2.)C.wendtii is actually very happy with extremely low light-but I was confusing it with other crypts which do come from blackwater peat environments. Will it pose a threat to the fish if I leave it in? Because it is growing, despite the extreme blackwater of the tank.
3.)I would say about half an inch of substrate. The peat is dried sphagnum peat, resembling dirt. The sand is washed and filtered “play sand”, which is not cloudy. There are no further details on these. In my experience with peat bogs, there is generally a sand-covered highly tannic organic layer?
-I don’t plant my tanks like a garden-I try to base them on the water which my fish came from. I believe that plants
are effective filters and perhaps release compounds beneficial to fish, and also encourage the growth of
microfauna. Part of my reasoning is that in a true bog, this would be true of plants outside of/emergent in the
water, and while I cannot recreate the exact conditions, I wish the fish to experience as many benefits as
possible.
4.)Half-decomposed leaf litter completely covers the bottom 1-2 leaves thick.
5.)touche! Thank you.
6.)I agree, but what about the case where the PH is around 5.0-6.0? Don’t licourice gouramis also thrive in these
conditions?
7.)I would love this. However, I thought that another member kept shrimps with their gouramis-how is that possible?