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Gone with "The home for aquarists" for now. Can always change later if need be.

I should have thought of this earlier but I think "the friendly aquatics community" would be good.

A bit of an update with bonus photos!! I'd love to retry some blyxa or s.repens for the foreground - last time I tried, I had a pretty shitty light. I'd also look to buy some large ferns to fill in the gaps in the midground too! Thanks to all that have helped me with advice on scaping, stocking, equipment etc and to those who provided plants or tank-mates. Equipment, Plants etc as of September, 2016 Tank: 3 foot. 36 x 14 x 18 inch, 90 x 35 x 45 cm (length x width x height). Roughly 150 litres, 40 gallon. Filter: Eheim 2215 Canister Light: 3ft makemyled LED tube/panel combo-thing. Substrate: 16l of Kaito Plants: Needle Leaf and normal Java Ferns, Java Moss, Bolbitis heudelotii, Hemianthus Micranthemoides, Vals, Chain Sword, Amazon Sword Stock: 60+ Red Cherry Shrimp, 8 White Clouds, 17 Neons CO2: No injection. Aim to keep low tech. Day 1 - 5th Aug, 2015 Jan, 2016: March, 2016: May, 2016: September, 2016:

Aww. Feeling the love.

Hi @Sahrynar, Welcome to the joys of shrimp keeping, It really is a unique hobby with infinite possibilities. I'll check out your video :) You're in the right place for answers, Feel free to look around and ask away :) Cheers Jarad

TBH I really like the existing slogan and name :)

Welcome to SKF Boris. I like your story. especially this part ... Woohoo ! I got a plug.? I'm glad you found that useful. I hope you enjoy your stay here. You will find SKF very different to other forums of similar interests. SKF is friendly, generous and full of people that want to see this hobby and community grow. I do what I can to give back to the community to see it grow and be knowledgeable in all aspects of this hobby. That being said, you will find many more treasures and gems in the form of informative posts/threads. You just need to spend the time reading them.

@DemonCat is it just the java fern that died? Have you got any photos? Have you changed anything since last time? Lighting? Timing of lighting? Ferts? Doing anything differently?

Java ferns are cheap. If you want some free little ones to restart, let me know. But I'd recommend cleaning out anything truly dead before trying to restart - decaying plants will drag down your water quality.

kinda embarrassing that all your so shy to come forth!