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nikhilsood1
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 Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| Bappa personally I love the tank and would not recommend any more plants in the setup. I would have it look more wild than the organised planted tank. Scalares with large shoal of Cardinals & Corys & maybe some whiptails/L nos will be just perfect. |
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Romi
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| how about some nice festivums? they are almost congeners. |
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invinciblesurya1608
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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Sexy bro..   |
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Deathstar
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| cool setup bro.how did u make your tree trunk??? |
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Mortis
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| Hey if you want to control the blackness of the water make your own extract by boiling the almond leaves in water to make a "tea". Add as much of this as you like so you ahve better control than just adding the leaves |
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bmukh
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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Sujoyda and Nikhil: Will wait for a while and then take a call on plants. Let the tank and the scape mature a bit and then I will see if theres' some space for plants. Right now, will build the scape with the focal points being the two tree trunks.
Romi: Festivums or Rams or Apistos....I am going for Apistos (will now keep looking for a few Apistogramma Super Reds).
Mortis: Yes trying that too bro. Will prepar an extract and keep gradually adding them. Currently the PH is 6.5. Will want to keep it in the long run at around 6.0.
Scalares are arriving monday  ,
Btw, any idea from where I can get some Panda Cories? need them too. |
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bmukh
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: Fishes added page 2 |
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The fishes (Scalers and some Apistos are added). They are with me close to 4 weeks now. Some pics
The tank
A dozen Scalares
Sub adult Scalare
Apisto dominant male
Another Apisto
Comments guys> Do you think the water hyacinth is a good idea? The leaves are melting discharging some white powdry substance and disintegrating stems. |
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hrishi007
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| I just love the natural feel of the tank.What driftwoods are those? I mean the tree trunks.. |
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bmukh
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| hrishi007 wrote (View Post):
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I just love the natural feel of the tank.What driftwoods are those? I mean the tree trunks..
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Those are custom made by Indiapetstore.com. Fiber glass |
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mudjawd
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| amazing aquarium. perfect for the fish you plan to keep. |
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vyastk
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| Fantastic ! |
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josyjames
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| The background is simply superb.. Its looking really natural.. If some green algae could be grown on top of those tree trunk structure, it wood look more natural.. |
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ASSASSIN
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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| just amazing .. |
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rasikanayak
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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Lovely 
I noticed that your lighting is LED 3*10 Watts. This might be a little less for the water Hyacinth. My Pistia stratiotes did the same and melted into a white gooey substance.
Regards, |
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Ram_a_rosi
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Help needed: Planning a setup for Peruvian Scalare |
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Superb setting man 
Keep it up. By the way where could you let us know how you made the background or where you purchased it from |
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