Almost two months later:
My Goo Obo gudgeon went missing a while back (as some of you know), so I then decided it was time to rethink the tank a bit. I decided to start switching to a Papua New Guinea biotope, and began by ordering 6 Goo Obo gudgeons!
When they arrived, I was happily surprised to find 8 in the bag. As of now though, I've only seen 5 in the tank, so three have either jumped, died, or were mysteriously stolen from my tank... LOL
To continue the theme, I pulled out some of the rotala along the left side of the tank and replaced it with Vallisneria americana (corkscrew val). I'm not 100% sure this plant grows in the New Guinea/Australia region, but I have read in a couple places that it does. If anyone can correct me on this, feel free.
I have also added a bronze C.wendtii that is getting fairly large.
Since I've learned how to dose my ferts, the dwarf lily has been growing fantastically, and the B.japonica is growing nice and large. The wisteria is out of control and the L.repens is showing beautiful red hues on top.
One of the Otos died but the other one is doing well. I brought all 8 rasboras back to the fish store and the tank has been like this for a while. Today I picked up 4 threadfin rainbows that are acclimating right now. It will be good to see some fish besides bottom dwellers in the tank! I'll have pictures up eventually.
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20gal tall! The display tank.
Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm
4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails
5gal hex! Mini planted tank
Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails.
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