Planted 20 gallon long

[Gloomy-pickle]

My tank is filling out well and my pearlweed is looking fuller every day. I'm so happy with my tank I'm thinking of adding some kind of crypt and would love input on placement 

[Guppysnail]

Looks good.  Depending on the type of crypt is where I would place it.  My shorter crypts prefer lower or indirect light. Other wise they grow algae. 

[Jeff]

Do you have pics of the rest of the tank?

Crypts need a good amount of room. I would recommend not up against the side / glass. They still would do fine in those spots, but to enjoy them fully, more open space is optimal - imo.

 

[Scaperoot]

Great start! I'm currently growing a Crypt carpet with what was sold to me as Wendtii Indonesian Brown. They are thriving in three separate tanks. They would look great between the wood and carpet you have growing in. I have them in a 5 g shallow, and two 20 longs. In the pic, you can see the older browns in the center, and the newer ones I planted to the right. The light green leaves were from emersed growth, and the darker fuller leaves are new submerged growth. It has become my favorite plant. 

Edited March 14 by Scaperoot

[Ninjoma]

On 3/14/2024 at 7:58 AM, Scaperoot said:

 

Dang, those are awesome crypts. Makes me want to shop around for some less common species/variants.

[Scaperoot]

On 3/14/2024 at 11:46 PM, Ninjoma said:

Dang, those are awesome crypts. Makes me want to shop around for some less common species/variants.

Thank you! I order them from Aquascaping supply in Orlando. You can reach out to them on IG. I wish it hadn't taken me so long to realize how amazing crypts are.