Lots plants for cheap (East TN)

Angel079

Awww thanks sweetie I would have mailed them to you too - And once you have yours planted like I said if there's still "empty" spots just lemme know what you like and I'll send it

Angel079

Here ya go that's my MTS..not the red one's that's my shrimp the other one's

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Inga

No snails for me, Thanks. I am almost phobic of snails after being over run by them as a child. ha ha

I have a 60 gallon tank, it is newish but I have some fish in there already. It was also heavily decorated with silk plants that I am now changing out for live plants. I have 4 Gourami so I think the Pennywort will be nice for them. I guess I could do both, plant some and float some. I also like some of the real bright green plants. So far all I have is one Amazon Sword and 1 Cabomba. I could use several kinds that will work in these water conditions. I ordered bulbs that should be delivered either tomorrow or early next week. They will be 6700K so I guess that will be considered medium lighting? Also, I have gravel, not sand. I did order some plant fertilizer and substrate which I will mix in to my current gravel.

I guess now it will come down to what it will cost. My plan was a small tank, and it has gotten bigger. So far, I have more then quadrupled what I intended to spend and I am not done. Yikes! My area code is 54301 any idea on shipping cost? We will have to talk about that. You can PM me if you wish. :)

pabearpa

Angel,
I checked out your site with the aquarium pics. Cool! Question: On the "New 45g pics / #3, what is the "pine tree looking" plant that is left of the driftwood and in the left 1/3 of the pic?
Thanks!
Pabearpa

Angel079

Inga
The 6700K light is perfect for plants; I run 1x32w @ 6700K over my 55g for comparison

Don't worry wayyyy back in the day I started with one 5.5g and uhm well I added one or two tanks since then - It can become quite the addictive hobby...which is why I figured to combine the addiction and being run over by plants to 'provide' for my new project lol

That is very little plants indeed so far in your tank.
You could for example plant the Rotala along the back wall; it will built runner itself and fill in, then add groups of the Pennywort here & there. And maybe for a splash of color (red & green) add some Ludwigia (you can see it in my "New 55g" on the right side)

Sure will PM you in just a minute



pabearpa
Did you mean tyhis plant pictured below? That is Cabomba Pulcherrima

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Inga

I sent you a PM, Angel. I can't wait for plants. :) I feel like a kid in a candy store. I just can't wait to have my tank looking better. Turns out, I hate plastic plants and the silk are only a little better. If I had gone ahead with cichlids, I would have had to keep them but now, I think the real will just add so much warmth to the appearance of the tank.

Angel079

Inga, just for the record LOL here's my Cichlid tank (Yellow Lab's).....http://www.fishtanks.net/fishtank.php?fishtank=1405

Inga

Oh, ok, so you keep the plants in a pots? That is a thought. It seemed that everything that I read said that cichlids should be with fake plants because they dig and kill plants. Goes to show, somethings can work out in other ways.

Angel079

Huh? no no pots, that'll only cause you root rot eventually don't do that. No its just a matter of what kind of plants you select for a cichlid tank really, and select something / get something that already has well established root systems then you're all good lol

pabearpa

Angel,
Bingo! That's it! Thank you for the "names" of it. Is it on your "available for sale list"?
Br,
Pabearpa