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Someone was going to trade me some of my endlers for plants, he waited 2 months to complete the trade, by then no room for my endlers. Got these plants for free !

Laetacara dorsigera cruising the Dwarf hairgrass...



Brazilian microswords - chewed up by prior keyhole cichlids and in the pot too long + algae, but hoping to make it grow !



Mr. Oto resting peacefully



* sings * Take me down to the Paradise City where the hairgrass is green and the girl is Purtay... (note - Purtay is on the left)



'bought' as E tenellus, turns out it's E angustifolius ! Largest is 16 inches in height !





Hope you enjoy
Da













The Amazon Nut...

Great job with the plants, DaMossMan
I can see that your Laetacara dorsigera have taken quite well to their new home, and theyll have a blast exploring through the plants.

I used to have four dorsigera of my own, but they've all unfortunately passed

"Great job with the plants, DaMossMan"
Thanks !

"I can see that your Laetacara dorsigera have taken quite well to their new home, and theyll have a blast exploring through the plants." - These fish are awesome, took me 6 months to get them, it was worth the wait !

"I used to have four dorsigera of my own, but they've all unfortunately passed" - Awww sorry to hear that Zach
Are you going to try to get some more ?

EDIT

Adding couple full tank shots. Plants aren't in the best shape but at least now it's something I can start to work with






I've gotten rid of the plant collectoritis problem in this tank, got rid of several species, and added 5 new ones. For the first time in 2 years I'm excited about this tank !
Now I have to learn to make it thrive

40g - 'SouthAmeriKazian' plant list.

01. Jungle Val (Vallisneria americana)
02. Vallisneria natans v. ‘Thread-Leaf’
03 Red Rubin Sword (Echinodorus Rubin)
04. Brazilian Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis Braziliensis)
05. Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula)
06. Echinodorus angustifolius
07. Downoi (Pogostemon helferi)
08. Ozelot sword
09. Java Fern ‘Wendelov’ (Lace)
10. Crypt wendtii ‘Mi-Oya’
11. Crypt wendtii ‘Tropica’
12. Crypt becktii




The Amazon Nut...

I've been 'test dosing' some stuff to try and balance the tank. This week I dosed...

Flourish Excel - half dosing due to Vals in the tank.
(10ml initially, then 5ml daily)

Flourish Comprehensive - 3ml (once per week)

#2 Potassium sulfate - half teaspoon (once per week ?)
#3 Potassium nitrate - half teaspoon (once per week ?)

#6 Chelated Trace Elements - did not dose as may have
caused algae outbreak last time.

The downoi has visible growth, and the crypts have perked up a bit I noticed, particularly the Mi-oya. This is encouraging !

I took today off work to study, took a side-trip to the fish store and bought a phosphate and iron test kit.

2ppm phosphate and ZERO chelated iron !

Reduce phosphate, easy, more water changes LOL.

I need Iron. I think I'm going to try the Flourish Iron for now over the chelated trace elements, that way have more direct control over it. It I add iron and change water more I'll be a step closer to a more balanced tank.







The Amazon Nut...