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here is my tank:

3x platies
2x rasboras (soon going to fill out school)
4x peppered corys
1x red tailed shark
2x fantail goldfish (soon going to give away)
1x Ram
3x Flame tetras (soon going to fill out school)

Here is the tank:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/badgers034/DSC00702.jpg

Well, if I were you, I'd get a dark background first off. Black or dark blue might look nice. Then I'd either remove or at least move the central red plant. It is usually a good idea to off-set the centerpiece in a design, and having that bright plant right in the center doesn't look dynamic visually. Having some more smaller plants in the front will give the tank more depth as well.

Good luck!

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Solid colored background is a must. The way it is right now is just too busy the eye doesnt know where to go first .
Next because it is such a small tank I suggest picking only two green plants and one non green plant to provide a more uniform look. I'd work on making the driftwood more noticible as well.

First thing though is to get rid of that background, I a tank come with that background once and it does make it difficult to tell what is plants in the tank and what is the background. Which makes it hard for us to offer suggestions on aquascaping.
Once we can see the tank without the background we could give you a few more pointers.

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Have to agree with the background suggestions previously given.

Relocating the driftwood and placement of the smaller plants around it can give them a more realistic look.

Along with getting rid of your goldfish, the RTBS is going to get too large for the 29 gallon.

Jim

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wel here is my tank as of today. Yesterday I was at a pet store and I found a container filled with these REALLY cool purple rocks, so I bought three and I now have a really cool cave.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/badgers034/DSC00740.jpg
My tank.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/badgers034/DSC00723.jpg
My Ram (I had to put a picture of him in here, because hes new and really cool) Any name suggestions for him?? LOL

I would rather not put a plant in front of my purple rocks considering i spent $20 on them but they do look good. I will arrange them in a way so that I can have plants in the front and still see the rocks. Also, I will get a dark background tomorrow. I am going to add some more driftwood tomorrow and the dark background.

Here is what I am looking to do with my tank:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/badgers034/fishtankdesign.jpg

I hope it is clear to you. I kind of want a high left to low right pattern. Like a triangle with a high left side going to a lower, more open, right side.

P.S. Zoom in on picture so its more clear.

Well, today I got the Black background and it looks pretty good. Any other suggestions about my tank...

P.S. I will have a picture with the black background soon.

ok, here are the new pictures with the black background.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/badgers034/DSC00748.jpg
My Tank. Now are there any mores suggestions.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/badgers034/DSC00751.jpg
My Ram. Again any name suggestions, and is this a blue ram a gold ram a bolivian ram??? I know it is a Ram but just what kind.

P.S. Babel fis please reply to this, you seem to know ur aquascaping. (i have seen the help you gave little fish with his/her tank)

I know my tank looks bad and i am willing to follow ANY suggestions you give, so consider this tank yours. You tell me what to do and ill do it. lol

The black background looks heaps better That ram, i'd say is a "Blue" ram. Great fish.

Enjoy.

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well, today i come home from school and my ram is laying on the ground dead...

Well I am sorry to say the tank does nothing for me at all.

To start of with there seems too many colours in the rocks, plants and drift wood.
If you draw a line across the tops of the back ground plants it is like a big dipper ups and downs. There is no leading flow from area to area.

Foreground plants are required to soften the harshnes of all of the rocks.

A focal point should be about 1/3rd in from the LH end and 2/3rds back from the front, this gives the eye a natural flow and where to go to next.

Various coloured plants can be over done I prefer various shades of green lighest at the front and darkest at the back.

Have a look at the Aquscapeing links at the top of this Forum.

Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info

Look here for my
Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos

Keith

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it does nothing for me either thats why i want to change it around.

P.S. Keith, ur betta tank on ur desk looks GREAT i love the multiple layers.

Sorry about your Ram. I'm sure you will get your tank sorted to look lovely. Just do what your doing by listening to advice on here and it will eventually fall into place.
Cheers
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