The Cookie Crew

The trouble with the hobby is it's just so addictive... fishkeep responsibly people!

When it reaches the surface a flower will form

Excellent...  Blimey...!!!  I didn't know that they do flower...  That stem is growing at the rate of around one inch per day, maybe even more...!!!  It just suddenly appeared and is streaking across the tank like an Olympic athlete...!!!   

Thanks @fcmf      I should get a better pic really, showing the whole tank...  just gutted at the number or pesky micro ramshorns, lol...!!!  So pleased about the algae thing now - it was really bad at one point and looked horrific...!!!  Now, the biggest thing is still trying to strike the right balance of feeding so that the algae dependent boys n girls don't munch on the plant leaves so much, whilst at the same time avoid overfeeding the tank and encouraging the pest snails...  I'm fairly sure it's largely about striking the balance between protein based foods and algae/vegetable based foods etc...  Lol, I'll get there one of these days...!!!   

It's always nice to have a big clean and know that it's out of the way before the celebrations begin.