10 gallon tank - Aquascaping

ferris89 · 08-03-2008, 11:02 AM

New to planted tanks, and just wanted to share what I've got going on. Any opinions are much obliged

above is the full tank

the cave in the tank

one of the fish! It's a dojo loach

other fish in tank:
3 sunrise tequila guppies
1 turquoise guppy
4 tiger barbs
3 hatchet fish
3 long finned golden zebra danios
3 zebra danios

ferris89 · 08-03-2008, 11:06 AM

not sure if the pics came through...

http://s346.photobucket.com/albums/p...t=fullview.jpg

http://s346.photobucket.com/albums/p...rrent=cave.jpg

http://s346.photobucket.com/albums/p...=dojoloach.jpg

ferris89 · 08-03-2008, 08:09 PM

grim · 08-03-2008, 08:13 PM

what are the big leafed plants on the left and i make a bet you got em from a petco

ferris89 · 08-03-2008, 08:33 PM

the green and white? They are White Ribbon Plants – Dracaena sanderiana
yes I got them at petsmart. Just starting out so I want to try cheap plants that I can careless if they kick the bucket so to speak.

Tex Gal · 08-03-2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ferris89

the green and white? They are White Ribbon Plants – Dracaena sanderiana
yes I got them at petsmart. Just starting out so I want to try cheap plants that I can careless if they kick the bucket so to speak.

They are not true aquatics. They will die. So sorry!

ferris89 · 08-03-2008, 09:42 PM

I wondered about that, I work in a garden center and have sold many terrestrial dracaenas, and wondered how they were aquatic... wow thanks, good to know, I don't really like them that much anyway lol

ferris89 · 08-03-2008, 09:45 PM

there is another one that I am no wary of, it's called "Kyoto grass" anyone know of it?

ferris89 · 08-04-2008, 10:47 AM

an update

took out the dracaena, as it isn't a true aquatic (thanks tex-gal!)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p...9/fulltank.jpg

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p...9/leftside.jpg

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p.../rightside.jpg

ordered some driftwood today, and my RCS should arrive on wednesday! (Thanks epicfish!)

this project is turning out to be more fun and more work than I was expecting!

Intros · 08-04-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ferris89

there is another one that I am no wary of, it's called "Kyoto grass" anyone know of it?

I believe it's the Ophiopogon japonica var. Kyoto, but neither this one is pure aquatic plant. I believe you can get some help here with the Plant Finder, the link is up on the page to identify the plants that can fit better to the plan of your tank. Maybe you can find also here some models of different planted tanks, to have a complete idea of endless possibilities of aquascaping.