you aint seen a big sword until you see the ones that ben has, 24 inch leaves

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Wow.... mine are like 6 inches........... that IS big! Hope this one doesn't grow that large!!!!

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Took the 2 big swords back and got some more Hygro Difformis instead. (The Elodea is already growing really tall, and it's only been planted for about 4-5 days!)

We've got fish in the tank! Harlequin Rasboras, Julii Corys and Dwarf Fire Gouramis. So far, all params have been fantastic and we've only had a problem with 2 of the Rasboras (they are Petsmart fish... so we expected to have a few possibly have issues). One... went MIA over night.... just can't find him anywhere. The other one died en route back to the store. Turned the light on in the morning, and he was barely moving and his mouth was wide open.... like in a permanent silent scream... He wasn't swimming with the other fish, so we scooped him out (didn't try to escape - bad sign) and he died while my husband was taking him back to the store. Mike said his mouth looked a bit white to him, but I didn't notice anything amiss with it. The one we replaced him with is doing great so far. (I wonder where that one went though... just can't find him!) We still have a few more Rasboras to add and possibly 1 more Cory, but for now we are going to leave it and let the tank settle. If the params stay the way they are, we will add the final few fish in a week or two.

I'll try to post pics sometime this weekend - we are on dial up for a week. If they won't load, I'll up load them in a week when we have high speed again.

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More Wisteria? That plant will grow you out of fish room. I personally think 1-2 stems is enough Wisteria for 4-5 tanks it produces so fast. I stopped growing it myself.

Well, I had about 4 stems in the back of the 20g and only 1 ended up surviving.... (the rest ended up getting up rooted by frogs and broken into pieces...) and the 1 stem hadn't seemed to grow any at all, so I got more. (There's a ton in the 36g too.) The Dwarf Hygro used to grow visibly day by day and I would just trim it back when it got to big and either toss the extra or re-plant it. It's growing slower in the 20g now.

Can I not trim back the Wisteria when it gets too tall? If I have to cut it back weekly that's not a problem.

So far, the only 2 plants that are growing inches visibly day by day are the Hornwort and Elodea (seriously... like an inch a day!!!)

Here it is so far: Aquarium Gallery - 36g Finished Plants and Fish Added!

There are: 5 Harlequin Rasboras (was 6 but one is MIA), 6 Julii Corys and 4 Dwarf Fire Gouramis (1 male and 3 females.) We will add 2 more Harley's tomorrow then wait a week or two before adding the final 2-4, as well as the finale 1 Julii Cory.

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You can cut back the Wisteria as much as you need to.

Looks nice!

As Ben said,you can trim the wisteria back as much as needed.That stuff likes to grow a ton,lol.

Nice lamps too.

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Oh yeah, forgot....just wanted to compliment you on choosing a natural look with plants, wood, and rock.

Thanks Ben!

And thank too Bev - about the tank and the lamps, hahaha!

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the wisteria i have in the 54 gallon tank it grows like weeds, i trim it about ever 2 weeks Ben told me awhile back that stuff can grow in a toliet its hard to kill lol

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Looks great, I have never kept any of the fish your getting except the harlequins. They are great fish and I love mine. Probably one of the most peaceful fish you will ever find.

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Thanks!

So far, we are loving the tanks and all the fish as well! It's lots of fun to watch!

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