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Andy123
Wed Jun 27, 2007, 07:49 AM
hi all
i hav a planted 165L/45gal that i am goin to be re-stocking and re-aquascaping in the very near future. i would like to keep:
3discus
10neons/cardinals
4cory panda
6kuhli loaches

what do u think of these ideas?what can i improve?

i would like to re-aquascape the tank and get it looking like this(from above)
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p60/fishkid951/futuretankdesignupdated.jpg

#1 is the power head
#2 is the divider to keep the discus getting around there because the one i hav now has scratched himself behind there a few times
#3 is a plant(unknown what type yet(please help out here) it is going to be tall(to the very top)
#4 is a plant(unsure what type)it will go to about a few cm lower than the taller plant(about 3/4 way up the tank)
#5 is a plant(unsure what type(help again) it will go to about 1/2 way up the tank.
#6 a reed type plant(unsure of name--->pic)
http://www.livefish.com.au/images/thinval.jpg
#7 red tiger lotus lilly-feature plant(pic)
http://www.petfish.net/articles/pics/tlotus_ppulcherpic4.jpg
#8 a foreground plant(unsure of type-??)
#9 amazon swords
http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/Echinodorus.jpg

for all the places i hav left and i dont know what plants to put there could you please suggest some?

thanx all for your help
fishkid

Andy123
Sat Jun 30, 2007, 11:02 AM
does anyony have any ideas?? please...i hope to be starting this these hols...please

JamezMan
Mon Aug 13, 2007, 10:05 AM
It all depends on how much light you have, the tank dimensions, whether you are going to run co2 and your fertilizer schedule.

ILLUSN
Fri Sep 21, 2007, 07:34 AM
use val as your tall plant this will work for 3+4+5 & 6 or use something that grows fast that you can prune to the correct height like a hydrophila spp.

depending on your light your forground plant could be E.tenicalis or if you've got high light you could try glosso or lilliopsis.