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beautiful fish good job =)

nicely done =)

Updated pictures =) 12/20/2011

Thank you ! =) Yea I was happy to catch them in that moment. Thank you very much =)

Here's a video of the galaxy rasboras dancing to some festive music =)

Thank you =)

Good morning all, Today's close up: THE FISH Angled Tank Shot Boraras maculatas (my personal favorite) Trigostigma hengeli (Porkchop/Lamchop/hengeli's Rasbora) Boraras uropthalmoides (Sparrow/Arrowpoint Rasbora) A common favourite also: Celestichthys margaritatus (galaxy rasbora, celestial pearl danio) Crossocheilus siamensis (Siamese Algae Eater) And of course the star of the tank Colisa lalia (dwarf blue gourami) Shot of the adjusted anubias and an Amano shrimp molt. They're GROWING! I've noticed that since aerating my tank at night the fish seem a lot more active to start off the day and are always up at the surface waiting for food as soon as the lights turn on. It's amazing how much healthier the fish look when you keep the tank well maintained. I remember before I went through this revival process the colors were starting to fade and a lot of them were very slow and lethargic. Now all aspects of the tank are bursting with energy. The Boraras uropthalmoides are chasing each other through the hardscape, C. lalia is constantly investigating (actually I don't think that ever changes), The galaxy rasboras are dancing with each other, the Hengeli rasboras are schooling tightly. It's just so nice to see everything inside come to life as a vibrant ecosystem. I find myself just sitting back in a state of meditative relaxation with hot chocolate in one hand, christmas jazz playing in the background, in my comfy computer chair just enjoying the moment. I love aquascaping, and planted tanks. The energy that these tanks give off, the natural flow of fish schooling, the slight gentle waving of leaves in a current, frantic shrimp scurrying about and grazing. This is why I went into this hobby.. =D

thanks man looks great =)

oh sorry, haha "Full tank shot" from a straight on angle

nice otto, can you shoot a FTS straight on?

Shots of the day: And here are the rocks I plan to use when I set up my 30 gallon Iwagumi

33 gallon is loaded haha nice looking tanks

haha really green indeed

Thank you =)

Haha I should be... but I couldn't help it

Thank You =)

Here are some shots of the tank before and after a water change: and here's a christmas video of my tank: enjoy =)

dude thanks for that link i'll definately use it when I set up my future iwagumi. good stuff.

haha thanks man =) thats actually a siamese algae eater haha he's always busy eating away at algae

Here's a video update =)

my copper?

Thank you thank you =)

Another shot from my 15 gallon planted tank. This was used as my youtube background wall paper

After looking at my tank im starting to notice one of the anubias plants starting to grow really really big in proportion to the rest of the tank. In my oppinion it is starting to put the left side of the tank slightly off balance and im thinking of ways to fix it.. Should I maybe try relocating it more to the back closer to the rock instead of infront of the driftwood? Or since all of the anubias will eventually grow to this size should I try trading in the anubias in the tank for some Anubias nana var. petite. Or should I do a combination of both to get the classic anubias "leafy look" with variations of big and small leaves? Anubias nana var. petite Also there is a nice gap in between the rocks and driftwood that I noticed. Im thinking of maybe adding a few fronds of Bolbitis to this opening or at least adding some bolbitis to the area around the crypts to add more leaf variation in the tall plants in the tank. or maybe just replacing the crypts in general for bolbitis I don't know.. Bolbitis heudelotii I also want to highlight the base of my hardscape a little more to give it a more emphasized "Forest Edge" feel while the open areas grow into a nice dwarf hair grass carpet. Im thinking of adding a few rocks covered in moss to the circles in red to create a nice dark outline of the base of the whole structure while removing the round rocks circled in blue to allow the hairgrass to really fill into a nice full carpet. I will trim the growing moss to form triangular carpets creating a nice feeling of "flow" comming off of the hardscape. I'll probably use christmas moss for this. That or spiky moss Any oppinions on how I should tackle this? Would bolbitis grow out to be too big also? Please let me know what you guys think.

Thank you kindly. I probably have to make a stop at All Seasons Gardening Centre to pick up some extra fertz. I still have left over KNO3, KH2PO4, and K2SO4 but they're only like little ziplock bags worth. Im gonna pick up a bit more so I have a nice longlasting supply for my future tanks and this tank. I currently only dose Seachem excel, Potassium, and flourish since most of the plants in here are slow growers and not too too demanding.