Thoughts and improvements welcome!

[Takingtulips]

I’d like to improve my aquascape skills as well as help this tank look a little more grown up and put together. Any and all ideas are welcome!!

 

[Kribensis27]

It looks really nice! I think a nice piece of driftwood in the center with some crypt wendtii surrounding its sides and crypt parva in the front would look great!

It would also look nice to add some more stem plants like ludwigia or rotala next to your existing driftwood piece. Some smaller stones or gravel scattered around the skull could look good, with a little carpet of crypt parva right in front of it.

I think it's already a really nice tank, and honestly, you could just let it grow in a bit more to look really good. The center looks a bit empty, but your corydoras probably love it!

 

[APColorado]

Aquascaping is like copying nature. The rocks you've placed looks to planned out, try looking outside and see how nature looks like.

 

[Takingtulips]

It looks really nice! I think a nice piece of driftwood in the center with some crypt wendtii surrounding its sides and crypt parva in the front would look great!

It would also look nice to add some more stem plants like ludwigia or rotala next to your existing driftwood piece. Some smaller stones or gravel scattered around the skull could look good, with a little carpet of crypt parva right in front of it.

I think it's already a really nice tank, and honestly, you could just let it grow in a bit more to look really good. The center looks a bit empty, but your corydoras probably love it!

The corys LOVE the sand but they’ve been pushing the gravel onto it lately. Thank you for your plant suggestions!! I got into this hobby for the aquatic plants in the first place!! Do you have any suggestions on where to find specific ones? I’ve been collecting from LFS’s but they don’t always have a ton to choose from.

 

[Kribensis27]

The corys LOVE the sand but they’ve been pushing the gravel onto it lately. Thank you for your plant suggestions!! I got into this hobby for the aquatic plants in the first place!! Do you have any suggestions on where to find specific ones? I’ve been collecting from LFS’s but they don’t always have a ton to choose from.

There are a lot of places online that sell a HUGE variety of plants for reasonable prices. MarcusFishTanks is a good one, and I’ve heard Vishaquatics has a pretty wide variety as well. Plants usually ship fine, especially if you’re down in Florida.

 

[Mudminnow]

There is this YouTube video entitled "Masterclass-How to build the perfect aquascape for contests-by world champion Josh Sim". If you want to get some ideas on how to improve an aquascape, I think this video is definitely worth a watch.

 

[Spudsssy]

Looks great, I also used to have a skill in my tank!! I agree with APColorado... Rocks look planned... Do a mix of different sized rocks and some drift wood around plant border and it will look great.

 

[Takingtulips]

I have taken y’all’s advice and broken up the rocks! I’m going to be on the look out for bigger rocks and some drift wood! Thank you all for the awesome advice!!!

 

[Spudsssy]

Awesome! Yep much better with rocks moved around.

 

[Cherryshrimp420]

I’d like to improve my aquascape skills as well as help this tank look a little more grown up and put together. Any and all ideas are welcome!!

I think it looks good just need the plants to grow out!

I really really really HATE modern aquascapes. But that's just me