Alpine Gardens

[tim]

Pygmy Corries, scapes looking lovely Thomas.

 

[aliclarke86]

Beautiful, its amazing the contrast a background colour can make

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[Tim Harrison]

White background, from below.



In situ.



Thomas

What's his name...lonely ...hasn't he got any mates? Johnny Rasbora no-mates - Rasbora tax is a bitch...Awesome scape by the way....

 

[Alexander Belchenko]

Beatiful scape. Especially love how great it's looking in situ.
May I suggest you improve left back corner: allow plants to grow some more, a bit taller than ammania bonsai.
About fish: look at Pedro's lateset work Green&grey - he had a big school of ember tetra there, lovely small crazy fish.


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[TOO]

Thanks all.

Tim, pygmies are nice, but would like a bit more color.

Ali, yeah I love to be able to change the backgrounds, like them both because they do two very different things to the scape, but guess I lean towards the black for the powerful contrast.

Troi, Johnny Rasbora clearly suffers from survivor's guilt! Poor fella.

Alexander, your point is interesting, but my idea has always been to keep the corner plants lower than the surface, but maybe you are right that there is an unbalance. Really appreciate the feedback, thanks a lot, will look into it.

Thomas

 

[tim]

Rosy loach

 

[steveno]

Absolutely Lovely looking, the white background works really well but like you said the black background did provide more contrast. Thou you fish quite lonely...

 

[Ian Holdich]

Shared on the ukaps Facebook page also. Thanks Thomas!

 

[TOO]

Ian, thanks mate, I am honored!

Thank

 

[TOO]

I am considering Norman's Lampeye for this, has the size I am looking for - and is available.

Any experience with this for the planted tank with good flow? I don't see them very often in planted aquaria.

Thomas

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I am considering Norman's Lampeye for this

I really like them, an under-rated fish, but I think they will try and escape "over the top".

cheers Darrel

 

[TOO]

I think they will try and escape "over the top".

Thanks, Darrel, this is definitely not the kind of competence I am looking for in this "job". Would explain why they are not so common in open top. I am pretty sure, though, that The Green Machine used them in their tributary tank. Perhaps ember tetras are a better choice.

My first choice is Danio margaritatus, but they seem to be very rarely available these days...

Thomas

 

[Alexander Belchenko]

Lamp-eyes are known to be very good jumpers. I won't put it to open tank, unless you have water 2-3 cm or more below the top of tank.

 

[Monk d'Wally de Honk]

The Gertrude's Rainbowfish I have are lovely little fish, none have jumped in my tank, although it does have a lid after lights out. I had them posted to me from Kesgrave's ebay shop. You need a minimum of six really.

 

[Martin in Holland]

I use to have lamp eyes and I love them, but they are at best with a dark back and/or some high plants to show of those pretty blue eyes

 

[TOO]

Thanks a lot, guys. This is all very helpful.

Lampeyes are out. After having 9 espei jump out I will look for an open top safe species.

Thomas

 

[Ian Holdich]

Green neons would look ace in there, and they don't jump.

 

[TOO]

Green neons would look ace in there, and they don't jump.

That is a great suggestion, Ian. Thanks. They have the right size, look good, and if on top of that they don't jump, they are perfect. I think these are P. simulans, right? In Denmark, if I am correct, they are popularly called blue neon.

Thomas

 

[TOO]

Will be getting some Ranunculus inundatus for this tomorrow. Where is there room for it, you are asking? Well, I will need to make some .

Do any of you have experience growing this? It seems the challenge, at least for this scape, will be to keep it low and creeping.

Green neons are out (see above) as they are nowhere to be found around here. So Johnny is still alone.

Thomas

 

[TOO]

Some updates. One full shot before pruning (or rather before pruning the Ammania/Rotala; everything else was pruned some days ago). The others: close up of my beloved Ammania "bonsai"/Rotala indica and Gladiota viscidula beginning to grow after a major initial prune. Lovely plant. I think I am about a month from having the scape as I would like it and ready for final photographs.