Honestly this one doesn't ask for much. A glass wipe here, a trim on the rotala when it gets out of hand, and that's about it. Pygmy corys and rasboras keep busy on their own, the pleco mostly hides until evening, and the hygrophila fills gaps I never planted it in.
The rotala has basically doubled in mass since last time I posted, it's filling out the whole back section now and needs trimming again soon. Everything else is settling in nicely too, still a little less dense in spots but getting close to how I originally pictured this scape.
Nothing really going on this week, just sat and watched the rasboras chase each other around for a while after work. The pleco was out too which is rare, hanging on the glass near the wood. Kind of a nice way to unwind honestly.
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What's your light schedule on that A360X? Substrate looks like it's getting decent growth so I'm guessing it's not just a couple hours a day.
the bristlenose keeping that tank clean or is he just along for the ride at this point
Alexis JonesQuestionBristlenose seems happy grazing in there, tank looks pretty clean for a shrimp tank gone rogue. How's the pleco handling the rotala jungle, does he bulldoze through it much?
Nah he's pretty chill about it, mostly grazes on the wood and leaves and doesn't bash through the stems. Every now and then he'll rest on a sword leaf and bend it but nothing's snapped off yet.
Nova JamesQuestionBristlenose and pygmy cories together always makes me happy to see. Any fry from the bristlenose or are they still too young?
Still too young I think, he's not full grown yet. No fry, no eggs, no cave action, just grazing and hiding during the day like usual.
Jack LongQuestionTank got out of hand in a good way tbh, looks awesome. Is the bristlenose the only algae crew or does he have help?
Just the pleco honestly, no otos or amano shrimp or anything in there. He seems to keep on top of it fine, just wipes the diatoms and soft algae off the wood and glass edges. Rasboras and corys don't touch algae at all, they're just along for the ride.
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