Har en mengde Hornblad, Javamose, Andemat, Pistia, Anubias og Javabregner for salg. Skriv i kommentarfeltet om du ønsker noe, samt mail adressen din, så sender jeg deg en mail.

Javamose 50,- for en dott
Hornblad 10,- stilken
Pistia 5,- per stk
Javabregne 30,- per avlegger
Anubias – 45,- per avlegger

Andemat fåes med gratis ved kjøp av en av plantene over. Husk og sifra om du vil ha med eller ikke.

Link: http://akvaforum.no/rubrikk.cfm?id=41294

Gammelt oppsett

Planter: Javamose, Andemat, Pistia, Hornblad, Anubias, Javabregner, Ferskvannstang, Windeløv.

Fisk: 1 Dvergkulefisk, 4 Guppy

Annet: Kirsebærreker, Sebraeplesnegler, Sandsnegler, Fluval + 1, Akvastabil 25W varmekolbe, blandet grus, Røtter, Kalkstein, Arcadia Arcpod 11W

Dette karet kjøpte jeg rett før vi flyttet inn i ny leilighet, så foreløpig er det kun oppbevaring for kirsebærrekene, guppyene og dvergkulefisken min. Er litt usikker på enda hva jeg skal gjøre med karet men heller mot nesten rent rekekar med noen innslag av snegler. Eller kanskje killi?

Dette karet(63 L Akvastabil rammekar med aluminiums ramme) står hos min mor på fòr, slik at lillebroren min har noe fint og se på, og hun har noe og holde på med. Skal med tiden inneholde 20stk Neontetra, 5 stk Korall Platy og en Ancistrus. Kanskje noen Otto.

Planter: Hornblad, Sverdplanter, Skru vallisneria, Pistia, Andemat, Cryptocoryne Blassi, Anubias, Javabregne.

Fisk: 10stk Neontetra, 2 stk Korall Platy

Annet: Fluval +3 Filter, Akvastabil 50W varmekolbe, 2 x Life Glo lysrør, 1 Sebraeplesnegle, pestsnegler, Grovkornet finslipt grus,foliebakgrunn.

What not can be done with the Elements of nature, little earth, Few greens, Few rocks and the wavering element the water. It’s the entire plan you put in and get it!

Here in post I’ll explain all about my nano live aquaria aquarium setup.

My nano aquarium is 1 feet by length, half feet by breadth and height. (yes it is)

So here you go…. All you need is.

1. An aquarium
2. Natural Elements (soil, rocks etc..)
3. Aquaria

And coming to technical

1. A biological filter (Hang-on)
2. Spectrum Light
3. Macro nutrients (optional)

First make sure you have all the things ready and have a plan in your mind to go about!

Set up the aquarium with soil and adjust the ups and downs to have a natural depth.

Use the rocks (If necessary pour a quarter water if you using pebbles or gravel)

If you have the required aquaria this is the right time to use them.

Plant them carefully, use forceps for the delicate ones, or threading for the green mosses.
(Plants like Anubis must be planted with the soil)

Make the final changes once you done with the scaping.

Fill water….. And you’ll see a soil cloud… its common…. Don’t need to worry about it.

Let the particles settle for an hour or so (depens on the soil you use)

Next its time to switch on your biological filter.

2 hours later… you’ll see crystal clear water. (Bigger tanks may take more time to get filtered)

Optional = you can add cloud clearing solution if necessary.

Fix the lights… and here you go the aquarium is on the display…

Wait…. Never put the fish so soon…. You’ll need to wait for the natural bio-logical cycle to get completed (probably for 1 day for such a small tank).

More pictures on this goes here….

Thanks Do feel free to post you comments, questions or doubts ?

Chandan Raikar

Specia face parte din familia Araceae genul Anubias, fiind studiata de Engler in 1899. Este o planta de mlastina cu rizom. Frunzele pornesc din rizom si au forma lanceolata de un verde inchis cu o suprafata lucioasa, ca si cum ar fi cerate. Creste foarte lent, avand nevoie de foarte multa lumina, o apa limpede si o temperatura in jur de 25° C. Planta se inmulteste prin rizom. In acelasi timp, pe rizom pot exista 6-8 pui. Acestia nu se vor separa decat in momentul in care au radacini proprii. Lungimea maxima este de 10 cm.

After hardly 5 hours of sleep the previous night, AGA Convention Day 2 started with an early breakfast at the Sheraton’s Cafe. The previous night, at the hospitality suite Luis had told me and Kevin that we would be helping Mr. Amano along with him to prepare the plants and the driftwood for his demonstration today. Luis had been entrusted with the  responsibility to arrange all the plants Mr. Amano needed for his demonstration. This had kept Luis on his heels all day on Friday.

Dr. Benito Tan

The second day of the convention kicked off with a presentation from Dr. Benito Tan. Some of us who have been in the hobby for quiet sometime might remember  Low Kwek Leong from Killies.com. Dr.Tan is the “Professor” Mr. Leong mentions quiet often when it comes to aquatic moss identification and taxonomy. Dr. Tan’s topic was “Aquatic Mosses: Taxonomy and its application in commercially sold aquatic bryophytes.”  Dr. Tan started off with a paper he had published correctly identifying the common Java Moss. He then explained the common misconceptions in our hobby in regards to the identity of the “True” Java Moss. Another interesting subject which Dr. Tan bought up was identification of   ” Subwassertang” . Subwassertang was widely considered as a liverwort related to Monosolenium tenerum aka Pellia. Research by Dr. Tan and his co-researchers has found out that Subwassertang is not a liverwort at all. It is a gametophyte of  a fern Lomariopsis lineata. Dr. Tan had a great sense of humor and warned the hobbyist against submerging terrestrial mosses in and attempt to grow them underwater.He finally concluded his presentation with some great pictures of some mosses which will make great addition to our aquariums in near future.

Mr. Takashi Amano

Around 10:30 am Mr. Takashi Amano took the stage. The convention hall was full to capacity at this point. The long awaited moment had finally arrived for a lot of people in the room. Mr. Amano started  with a short introduction  with  a single English sentence ” I am Takashi Amano.”  Mr. Amano does not speak English. So his short introduction in English got a loud applause. Mr. Amano was accompanied by his translator Ms.Tomoko Schum. Ms. Schum did a great job. Mr. Amano’s presentation was titled “Nature Aquarium Layout”.  Mr. Amano started with results of the International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest 2008. He introduced the top 5 layouts and then went into details with slides of some layouts which were not ranked that high. He pointed some flaws in these layouts and that gave a good glimpse into the mind of  an IAPLC judge. I would like to document few of Mr. Amano’s comment on the top 4 layouts.

Mr. Amano’s Comment: The creator of this layout tried to capture the beauty of Mt. Donha. The selection of plants for this layout is perfect giving its a green monotone. The rock used in this layout has a very unique color and texture. Even this layout uses a lot of moss.  The cardinal tetras swimming in huge 3 m tank matches the composition of this tank very well.

Mr. Amano’s Comment: This layout made use of unique slender pieces of wood which were arranged dynamically. The use of  Eleocharis vivipara in the background balances the layout. The use of moss in this layout shows the creators expertise. Aquascapers who use moss properly in their layout will rule the aquascaping contests.

Mr. Amano’s Comment:This layout represents a view resembling a pine tree. The use moss to depict a pine tree is unique. The angle and placement of driftwood shows the highly skillful layout technique of the creator.

Mr. Amano’s Comment:The dynamic placement of the driftwood and stone in this layout is exquisite. The use of open space in this layout is very effective. The creator has been successful in creating a great sense of depth. The only flaw of this layout was it had not matured when the photograph was taken.

After introducing the prize winning entries at the IAPLC 2008 Mr. Amano proceeded to describe some deficiencies in the layouts which could not be ranked higher because of some subtle mistakes in the placement of hardscape or certain plants. The next part of Mr. Amano’s presentation included  a step-by-step to setting a couple of Nature Aquarium Layouts. He did a iwagumi layout as well as a layout with driftwood as the main hardscape. This was a very interesting presentation as we got some great tips from Mr. Amano regarding his hardscape layout technique as well as his planting technique. Mr. Amano also spoke about two of his landscape photos from Sado Island, Japan which were presented during the G8 Working Lunch Sessions at Hakkaido Tokyo Summit in July, 2008. The photos were of the pristine cedar forests on the Sado Island taken using a 8×20 inches large format camera and presented on a 4mx1.5m panel.

The Nature Aquarium Society of Houston group picture with Mr. Takashi Amano after his presentation. After this me , Luis and Kevin slipped out of the conference room with Mr. Yoshinori to start preparing the plants, rocks and driftwood Mr. Amano was going to use for his demonstration later.

The next speaker in the line up was Mr.Jeff  Senske from Aquarium Design Group, Houston. Jeff’s presentation was on ” Effective Design”. I missed most of Jeff’s presentation but I gathered a few great points from it later when I watched it on the AGA Convention 2008 DVD . Jeff’s presentation dealt mostly with the Nature Aquarium Style layouts but he also presented a few layouts where he illustrated how even simple layout consisting of only driftwood and no plants can make a visual impact in someones living room. Jeff’s presentation dealt mostly with the actual maintenance  of planted tanks over a period of time and how selection of certain plants and design can help in its long term survival. Jeff stressed a lot on philosophy behind setting a aquarium weather its a lush planted tank  or a simple bare driftwood layout. This I think is a difference between those thickly planted jungle tanks which we just look at and pass over versus the immaculate and interesting planted tanks we like to drool over again and again.

Mr. Amano’s demonstration started at 3:00 PM. The conference room was full to capacity. Mr. Amano had selected a ADA 90P Cube Garden tank for his demonstration. We had already prepared some rocks and driftwood covered with moss for the demo. Mr. Amano stressed a lot on tying the moss very tightly to the rock or driftwood. Mr. Amano did a detailed explanation on substrate layout and how each additive and component used in the substrate works. For this particular layout he also used decorative sand demonstrating the substrate partition technique. The moss covered rock was then placed along the Aquasoil II and Bright Sand partition. The layout was going to be a concave layout and accordingly the Aquasoil II was divided in a 2:3 ratio. Mr. Amano then started the placement of the driftwood. The driftwood was placed over Aquasoil for this particular layout but its not unusual for him to place driftwood along the substrate partition using it to hide the partitioning border. He next demonstrated the plant tying technique used for tying epiphytes like Anubias and Microsorum to rocks and driftwood using ADA Woodtight. The next step was placement of Anubias barteri ‘nana’ and Microsorum pteropus ‘narrow’.  Mr. Amano was clearly building his aquascape from front to back.

As Mr. Amano proceeded he was simultaneously answering a bunch of questions from the curious  plant enthusiasts. Luis had arranged for a variety of stem plants which we had prepared by trimming them to equal lengths. Mr. Amano planted three stems of a particular specie at a time. He stressed during planting background plants that, its very important to vary the shape and color of leaves. This plays a very important role in creating the final aquascape. Another point to be noted was how thickly the tank was planted when it was finished.

The aquarium was finally filled after all the plants were planted. The lighting used on this aquarium was ADA Grand Solar which was installed on the ADA Grand Solar Stand after the layout was completed. An ADA Super Jet Filter ES-600 Series was used for filtration. This filter is built completely of stainless steel and is a monster.   Just to give you an idea how thickly this layout was planted here is a picture from the back.

Mr. Amano’s presentation went beyond the scheduled time but I am sure no one was complaining. After Mr. Amano’s inspiring demonstration we proceeded to the Banquet Hall for the Banquet.

The AGA Aquascaping Contest 2008 winners were announced during the banquet by Mr. EriK Olson and Ms. Karen Randall. Mr. Takashi Amano was also a judge for this contest and provided his valuable comments on some of the winning aquascape. We had a winner at our banquet table. Jason Baliban won the 2nd price in the ‘ Large Aquarium’ category for his aquascape ‘ Meander‘. The last presentation of the night was by Ms. Karen Randall on ” Collecting in Thailand”. Ms. Randall did a great job presenting  some great pictures of  biotopes and actual collections from Thailand. I found her experience of collecting Cryptocoryne albida very useful. The different pictures she presented of the locales C.albida grew in gave a idea how variable their habitat can be. The night ended with a few drinks later with some friends at the hospitality suite.

The third day started drooling over all the great plants that were up for auction. There were 4 long tables approximately 20 feet long which were full of bagged plants. The highlight of the auction were a single Echinodorus ‘Midifleur’ plant  and the newly launched Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Florida Sunset’ which went for 150 $ each. We left the auction at about 1:00 pm starting our long drive back to Houston. The ride back was uneventful and we reach Houston safely. This was a great convention and I am already planning for the next one.

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Aquarium plants by Niki B.

Aquarium plants can help your fish feel at home. Plants for hiding or breeding purposes can influence the behaviour of your fish in positive ways. Aquarium plants and aquascaping information will be added on a regular basis. If you’d like to check back for coming articles of interest, you might want to bookmark this website! Aquarium plants are grouped in low, moderate and high light requirements. Plants with low light requirements, such as Java Fern, Anubias, Cryptocoryne and various water ferns like Bolbitus Heudelotii, can do well in 1 watt per gallon or even less. Aquarium plants are just as easy to grow as regular plants. Aquatic plants also have lighting and fertilizer requirements, so by giving them the same level of care that you give your houseplants, your aquarium garden should be just as healthy and lush. Aquarium plants are a necessary part of the underwater landscape with a variety of plants used for different purposes that contributes to the health and wellbeing of the fish. Microsorum Windelov is a small clumping plant that can be grown from pieces that shoot from the main plant, and can be planted to create an expanse of clumps spreading across the bottom of the tank. Aquarium plants free fish aquarium screensaver black aquarium gravel aquarium glass canopy aquarium portable power generators tropical aquarium aquarium lighting retrofit. A premium reef aquarium website, with onsite friendly expert see lighting on our reef frontiers equipment gallery site than any other led available – designed for easy retrofit. Aquarium plants information and sales, biotopes and packages with aquarium plants. Aquarium plants are a specialized crop and so need a medium that will suite the conditions of where the plant will end up which will be the aquarium. Rockwool or Cultiwool is most commonly used these days. Aquarium Plants will not only grow faster with better conditions, they will also grow differently in terms of shape size and color. Very few plants will grow in a tank with a standard tank hood with incandescent lighting. Aquarium plants are a specialized crop and so need a medium that will suite the conditions of where the plant will end up which will be the aquarium. Rockwool or Cultiwool is most commonly used these days. Aquarium plants need an adequate supply of nutrients for healthy growth. The nutrients needed in large growth.

Aquarium plants by Muki

Aquarium plants can help your fish feel at home. Plants for hiding or breeding purposes can influence the behaviour of your fish in positive ways. Aquarium plants are grouped in low, moderate and high light requirements. Plants with low light requirements, such as Java Fern, Anubias, Cryptocoryne and various water ferns like Bolbitus Heudelotii, can do well in 1 watt per gallon or even less. Aquarium plants are just as easy to grow as regular plants. Aquatic plants also have lighting and fertilizer requirements, so by giving them the same level of care that you give your houseplants, your aquarium garden should be just as healthy and lush. Aquarium plants are a necessary part of the underwater landscape with a variety of plants used for different purposes that contributes to the health and wellbeing of the fish. Aquarium Plants will not only grow faster with better conditions, they will also grow differently in terms of shape size and color. Very few plants will grow in a tank with a standard tank hood with incandescent lighting. Aquarium plants are a specialized crop and so need a medium that will suite the conditions of where the plant will end up which will be the aquarium. Aquarium plants need an adequate supply of nutrients for healthy growth. The nutrients needed in large growth. Aquarium plants can last as long as house plants if cared for properly. While you may be able to keep some fern like plants with regular flourescent aquarium lighting, most plants require a full spectrum flourescent bulb or tri-phosphor tubes which concentrate on the red, blue and green spectrum ranges. Aquarium plants not only serve as decoration, they are also useful various purposes as they act as oxygenator and bio-filters. It also serves as the natural foods for many herbivorous or omnivorous aquarium fishes.  Aquarium plants also provide natural filtration, as they eliminate the need for many fish care products and external chemicals, as well as pH adjustments and ammonia absorption resins. Aquarium Plants and Airstones – These two pieces of equipment are not necessarily vital to the health of your fish, but they are nice and helpful additions. Plants and airstones both introduce oxygen into the water and while fish do not need to breathe the air we breathe, they do need the oxygen in the water in order to survive. Aquarium plants have four basic needs: proper lighting, a balance of CO2, the right mixture of nutrients and the correct trace elements. While providing the right things at the right times may be tricky, it is essential in the proper care of your aquarium plants. Many beginners use fake plants, especially if they have small tanks with only a few fish. In our next side we talk about these plastic plants for aquariums.

About aquarium plants by Niki Buchen.

Info and tips for aquarium plants.

Aquarium plants are grouped in low, moderate and high light requirements. Plants with low light requirements, such as Java Fern, Anubias, Cryptocoryne and various water ferns like Bolbitus Heudelotii, can do well in 1 watt per gallon or even less. Aquarium plants are no different than any other plant in that they still need certain things to grow. Things like light, CO2, nutrients and trace elements are all required for aquatic plants to grow. Aquarium plants are a specialized crop and so need a medium that will suite the conditions of where the plant will end up which will be the aquarium. Rockwool or Cultiwool is most commonly used these days. Aquarium plants are all but impossible to maintain with this fish. I´ve often used excessive growths of water sprite (Ceratopsis) as a treat for my clowns. Aquarium plants are great because they have so many variations of all of those themes. This allows much room for creativity in planting an aquarium. Aquarium plants are grouped in low, moderate and high light requirements. Aquarium plants are just as easy to grow as regular plants. Aquatic plants also have lighting and fertilizer requirements, so by giving them the same level of care that you give your houseplants, your aquarium garden should be just as healthy and lush. Aquarium plants are a necessary part of the underwater landscape with a variety of plants used for different purposes that contributes to the health and wellbeing of the fish. Microsorum Windelov is a small clumping plant that can be grown from pieces that shoot from the main plant, and can be planted to create an expanse of clumps spreading across the bottom of the tank. Fish bowls are curved, giving no accurate viewing angle. The unique bowl shape causes the objects inside to look bigger than they really are, and reversly can cause us to look smaller than we really are to the goldfish it also allows a unique element to object like stones and lighting. Fish and plants look more natural when lighting that resembles normal daylight illuminates them. Fish will do fine, whereas shrimp will almost immediately fall over and die. Unfortunately, rinsing does not always get rid of all traces of pesticides. Fish may find planted areas a comforting refuge. Plants may be crucial to spawning in some fish species. Fish and changing the water in your tank can easily uproot a plant. If they are uprooted for too long, they are cut off from their food supply and will starve to death. Fish release urine and excrement as other living organism does. In their natural habitat these “waste products” are quickly washed away or broken down. Fish tend to like their water a little on the acidic side, generally at a pH between 6 and 7, but that of course depends on the species. As would be expected, extreme pH either direction has physiological effects on the fish. Fish tanks are the most flexible, but you can use an old pickle jar as well!

Greetings, Niki Buchen

Las Anubias pertenecen a la familia de la Araceas, siendo su siutación geográfica el Africa tropical occidental, de Senegal a Angola y Zaire.

Crece en los bordes de la corriente de los rios, con sus raices ancladas alrededor de rocas, cantos rodados, troncos, etc, tanto de forma emergida como sumergidas y en lugares sombrios.
Estas plantas se adaptan perfectamente al acuario, no necesitando unas condiciones especiales de cultivo en lo referente al agua y naturaleza del suelo.
Suelo: Una mezcla de arena gruesa y volcánica, conforman un suelo granuloso para asegurar a las raices una buena aireación, enriquecido con arcilla y hierro.
Luz: 0,50w/l, tamizandola con plantas flotantes (Riccia, Pistia, Salvinia, Ceratopteris, etc.)
TH: 10º F, agua muy poco mineralizada.
PH: 6,50 – 7
Temperatura: 24º
Añadir permanentemente C02 y regularmente hierro.
Dependiendo de las diferentes especies y variedades, las Anubias pueden ser utilizadas tanto para su plantación en la parte delantera del acuario como para el centro como planta solitaria.
Multiplicación sexual:
Con la ayuda de un pincel podremos efectuar la polinización artificial cuando la espata se abra completamente y deje aparecer las flores.
Multiplicación vegetativa:
A partir de un rizoma se corta con una hoja de afeitar, colocando la planta hija sobre un pequeño bote, sobre una roca o sobre un tronco.
Especies más conocidas en acuariofilia:
Anubias Afzelli:
Situación geográfica: Sur del Senegal, Guinea, Mali y Sierra Leona.
Esta especie es caracterizada por la hojas muy estrechas y alargadas, terminando en punta y ligeramente curvada.
Su talla es media, no pasando de 30 cm.
Su cultivo, en solitario o en grupo de 2-3 plantas.
Anubias Barteri var. Nana:
Situación geográfica: Camerún.
Esta especie por su tamaño, 10-12 cm, la situaremos en la parte delantera del acuario en grupos de 3-4 plantas.
Anubias Barteri var. Barteri:
Situación geográfica: Nigeria, Camerún y Fernando Poo.
Por su tamaño, hasta 30 cm, la situaremos en la parte central del acuario como planta solitaria o en grupo de 2-3 plantas.
Anubias Gigantea:
Situación geográfica: Guinea, Liberia, Togo, Sierra Leoana.
Como nos sugiere su nombre se trata de la especie más grande del género, llegando a sobrepasar los 60 cm de altura, por lo tanto su cultivo se reserva para acuarios abiertos o terrarios.
Anubias Congensis:
Situación geográfica: Desde Camerún a Angola y desde el Congo a Zaire.
Es una especie de talla grande, hasta los 60 cm., debiendo ser cultivada como en el caso de A. Gigantea.
Anubias Gracilis:
Situación geográfica: Guinea y Sierra Leona.
Planta de 30-40 cm, siendo su crecimiento en cultivo sumergido muy lento, se plantará como planta solitaria en el centro o en grupo de 2-3 plantas.
Anubias Gilleti:
Situación geográfica:
Desde Nigeira al Zaire.
Especie de talla mediana, para plantar en solitario o en grupo de 2 plantas.