QUOTE(unknown warrior @ Jan 3 2011, 12:40 AM)
Mine's normal size only, 250ml
geez, why you all kids always think posts are like challenging what you do?
honestly I don't think it's cheap because going by the volume you bought, should have been cheaper.
honestly LFS don't keep that many shrimps. what you bought surpasses normal LFS.
BTW it's kinda weird, you have 3 feet tanks, only shrimps? no fishes?
QUOTE(chuppy2 @ Jan 3 2011, 01:01 AM)
lol uncle unknown warrior.
not sure about his consequences but what I liked about his thinking is that, 100 cardinals really is just 'normal' in a 3footer. let alone my 4footer. gasp.
So when people shudder at the numbers have to see la what are his needs and etc.
I've helped someone in Penang stock 500 cardinal tetras before for his 8feet iwagumi. Look okay nia . lol!
But youre right on one thing. 3footer and all only shrimps? weh.. need o? lol! But I doubt it.. if he's breeding he wont have such a mix lol.
Drew
QUOTE(unknown warrior @ Jan 3 2011, 01:07 AM)
I'm trying to go against the rule book.
I'm struggling to balance out, planted tank and fishes.
I know fishes uproot plants and creates mess.
I won't go all out with difficult to maintain type of plants.
Right now, I've changed to all low maintenance plants, bought a bundle of mosses, tight them real tight to my smaller drift wood.
Because I see the rule of planted tanks is to keep fishes that doesn't mess your plants.
That's why most planted tank only house Shrimps or small fishes and even that is in small qty.
Sigh, I always like to go against the norm.

QUOTE(chuppy2 @ Jan 3 2011, 01:28 AM)
Well, to see a big enough fish that can uproot plants in lets say a 3footer just isnt aesthetically pleasing though. Just My opinion. Unless youre into arowanas and all that.
Only bottom dwellers like loaches and certain plecos would still stay small and would uproot plants..
Shrimps like the el cheap ghost shrimps are also uprooters..
the low maintenance plant for you should be anubias sp nana "petite". super low maintenance . and small and pleasing to the eye.
I am not so sure about the rules of 'planted tank' as I am more used to the rules of 'Aquascaping' already..
So aesthetic values comes to play a big role after practicality . So we just keep fishes that looks nice in our tanks. or suitable or ones that fit into our tanks.
Just my opinion here. Not taking every post as a challenge lol.
Mmmmm Abc saw my tank before, I got Mix fish and etc, but then i keeping my fish less and shrimps level higher, bcos the size of this Shrimps is small unlike Yamoto shimps, u really does not see it at all with the amount of plant, Sry i never post my tank up.. Very ulgy looking landscapes very paiseh

after i see those sifu's tank in this forum i feel shy
On a 3 Feet tank you with 100 shrimps also you really does not see any, like maybe 1 - 5 around if you really see provided your tank have full plant, my tank as below;
Tank 1 (mature landscapes)
50 Cardinals tetra
10 Neon tetra
3 Albino Neon tetra
10 Gold tetra
10 Danio margaritatus
20 Nitret Snail
20 Ember tetra
40 Bee Shrimps
40 Tiger Shrimps
20 CRS
10 -15 Yamato
3 - 5 cardinals shrimps
2 Siamese algae eater
1 Mini Puffer fish (Snail control, my tank is Snail free actually)
then got some those suckers fish.. butterfly suckers.. etc etc.. mmmm...
tank 2 (not done yet no time)
20 Diamond head neon tetra
3 Neon tetra (Large mature 1)
2 mini Puffer fish
2 Siamese algae eater
then those suckers fish