Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:30 am GMT   Reply      

I have a planted tank that I put on here that I think looks pretty good and am only getting a 4.00 rating how do I make it look better? here is a link to it
http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/friendemail.php/21408

Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:09 pm GMT   Reply      

I wouldn't put too much thought into the rating system. There are people who seem to have nothing better to do than vote everyone else zero.

I'm kind of split on your tank. On one hand the real wood looks really nice and I love the moss, but I think you could do better with composing what you have. I'm not crazy about the red rocks or the hollow log.

Could you take some more pics and show the whole tank? The 2 pics you have seem to have totally different things in it. Are some of those plants artificial?

On the whole I think you're on your way to having a great tank.

Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:40 pm GMT   Reply      

some forground plants like hairgras and some anubias would be cool. And as far a fish, I would get some corydoras.

Just the way you set the plants up looks kidn of funny (tall plants look better in the back) and if you dont have the high lighting needs for the hairgrass, just re aranging would look good, and what PeterKarig said, how the rocks look funny, hes probably right.

Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:42 pm GMT   Reply      

an the water looks kind of blurry, how much water do you change per week?

Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:02 pm GMT   Reply      

Group your plants together and then group your rocks together..

Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:23 am GMT   Reply      

well the reason for the hallow logs is the fact that there are two striped ralph cats in there that enjoy them. The rocks were also set up as caves but moved them around.

Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:27 pm GMT   Reply      

I have found all my plants at Michaels and Hobby Lobby....just make sure they are all plastic of course. A huge selection and look more realistic. I've also found that if there is plenty of coverage in the tank the fish just seem to be happier. Don't be afraid to get some tall plants for a fuller look.