biotope

Hello! I am getting started on a relatively loose biotope for a male betta. Here is my plan so far Tank - 5 gallon rimless tank - 16x8 inches Aqueon Nano planted tank light Stock - 1 male betta splendens Plants - Crypts (2) Water sprite vals Willow hygro dwarf Pennywort bamboo pothos i may...

Iv decided, next week I’m going to start turning my tank into an Orinoco river basin biotope, most of my stocking is of that area so figured it would be a simple swap Current stocking is 2x keyhole cichlids 2x green severum 3x electric blue acara 8x Colombian Redfin tetra 10x bronzed...

This initial post is going to be a bit long, since I am compiling steps that have taken place already. The beginnings of this tank came from collecting local specimens, and right now we have depth of 0' to 10' for the sake of convenience. I use a dry suit to go in the 50F water, no tank, just...

New fishy, spotted congo puffer in the 55

I am trying to put together a stock list for a 55 gallon community tank and hoping for some input. I already have an Amazon River biotope and I was hoping to do a Congo biotope for this one, or at the very least stick with African species. The tank will be planted, sunken driftwood, and...

Posted this in members aquariums and pics on accident instead of in here. Just a heads up it's a long post. You have been warned. It's been a while since I last posted on here or even got on at all let alone started a new fish tank. Been about 1 1/2 years since I last posted and in that time...

Just a heads up it's a long post. You have been warned. It's been a while since I last posted on here or even got on at all let alone started a new fish tank. Been about 1 1/2 years since I last posted and in that time I had my 220 gallon reef tank which was a great success but ultimately I made...

I don't really post here much but I thought it would be nice to share my new tank build with you guys, plus it acts as a little diary for me ;) I used to keep marines but quit the hobby about 5 years ago. Last November I decided to get back into it, so re setup an old JBL nano I had in the...

I am thinking about starting a custom built nano tank / biotope and this may sound like a weird question, but is what the smallest tank (in gallons or liters) that would be feasible for any type of aquatic life?   For instance, a few inverts or a single Betta? I have never owned a Betta, but...