Friday, July 10, 2009
Alright, I really think I have been bitten by the crypto bug!!!
Got myself not one specimen, but another 5 more today!!
Planted 2 in a container already!
Here's one C. longicauda, which I have already planted:
C. sp barclaya, also planted in the container:
Then I realised that I had another 3 specimens not planted, but I am short of 1 container and potting mix to plant the rest, so these 3 will stay bagged temporarily!
C. zakulii
C. purpurea, this specimen has beautiful purple coloured leaves on the underside!
C. cordata
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Before I start writing about the new wild crypto I got, would just like to do some sharing on how convenient it is to have a photo in my handphone.
You see some time back I bought some containers from Daiso at IMM, and yesterday, while I was at their Plaza Singapura branch, I was looking high and low for the same model of plastic container so that I could have a stackable design for my bottled garden.
Nearly gave up the search, until I remembered that I have a photo of the container in my handphone! Thank god, the staff there was so friendly and she brought me to the shelf where the containers were placed: right at the bottom of the shelf!
The new containers:
When I removed the wool from the little black container, I realised that it was just a cutting without any roots at all! So let's just hope it will grow well emersed in a bottle!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
My fishes are not accepting this frozen Brine Shrimp since I last fed them months back!
Strange thing.. considering, this was their favourite food back then!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
On the advice of some forummer from Arofanatics, I got some substrate to plant my crypto wendtii in!
Got this brand with Japanese words all over, it is labelled as Custom Soil:
The particle size is quite small, and i realised that, it gets crushed pretty easily too!
Here is my crpyto after planting in the bottle:
Thursday, June 25, 2009
I am trying to grow my Crpyto wendtii emmersed as adviced by some of the forummers in Arofanatics!
Left in its original pot with the wool inside... and just place sufficient water to keep the wool moist...
See how thing goes, hope to see the crypto flower, as it is said that they only do so emmersed and not submerged!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Got a bag of cherry shrimps today, decided that it would be good for them to clean up any left over foods as well as the melting cryptos if any, you can see the whole army of them soaking in the bag floating in the tank for temperature to stabilize prior to introduction in the tank!
Very nice, dainty shades of pink and for some, salmon pink, the actually 'fall in' to get into the their new tank.. so cute:
After getting into their tank, they quickly make their way to different places, hiding amongst the crypto wendtii, on the marimo moss balls etc..:
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I thought that I lost a mountain shrimp today when I saw this:
Turns out that the little critter just moulted and thats the moult..
The shrimp looking happier admist the newly planted crypts!
Pretty amazing to see these gentle giants feed using their modified claws which open up in a fan like structure to filter passing foods!
