This is 15th month update. The fish are called Sparking or Pygmy gourami.

These two gouramis became friends pretty quickly. The female is still the queen of the tank.

After the first spawn, I checked the tank every day for the fry, but I could not find any. The tank overgrew too much and the water change was overdue for a long time. The tank nearly crashed before I decided to tear out most of the plants. Because of the lack of light, the plants below couldn’t release oxygen and take up nutrients, essentially breaking the working balance of the tank. I believe that’s why the nerite almost died. A lot of the shrimp also perished. Most of the color shrimp are gone. Some were eaten by the gouramis, and others from the poor condition of the tank. I only saw one Amano, also. Among the color shrimp, only one cherry, one blue, and three chocolate shrimp remained. Most of the adult wild shrimp are gone, too, but a lot of the new shrimplets are doing fine.

The most amazing thing about these gouramis, especially the female, was the way they took care of their young.

Infusoria was made with collected sample from this tank. I used fresh spinach boiled for 10 minutes and one Hikari algae wafer. This was shown before here:
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(youtube's glitching and not going to the time line. Infusoria is at 5min. 8 seconds mark)

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13th month    • 13th Month Update  (The Battle of Dr...  
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11 months update    • 11 Months Update  (Peace and Balance...  
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9 months update    • 9 Months Update  (Saving Amano Larva...  
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7 months update    • 7 Months Update – (Feeding Frenzy) NO...  
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5 months update    • 5 Months Update Baby Food, Shrimplets...  
4 months update    • 4 Months Update  Eggs Hatched, Baby,...  
3 months update:    • 3 Months Update  New Fish (Sparkling...  
2 months update:    • 2 Months Update  NO filter, NO CO2, ...  
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NO filter, NO CO2, NO Ferts Planted Tank Series:
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This is a Walstad Method tank. The credit goes to Diana Walstad for publishing the organic soil substrate method.

Check out her book in the link below if interested.
The book I read to make this aquarium:
Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad(Hard cover) http://amzn.to/2tB4xiZ
Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad(digital) http://amzn.to/2svT0Sy

4.6 gallon low iron rimless tank http://amzn.to/2yKTWST
5.4 gallon low iron rimless tank http://amzn.to/2y5YZeO
50W heater http://amzn.to/2tAQOsy
Heater cover so plants won't get burned http://amzn.to/2sw42ap
Tiny thermometer http://amzn.to/2tAwFmg
Magnetic thermometer https://amzn.to/2LRCrXd
(I'm using the tiny thermometer with a small rubber band to hold it in its place.)

Mini round shape magnet scrubber http://amzn.to/2zx6k8D
Miracle gro organic choice potting mix http://amzn.to/2tyHm9g
2~3mm gravel 20lb bag http://amzn.to/2gJ5tOl
2~3mm gravel 5lb bag http://amzn.to/2y3e3ih

Aquarium scissors http://amzn.to/2BXY1GW
Aquarium Tweezers http://amzn.to/2EWyAZe

TetraMin Flakes (gourami and shrimp food) http://amzn.to/2Gouypo


Shrimps:
Amano Shrimp https://amzn.to/2PdYOY6
Blue velvet Shrimp https://amzn.to/2Oaw7yT
Cherry Shrimp https://amzn.to/2yfoU64
Chocolate Shrimp https://amzn.to/2P83jDv
Yellow Shrimp https://amzn.to/2OA2Ehr
CRS https://amzn.to/2IIOntq
Sunkist Shrimp https://amzn.to/2PcLQtS
Ghost Shrimp https://amzn.to/2ydKms1

Nerite snails https://amzn.to/2IF9sF8




The Best Growing Plants in this tank:
1. Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort) https://amzn.to/2srT6HY
2. Duckweed https://amzn.to/2sl3G4p
3. Azolla imbricate (mosquito fern) https://amzn.to/2LapS8z
4. Najas Guadalupensis (guppy grass) https://amzn.to/2LLN8L8
5. Bacopa caroliniana https://amzn.to/2LIPFpj
6. Ludwigia Sp. Mini Super Red https://amzn.to/2J0SAfu

The rest:
Hemianthus glomeratus (pearl grass) https://amzn.to/2LIIPA5
Egeria densa (Anachris) https://amzn.to/2LJCUuO
Didiplis diandra https://amzn.to/2LJj4j2
Rotala rotundifolia (indica) https://amzn.to/2JbzLFF
Dwarf hairgrass https://amzn.to/2sjG2W1

Music:

Erik Satie

Gymnopedie 2: played by Kevin Macleod
Gnossienne 1: played by Nikolay_G www.soundcloud.com/nikolay_g/eriksatiegnossienne1
Gymnopedie no.3 played by Kevin Macleod