Complexity's 29g Planted Tank Journal

[Totenkampf]

i was checking out the 75G journal on PT too, but it hasnt had any updates in a while. i really like your sense of composition, once school lets up for you i would love to see more journals!

[Complexity]

anything more recent on this one?

Yeah, this one is still up and running. It's the one with the pelvicachromis pair that keep breeding, but don't know what to do with the fry once they get them so they keep losing them. The tank is a jungle right now (intentional for the fry's sake). Once I get my 90g planted, I'm going to move the loaches out of this tank to the 90g in hopes that will help the pelvicachromis pair a little.

No time for pics right now, but I'll try to do an update soon.

[eklikewhoa]

Thanks, Gene!

MJ, you need to do a saltwater planted. Imagine the possibilities!

I miss my saltwater planted... wonder who ended up with my custom wavebox tank.

[Totenkampf]

anything more recent on this one?

[Complexity]

Oh, wow, thank you! My camera is very old, only 3 megapixals. The thing that I think helps the most is a bracketing feature. One day, I want to get a better camera, but whatever I get, it has to have that same bracketing feature.

[DUHK]

Your camera takes beautiful pictures. :) Some cameras serve the fish no justice, but your pictures are absolutely beautiful.

[Complexity]

Thanks, naps! The new tetras are beginning to spread out all through the tank. They are sooo pretty!

[naps]

Looks great!! :)

[Complexity]

Thanks, Gene!

MJ, you need to do a saltwater planted. Imagine the possibilities!

[myjohnson]

wow, reminds me why I use to be into planted tanks!

[Gene D]

Very impressive Vicki, the new fish do add to the tank

[Complexity]

It's been a month or more since I got them, but last I looked, they still had some left. Tell them I sent you.

Don't those Von Rios look great in this tank? I swear they were made to go in it. The colors are a perfect match for the plants. And this tank needed some kind of dither fish to fill it out.

Funny thing is I had intended on breaking this tank down when I got my 90g. I hadn't planned on keeping it running. Now it's becoming a favorite! Funny how that works.

[smk]

ok thanks vikki i'll have to stop by there tomorrow after work and see if they still have some all your tanks really look sweet those von rios really pop in there
scott

[Complexity]

Pics of my new tetras! They look so good in this tank!

FTS. Most of the tetras are gathering on the left side for now. They've only been in this tank for a couple of hours so it'll take time for them to feel comfortable enough to swim all over.



A nice shot of them as a group. There's more in the tank than what's seen here, but this group stands out the most.



Got lucky with a nice close-up. Kind of sparkly in the lighter colored part.





I just tossed this picture in for fun. This is a small Hygrophila corymbosa 'kompact' that I planted from a trimming. It's the same plants in my 90g cichlid tank. I love how the new growth comes out with this pretty pink color. Very lovely.



Can't throw anything away it seems. This java moss is taking over! I'll have to trim it soon, but it's done so well, I hate to disturb it. It's funny because it came as a hitchhiker on some other plants I got. Unable to toss anything, I tied it to some wood and put it in the tank. It's grown so nicely ever since! I originally wanted to put it in my 5g RCS tank, but it's kind of made it's place in my 29g.

[Complexity]

those kribs are really nice can i ask where you picked them up

I got them at Fish Ranch II. They had a bunch of juveniles together. I got the feeling someone local sold them their fry, but I never asked to be sure. I just grabbed some. They were too small to even sex. No color at all yet. It's been a lot of fun to watch them grow up and color up!