I like the way your background actually compliments your tank really well! Your fish variety is cool too. Clear water, like you said, thats really hard to do without F'ng up something in your tank's bio balance, well done.
I value your opinion, no matter how much experience you have, cuz you seem to be giving actual thought to this, thanks
Thanks for the algae liquid tip man, it could very well come in handy for me (i love clear water)
Sorry about your wife not liking the aquarium hobby man, but you dont always have to go Big in terms of tanks in order to live real dreams hehe.
Man, plants can be a huge pain in the arse, and thats one of the reasons i hate them. But youre right, all the benefits they can provide (controlling ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, producing oxigen for fish, providing food source for fry, etc..) make them a great addition to any tank!
I plan to clear the tank of present fish (because they dont mix well with my live plants and wont mix well with the smaller fish i plan on introducing) And Introduce a school of 6 peppered cory cats, and i also plan on trying to get a blue swordtail from breeding a blue platy male and a red swordtail female. It'll be really exciting to see what colors i get in the brood.
My tank isn't all about the plants, its gonna be all about the fish that i plan to breed
! The plants are just extra lol.
Also, i am deeply sorry for the Giant Gourami you used to have. I could tell that you were pretty attached to that fish...
Better luck with your future fish keeping *BOUNCINGS