Friday, October 28, 2011

Background plants added



Vallisneria americana (gigantea)












and some Rotala Magenta (Rotala macrandra v. 'narrow leaf')

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Middle ground plants added




Ludwigia repens 'Rubin’ (broad and narrow varieties)
I'm really digging the narrow leaf variety.
















Rotala rotundifolia











Bacopa caroliniana 








I've also added, but assume I'll remove soon:

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica'
Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri)
Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis'
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Hydrocotyle ? (Pennywort)
Echinodorus x barthii (red melon)
Echinodorus 'Ozelot Green'
Hygrophila difformis (Wisteria)
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Foreground plants added


Status of surviving plants
Amazon Swords- no algae
Anubias Barteri-central, green spot algae
Anubias Frazeri- right, green spot algae
Anubias Nana- left, green spot algae
Some moss on driftwood- mixed health
Cabomba- temporary, almost red
Anacharis- removed
Fauna:
3 Rummy Nose Tetras- healthy
3 Otos- healthy
2 Corydoras- healthy and large
5 galaxy rasbora- healthy

New plants:
I've added a number of plants.



Eleocharis parvula (Dwarf Hairgrass)





Echinodorus tenellus (Dwarf Sword)




Lilaeopsis mauritiana (Micro Narrow Leaf Sword)



 Pogostemon helferi (Little Star





I'll stick with whichever seems to thrive with the conditions I can provide.

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