Am considering a larger tank, but would need to sell mine and move all the plants, soil etc. I have a Plec cave which is at the back of the tank. Am taking the Bristlenose back this weekend as he has been digging.
NoOr throw a spanner in the works get a couple of angel fish and keep neons?!
Am considering a larger tank, but would need to sell mine and move all the plants, soil etc. I have a Plec cave which is at the back of the tank. Am taking the Bristlenose back this weekend as he has been digging.
That you’d ignore mine and create your ownWhich option were you expecting?!
Plants will grow over and around cavesThere's so many plants in there, not really room for caves!
What type of rock do I need to buy? Taking the Bristelnose back this weekend and 8 neons.As already mentioned a larger tank would be much better with your current stock. The L236 will require a rock cave or specialist plec cave, wood has been mentioned but all the hypancistrus from the Rio xingu really need rocks. They’ll use wood if there is nothing else but rocks should really be used. Not sure how big it is but that and the bristlenose May cause issues with digging up and disturbing plants.
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conor
Can you send a pic of a typical cave I need to buy and bog wood?That you’d ignore mine and create your own
Plants will grow over and around caves
Arbitrarily choosing AG for example
Bogwood, small to med, you can combine small piece to create a larger cave, I’d expect the Apisto and plecos to dig what they wanted given the wood base to start
River wood, small
etc
As Conort2 pointed out, check that your present pleco cave is suitable for your L236
Anything pretty substantial, when I kept hypancistrus I used rounded boulders however these don’t look the best for aqua scaping. They would probably be happy with something like mini landscape rock or even drags on stone provided the pieces are big enough for it to hide under completely.What type of rock do I need to buy? Taking the Bristelnose back this weekend and 8 neons.
So Twinstar is only at 50%. Been using Ei fertiliser kit with macro and micro nutrient bottles for recommended about each day. 23ml for 135 litre. I’ve started to get some black beard algae on the driftwood. What am I doing wrong? Started to get some decent plant growth other than the carpet at the front.