#23: 208L Biotope/Natural Aquaria

Shannon Gipson Tampa, United States

Comments

This is a pleasant little tank that can more properly be called an Asian "theme" tank than a "biotope" tank. While many fish are tolerant of a range of water conditions in nature bumblebee gobies come from hard to brackish water areas while checkered barbs are more soft neutral to acid water fish. Also while most of the plants are Asian Spathiphyllum wallisii is a South American plant that does not usually tolerate permanently submersed conditions although the occasional specimen does adapt.
— Karen Randall
This amount of rocks mingled with plants impresses me not as that natural.
Some of the plant originate from S. Am.
Spathiphyllum not long lasting when submerged.
— Pim Wilhelm

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 91 × 46 × 46 cm
Volume 208L
Background Lace rock
Lighting 2 40 watt flourescent bulbs
Filtration Eheim 2213 canister filter...intake and spraybar are hidden behind rockwork.
Plants Cryptycorne willisii, Cryptycorne Wendtii, Cryptycorne retrospiralis, Vesicularia dubyana, Microsorum pteropus, Spathiphylum wallisii, Marsilea crenata, Bromiliad sp.
Animals 3 Bumblebee gobies, 2 Kuhli loaches, 7 Checkerboard barbs, 2 Pearl gouramis, Ghost shrimp, and some sort of 'plant' shrimp
Materials Substrate is a mix of natural aquarium gravel, black sand and Flourite sand. Background is Lace rock. There is one very interesting piece of driftwood and one not so interesting one.
Additional Information This tank was set up originally as a species tank for Bumblebee gobies but over time it has become a South-asian biotope. I have chosen peaceful fish from this general area and I believe all the plants are also from this area.

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