I did that at one point where I collected species specifically only from that river. I then started collecting rarer fish. So hard to isolate fish from different regions if you can only have 1 tank. Unfortunately that is where I'm at, but a my fish are long term pets, and I love and grew them out all from 2-3"
Creating natural, functional cichlid display tanks
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I did that at one point where I collected species specifically only from that river. I then started collecting rarer fish. So hard to isolate fish from different regions if you can only have 1 tank. Unfortunately that is where I'm at, but a my fish are long term pets, and I love and grew them out all from 2-3"
This is an old thread, and I commented on it back in 2018 starting on page 6 . My position hasn't changed. What appears natural in "Nature Aquariums" is actually very unnatural, as they tend to mimic landscape, garden, rock and wood arrangements that are pleasing to the eyes, but don't exist in nature. Functional can be totally unnatural too as a bunch of flower pots make good habitat for many cichlid. I considered my planted cichlid tanks natural looking and functional as species of diverse habitats get along fine and breed regularly, though the set ups are far from natural.
Once again, thank you for your comments on my thread. They were as useful as chocolate fire guard.
Once again , thank you for your insightful comments on my thread, they were as much use as a chocolate fire guardThis is an old thread, and I commented on it back in 2018 starting on page 6 . My position hasn't changed. What appears natural in "Nature Aquariums" is actually very unnatural, as they tend to mimic landscape, garden, rock and wood arrangements that are pleasing to the eyes, but don't exist in nature. Functional can be totally unnatural too as a bunch of flower pots make good habitat for many cichlid. I considered my planted cichlid tanks natural looking and functional as species of diverse habitats get along fine and breed regularly, though the set ups are far from natural.
My first planted cichlid tank
I am bored with rock scape in my all cichlid tanks and decided to convert a 75 into a plant scape. So I purchased a bunch of plants at the spring auctions and started my first planted tank. The problem I have is that I keep medium to large cichlid and they are not known to be plant friendly...www.monsterfishkeepers.com
My second planted cichlid tank
Having success with my first planted cichlid tank which I documented in a journal, https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/my-first-planted-cichlid-tank.685287/page-6 I am ready to start my second planted cichlid tank. The challenge is greater because the tank is bigger, 125 gal...
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It’s about time I added a picture to this thread, so here’s a few.
Fish were not my choice, I got over ruled by the wife and daughter but I’m liking them more and more.
Fish were not my choice, I got over ruled by the wife and daughter but I’m liking them more and more.
I LOVE your EXCUSE behind this LOL.
TBH, I cannot agree with you anymore, lol. I did the altum discus setup for my wife at one point too.
As beautiful as it was, I couldn't deal with the extreme calmness of the tank. At least to it's extent of beauty!
Lovely setup bro! Thanks for sharing
If these were wild discus I would be a lot more into it. Never been a fan of man made strains. Sometimes you have to compromise I suppose.
Having said that, I’m itching to do an Asian or west African biotope. I think I need to get back into biotopes as that’s where my real enthusiasm is.
This is the nicest planted discus tank I’ve seen that exceeds the beauty of their natural habitat.
I watched in my fish club a presentation of Project Piaba that provides expedition to the Amazon to see discus and other Amazonian fish collection
https://projectpiaba.org/expeditions/
Discus came from black water with heavy littoral vegetation. I was wondering why the most colorful fish came from water with the lowest visibility. I was told that fish can see UV light. So what looks opaque to our eyes could be vividly colorful to other fish.
