Errrrrr.....heeemmm...someone talking about me?
Here is the link telling about the cost, maintenance and picture from ugly to beautiful layout.

http://www.my-mac.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=670

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Added on March 22, 2007, 5:01 pmHere are 2 old layouts of my 6 feet tank. At that time was not really good in aquascaping yet. Just greedy and dump all kind of plants in...




This post has been edited by itssg: Mar 22 2007, 05:01 PM

WAWWWWW THAT IS so beautiful!!!

where can we fine these here?
Aqua fauna.
Lamp eyes tetra.
Green shrimps.
Blue shrimps.
Red nose shrimps.
Mosquito shrimps.
Yamato shrimps.
Malayan shrimps.

Wah. So green.

Well, here's a repost of what's sitting on my desk at office:
7.5in cube.

WAWWW so nice wor all ur tanks!!!! pray mine will grow!!

i read the link itssg give, dom bought some shrimp so cheap?? where to find those shrimp? i see the bee shrimpin pets family so expensive $50 each.

Dude, the RM50 shrimp you saw could be the A grade CRS. That is consider a good price lor. Some higher grade CRS cost RM600-1200 per piece.

This post has been edited by itssg: Mar 22 2007, 05:52 PM

Wowww! Everyone's planted aquarium sooo beautiful, even for a small 7.5 in one!



Will get my husband to learn to do this lah, more soothing to look at...

Hmm, change 30%-50% water only ah? How do you guys change 30%-50% only? Scoop the water out or use those hose thingy?

Sorry ahh kacau ask different topic

Thanks.


KP

You can use the water siphon that's readily available in most fish shops.

what is CRS?? i don 'tknow how to see, but is not worth i see so small 1 cm like that only

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Added on March 22, 2007, 10:36 pmagar agar will do. but i always do 10% weekly only.

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Mar 22 2007, 10:36 PM

fuiyooo . u guys aaa .. give me an headache la .. i love these planted aquarium. just never have the knowledge and money to do. good job guys !

btw, one silly question anyone have a pet blue or red crayfish on a planted aquarium before ? and use flexiglass aquarium ?

This post has been edited by coldfusionpower: Mar 23 2007, 06:23 AM

hi welcome here.. hahah but the questions hv to wait sifu to answer u..

don't scoop the water out it would cause alot of ermmm turbulence in the water. use a plastic pipe to siphon the water out. also dun just pour the water in. it would cause alot or turbulence as well. the turbulence would change your aquascape if its too strong sumore your fish later siphon the water back in from a clean pail. here's how i usally change my fish tank water. get an empty pail place it lower than the tank siphon water out. clean pail put in fresh water add some anti chlorice according to guide. place pail higher than tank either on chair or something to support and siphon it into the aquarium. minimal damage to your aquascape


crayfish can grow quite large and i think they might destroy your plants.....i've no idea as i've never kept crayfish as pets before. not flexiglass dude its plexiglass or acrylic. read from the net that if you're placing the tank on a stand make sure that there are support for the entire area of the bottom of your tank if not the plexi will crack. glass tanks are more durable but plexi is lighter.

You can use a hose and connect to the outlet of yr filter..Once the water is coming out from the hose. Then you can just take it out from the outlet and place it inside the aquarium. Beside water change, you need to dose the liquid fertilizer and some trimming on the aquatic plants.

CRS is Crystal Red Shrimp. The first batch was released from Japan and arrived in Singapore years ago. A piece was sold at S$8000. I know there are some people said what is the point to spend few hundred to thousand ringgit for a small tiny fella? But when you are really into it. You won't mind to spend that kind of money. Just that you guys not yet how to appreciate the beautiful of CRS. Try to goto www.shrimpnow.com (I am one of the mederator there. But seldom post now.) and www.petshrimp.com for more info.

You can have a very low budget to up a planted tank. Gain some knowledge and experience first before you became rich and able to get expensive stuff.
I had kept the red, blue, purple and other crayfish before. You can't mix all of them together. Unless you have very big tank. Otherwise, they will fight and eating up the loser. Beside that, you need to have a covered tank. They will climb out through the wire of the pump or hose at the middle of the nite. Then you will find them inside your kitchen or toilet. They will sense which area inside your house is humid and wet. Then they will try to escape. What I did was by placing a plate of water nearby the tank. Then you will find one or two of them resting on the plate at the next day. You can have a pair in a 2ft tank. Prefer to have some gravel, rock and wood for them to rest and hide. They do like strong water flow and full of oxygen. They eat everything...like vegetable, fruits, smaller fishes, pellet.

Thank you all for the guidance!

Using the siphon sounds pretty much easier, hehehe...

Thanks again!

Will inform my hubby and hope we can try our hands on a planted aquarium soon

In the meantime I'll be by the sidelines to observe and learn more from all of you


KP

itssg,

in the forum u show on top there is some cheaper shrimp, where can se get them from? cos so far i see yamoto n the bee shrimp in pets family only

yeah when u r into something u will not mind to get them, cos u know they way to keep.. hahha if i buy sure 1 week bye bye

oh can fan shrimp keep in planted tank?

what is 'fan shrimp'?

Having a shrimp tank. You need to cycle the tank for 1-2 months. Sometime you will need to take up to 3-4 months. If you are using some better products. May be just a month will do. Cycle the tank, planting some aquatic plants and dose the bacteria will help a lot.

Different shrimp will have different session. This session are with yamato, green, bee and red nose. Sometime will have malayan, tiger, cherry..etc. Those you saw in my tank are from another tank of mine. which was a shrimps breeding tank house with more than thousand of shrimps.

fans shrimp.....



where Dom get all this shrimp???
Red nose shrimp - Rm4.5 per piece x 4 =RM18
Blue shrimp - RM2 per piece x 10 =RM20
Green shrimp - RM5 per piece x 6 =RM30
Mosquito shrimp - RM8 per peice x 2 =RM16
Yamato shrimp- RM1.8 per piece x 6 =RM10.80
Malayan shrimp - Rm0.5 per piece x 20 =RM10
Apple snail - RM1 per piece x 2 =RM2

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Mar 23 2007, 11:59 AM

You need to travel to different lfs to get what you want.

yes but WHERE?

All those planted tank lfs. Like Pet family, East Aqua, etc. Do more searching lar..

maximum it can grow is 6inch right ?. hahaha .. destroy the plant. hmm cancel la like this .. buy expensive plant, then they suka2 destroy the plant.


very low budget? how low are we talking about. i'm planning to get those red crayfish. look like lobster .. .
2ft tank ? aiyah .. i'm looking for used 2ft tank but no luck la . does planted tank and crayfish mix ? like in the quote above and some site i read, they like to destroy the plant and how about paludarium ?