Juwel Rio 125 || schooling ember tetra under new drift wood🐠🪵🌳🌿☘️

Today I added a second piece of driftwood.
Within a few weeks I'm planning in advancing the mystical forest aquascape with more wood and smaller stones.
I want to achieve a hedge row kind of part next to the arching trees.
This way shrimp and future corydoras will have plenty of hiding spaces.
Corydoras is still a favourite fish on my list, that I like to add to the mystical forest❤️
And more ember tetra of course😉
The more the merrier.

[@PaulC.494]

Good example of how to maintain an aquarium.

[@titiasplantedaquariums]

Thanks. But I don't know how adding wood helps to maintain a tank. It maintains/upgrades the look for sure.

[@PaulC.494]

@@titiasplantedaquariums Adding wood helps to cycle the tank more thoroughly along with having hard scape in my opinion.

[@titiasplantedaquariums]

@@PaulC.494 Oh oke, like that. The fish seem to love the presence of the wood and it's light tannin. They look a bit brighter in colour and are defending certain areas that it creates. It's funny to watch.

[@fishiontanktics9356]

looking good

[@titiasplantedaquariums]

Thank you. The wood is floating for now, but will stay down on it's own eventually. When that happens I can start changing the aquascape a bit. One side at a time is best I think. I'm 100% sure the tank will look even better with extra ember tetra and corydoras in it🤩

[@maranza75]

Hi boy, I noticed that your root is very clear, the reason could be because it is new? mine has gone all black! It's normal?

[@titiasplantedaquariums]

Mine is light in colour because it hasn't been submerged before. Wood will slowly decay down under water over time and releasing tannins. I think that is what is causing the dark colour.

[@maranza75]

@@titiasplantedaquariums thanks dear.