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54 liter / 14 gal Mini tank

This is my wife's 54 liter tank. She wanted it heavily planted, from the beginning.
She only wanted small fish like the Cardinal Tetra, and others
She has done all the aquascaping herself

54 liter tank Microsorum Windeløv Caridina Japonica Female apistogramma cacatuoides
Picture from the front Microsorum
pteropus 'Windeløv'
Caridina Japonica Female
Apistogramma Cacatuoides

A few special things that has happened in this tank

Breeding Apistogramma Cacatuoides


I use the following equipment for this tank

The following plants has been used in this tank

Picture of the plant I actually bought
The name of the plant
and link to Tropica's homepage
A picture of the plant borrowed
from Tropica's Homepage
Status of the plant
Echinodorus tenellus Echinodorus tenellus Echinodorus tenellus Not much of it in this tank
Vallisneria natans v. biwaensis Vallisneria natans v. biwaensis Vallisneria natans v. biwaensis Grows like crazy, is everywhere
Hydrocotyle verticillata Hydrocotyle verticillata Hydrocotyle verticillata Grows better than in the 250 liter tank
Lilaeopsis sp. "Mauritius" Lilaeopsis sp. "Mauritius" Lilaeopsis sp. "Mauritius" Grows well
Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv' Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv' Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv' Grows very well
Cryptocoryne beckettii "petchii" Cryptocoryne beckettii "petchii" Cryptocoryne beckettii "petchii" Grows very fine
Anubias barteri v. nana Anubias barteri v. nana' Anubias barteri v. nana' Grows very fine

The following animals are living in this tank

10 Caridina Japonica (Amano algae scrimps) Caridina Japonica
3 Paracheirodon axelrodi( Cardinal Tetra ) Paracheirodon axelrodi
4 Otocinclus Affinis Otocinclus Affinis
10 Unknown species A picture will be added later
1 pair of Apistogramma Cacatuoides Female apistogramma cacatuoides

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