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30g, lots of anubias, some java fern, 4 pieces of driftwood...any comments or suggestions?


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I really love the way the foreground looks. I think once things take off and start filling in and you get a little more height and fullness from the anubias in the back (is that a. congensis?) it will appear to have more depth. I think having another type of plant in there will break up the visual impact of all the anubias too much, so I'd keep it the way it is and give it a few months to mature. The dark wood and substrate really makes the leaves look bright.

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Thanks Most of the plants on the left are congensis which I only started keeping a few months ago. It would probably look better to have them spread out along the back but that would entail re-doing the entire tank and I'm not sure if I want to do that

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The trouble with tanks aquascaped with lots of anubias is being patient enough to wait for them to mature, or being able to visualize what they'll really look like in a few months. I'd seriously give this tank 6-8 weeks at least before changing things around too much. I like a. congensis a lot, and have some in one of my tanks that has gotten quite large (10-12 inches tall, with broad leaves about 2.5-3 inches across). This has only happened with the ones closest to the light, and it took about 8 months for them to get that way.

I think if you moved just one congensis plant, or got one more for the left side, it would give the height I mentioned in that area, and would also do a lot to hide the air tubing and filter intake.

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Looks pretty good but give it time and I am sure it will look much better. Just make sure you dont burry the rimozone.

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Looks good but get better lighting...

Chris

Actually, the lighting is one of the things I like about this tank...
Mnay fish get quite washed out in bright lighting necessary for heavily planted tanks, so because your chosen plants don't require that intense lighting, the fish will regain their darker, more intense coloration and irridesence. I notice this a lot with my rainbowfish. I love sitting in front of the tank in the morning before the tank light comes on but there's plenty of ambient room light to see the fish and I see all kinds of colors and patterns that are difficult to discern under the bright fluorescents.

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realy like it
has a very modern look to it

Well I ended up doing a complete re-do I'll be adding a trio of apistos to the tank next week and needed to create some caves. I also added a terra cotta pot for spawning; it's hiding behind the wood and tall anubias on the far right side of the tank.



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Looks great Theresa! The Apistos will fit in nicely.

*Kristin*

I reckon a black backround will make it look a lot better(not that i think it looks bad, i think its great) because it will contrast to the plants and fishes colour,maybe a couple of taller background plants to.
Beautiful setup

aggreed a black background would make that tank look STUNNING

Maybe put in a row of crypt parva or something similar to hide the anubias roots/ stems

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Looks great!

It seems that you have lots of plants for the foreground but not enough for back drop.

I noticed you have lots of anubias, maybe some larger species of anubias? Maybe some giant anubias or coffee leaf anubias.

Ya, black background would look cool.
Like the over all cool appearance of the tank.

Good job!!!