#67: 16L Paludarium Bay of Fragrant Orchid

Chan Heung Lai Hong Kong, China

Comments

You've got quite a lot of fish in there for such a small amount of water. The habitat looks pretty overall but the visible layer of white gravel is very distracting. Hiding it behind a thin layer of sand or soil would have improved the appearance tremendously.
— Phil Edwards
A good start for this paludarium! The large Pteridaceae is a striking plant but would work better in the back corner of the tank and not centered in the tank. Also the white pebbles in the front of the tank are distracting. I love the orchid flowers!
— Bailin Shaw
Very attractive particularly in such a small tank. The water section would look better with less course gravel and considering what a delicate pretty job you've done with the terrestrial section I'd like to see a bit more attention to the water section. What about some A. nana 'Petite'?
— Karen Randall

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 45 × 19 × 21 cm
Title Bay of Fragrant Orchid
Volume 16L
Background N/A
Lighting Natural sun light
Filtration N/A
Plants Land: Davallia mariesii, Pteridaceae sp., Den Secundum, Haraella retrocalla, Sinningia Rio das Pedras, Sinningia Super Orange, Liverwort, Sphagnum moss, Pilea microphylla(L) Liebn, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioiodes, Selaginella uncinata.

Aquatic: Lemnaoideae sp. (Duckweed), Thread Algae.
Animals Wild guppies x 9
Pygmy gourami x 1
Beehorn snail x 1
Cherry Shrimps x 6
Stream Shrimps x 3
Materials Land: Driftwood, Multi-Zeolite, peat moss.
Water: River sand, pebbles, river stones.
Additional Information The tank has been set up for about 9 months and the plants / fishes are growing very steadily. With the ecosystem so built, no special attention or fertilizer are required for plants and only little fish food are given daily.

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