After being inspired by the video HandS posted not so long ago, I thought I'd give my apisto's a new home (I felt a bare bottom with a pot can't have been very exciting for them).

Pretty much constructed from;

River sand

Broken up bits of driftwood (very fun to break up with tomahawk)

Dead leaves

Couple of clay pots underneath it

Java moss

Java fern 'windelov'

Anubias nana

Hairgrass here and there

I know the java moss/fern and anubias aren't from the amazon, but they seem to fit with the scheme of things.

Front shot

View from right hand side

Mr. B

Mr and Mrs. B

There's some peat mixed in with the gravel and peatey water is put in each day to tint the water and lower the pH (just to make them feel like home).

Broken up bits of driftwood (very fun to break up with tomahawk)

Sounds like fun!

Nice man

nice looking tank mate

Great tank Antwan, love the natural wood look, looks like a forest floor only under water

That looks awesome I wish I had a creative mind :oops:

nice tank. how many litres is it?

Wow Ant looks fantastic. I commend you on your biotype efforts! We need to see more of this

Those fish look realllllly happy

Thanks everyone, the tank's 60 long, 45 deep and 50 high. They don't really need the height so it's only about 1/2 to 3/4 filled. Tank is 135L all up so I'd say somewhere between 80-100L of water in there at a guess.

Congrats Antwan

All credit for your designing skills.

It appears the fish are as happy as pigs in poo and that's what matters.

I have always stated that we don't breed fish. :roll:

We create the atmosphere for them to feel that they are in their own biotype and they want to do at home what "we do at home". :oops:

It looks just like I imagine an "Apisto. River Bed" should be like.

Thanks for your kind words, appreciate it.