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| Entry #27: 340L (90 gallon) Aquatic Garden: "rainbow garden" joel baloro, vancouver british columbia canada baloro at shaw.ca |
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| NOTE: Aquascapes entered in previous contests are only eligible if a new entry form and all new photographs (taken this year) are submitted. | Entered in a previous year., #0 |
| Tank Size | 122 x 46 x 30 cm (48 x 18 x 12 in) |
| Volume | 340L (90 gallons) |
| Category | Aquatic Garden |
| Title | rainbow garden |
| Plants | (1)anubias barteri var. nana - (2)bacopa caroliniana - (3)cryptocoryne wendtii 'mi oya' - (4)heteranthera zosterifolia - (5)hygrophila corymbosa - (6)lilaeopsis brasiliensis - (7)microsorum pteropus 'windelov' - (8)riccia fluitans - (9)rotala wallichii |
| Fish/Animals | crossocheilus siamensis hemigrammus bleheri melantaenia boesemani otocinclus spec. aff. affinis paracheirodon axelrodi trichogaster leeri |
| Decorative Materials | red sea plant substate mixed with river gravel |
| Background | black paper |
| Lighting | four 55 watt compact flourescents, one 40 watt flourescent |
| Filtration | eheim pro 2026 |
| Additional Information | diy co2 attached to intake of eheim. |
"Bright and eye-catching tank. The composition is a little weak, but I like the planned-for succession of combining both Riccia and Lilaeopsis on the bottom of the tank. When the Riccia gets overgrown, or too much of a bother, the Lilaeopsis is already there to replace it. While either the Boesemani rainbows or the tetra schools would be nice, I find their inclusion in the same tank a little jarring. Both in terms of color, also knowing what different environments they come from. When I went back to look for the last year's entry, I had a hard time identifying this tank, it had changed so much! The clue was the combination of Rainbows and tetras. There are many less Rainbows this year, that leads me to believe that conditions favor the tetras." ---Karen
"Nice looking tank with a very striking stand of Cryptocoryne in the front of the tank. Also some beautiful rainbowfish that seem at home in this garden. I'd suggest moving the hygro towards the back in a tighter bunch and smoothing out the riccia to blend with the foreground better. Very nice tank." ---Bailin
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