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http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/faculty/DrewesC/htdocs/Lvfacts.htm
Really? These are not bristle worms or tubifex. Tubifex are dirty; Bristle worms have bristles. These do not.
Here is a short page about them.Thanks Bernd Bussler. To clarify, I should say that I am talking about Lumbriculus sp. Forgot that the common name might not be so helpful.
But, for example, Daphnia is listed on this site as being too high in fiber to take the place as a staple. So I am curious about the others.
Thank you for all of your replies so far. I generally keep sand on top because it helps to keep all the floating organic matter out of the water.
I will reply more in depth later, as I have had a busy day. But I am very grateful for all of the time spent to reply to me.
I will remove the ground plants, as you’ve convinced me.
One more thing, has anyone ever attempted a paludarium type setup with grasses growing on a high bank?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?Also, lots of caves and I am getting some Cardinia sp. shrimp to hopefully breed in the tank and provide food.
Peter Finke: I was under the impression that the Paro book was only in German? I just searched on amazon.com and can’t find it.
Why is it bad to have a couple C. wendtii growing in there? I know you know better than me, but I would like to know.
Could you critique my setup? I just redid the tank. I have
-Peat covered with sand
-Tons of leaf litter, both oak and indian almond leaf
-light shines through the back(clamp lamp), so I can’t cover it. However, it’s really dark and blocked in a lot of places. Plants can’t grow except almost next to it.
-Lots of java moss(and some algae, which I let grow)Still have the crypts for now. I was under the impression that many remaining licorice gouramis come from ditches, and crypts flourish in peat-bog environments, so why are they bad?
Deepin peat- I actually generally use organic gardening soil which I research beforehand. Even ADA has basically admitted its soil is basically the same as doing this. For more on this, see Tom Barr and Diane Walstad.
I know that it’s actually side effects of the PH, not the PH itself, that causes the gouramis to die. Sorry, I should have been more careful with my words. I also want these guys to breed; no use having an endangered fish if you’re not going to reproduce them, as this site says!
I just tested a couple tanks I set up with the same soil, and it turns out that they also have a huge buffering capacity. Since most plants tend to like an acidic PH, I assumed that it would be acidic over the long run also. With the other tanks it’s fine(and, in one case, good!). You’d think a soil with peat listed as a high main ingredient could be trusted..oh well. I will redo the tank today with only peat + sand in the substrate. FYI, I do a lot of Walstad setups.
Btw, the gourami that died appeared to have silvery patches, kinda like bunches of scales had come off. Kinda looked like he had been in a bad fight.
