I'm thinking so too. But now a new problem, whatever killed the algae, is killing the plants too. My water cabbage's roots are becoming very weak and rot easily.


not dust topped up the water today,nothing floats or clouds the water

The water got clearer today:

thanks still waiting for my UG to fill in the tupperware with dry-start it's growing, but really slow

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Apr 24 2015, 10:49 PM

Not sure if Im doing it right.

When first bought:

The thing is really fragile, and the roots are all tangling and breaks off easily. So i put in one big clump.

After 3 weeks:

The big clump is fairing better than the ones in small clusters. Once the tupperware fills in more, then i'll move them to a bigger tupperware.

Utricularia (UG). underneath is amazonia soil.

Not anytime soon wanna raise the fry first

too lazy to breed the shrimps occasionally i give egg yolk. they love it, but need to change water often. otherwise it's gonna smell rotten.

to be honest. not much changed. macam very slow growing. and the number is less than before. likely kena makan by the adults ady. but now got new batches since i let the males mix with the females again just temporary arrangement while waiting for my aquarium to be ready

like 100% covered? cos my gf guppy tank also like 90% covered. only got a small slit for air (like1.5mm). the guppy still can jump out. landed on her desk. by the time she notice, almost kering ady. then put back in water, back to life.

mm bro. ok la maybe about 2mm.

my gf noticed that one fish is missing and looked all over the aquarium before finally finding it behind her desk calendar. we also very confuse how she can jump through that gap. dunno if guppy body flexible like cat or what.

-double post-

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: May 26 2015, 10:53 PM

im still keeping them in the vase/pond outside. i've added another plant, so total 2 submerged plants and 1 sponge filter. at least some place to hide.

im feeding twice daily, usually will feed and once the adults seem satisfied, i will put a bit more for the fry. morning n evening. at night i dont want to feed, bcos they all sleep very early.


the fry, so far like 100% female. at first i thought just because they are still young so all the anal fins look the same. but week after week, no sign of males.

added a couple of friends for the guppies




this other guy almost died, luckily got better and now active. though body still white.

Yamato shrimp. Not sure what type of guppy. These are the offsprings of the one i had before, but different pattern.

Yup not helping much with the algae though.

My pond is quite stable at the moment. Algae is under control. I bought the prawns for my aquarium, but the tank still cycling so the shrimps were dying, so i transfer to pond temporarily.

Pump running. Waiting for the plants to root a bit before i transfer back the prawns, otherwise the plants uproot easily when they swim around.

Using amazonia soil. Really hard leh for this plant to get proper roots. If few weeks no change, i want to change plants ady.

Utricularia. Very temperamental plant. Especially in low tech setup. See how after a few weeks

If u're going with just an air pump, you might pair it with a sponge filter. It will be great to establish the good bacteria.

Yup But using it for my small pond outside. I dont have the latest pics, this is how it looked like a while back:



Now I've removed the water cabbage, and thrown in some anacharis. I dont have ammonia/nitrate/nitrite test kit, but Im fairly sure the water parameters are acceptable. My shrimp is relaxed, all my fishes are happy, and only one die occasionally due to fighting with other fishes (a bit overstocked).

Downside is that it looks ugly, otherwise I would've put it in my aquarium as well.

bro, that is ADA bro. that is like the best tank you can get. but of course it comes at a price.

but if u have the budget, then by all means.

ADA is brand