling me to get more plants in mine. Looks good!

Do I see a marijuana plant in there

ishar · 04-07-2009, 05:50 PM

lol um nope, I don't think you do Laura :P.

Well today I bought a male and female Kribensis, so this is my next adventure. I tested the water and found everything to be good except for like 40ppm nitrates... this is really high so I am going to look into my nitrate dosages again and see if i am overdosing or something.

Anyways, any hints or tips on how to deal with kribs please let me know. I want these two to breed, as I am getting very bored with the fish life in my tank and need something to bring me back :P

mistercoffee · 04-07-2009, 07:36 PM

LMAO do you even have any fish in there? I don't even see any.

ishar · 04-07-2009, 08:11 PM

lol as of right now I have:
1 neon tetra
3 or 4 male guppies
4 elegan's cories
2 kribs (m&f)
2 or 3 ottos (I think 2 but possibly 3)

mistercoffee · 04-07-2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ishar

lol as of right now I have:
1 neon tetra
3 or 4 male guppies
4 elegan's cories
2 kribs (m&f)
2 or 3 ottos (I think 2 but possibly 3)

Nice! You need more Tetra's they are great in a school. I still have about 11 and they are very funny. I got a rubberlip a few weeks ago and I think I've seen him 3 times since. Our tanks actually look pretty similar except your plants are more grown out.

ishar · 04-08-2009, 09:55 AM

yeah I added 12 silver-tip tetras at one point- all died within the week, no idea why. Possibly too high nitrates. Added 12 or so neon tetras to the 5 I had. Then they all died leaving me with one. I don't have the money (student, final stretch hahaha) to add that many fish that are going to die so I left that one to its lonesomeness. Feel kind of bad but he hangs with the guppies and doesn't seem to be bothered much.

And speaking of grown in, I didn't do any maintenance to my tank for almost a week, and I dosed it maybe once every other day, and I found the cabomba had gone wild!! hahaha Grown to taller than the tank and laid on the surface, and my crypts are growing to as tall as my tank lol. Now if only I could find myself a foreground plant I would be set....

silver dollars · 04-08-2009, 01:10 PM

Ishar,

You never seize to amaze me with your tanks!

It looks amazing!

ishar · 04-08-2009, 03:54 PM

Thanks silver- I just wish my LFS would bring in some bloody foreground plants!!! lol my foreground is so seriously lacking :/

02-28-2009, 12:11 PM	#41
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	BOOMshakalah! hahaha I got pictures finally! lol soooo I hope you guys like it. The myria and the P. Stellata are not doign well at all, but everything else is flourishing nicely . Poorly scaped, but I am working on it __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

02-28-2009, 12:21 PM	#42
emmanuelchavez Super Fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,367	Well, it's about dang time we got some pictures!!! I like it! Looks great. __________________ 100, 29, 20, 10, 2.5

02-28-2009, 02:44 PM	#43
lauraj Medium Fish Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 435	Wow, it's a jungle in there!! No wonder you were telling me to get more plants in mine. Looks good! Do I see a marijuana plant in there __________________ 20 Long since 3/07 - 3 Platies, 1 Neon Tetra, 5 Serpae Tetras (more aggressive then I expected) , 1 Otto Cat, 3 Schwartz Cory Cats Java Fern, Ludwigia Repens, Anubias Coffeefolia, and Wysteria Coralife compact fluorescent fixture 65 W DIY CO2 to homemade diffuser

04-07-2009, 05:50 PM	#44
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	lol um nope, I don't think you do Laura :P. Well today I bought a male and female Kribensis, so this is my next adventure. I tested the water and found everything to be good except for like 40ppm nitrates... this is really high so I am going to look into my nitrate dosages again and see if i am overdosing or something. Anyways, any hints or tips on how to deal with kribs please let me know. I want these two to breed, as I am getting very bored with the fish life in my tank and need something to bring me back :P __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

04-07-2009, 07:36 PM	#45
mistercoffee Medium Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 425	LMAO do you even have any fish in there? I don't even see any. __________________ 20g Long: (Planted heavily!) 1 Yellow Gourami (Fred) 10 Neon Tetra's 2 Snails 1 RL Pleco

04-07-2009, 08:11 PM	#46
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	lol as of right now I have: 1 neon tetra 3 or 4 male guppies 4 elegan's cories 2 kribs (m&f) 2 or 3 ottos (I think 2 but possibly 3) __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

04-08-2009, 09:55 AM	#48
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	yeah I added 12 silver-tip tetras at one point- all died within the week, no idea why. Possibly too high nitrates. Added 12 or so neon tetras to the 5 I had. Then they all died leaving me with one. I don't have the money (student, final stretch hahaha) to add that many fish that are going to die so I left that one to its lonesomeness. Feel kind of bad but he hangs with the guppies and doesn't seem to be bothered much. And speaking of grown in, I didn't do any maintenance to my tank for almost a week, and I dosed it maybe once every other day, and I found the cabomba had gone wild!! hahaha Grown to taller than the tank and laid on the surface, and my crypts are growing to as tall as my tank lol. Now if only I could find myself a foreground plant I would be set.... __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website

04-08-2009, 01:10 PM	#49
silver dollars Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,894	Ishar, You never seize to amaze me with your tanks! It looks amazing! __________________ 75g-4 silver dollars, 2 angels, 1 pleco, 4 doradids, 1 female krib. 1 killie 55g-2 angels, 3 corys, 4 harlequin rasbora, 4 rummy-nose tetra, 30gal-2 angels, 4 rummy-nose tetra 30gal-1 goldfish fry(egg got caught on net and he appeared) 30gal-1 angel, 1 rl pleco 20gal-empty

04-08-2009, 03:54 PM	#50
ishar MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON. Posts: 1,477	Thanks silver- I just wish my LFS would bring in some bloody foreground plants!!! lol my foreground is so seriously lacking :/ __________________ Old 20G- NOTE there are no pics in this journal anymore 20G Long "The Meadow" Journal ~~~~VOTE FOR MFT HERE~~~~ Ishar's Auctions Ishar's Planted Tank Website