I'm actually happy with how a tank turned out for once! 😍
Just about wrapped up setting this little 5.5G guy up! I'll probably pull the hornwort mass off to the right out once I feel like the tank is stable enough, but I am absolutely in love with the rotala that has taken off (left front, back right).
I had the plants growing in a 2.5G while I decided what to do with them, and I didn't realize quite how much the rotala had grown until I uprooted and replanted it- it started as two small bunches! I'm hoping the sad 3 stalks of moneywort in the back grow some new leaves and recover- these were the only survivors of 2 bunches of severe melt. I've got a couple little nubs of moneywort floating around that fell off the other rotting stems that I'm hoping will eventually grow some roots.
Started dosing fertilizers weekly and leaving lights on 8-10 hours and the plants are soooo much happier. My rotala even has little flower buds on it!
Eventual plan is a betta to keep the dozen bladder snails and single ramshorn snail company. 😁
Thoughts/suggestions? I need to top off the last little bit of water- I had it lower while I was tucking in the filters and equipment. I'm debating moving the filter over onto the right side wall of the tank but wanted to keep the hornwort from getting sucked in...