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Tulgey Wood - Trimmed

Exciting times...I seem to have got the balance right and the scape is becoming verdant once more. Today I added 10 of these little beauties http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/trigonostigma-espei/ - apparently they're not that common in the trade, and 6 of these tiny little fellas http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/yunnanilus-sp-rosy/ (thanks for the suggestion Tim).

A few iPhone shots to be going on with - even though the glosso left was doing well I've planted more to fill in the gaps.

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That's great news Troi, finally things are coming together, now that you have found the balance it should all be plain sailing and you can start to really enjoy this wonderful tank, you should be proud! I am considering Trigonostigma espei, I bought some but it turns out they were hengeli. My hengeli shoal well and hopefully espei will too.

And those rosy loaches are gorgeous, I hope you don't mind if I copy your stocking :)However I would like to know the behaviour of both fish, shoaling or not, substrate/midwater/surface etc so please do keep us updated.
 
Wow quite a turn around, you must be over the moon! Looking great... I'm itching to get a scape going again... Shrimp have taken over a bit

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Thanks for the kind comments guys and the encouragement. I am over the moon that it's all bounced back, but I'm still not counting my chickens yet...:rolleyes:
Crossocheilus said:
I am considering Trigonostigma espei, I bought some but it turns out they were hengeli. My hengeli shoal well and hopefully espei will too.

And those rosy loaches are gorgeous, I hope you don't mind if I copy your stocking :)However I would like to know the behaviour of both fish, shoaling or not, substrate/midwater/surface etc so please do keep us updated.
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The T. espei have settled in already and are shoaling all over the tank, at all levels. If I remember correctly their natural habitat usually consists of pools around a foot deep so they should be right at home in my tank.
They are similar to T.hengeli but seem to me to be stouter - not so laterally compressed, and have much more vivid colouration.
The Rosy Loaches never stop moving, they're frenetic. They're happy shoaling or just being on their own, again at all levels of the tank -but curiously enough not so much near the substrate. In fact both species often shoal together along with the Dwarf Golden Barbs...fascinating:geek:

Alexander, I'll try and post a FTS soon, but mine always look terrible...:(
 
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In what universe is that a bad fts!? Seriously there's nothing wrong with that. This is a very original scape, the lines of the wood and how it frames the valley is great. The red plant is perfectly placed in the scape. The fish seem a little few and far between, each to their own, however I prefer a more prominent shoal.
 
Alexander Belchenko said:
Good! I think it needs 1-2 more months to completely flourish.
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Yep I'd go along with that Alexander, all being well an' all;)
Crossocheilus said:
In what universe is that a bad fts!? Seriously there's nothing wrong with that. This is a very original scape, the lines of the wood and how it frames the valley is great. The red plant is perfectly placed in the scape. The fish seem a little few and far between, each to their own, however I prefer a more prominent shoal.
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Haha...my fish must be camera shy. There are 8 Dwarf Golden Barbs, 10 T. espei, 6 Rosy Loaches, and finally 3 Ottos in there somewhere, all very small. I've left room for some Celestial Danios (when they finally arrive). And thanks for the compliments:)
 
Hey Troi, great to see its bouncing back well. Are those T.espei? They look more like T.hengeli to me. T.espei has a darker orange colouring and the black "lamb chop" portion is smaller than T.hengeli. T.hengeli has more of a metallic orange/gold colouring. Thats what I'm guessing from your FTS.
 
Aw shucks guys, thanks, that's so encouraging to hear.
flygja said:
Hey Troi, great to see its bouncing back well. Are those T.espei? They look more like T.hengeli to me. T.espei has a darker orange colouring and the black "lamb chop" portion is smaller than T.hengeli. T.hengeli has more of a metallic orange/gold colouring. Thats what I'm guessing from your FTS.
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Yep flygia I'm positive they are T. espei, the two are often confused but when seen together they are quite easy to tell apart -
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/Trigonostigma-espei
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/Trigonostigma-hengeli

Edvet said:
Looking good, I am just wondering if the background could be better, maybe try black or blue
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I think you're probably right Ed, I've not given it much thought recently...I did buy a reversible graduated blue and black background for it some time ago now. Maybe I'll dig it out and use it.
 
Crossocheilus said:
Or you could back light it to get rid if the shadow.
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You and Ed have got me thinking now maybe I could use both...any suggestions as to how the mechanics of it might work?
 
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