Newer tank pics/older sampling pics

nice sunfish you got there.

Nice fish and pics. I could never get a clear shot of my rosyside dace. Going to take me to some of the p'seed spots? We don't hit too many of them down here.

What kind of crawfish you got there?

Well, you happened to make me jealous...wish I had tanks with fish like that.

Nice fish and pics. I could never get a clear shot of my rosyside dace. Going to take me to some of the p'seed spots? We don't hit too many of them down here.

Yea man, we can go to some pumpkinseed spots. Last summer my buddy and I seined at his community beach along the Bay and we pulled up lots of really nice looking males that were in their breeding colors. They supposedly can tolerate certain levels of brackish water.

It took me a while to get a nice picture of one of the rosysides. They move so damn fast.

As far as the crayfish goes, I believe it is Orconectes virilis. A non-native crayfish to Maryland. I'm not 100% sure on that ID however, since it was lacking gonopods (either it was a female or it was not a first form male).

Thanks for the compliments everyone.

Beautiful tank and fish!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the plant that is in your last tank photo will die. The one with green and white leaves. It is not an aquatic plant, although many stores sell it as such. If you have just bought it (which it looks like, since it is in good condition), I would try to get your money back.

Beautiful tank and fish!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the plant that is in your last tank photo will die. The one with green and white leaves. It is not an aquatic plant, although many stores sell it as such. If you have just bought it (which it looks like, since it is in good condition), I would try to get your money back.

I found that out after I bought them. Petco calls them "aquatic plants" that can be put in your "aquarium". It's false advertisement. I was going to take them back, but didn't feel like driving an hour to do so. Next time I go back in the store I will mention it to them.

When I posted the pictures on here the plants had already died and I had bought some new different ones. Now I have some type of sword, but they appear to be turning slightly brown. I don't think I have enough light in the tank. I believe it's just your standard flourecent light, single bulb.

Any advice? My knowledge on aquatic plants is lacking.

Java Fern, Java Moss, any Anubias or Crypt, and Hornwort are good low light plants. Java Fern would be your best bet I think since you can get them at any store and they are cheap. I have some java moss on some drift wood that survived a bleach dip, so obviously those are good too. Anubias and crypts are slow growing and pretty but a warning about hornwort - it grows FAST and breaks apart easily. I got rid of all mine because I couldn't stand it breaking up and getting everywhere.

Avoid swords, they not only require lots of light but also lots of care in general and can be a pain.

I found that out after I bought them. Petco calls them "aquatic plants" that can be put in your "aquarium". It's false advertisement. I was going to take them back, but didn't feel like driving an hour to do so. Next time I go back in the store I will mention it to them.

When I posted the pictures on here the plants had already died and I had bought some new different ones. Now I have some type of sword, but they appear to be turning slightly brown. I don't think I have enough light in the tank. I believe it's just your standard flourecent light, single bulb.

Any advice? My knowledge on aquatic plants is lacking.

The only advice I can think of is to be very wary of the plants offered for sale. I commonly see tropical plants submerged in the tanks at the stores. The plants are sold by the same vendor (for use in terrariums), but the stores don't always seem to know that not all can go underwater.

What you might want to do when you are tempted to buy a plant that you aren't familiar with is to see if you can look it up in a plant book at the store. If it's a decent book, and the plant isn't listed, I'd be very wary.

A test that would often work (but certainly not always) is to pick the plant up out of the water. True aquatic plants will generally flop over. The tropical plants I've seen submerged will tend to stand upright.