It is time to redo my 60l tank... again.

I would quite like to try a proper biotope tank.

I'm not quite sure what region to model it from though. I quite like South American fish/tanks but am open to all ideas.

What do people think?

I have a limited budget as I'm pretty broke at the moment, but biotopes really shouldn't cost to much anyway.

Photos of other tanks are appreciated too. :lol:

Avon River Biotope? Should be fairly easy to source inspiration locally

Ewwww.

Dwarf Gourami biotope.

I quite like this tank, but I think it could be improved with a few plants. As the articles says, strictly speaking it is not a biotope. I think the fish would be quite interesting though. Bumblebee gobies are supposed to have a lot of personality for a small fish.

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=3087

Quite probably would work out more expensive than the 'Avon Biotope' though.

http://mysite.verizon.net/restbtnm/site ... k2.jpg.JPG

That ones cool. Maybe get some red/blue rocks and a pirate ship or something

http://mysite.verizon.net/restbtnm/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Fishtank2.jpg.JPG

That ones cool. Maybe get some red/blue rocks and a pirate ship or something

needs more neon rocks and underlit air stones.

*vomits

Dwarf gourami could be an option.

No idea what their biotope would look like though.

The gobie biotope is very interesting. I'd be something new to try and looks pretty simple.

I got a few rocks from outside and tried out the scape. I reckon I could do it well if I can get my tank to clear.

Need sticks though.

i'll leave the colourful tank to my brother.

Dwarf gourami could be an option.

No idea what their biotope would look like though.

Could be blackwater? Asian plants growing out the top, leaf litter, etc. Like that http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/c ... php?sid=66

I think you should definately consider doing an Asian blackwater tank with Sundadanio axelrodi (if you can find them of course!). Other fish you could have in it are CPDs, Mosquito Rasboras, Boraras maculatus, Danio tinwini, Trigonopoma pauciperforata (you can purchase these at Oraganism, and they are very high-quality), Trigonostigma hengeli and Trigonostigma espei.

From the same site, this has dwarf croaking gouramis/pygmy gouramis in it. I think i have seen some of these around before, or perhaps I am confusing them with the chocolate gourami

You could use it for any asian biotope really, kuhli loaches hiding in the leaf litter would look cool

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=66

@sam, I've tried that one before. It failed pretty bad. Mostly because the wood was rotting... but also it just didn't look right.

@joe, I'm not a fan of the sandudanio, although I do like the mosquito rasbora. It could be another option.

Right now I have set up something similar to the gobie biotope. But the wood is white and so doesn't have the same contrast. ...

@fishkeepa, I have pygmy/croaking gourami in the tank at the moment, so that could be a very cheap way to go! :lol:

Find the fish you like and can actually get hold of here and then find out what their natural habitat is like.

Find the fish you like and can actually get hold of here and then find out what their natural habitat is like.

True.

Right now, I'm researching the southwest asain peat swamps. :lol:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=49192

When the magazine arrives, you will see...

How to Create an Asian Backwater Biotope

See pics and read about the Waikato Pet Expo plus Waikato and Tasman's Tank Crawls

Learn about Basic Aquarium Photography

Find out about Lucky, the very lucky turtle

Learn how to keep and breed NZ native seahorses

a Dunedin member tells us how she discovered the local aquarium club and the results

A Bay Fish member offers a review on the Blue Planet hexagonal 57L aquarium

and read a personal account from the Christchurch earthquake

plus LOTS MORE!! :bounce: