Blackwater themed aquarium

[DutchMuch]

I have about 60 corydoras

Man I wish I had that many, may I ask what kind? personally im a panda guy

 

[MitchM]

corydoras adolfoi.
Yes they are native to the Rio Negro area.

 

[MitchM]

Can anyone tell me what the plants are that are growing under water?
The plants can be seen starting at about the 45 second part of the video.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Whatever they are they do appear to have woody stems.

 

[MitchM]

This is some of the leaf litter I'm adding to the aquarium to provide humid substances...

Humic....
(darn autocorrect)

 

[DutchMuch]

Can anyone tell me what the plants are that are growing under water?
The plants can be seen starting at about the 45 second part of the video.

Most likely a hygrophilia species. you could also use sagitaria.

 

[MitchM]

Most likely a hygrophilia species. you could also use sagitaria.

Really? I though it would most likely be a seedling from a tree that dropped it's seeds into the water.
Thanks.

 

[DutchMuch]

heck, who knows it could be! lol ill look into it for you!

 

[DutchMuch]

Here are some commonly found plants there: Cabomba aquatica ; Ceratopteris pteridoides ; Ceratopteris thalictroides ; Echinodorus horizontalis ; Echinodorus tenellus ; Eichhornia azurea ; Eichhornia crassipes ; Hydrocotyle leucocephala ; Limnobium laevigatum ; Mayaca fluviatilis

And that plant I cant identify due to the picture of it in the video, cant see a flower or leaf exactly…

 

[MitchM]

Do you have a lot of experience with indoor aquariums, DutchMuch?

 

[DutchMuch]

Do you have a lot of experience with indoor aquariums, DutchMuch?

I do yes, I have been specifically in the aquascaping hobby for years. You can find me on Barrreport, AGA, I worked at ALA, and you can find me on TPT, APC, etc many other places. I haven’t done a biotope as im more of a Dutch aquascaper, hence the name…

 

[MitchM]

Thanks. Yes, I've had fw for about 40 years and sw for about 30.
I used to have a subscription to the Barrreport but they changed servers and lost a lot of the articles which didn't impress me much...

 

[DutchMuch]

I hope to get into SW soon

 

[MitchM]

There's been a lot of improvements in sw.
Good luck!

 

[DutchMuch]

Ah thanks ill need it!! Sounds really difficult which is why im going to try doing it... Conquer challenges!