My New 1.60m South American tank

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

Thanks.
The only trouble I've got with this tank is that the Philodendron scandens won't hold long. I started with 8 yearlings and their are 2 left over. Now I'm looking for a way to get enough humidity for the Philodendron scandens.

[dw1305, posts: 331]

Hi all,

Philodendron scandens won't hold long

Try Epipremnum aureum, it is more tolerant of low humidity/brighter light. All these Aroids are extremely easy to grow from cuttings, if you need "spares".

cheers Darrel

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

Thanks, I will keep that plant in mind if the Philodendron doesn't grown anymore.

During making photo's I found out that the Dicrossus maculatus has eggs.

[stumac, posts: 21]

stunning tank with a very nice selection of fish, did i see P.weitzman in there also?

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

stunning tank with a very nice selection of fish, did i see P.weitzman in there also?

Yes indeed. There swimming three Poecilocharax weitzmani in this tank.
Over a few days I hope to add some 6 more Poecilocharax weitzmani to this tank.

[stumac, posts: 21]

very nice, one of my fav characins, are you going to try and breed them?

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

I haven't thought about breeding them specifically, but I hope they will start breeding in this tank. There are lot of caves and hiding places in this tank, so that wouldn't be a problem. Maybe later I will put them in a special tank to breed.

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

An update from my side. I've changed they lights above my tank from three GU10 spots to 2x 5W LED floodlights. Because of the warmth that the GU10 lights produce, their was no plant that would hold one above water. Hopefully with the LED floodlights this would be over. On the photo the LED floodlight seems to give a blue light but that is because the WB wasn't right.


Next to this a introduced three Copella's to the tank. One is a Copella meinkeni together with to Copella arnoldi.




The three Hypoptopoma species that I've introduced a few moths ago, are growing well.


This is a photo of a old species that I have together with one of the new species:

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

[corybrummie2010, posts: 482]

Great pics Gert

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

[Phyllonemus, posts: 281]

Great tank and great Cat's Gert.

Riny

[joemc, posts: 58]

beautiful pictures, i have a similar styled tank and have found that one of the best and easily controled plants for above the water line are any of the Anubais species, particulary barteri, a great little plant, you could also stick in java fern, java moss and Riccia above the water on the emerged wood, plus none of these plants will need a lot of light to grow well

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

I've got also a few smal Anubias above water, but because of the warmth of the GU10 bulbs I had before the Anubias was not doing well. Now the Anubias and the Echinodorus leaves that grow above water are doing well because I've changed the lights to 2x 5W LED construction bulbs.

The Sturisoma's had laid their eggs and I have a few small Sturisoma fry left in this tank. Next to this I have eggs from my Copella arnoldi.
Yesterday evening the Copella's starting to attempt to lay their eggs. I've had a change to film this:


Today the Copella's finally laid their eggs and I think their are about 60 eggs.

[Jon, posts: 582]

love it.

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

Update: I introduced four Mesonauta egregius and 17 Nannostomus unifasciatus to the tank.

[Gertbl, posts: 137]

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