And so the new journey begins...

[Fat Homer]

Tank is all clear now, just need a few more plants to fill up the open areas...

Although need to wait till later at night to grab better pics...



I also want to introduce "Penny Wise" the combat tail betta i got recently as the center piece fish for the tank...

(I tried to get better pics but he wouldnt stay still lol)

 

[Hendre]

Looks great! So is Pennywise a Plakat betta?

 

[Fat Homer]

Honestly im not 100% sure because i had to go by chinese name of the fish, but i have a feeling its a plakat...

 

[Hendre]

Honestly im not 100% sure because i had to go by chinese name of the fish, but i have a feeling its a plakat...

Sure looks like one!

 

[convict360]

Honestly im not 100% sure because i had to go by chinese name of the fish, but i have a feeling its a plakat...

looks to be a plakat mate, and a nice one! If you're like me, you'll appreciate its natural ability to swim, unweighed by its fins.

Not to say I don't like the fancy tail types, but on some level there's always some element of guilt watching them struggle to swim

 

[Fat Homer]

Yeah there was something about this guy i really like, maybe it was the colors or just his personality...

 

[Fat Homer]

And the finish product till i can decide on what plants i still want to add...

 

[cockroach]

Like those crypts and that is one lucky @ss fish!

 

[Fat Homer]

Like those crypts and that is one lucky @ss fish!

Thanks, but unfortunately he didnt last more than 6 months, although at least during that time his life went from living in a small plastic container to the 60G tank...

The tank also went through a major change recently because i couldnt decide what to keep in there after i lost the betta...

Originally planned the tank out for some C.Irubessco, but when that didnt really work out it now houses a hairy puffer (M.Bailey) instead...

This is basically what the tank looks like now, a place for extra bucephalandra trimmings to see what works and what doesnt with basically 0 ferts and low light...


And a pic of thr new resident...

 

[cockroach]

Pity about the fish not making. I like the new hardscape and bet it will great when it slowly fills in.

I really enjoyed having a 0 fert + low light tank.