Ken Loach
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I took down my 34L planted Fluval Flex after a massive infestation of ramshorn snails and a huge explosion in the shrimp population.
I did a re-start with silk plants and, to be honest, they looked okay. However I’m going to get rid of them and return to real plants as the enjoyment of that side of the hobby is missing.
I had a complete plant substrate last time round (TMC NutraSoil) but this time I only have gravel so I’m going to go with plants that I know I can grow, principally Java Fern, Anubias Nana and Cryptocoryne Wendtii. My aquarium shop assures me that the Crypts will root and flourish in the gravel and the other two plants I am going to try glueing to rocks rather than using fishing line, as I have in the past.
The current population of my tank is 3 Sunset Platys, 6 Harlequins, 6 Cory Napoensis, a Bristlenose Plec of 3” who will need to be re-homed when he gets bigger, and 3 Nerite Snails. They are all doing well after 6 months and I think a change to a planted tank will be very beneficial to them.
I did a re-start with silk plants and, to be honest, they looked okay. However I’m going to get rid of them and return to real plants as the enjoyment of that side of the hobby is missing.
I had a complete plant substrate last time round (TMC NutraSoil) but this time I only have gravel so I’m going to go with plants that I know I can grow, principally Java Fern, Anubias Nana and Cryptocoryne Wendtii. My aquarium shop assures me that the Crypts will root and flourish in the gravel and the other two plants I am going to try glueing to rocks rather than using fishing line, as I have in the past.
The current population of my tank is 3 Sunset Platys, 6 Harlequins, 6 Cory Napoensis, a Bristlenose Plec of 3” who will need to be re-homed when he gets bigger, and 3 Nerite Snails. They are all doing well after 6 months and I think a change to a planted tank will be very beneficial to them.