Search Results for ‘biotope’

Hello everyone! I just joined and am seeking some inspiration for my new-to-me 120 gallon tank. As a trade for doing the heavy lifting, I told my partner he can choose a fish and I’ll make the aquarium around it... He choose the Bichir… I’ve always been interested in biotopes and figured this...

Hello everyone! 👋 I've had a bit of a mini-hiatus, after I had to ditch my CA cichlid plans for my 29g. (Long story lol) But I'm on a break no longer! The aquarium gods have smiled upon me, and I somehow managed to get on FB Marketplace right as a kind gentleman listed his late wife's 125g...

Hello! I am in the process of planning my first cichlid tank and want to make sure I stock it correctly. I wanted to do a Tanganyika tank first, as it has interested me the most. I have only kept various freshwater/planted tanks so far, but now that I have a 33 long I'd love to do cichlids. I...

A short video by Ugur rusen dogan of an aquarium designed to recreate the rocky Tropheus duboisi habitat in the waters around Kigoma in Lake Tanganyika. In the wild Tropheus duboisi will spend their days grazing on the algae covered rocks. The rocks also provide territory boundaries and...

The Aquatic Gardeners Association is an organization geared toward beginner and advanced hobbyists. The AGA publishes an English language quarterly journal available to the association's members. The AGA also has an international aquascaping competition where participants enter their creations...

A series of videos show the best entries in last year's JBL Biotope Aquarium Design Contest. First place went to an Australian biotope, but 3 out of the top 5 were cichlid biotopes. Biotope aquariums are designed to recreate the natural environment of the fish that live in the aquarium. Not only...