Update pics of planted tank

[AADiscus]

Very nice tank and fish. I love all your plants. They look so nice and full. Your discus have some really nice coloring also.

[jannima]

Thanks all for the kind words.

Ed13
I did what you mentioned before, moved the Alternanthera reineckii to the left a little bit, it turned out pretty well. I had to pull out all the star grass, it grew way too fast .I increased the light hour 1 more hour, hope it will get Didipilis diandra more reddish.

marilyn1998
As Ed13 said, it is the Didipilis diandra, and it doesn't shed. Some of the trimmed parts became black color, but overall it grows well.


There are some things that I didn't expect. Cory mess the ADA aqua soil and bright sand, even I put stones as divider; and the tank is becoming a snails swarm, I probably need to get some loach to control the snails. Is Botia striata loach a good candidate? (never seen it in LFS tho).
I should have put half space as foreground, the discus need more space to swim.

Btw, is there any good way to trim Blyxa japonica? What I do is to pull it out, and separate it smaller and thinner, but this will cloud the water. (Definitely a low light tank next time, low maintenance! )

Thanks to the Excel, overdose made black algae almost gone.

[jannima]

Great looking tank and fish!

What lighting are you using for that tank? How many watts and what color temp (kelvin) bulbs?

48" Tek Light T5 54WX4, 2 of 10000k and 6700k.

[GrillMaster]

Get a half dozen clown loaches...They will desimate any snails in the tank in a week, an are awsome discus tank mates!!

[bz79]

Get a half dozen clown loaches...They will desimate any snails in the tank in a week, an are awsome discus tank mates!!

I think they get a little big and lots of people who have high tech tanks seem to regret getting clown loaches in the long run.
I put a dozen yo-yo loaches or Botia Lohachatas into my 125 high tech to control snails. I had a snail epidemic that I thought was unstoppable but one week after I added the yo-yo's all snails disappeared. Snails are now only found in my canister filters in small numbers as it's the only safe place for em.

[Wahter]

Nice job! Good photography too.

[jannima]

I think they get a little big and lots of people who have high tech tanks seem to regret getting clown loaches in the long run.
I put a dozen yo-yo loaches or Botia Lohachatas into my 125 high tech to control snails. I had a snail epidemic that I thought was unstoppable but one week after I added the yo-yo's all snails disappeared. Snails are now only found in my canister filters in small numbers as it's the only safe place for em.

Aye, I do have 3 clown loaches in another community tank, but I hesitated to move them in, since they will get quite big.
It's time to call LFS to see if they have yoyo or botia loach in stock.

[jannima]

Nice job! Good photography too.

Hey Walter, just want to thank you for your discus aquarium page.
When I had no idea about the discus and tried to google it, It was the first discus website I browsed. I learned a lot from there and found the links to Simplydiscus! woot!

[jpfelix]

botia sidthumunkii are great small snail nabbers as well. they can be a bit pricey, so shop around if you like 'em!

[russell]

I think they get a little big and lots of people who have high tech tanks seem to regret getting clown loaches in the long run.
I put a dozen yo-yo loaches or Botia Lohachatas into my 125 high tech to control snails. I had a snail epidemic that I thought was unstoppable but one week after I added the yo-yo's all snails disappeared. Snails are now only found in my canister filters in small numbers as it's the only safe place for em.

Fantastic.
One question. Did you bank the back substrate high to give the impresion of the hight of the plants. if so it makes it even better.
What circulation do you have & how do you keep it so clean & pristine.

[david patterson]

Nice tank and discus.

David

[jannima]

Hi guys, here are some update pictures.
Put in new three discus 2 weeks ago; they formed 2 pairs and had lots of fights. Both pairs already laid eggs two times, but ate them later.
I pulled out most of Blyxa japonica, it was totally out of control.

russell The filter is Eheim 2028.

[LoJack]

Wow those discus are absolutely Stunning!!

[Elite Aquaria]

Great looking setup...

Dan

[ejbbean]

Great looking fish and plant, how often and how much do you do water change?