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tunagirll

Member Since 30 Jan 2014
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#309096 Gumtree Ad

Posted by tunagirll on 23 February 2014 - 06:00 PM

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#308886 60L Planted Betta Tank

Posted by tunagirll on 21 February 2014 - 07:13 AM

The shrimp are super cool, they are both natives too! I have some video footage that I'll compile and put up when I have time.




#308868 60L Planted Betta Tank

Posted by tunagirll on 20 February 2014 - 09:38 PM

The gobies and shrimp have arrived!

 

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Mexican standoff between Nigel and the new kids on the block

 

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The Darwin Red Nosed shrimp settling in nicely too

 

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Fabio doesn't escape the shrimp treatment either, with a dozen Darwin Algae shrimp going into the nano

 

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Looking good so far :)




#308201 60L Planted Betta Tank

Posted by tunagirll on 15 February 2014 - 08:25 AM

Meet Fabio, he's going in my 30l tank. Nigel has moved into his bigger digs in this tank with his loach buddies, will grab some decent pics tonight.

 

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#308080 60L Planted Betta Tank

Posted by tunagirll on 14 February 2014 - 07:39 AM

So my original plant plan isn't going to happen, even the natives are going to get pureed across the border it appears! That should have been fine, but no time to plan a new layout as my betta arrive today apparently! A quick trip down to Aquotix to scrounge for plants and a few bits and pieces to split my CO2 into the new tank.

 

Here's what I came back with:

 

A pot of Lilaeopsis brasiliensis (Brazilian micro sword)

A nice Echinodorus horizontalis (Horizontalis sword)

Hygrophila corymbosa (Narrow leaf giant hygro)

Hairgrass (want dwarf but that will have to wait)

Narrow leaf val

More blyxa japonica as well

 

and picking up some hydrocotyle sp japan (pennywort) today

 

So here's the mess today. Not happy with the layout but got the plants in and will decide on an arrangement over the new few days (ideas welcome). Planning to pick up some pebbles to decorate and make hidey holes for the gobies arriving next week.

 

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#307750 60L Planted Betta Tank

Posted by tunagirll on 11 February 2014 - 04:30 PM

I predict some stockings will be disappearing out of drawers soon lol

 

Put my order in for stock for this tank plus two 30l tanks:

 

6 x Finke Gobies going into this tank

15 x Darwin Red-nose shrimp

10 x Chameleon shrimp

Nymphaea nouchali as a feature plant

Hairgrass for the background

Pogostemon stellatus

Vallisneria nana

Pennywort for the foreground

 

Plus my new dumbo betta breeding pair and some red MTW :)




#307726 60L Planted Betta Tank

Posted by tunagirll on 11 February 2014 - 10:55 AM

This is my second planted tank, hopefully it will turn out nicer than the first one. This is a 60l tank that will be for a betta and hopefully some MTW. The driftwood is the star in the tank, and I have a rough plan as to how to complement it with plants but no plants just yet. Will be moderately planted with CO2 injection. So without further ado;

 

Saw this piece of driftwood and had to have it. It's been soaking a couple of weeks. I'd leave it a couple more weeks but I just bought a new betta pair and need some tank space!

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Always a bonus not having to beg borrow or steal stockings if you have your own. Leftover gravel from a cheap tank buy.

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Setting up the star of the show

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And from the top

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Root tabs go in and ten kilos of nice shrimp sand go to work

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And from the top

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Hardscape is in and looking pretty good!

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Now to let the tank settle and cough up for some plants :)




#307722 Shrimp Id Please

Posted by tunagirll on 11 February 2014 - 08:46 AM

If you want to rehome them let me know :D




#306695 Hello From The Hills

Posted by tunagirll on 31 January 2014 - 08:13 AM

Hi, I joined because I met a few members now and you all seem pretty nice people and great to talk to! I live up in the hills and only have one nano tank with a betta, just picked up another one though. I'm relatively new to planted tanks but really enjoying how beautiful they are. Hopefully I'll learn a little more here and maybe avoid the worst mistakes.

 

My tank is 28 litres and is home to Nigel and three kuhli loaches - Chip, Dale and Alvin :)

 

The tank

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Nigel

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Chippy

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The new tank courtesy of Aquotix :)

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