Todd Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 i may be wrong, but i think that the plants are called 'variegated rush', and aren't a true aquatic plant. if they are the ones i am thinking of, they will melt away. how long have they been in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 A month or so. Leaves have been comming off but I thought it was just the fish eating them. I only bought them because they were cheap and were the least ugly. Silk plants might be the go if these don't hold up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Try vallisneria. Its better suited to tang environments and looks fairly similar. It is also very easy to look after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Try vallisneria. Its better suited to tang environments and looks fairly similar. It is also very easy to look after. Thanks for the tip mate. I'll keep an eye out for it. Never seen it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 +1 for the val the stuff grows like crazy too. I remember when i first started out 11 years ago i didnt even have a light on my community tank and the stuff took over in no time. Ended up planting out my silver perch pond with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 those cyps will be snacks for those frontosas in a couple of years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 Fronnies wil be out before then. They are only growing up in there. Eventually they wil be part of my breeding colony in their own tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacow Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Fronnies wil be out before then. They are only growing up in there. Eventually they wil be part of my breeding colony in their own tank. the tank looks great , every body has there own opinion,you just do wat u wont to ,it looks great keep up the good work ,im in sth aussie i wish the tanks were that cheep here 600 for 8x2x2 thats excellent, 1400 for 7x2.5x2.5 herein adelaide cheers mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Cheers mate. Yeah the tanks arnt to bad here. You just gotta know where to go. 7x2.5x2.5 is $1000 roughly. I'll have to take some more pics soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwah Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 1400 for a 7x2.5x2.5 isn't too bad for sa.. where abouts is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 hey the tank is looking great. thanks for posting the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 hey the tank is looking great. thanks for posting the pics Thanks mate! I told you great minds think alike... Hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 totally agree. I was going to plant mine with vallis, java fewn and anubis which will all cope with the hard alkaline Tang water and possibly cope with hungry tropheus as well but the Mrs rejected the idea, i would get some Vallis at least in that tank, it would look amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 totally agree. I was going to plant mine with vallis, java fewn and anubis which will all cope with the hard alkaline Tang water and possibly cope with hungry tropheus as well but the Mrs rejected the idea, i would get some Vallis at least in that tank, it would look amazing. Yeah I was the other way around. I have never been a fan of plants. But everyone told me it needed "greenery". These were the only plant I liked the look of. But with everyone's suggestion of Val has got me more keen on the idea. It will be an addition to the tank very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALR1 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Amazing! Where did you source the texas holeys? I am looking for reasonably priced rocks. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacow Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Amazing! Where did you source the texas holeys? I am looking for reasonably priced rocks. Cheers. i dont no if u no anybody or u can get them urself but pieces internet site has them ,i bought 30kg it cost 100 sent to adelaide but i no someone with a aquarium shop ,but u never no good luck mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Amazing! Where did you source the texas holeys? I am looking for reasonably priced rocks. Cheers. It's not all Texas holey rock. Some of it is dead coral. I bought the holey rock from crystal palace in five dock. Can't remember what I paid but it was half the price of some shops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charleyzheng Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 where did you go to get all the juvies? LFS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 where did you go to get all the juvies? LFS? Breeders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Quick update. Met up with grant last weekend and got some parracyps, albino parracyps, furcifer and eretmodus. I'll take some pics as soon as work gives me a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 here are a few new pics. some new additions to the tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwah Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 albino paracyp ? nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 albino paracyp ? nice yeah there are three types of parracyp. the normal nigripinnis, albino nigripinnis and parracyp brenei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfnq Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 great to see its all settling in that tank looks better each time i see it how do you find the upkeep of the sand substate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 great to see its all settling in that tank looks better each time i see it how do you find the upkeep of the sand substate?? Thanks mate. The sand is quite easy to maintain. I do a light gravel vac once a month. The pool filter sand is much better than other stuff I have used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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