true , travis, keeping fish in a natural looking environnement is rewarding both for fish and keeper

cool pic trav!

Travis, mine is kinda bossy - I have big driftwood stump and she spends her day chasing everyone away from it. When she does hide, she stays bright anyway :)

I do need more driftwood and plants in my tank ... I had some nice ferns growing, but those menacing crays tore them apart. What hardy plants do you recommend for a CA community tank? I had Anubias (sp?) in there, and it wasnt doing well. Java Ferns seemed okay till the Crays came in.... :)

Frank, was the anubias attached to a rock or driftwood? cause if it is planted it will more than likely die. I have a sword plant if you want me to attempt to mail it to ya, although I have no idea how to ship lol..

oh forgot to recommend other plants lol..

Anubias was planted - it grew really fast in gravel, but got weak after I switched to sand. Thanks TangO - I appreciate the offer, but I can get swords here pretty cheap, so no need for you to stress on shipping it :) Thanks though.