I was hoping to wait until the 40 gallon had been cleared out to trim the Rotala Indica in the 10 gallon tank but it was growing much too fast. It was getting to the point where it was cutting off the light needed by the Blyxa. I trimmed it all to the height of the Nesaea Pedicellata in hopes that it can start catching up.
I finally got a chance to plant some Glosso in the 10 gallon tank. I think it will really pull the whole aquascape together once it starts to fill in.
The Rotala Indica really needs a trim. I was hoping to put it off for another few weeks but it is already starting to grow along the surface.
The “Cuba” is also growing quickly. I wasn’t sure how it was going to handle the new environment but it’s doing great so far.
I think that once the Molly fry get a little larger I’ll move them to another tank and add a school of Boraras maculatus.
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The 10 gallon tank is filling in very nicely. The CO2 system is working great and there has been very little algae buildup on the glass despite the amount of natural light the tank receives during the day. I’m going to start planting Glosso in the front of the tank and I need to trim the Rotala Indica very soon. The Nesaea Pedicellata seems to be surviving but hasn’t grown much since I planted it. I added some Ludwigia Inclinata stems that I had left over from the 55 gallon tank. I’m curious to see how they do in a little bit less light.
About a week ago (9 Feb) I purchased 2 Dalmatian Mollies from the local PetCo at the request of my wife to go in the 10 gallon tank. If they were for any other tank I would have said objected but the 10 gallon is a bit like the Island of Misfit Toys; for whatever reason most of the fish that cannot cope with life in the larger tanks end up here. The two that she liked were female, one was mostly black and the other was mostly white. At this point I should have been having flashbacks of the hundreds of Platies that I ended up with a few years back. But, I was probably distracted by my own fish selections that evening and the thought that one, or both of the females could be pregnant did not enter my mind.
Sure enough, 3 days later we had about 20 surprisingly large fry darting around the aquarium. The mostly black female was pregnant.
I made another trip to All Oddball Aquatics today and picked up a few more Blyxa Japonica for the 55 gallon tank. I wanted to replace the Crypt. wendtii because although it was staying short, it had grown very bushy and was taking up a little more space than I wanted it to. I removed the Crypt. wendtti and planted 4 of the Blyxa I purchased. I had only purchased 3 but the plants were so big I was able to separate them and ended up with 7 good sized plants. The shape of the Blyxa left more of the substrate open in that area (which was the goal) so now I can plant more Glosso to fill it in.
I also topped a few of the Ammania senegalensis and planted them with the new Blyxa to add a splash of color. I know the Ammania won’t stay short enough to keep it in the foreground but it looks nice for now.
The other 3 Blyxa went into the 10 gallon which is filling in nicely.
