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46g dwarf puffer tank!!!

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#1 ·
Today I finally put the water and the substrate in the tank. tomorrow I will begin my fishless cycle. sunday or monday I will add some plants. I hear its good to add them while during the cycle. I am getting manzanita Driftwood hopefully within the week.
I think I will go with 9 puffers, a few ottos (2) maybe and i will try some shrimp in there once the plants have grown alittle so they have a place to hide as well. sounds good? or no? Tank is a 46g bow
Will add pictures tomorrow hopefully the water will celar a little before then.

I know they could eat the shrimp but i have heard of a few people with success with the shrimp!
 
#8 ·
Yes its going to be planted but my LFS' plants look Horrible! so I am trying to find a good online plant website to get the plants, and the wood centerpiece I am waiting to ear back from a few people before I get that. Substrate is black eco complete planted and then a layer of red eco complete planted. I heard that the dwarf puffers natural habitat is a red tinted substrate! :) just wish the cycle would start and finish already. Hoping to order my plants tomorrow if anyone has any trustworth plant sites :)
 
#9 · (Edited)
I am having some trouble deciding what plants to put in there. I really want to order them today and get something in the tank. I have a picture in my head of what I want the tank to look like, but I am no artist and my drawings would be pathetic at best.

as for plants I was leaning towards:

giant Hygrophila - back/sides
Sagitaria Dwarf Narrow - leaf subulata
EDIT- Crptocoryne Lutea

Java moss - Growing on manzanita wood
OR
Riccia Fluitans - Growing on manzanita wood

Dwarf Baby tears - Hemianthus Callitrichoides - covering ground
OR
Hairgrass - Elecharis - covering ground

Any other suggestions advice?
Lighting is about 2w/g
 
#11 ·
yes I have. :) its a great site for information and habitat. I never realized how addicting fishtanks can get! I gotta slow down and get plants and let them grow first. :-/ lol I decided to get the Giant Hygrophila x6 for now and slowly add more plants then fish.
 
#14 ·
hi
what a fantasic size tank for your puffers.
fun fish to own,with oodles of feisty personality when they reach maturity.
 
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#23 ·
could you not order the plants you want from live aquaria or some other place online?
java fern and java moss are supposed to be really easy, you could attach those to a piece(or pieces) or wood. if the wood was long/tall enough you could just rest it against the back wall of you tank.
 
#24 ·
hi
i like the plant in the middle,i think if it were my tank,i would put it
on the right hand side next to the filter pipe.
 
#25 ·
I was thinking of moving the filter to the middle of the tank. I have a glass top that I just bought so I can move it around. as for getting more plants. I kinda went WAY over my budget on equipment lol so I need to hold off on getting lots of plants in there for now. I also have wood comming friday or saturday so that will change the way things look too.
 
#26 ·
look forward to the next set of pictures then :)
you could put the filter in the middle if you wanted,it won't harm.
and you could always put a tall plant infront of it,if you didn't like to see it.
the water will clear,looks liie a algae bloom to me.
 
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