You ever figure out why Sulawesi don’t like plants? Ive actually noticed this with high grade Caridina shrimp and heavily planted tanks. My Caridina breed non-stop in a simple setup with a UGF filter and some moss, but are noticeably slower in a tank the same size and parameters but simply with a lot more plants- they’re definitely still happy in a planted tank, but definitely slower breeding rate.. Many breeders also report that breeding is maximized in a simple setup- despite parameters being the same. Perhaps their natural environment has only a few certain species of plants, and certain phytohormones released by the plants as well as possibly the shrimp just not liking the heavy plants environment (despite there being more hiding spots???). It may be that plants actually make them a bit more dormant- they feel very safe with lots of hiding spots and abundant natural resources that they don’t feel the need to multiply, whereas a simple tank setup makes them feel like they’re in a diminishing rock pool and that they need to reproduce asap before the seasons change? Very strange but a mystery!
Arg..many years ago I became obsessed with Takashi Amano..I got an 80 gallon aquarium, CO2 generator, soft water tank, but..I have very hard tap water, the filtration back then was a pain (can’t find parts for the old RO now) so, it became a big pain. It was beautiful a long, long time.. I ended up breaking it down, it’s still downstairs. Then, we had a 5.7 or 5.3 I forget, earthquake, this convinced me restarting a giant indoor tank of water might not be a great idea..think I’ll stick with orchids now..!
Planning to build a sulawesi tank but I’m deeply saddened by the news that plants have a neggative effect on them. I love planted tanks as they look more appealing as well as lessens the routines of tank maintenance which I’m not a fan of. Haha I’m lazy. I’m currently cycling my sulawesi tank but I still plan on putting anubias, buces and java ferns so if ever they show signs of being scared it would be easier for me to take them out than planted plants in the substrate. Thank you for your video :)
Interesting about the failed aquascape for them. I wonder how they would react if you added plants to their setup instead of adding them to a set up with plants.
Another beautiful tank You have chosen the correct Stones (Lava) especially the red ones because they contain iron The sulawesi lakes system is actually unique and special biotope environmental and delicate biological balance. The usage of red lava ( iron) is the key If you want to know more please Reed about ferro-redox in sulawesi complex system. I wish you success in your new cardinal sulawesi shrimps setup.
@@fadillah6014 that actually depends on how much is the total volume of your tank and how many shrimps and epiphyte aquarium plants such as bucephalandra ( native in indo-pacific) or Anubias var. These can be planted onto the lava rock volume not exceeding 10% of the total aquarium water volume. Lava rocks harbor lots of beneficial bacteria and micro phytoplankton because of the porous structure of the rocks that explains why sulawesi shrimps like to feed those tiny living organisms from the outer surface in meanwhile the inner one is huge nitrification site thus very important biological filtration system is established after few weeks from the New aquarium setting. Actually we can't Perfectly simulating the exact natural habitats but some similarities between. Harmony should be interreact between essential elements Water, plants, living stock and microorganism.
Apparently all algae growing experts that have grown algae for very high efficiency refugiums all seem to swear about that full spectrum 6500k, as growth of algae responds best to it. Honestly I find those bright lights stressful to look at as it wakes up my brain like it s time to get to work or something lol, so I d love to see more about this and how well you managed with your warmer light, looks pretty nice at least on camera.
Hi, are you sure it's not about macro algae in a saltwater environment? That's where I typically see people setting up a refugium 😉 Sadly freshwater algae grow under any type of light you give them, the brighter the better 😊 this tank is the only tank I wish I had more algae, but the little critters eat it fast 😝
Yes, even in growing indoors terrestrial lights I have seen much more growth in green mass with lights that had more blue in them. While I can't afford the lights with infrared in them because they supposedly penetrate the leaves better to feed the next leaves like the sun can do, I still wouldnt go too crazy with like super blue lights around 10k Kelvins. I haven't done much research on how other colours of the light spectrum could impact negatively the living creatures or fauna we cannot see in the aquarium, so I wouldn't go as far as to discard them entirely when choosing a light. I do grow algae but unlike you I dont have several tanks, just 2. My tank with algae growth also have very high biofilm production because it secures food for my super hungry hillstream loaches. Had to remove them from my main tank because they were making my green dust algae go extinct 😅. But with lights alone on an 8on-4off-8on-4off cycle because many photosynthetic organisms are prone to suffer from too much light in one stretch which puts them in survival mode, slower growth, less nutrituous stuff, dying cells due to weakness, I wouldn't go 24hr runs for lights. Oh and an airhead blowing into 2 air diffusers filling the tank with gas pockets for air exchange, the hillstream loaches can't outcompete the algae/biofilm growth and there is no detritus left at the bottom due to proper flow. I also found algae incredible compared to plants due to how fast it is capable of responding to any form of nitrogen by consuming it, unlike plants as I was doing my tests. I am however slowly trying to teach them to eat other things but due to my lack of experience in teaching fish to eat stuff I just go with the flow 🤣 Btw thanks for the update on your tank with the Sulawesi, I love when people share their experiences. Hopefully one day I will have a nice 5 gallon setup of them as well! 🙌 @@Danny-MOG
Check out Takashi Amano..he more or less started the whole planted aquarium scape thing, I’m sure the Japanese aesthetic of gardening, mature and bonsai were a big influence..
