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[9darlingcalvi]

I have seen Ceratophyllum demersum in sand bottomed Lakes of Minnesota

[9darlingcalvi]

Another idea I have is to get tons of clam shrimps, daphnia, Copepods and 1-2 pounds of black worms and "seed" the tank

[gerald]

NOT a good idea IMO.  Introduce small amounts of these inverts, and see how well they live.  Maybe 1/4 pound of blackworms at most.  If you add too much it's more likely that all the animals will die and you'll have a rotting polluted mess. 

 

 

Another idea I have is to get tons of clam shrimps, daphnia, Copepods and 1-2 pounds of black worms and "seed" the tank

[9darlingcalvi]

Okay, I didn't know how much 2 pounds of black worms are

[9darlingcalvi]

But I could still seed the tank? I will get a layout of the pant soon

[9darlingcalvi]

Here's the layout

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[9darlingcalvi]

comments? fixes? 

[littlen]

You've gotten a lot of good advice and recommendations.  If it hasn't been mentioned before, the best thing to do next is just try it on your own and learn from  your experiences.  I could do the exact same set-up as you're about to do and get very different results.  If you come back in a few months and tell us it didn't work, we're not going to be disappointed or tell you, "we told you so!".  You'll actually be able to contribute to the knowledge pool of things that don't work.   By process of elimination, you'll be able to figure out what is best for the fish, unfortunately some my die along the way.  It happens.

 

Don't take this personally, but none of the more experienced fish keepers here can 'hold your hand' so-to-speak and keep you from failing.  You've asked a lot of good questions and there has been a lot of responses.  We're all hoping you have a successful outcome.  But don't be afraid to just try something and see what happens!

Good luck.

[9darlingcalvi]

okay, thanks for that.

[9darlingcalvi]

I hay feel, I want it to look nice for people who have experience as I'm nee

[9darlingcalvi]

It might have to wait till march or April

[gerald]

One bit of advice:  If you try to squeeze the filter tightly into the corner as shown in your diagram, fish might get caught behind it.  Better to leave a little swimming space (as wide as your widest fish) between the filter and glass (or any other rigid structure, rocks, etc).  Also, Chara and Coontail will grow in all directions and entwine around each other.  They're not like Cryptocoryne or Sagittaria with leaves sprouting from a basal rosette that stays put.  "Design" doesn't last long when using non-rooting or rapid-spreading plants like these.

[9darlingcalvi]

Okay, I will keep that in mind, if the chara does grow could I trim it

[9darlingcalvi]

I think I will try to microfish for them, also could you trim chara?

[9darlingcalvi]

Would banded killifish work with darters, or are they from a different area

[smilingfrog]

There's a lake near here where we routinely catch johnny darters, Iowa darters, and banded killifish often in the same sein haul so they would appear to be in fairly similar locations.  I have kept banded killis a few times with mixed results.  Most of my experience has been that they were fairly docile, however I had one experience where I got some that were quite aggressive.  Others I have talked to have suggested similar experiences with aggression issues.

You could certainly try trimming chara, if it doesn't work take it out and try something else.  Let us know either way.

[9darlingcalvi]

What location? I might go to long lake near Fergus falls in May to get johnnys

[smilingfrog]

Quite a ways from there.  It's near Stillwater.

[9darlingcalvi]

Wait... You live in the F/M area?

[9darlingcalvi]

Am going to fiends cabin very soon...hopefully