Matt's 64 Litre Tank

Looks great, and those dwarf puffers are soooooooo adorable.  (Argh - I'm getting fish broody again...)

Dwarf puffers always look funny with the post-feed tubby tummy. 

6 of my 7 neon green rasboras get that, especially after a feed of brineshrimp or bloodworm.

Hi Matt,

I admire your aquascaping skills - did they come naturally or did you take a course in aquascaping? Choosing a bunch of plants that will grow well together is also to your credit. You also have some lovely fish - the blue Gobies are one of my wife's favourites and no-one can resist puffers! I keep Panda Garras, which are similar to Gobies.

BTW, I think I spotted you on the UKAPS forum very recently.

JPC

Finally happy enough with the look of this tank to submit a photo to the Maidenhead Aquatics gallery competition... any support you would be able to offer me would be much appreciated

https://fishkeeper.co.uk/gallery/

I'm getting quite addicted to this competition lol... the level of competition on there gets better and better month on month! Its great to see more people getting into aquascaping... make my job harder though!!!

Brief update on this tank... I'll get another photo soon now the evenings are getting darker its easier for me to get photos without reflections... not much growth though as plants didn't transition too well and minimal fertilisation to minimise maintenance requirements.  However, a stocking update...

I've had the dwarf puffers for about 3 and a half years.  I bought 6 originally (one was a freebie neither I or the shop expected to 'make it').  One passed a a few months back quite quickly, unknown cause. I just had the one no one thought would make it pass away today too...  The remaining puffers are in good health although they are getting somewhat old in puffer years now...

I still have the 2 khuli loach, i removed the x2 otocinclus from the tank which are now in my main 220litre. The 220 is getting a South American fish only thing going so they will be swapped with the 2 remaining cobalt gobies as soon as I can figure out how to catch them!...

Basically I'm already feeling like the tanks days are numbered...  Likely though that I will swap Gretta the Betta into here if the puffers are no longer the stars of the show. Gretta will need a bit more room soon anyways as she is growing fast!  I can see a heavily planted aquarium for her... minimal hardscape etc...

Great that the puffers have integrated well into the main tank.