ebe Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Hi everyone. I am new around here. I know I love to see other peoples' tanks, and I hope you all do too as this is a link to my 4' planted tank: http://au.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/asil_sirron/my_photos (Lily is my username on another forum). The plants in the tank when I took the photos included crypts, green hygro, red hygro, red ludwigia, anubias nana, milfoil, cabomba, a couple of small swords, and java moss. I have now added some green tiger lotus and hope to eventually replace a lot of the stem plants with plants like madagascar lace plant and more interesting varieties of crypt and aponogetons, as they become available and as I come across them. Nice to meet you all. lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebe Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 Well 24 people have viewed this post but no comments ... Hmm! Hope this isn't a case of "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.apps Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Hey good to meet you! Love the discus, well done on the tanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazza Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Nice 4'!!! Nice to meet you and welcome to the board. See you round. wazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHL Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 In your Crypts page, is DCP_0072 a Mi Oya or a Brown? Nicely planted tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Just goes to show !!!!!!! be a bit Cheeky & we all reply? nice plants, but my fish love to distroy them. good luck john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebe Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 Kewl, am not invisible after all! Nice to meet you all too. PHL, to tell you the truth I don't know. The crypts were bought as 1 plant from Auburn Aquarium as "mixed crypts" then I separated it into about 7 separate plants, all of which are a bit different. It's my favourite, though, whatever it is. It really adds some interest to the tank. See you all around, L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Ed Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Hi ebe, Nice tanks. What shop do you think has the best plants? Thanks Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHL Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 PHL, to tell you the truth I don't know. The crypts were bought as 1 plant from Auburn Aquarium as "mixed crypts" then I separated it into about 7 separate plants, all of which are a bit different. It's my favourite, though, whatever it is. It really adds some interest to the tank. The Mi Oya looks like this, whereas Brown looks like this. Also take a look at my post on my tanks; the crypts in the front of the 280L are all Mi Oya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett4Perth Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 That's a big ask to identify different strains of Crypts. It is hard enough to ID the various species and almost impossible with-out a flower. I have taken the same plant and grown it in different tanks and it has taken on a quite different form ( growth habit, size, coloration). So don't feel bad ebe, I doubt any of us are really sure what species of crypts we are growing. Cheers Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebe Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 Thanks for that plant info PHL, I imagine having read the description (hammered - a bit like me on some Friday evenings!!) that what I am growing is a Mi Oya. But as Brett said, who really knows! Hi Other Ed, and thanks. IME the best aquarium for plants is Auburn. I am now tinkering with the idea of ordering on-line, though. I have never bought anything online (except a camera from e-bay) so this is a big step for me! Cheers L PS PHL, NICE tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHL Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Thanks for that plant info PHL, I imagine having read the description (hammered - a bit like me on some Friday evenings!!) that what I am growing is a Mi Oya. But as Brett said, who really knows! Mi Oya is distinctive in that the leaves are reddish brown on the bottom, with greenish/olive brown on top, with a red stem. Haven't seen a Brown as yet. Hi Other Ed, and thanks. IME the best aquarium for plants is Auburn. I am now tinkering with the idea of ordering on-line, though. I have never bought anything online (except a camera from e-bay) so this is a big step for me! Manly Aquarium is also good if you get Frank, as he seem to know his plants. Aquaria Australia Warehouse is quite good for on-line ordering; I've bought a bit from Bert, but just be aware that sometimes the plants may not be correct. PS PHL, NICE tanks. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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