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[Allex]

Hi

This is my small shrimp/plant tank. Hope you like it.

Volume:
5,3 gallon - bowfront

Filtration:
Aqua-el Fan Plus Mini (sponge and Cladophora)

Light:
1 x 8 W - Hagen PowerGlo
1 x 8 W - Noname Daylight

Water parameters:
T - 23-24 C (73-75 F)
pH - 7,2-7,3
GH - 8,5
KH - 4-5
NO2/NO3 ~ 0

Substrate:
Coarse and medium sand mixed with a little gravel.

Fauna:
4 x Tanichthys albonubes
2 x Caridina multidentata
? x Neocaridina heteropoda
2 x Neocaridina heteropoda var. "Red Cherry"
5 x Cipangopaludina sp. (young)
1 x Clithon corona
? x Melanoides tuberculata
? x Theodoxus fluviatilis
? x Acroloxus lucustris
? x Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Flora:
Bacopa monnieri
Bolbitis heudelotii
Cladophora sp.
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Cryptocoryne balansae
Cryptocoryne parva
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Additional decoration:
2 pieces of African wood.

It's kind of a low-tech tank. Daily feeding, 20% water change every 2-3 weeks and once a month a few fertilizer sticks for the plants.

[shadohfrog]

Beautiful pictures.
Do you know why the pictures have a scroll bar at the right hand side ? It would be nice to see the whole picture without having to scroll.

[jeej]

What plant is it that is giving that grass appearance? I've love to recreate that in my tank.

[Allex]

shadohfrog - I dont' see any scroll bar...
jeej - That's Lilaeopsis brasiliensis. There are a few other similar species (L. chinensis, L. ruthiana etc.).

Whoops, I've made a mistake. I have 1x8W Powerglo and 2x8W Daylight.

A few additional pictures.

[Neonshrimp]

Thanks Allex, you have alot of plant colors/variety there. How big is the marimo ball?

[Allex]

Actually I've used 6 regular sized balls. 3 on the filter and 3 to cover one piece of arched wood in the back of the tank.

[jeej]

Sorry Allex, I meant the furry looking stuff covering that object at the back of the tank. What is that?

[Allex]

Oh, that's Cladophora also known as Moss Ball, Morimo Ball or just Aegagropila linnaei.

[adimeatatime]

Your "grassy field" looks neat. I bet your shrimp like it! Your tank is really pretty. Thanks for sharing.

[Allex]

A few new pictures.

[Newjohn]

That is a very nice looking Planted tank

Thank You
Thank You For sharing
John

[Allex]

Hi
I've made a few changes (new filter turbine, less plants, new fish) so tell me what you think.

[Neonshrimp]

Hi Alex, thanks for sharing the pictures again. The new scape has opened up the tank visually and it seems much more roomy. I see the shrimp out in the open, how are the fish behaving towards the shrimp? Have you seen any aggressive behaviors?

[Allex]

The new scape has opened up the tank visually and it seems much more roomy.

That was the plan.

I see the shrimp out in the open, how are the fish behaving towards the shrimp? Have you seen any aggressive behaviors?

None. The fish (Oryzias latipes) stay mostly near the surface and ignore the shrimp completely. Although they occasionally take a short dive near the green morimo pillow to lay eggs. Thats the only time fish and shrimp meet face to face.

[Allex]

Hi
Presenting my second shrimp tank.

Volume:
11 gallon (42 L) - bowfront

Filtration:
Hagen Fluval 105

Light:
1 x 14 W - Daylight
2 x 8 W - Daylight 6500K

Water parameters:
T - 73-75 F (23-24 C)
pH - 7,2-7,3
GH - 8,5
KH - 4-5
NO2/NO3 ~ 0

Substrate:
Coarse and medium sand mixed with a little gravel.

Fauna:
15 x Heterandria formosa
2 x Otocinclus sp.
2 x Caridina multidentata
? x Neocaridina heteropoda
1 x Clithon corona
? x Melanoides tuberculata
? x Acroloxus lacustris

Flora:
Cladophora aegagropila
Leptodictyum riparium
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Taxiphyllum sp.

Decoration:
Vine branches
Coconut shells