Hi,
I've recently moved from London to Exeter and am trying to sort my tank out. It suffered a little from the early packing and the journey but came back fairly well, however following a one week holiday where my parents where house sitting, I was informed that for some reason the lights did not come on for the whole week.
Thus I now have a tank full of fairly poorly plants along with a ton of water lettuce (love these) which have lost most of their roots (? - not sure what the waterbourne roots are called).
I was planning on spending some time over the coming weekend to get it all back into shape and was wondering what plants would work well in the tank.
I've always struggled with Amazon Swords in this tank, but would like them again, I've also struggled with Java fern which is very frustrating as I understand that it is hardy as nails and will thrive anywhere.... other than my tank it seems.
I love Anubis and am happy to wait for it to look good, but can you recommend some 'Walstad' style plants that need minimal upkeep (minimal as in I don't change the water more than once every 6 months or so and dont want lots of pruning).
On a side note, what fish and shrimp like soft water? I have some Cardinal Tetras which I know like it and some blue Rainbows, which Im not sure about.
Regards
Lee
I've recently moved from London to Exeter and am trying to sort my tank out. It suffered a little from the early packing and the journey but came back fairly well, however following a one week holiday where my parents where house sitting, I was informed that for some reason the lights did not come on for the whole week.
Thus I now have a tank full of fairly poorly plants along with a ton of water lettuce (love these) which have lost most of their roots (? - not sure what the waterbourne roots are called).
I was planning on spending some time over the coming weekend to get it all back into shape and was wondering what plants would work well in the tank.
I've always struggled with Amazon Swords in this tank, but would like them again, I've also struggled with Java fern which is very frustrating as I understand that it is hardy as nails and will thrive anywhere.... other than my tank it seems.
I love Anubis and am happy to wait for it to look good, but can you recommend some 'Walstad' style plants that need minimal upkeep (minimal as in I don't change the water more than once every 6 months or so and dont want lots of pruning).
On a side note, what fish and shrimp like soft water? I have some Cardinal Tetras which I know like it and some blue Rainbows, which Im not sure about.
Regards
Lee