orlando

Very cool, how do you get the perfect tannin tone?

Afyounie

That looks real nice. The way you made the wood look like real roots is awesome. The leaves give it a real natural look. I can't wait to see what fish you put in it. I don't think I would add any plants, except maybe some tall swords in the back.
Great job.

dirrtybirdy

Ok! i just came back from a LFS and i know have the choices of Green Neon Tetras or Cardinal Tetras. The guy was telling me the Green Neon Tetras are uber rare and since im buying in bulk he told me he would sell them for the same price. now they were small and i couldnt really tell the difference between the two. what do you guys think?

he was also saying the cockatoo apistogrammas were very territorial. i really want one for my tank. will they harm the other tank mates? what say you?

KRiley

The green neons would be a good buy for sure. They arent as red as cardinals but definately a great looking fish. All apistos are territorial. What size is the tank? If it were me I would add a trio of apistos in there. If you want to go with a "biotope" I would not go with the Apisto. cacatouides because most of those are artifical color morphs. I would get some Apisto. panduro...those would look really cool in there.

dirrtybirdy

interesting...i searched them up on the web and they do look interesting. i was thinking half and half but i think it would be kinda weird. well i have about 2 weeks till my tank is ready for the fishes.

i would like to hear more input =P

thanks kriley

bratyboy2

i like the cardinals....and the cockatoo are not that bad. they are easy and would work great in this tank... i really think the swords are a good idea

arowanaman

This would be a perfect tank for cardinals and maybe some wild discus, my favorite Tefe greens.

ed seeley

I'd go with the Green neons and then a wild type of Apistogramma. They will defend an area in the tank but your tank should be large enough for the other fish to get out of the way! I'd go with a pair forming species, like panduro or nijsenni as they are more likely to raise babies successfully in a tank full of tetras IME!

dirrtybirdy

ahhhh im so torn! lol i dont know what to get! green neons or cardinal???? well i have about two weeks to make a decision...does anyone have a school of green neons that can show me?

intermediate_noob

I had a group of 10 green neons and all but two of them died so I decided to get a group of 20 or so cardinals. They all school together and I can only tell them apart in the right light. Honestly, I think that you will find that they both will look very much the same in the tank. Just my two cents.