Eddie Dingle Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I noticed I had some unused countertop space so of course I had to put an aquarium there. My goal is for it to completely fill in with plants so at first glance it looks like a house plant to unassuming guests. I'm not sure what to stock the aquarium with but luckily I have you all to help me decide. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Hornwort and fanwort (cabomba). Grow extremely fast and fill in lush and full. They suck up nutrients like mad and hornwort releases chemicals to deter algae because it is a nutrients piggy 🐷 and wants it all for itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Dingle Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 Thanks @Guppysnail, I will look into hornwort. I had the same idea as you about sucking up nutrients, I bought some water sprite from my local fish store and floated that to fill in the upper 3rd of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I love water sprite. Unfortunately it hates me with a vengeance on a personal level 🤣 yeah I have nitrate in my source water. That stuff grows up to 4 inches a week. Fanwort (cambomba spelling) is about the same growth and beautiful but intense light is a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Dingle Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 7/24/2021 at 7:36 PM, Guppysnail said: I love water sprite. Unfortunately it hates me with a vengeance on a personal level 🤣 yeah I have nitrate in my source water. That stuff grows up to 4 inches a week. Fanwort (cambomba spelling) is about the same growth and beautiful but intense light is a must. Nice, I hope my little tank fills in super lush. I was thinking of stocking this tank with some explanation point rasbora and wild neocaridina, maybe a nerite snail as well. I want my friends to walk over to the counter for a cup of coffee and then be like "what's this thing, oh look there are tiny little fish and shrimp in this house plant!" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 That definitely looks fish-ready, but I would wait just a little bit longer for it to be messy enough for shrimp. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Dingle Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/24/2021 at 7:50 PM, Streetwise said: That definitely looks fish-ready, but I would wait just a little bit longer for it to be messy enough for shrimp. It's only a few days old, I'm trying my best to be patient before I add any livestock. I like to use cycled filter material to start new tanks, then just add a touch of pure ammonia to get a bearing on how quickly it gets knocked down to zero parts per million. I'm not quite there yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/24/2021 at 7:50 PM, Streetwise said: That definitely looks fish-ready, but I would wait just a little bit longer for it to be messy enough for shrimp. Same for the nerite. Mine won’t eat most wafers because too high protein I grow him algae rocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 @Eddie Dingle, I didn’t realize it was that new. Just make sure that it gets cycled before adding fish. Have fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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