hi from warrington

[dean]

i thought i would say hi as ive not been on here for so long due to illness ive lost most of my plants as i couldnt look after the tanks so now im looking to get some hydrocotlye to start with in my trigon 350 and some other easy growing plants, plus looking for inspiration for a vase i bought from ikea, perhaps a few mosses and a siamese fighter? also i will start some simply emmersed scapes, as they may be easier to get the ball rolling.
Regards Dean
p.s love the new look site

 

[LondonDragon]

Hi Dean, hope you are on a good path to recovery, glad to see you back

Have a look at this link: Hungarian Aquascaping Contest (HAC) 2012 Results | UK Aquatic Plant Society and look under the Wabi Kusa section, there is also a link there to more examples.

 

[dean]

thanks Paulo, hopefully
great pics in the link

 

[dean]

only been back here a few hours and already bought some plants, cant wait for them to arrive, first plants since last april

 

[sugalily]

Hi there Dean

Glad to hear you are recovering.

please read this link before you consider keeping a siamese fighter in a vase . There are a lot of myths about keeping these fish mainly because of the way they are presented to us in our local pet/aquarium shops. I hope you find the info useful and that it convinces you that these beautiful fish deserve something a little more spacious

Betta Splendins, Siamese Fighter Fish

a devoted betta fan

 

[dean]

Sugalily I totally agree that most are treated badly
I am thinking of a walstead type natural system, I would never keep one in a bare unheated unfiltered jam jar

 

[sugalily]

Great and good luck with project walstead !