Monkfish
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Posted this on Facebook earlier, but thought I’d post here too to glean any advice from you brainy lot.
I have to take my scape apart to move my bristlenose so was I might have a rescape in my aquarium. I have become a little bored of the layout and want to create a bit more an open swimming area.
I would like to use the plants I have which are:
rotala bonsai, macranda and I think rotundifolia,
hydrocotyle verticillata and tripartita mini,
hygrophila pinnatifida,
some small cryptocoryne x willisii,
alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'
various buce and anubias,
eleocharis acicularis 'Mini'
Ludwigia reopens Rubin (not fussed if this doesn’t stay)
And some fissiden fontanus and Christmas moss.
At present I have two piece or redmoor root stacked on top of each other, but am thinking of just using one of them on it’s own so the wood isn't so high, not sure which yet. And then I have some more seiryu stone that someone is giving me that I would like to stack to create the gaps to plant the buce and anubias in as I really like that look.
The thing I am struggling with is where to place the other plants (I’ll keep the eleocharis where it is as that is well rooted and took ages to take!) for them to be in the best place visually and growth wise. I know it’s going to be a struggle as the tank is only a 45cm cube, but I was hoping someone on here might be able to guide me on how to optimise it all, or have similar setups to share. Pic is how the tank is at present.
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post!
I have to take my scape apart to move my bristlenose so was I might have a rescape in my aquarium. I have become a little bored of the layout and want to create a bit more an open swimming area.
I would like to use the plants I have which are:
rotala bonsai, macranda and I think rotundifolia,
hydrocotyle verticillata and tripartita mini,
hygrophila pinnatifida,
some small cryptocoryne x willisii,
alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'
various buce and anubias,
eleocharis acicularis 'Mini'
Ludwigia reopens Rubin (not fussed if this doesn’t stay)
And some fissiden fontanus and Christmas moss.
At present I have two piece or redmoor root stacked on top of each other, but am thinking of just using one of them on it’s own so the wood isn't so high, not sure which yet. And then I have some more seiryu stone that someone is giving me that I would like to stack to create the gaps to plant the buce and anubias in as I really like that look.
The thing I am struggling with is where to place the other plants (I’ll keep the eleocharis where it is as that is well rooted and took ages to take!) for them to be in the best place visually and growth wise. I know it’s going to be a struggle as the tank is only a 45cm cube, but I was hoping someone on here might be able to guide me on how to optimise it all, or have similar setups to share. Pic is how the tank is at present.
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post!