First Tank.

It's looking good 


Constructive criticism coming up.
You could do with a few more tall plants before getting fish. It sounds wrong but the more decor you have, the more the fish come out. It's all do do with them feeling safe and having somewhere to hide when that predator shows up. They don't know there aren't any predators.

If you don't want to rush into live plants yet, have a look at silk plants rather than plastic. They look more realistic. Most fish shops will sell a selection.

Down the line a way, if you want to try live plants java fern is an easy starter plant. This is grown tied to ornaments rather than planted in the substrate. It's a plant I can manage to keep alive  There are also various species of anubias that are also grown on decor and are easy. They both have rhizomes which rot if planted, which is why they are fixed to decor.

There are two 'java' plants, java moss (which you mentioned) and java fern, Microsorum pteropus, which is the one I have. Some of my pieces have huge leaves now.

I managed to get a decent photo, it turned out a lot better than first thought.

Slight shift around today.

Wow - how lovely!

Thank you both.

A big change for the better I hope, admittedly I should have done a lot more thought and preparation in the beginning.
The headless Ivysaur is still there, it's at the back right near the silk swordtail plant.