Shallow Rio Negro Biotope: problems solved!!!

[@fredrikhultgren4136]

Great natural look. Adore the checkerboards moving the leaf litter.

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you! Checkerboards have so much character for their size:)

[@kdr1048]

Love it before and i love it now! Excellent job! Love it! That pennywort is exploding! Beautiful cardinals too

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you!

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[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you:)

[@bigfishlad4847]

I wish i had your skills Hus you are amazing at doing these biotope style tanks

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thanks, Paul! Most of my scapes are pretty trial and error:)

[@TrevorGreenfield2014]

Looks great now. Very happy you got it sorted eventually so you can relax a bit and enjoy the set up. Pity about the need for a lid but I'm sure you'll set up more tanks in the future that you can use riparium planting with.

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you! Yes, indeed I moved most of the riparian plants to an unheated tank in the fishroom and they seem to be doing well

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[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you very much! And many thanks for subscribing, it is much appreciated:)

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Nice job! I think the current iteration of this tank works quite well. I'm not a "lid" guy per se but I can appreciate the obvious virtues of it here.

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you:) I am also hating lids as they block all opportunities for emersed growth!

[@tabarakaquatics8067]

You did a great job. Quite honestly I like this look so much better. This don’t look as cluttered as before. Those cardinal tetras are plump 😅

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you! Yes, those cardinals are always hungry!

[@Dudelzack]

Glad to hear it worked out! :) You can count on the pennywort to cover the whole thing. I definitely like it. ;) And if you hadn't seen my answer to your question on one of my videos: My tetras are Hemigrammus filamentosus.

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you! I previously used to have setups with tons of emersed pennywort, so I'm hoping to replicate it. I saw your answer on tetras, but I think I forgot to respond! They look interesting as I've never seen them before, but I agree that they probably add a bit too much movement to your otherwise calm setup

[@aquaracer65]

Happy to see this result. Looks great and indeed very natural. The pencil fish is Nannostomus beckfordi for sure. Adding a few Chilodus gracilis/punctatus would also be nice. They don’t grow that big and will surely add to the natural look. As for the Hydrocotyle leucocephala, if you give it a bit more space above the surface and something to hold on to, it will grow beautifully above the surface and sometimes even bloom. Just an idea.

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thank you! I was certainly thinking of Chilodus as they would be biotope correct. They quite difficult to source here unfortunately

[@aquaracer65]

@@tropicalfishhub Hope you can find Chilodus. They are very beautiful and super interesting to observe. I bought a small group of five tiny specimen a while back. Unfortunately only two survived but they are thriving and growing now. Hopefully one day I can expand the group a little. Keep up the good work, love your tank!

[@Gilsfishroom]

The tank looks great! Could you reintroduce the swords and use root tabs? I have the same polycarbonate lid on my riparium tank, and made a timber frame to support the light.

[@tropicalfishhub]

Thanks, mate! I was thinking or adding aquatic plants back in, but I'm concerned that there isn't enough light for them because of blackwater

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