Waiting apistogramma...

[ZliBrka]

Hello!

I am new to this forum and I want to show to you my 60l tank.
I tried to recreate some apistogramma biotope tank. There is no apistogramma yet in the tank - I am hoping to get apistogramma cacatuoides "triple red" or apistogramma agassizii "fire red" 1m+1-2f.
Now in the aquarium swim - 3 corydoras, 3 ancistrus sp (2-3cm long - 1-2 going out when they grow) and 8 glowlight tetras
Tank is 60l, sand 0,3-0,6mm, stones, mangrove tree, oak leaves and branches from grape vine (Vitaceae.).
Light 11w, fiter internal Eheim pickup 2012.

Any sugestion is welcome!

Cheers!

Sasa

Link to see photos:

http://s1027.photobucket.com/albums/y331/ZliBrka/?action=view&current=P6300129.jpg#!oZZ1QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs1027.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy331%2FZliBrka%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DP6300129.jpg%26

 

[Dzo]

Very nice biotope Sasa,
It is almost identical as some SA river and stream pictures I have seen before... The Tank has quite some height, seem like prepared for discus too?

 

[Dzo]

Very nice biotope Sasa,

It is almost identical as some SA river and stream pictures I have seen before... The Tank has quite some height, seem like prepared for discus too?

Pozdrav

 

[ZliBrka]

Very nice biotope Sasa,

It is almost identical as some SA river and stream pictures I have seen before... The Tank has quite some height, seem like prepared for discus too?

Pozdrav

Thanks Dzo!

Tank is only 60l and I think that is too small for discus, maybe when I buy a bigger tank. Hopefully soon!

Pozdrav!

Sasa

 

[ZliBrka]

Sasa,

Very nice biotope, how luck those residents are. Hope to see your BIG tank for them soon.

Thanks!

It would be very nice to have a bigger tank - for fish and for me.
Thanks for good wishes!

Sasa

 

[ZliBrka]

This is latest and last video of this setup:

[video=youtube;kS3GC1Dd1Ls]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS3GC1Dd1Ls[/video]

It is all moving to biger setup.

 

[henkh]

Very nice setup. What's not quite clear in the pics and movie is if there's enough caves and hiding places for apisto's. Despite the wood/stones/branches it looks quite open.

 

[ZliBrka]

Very nice setup. What's not quite clear in the pics and movie is if there's enough caves and hiding places for apisto's. Despite the wood/stones/branches it looks quite open.

You don't see it on the video but there is more than enough hiding space for 1 par of apistogramma.
Also, normaly there is thicker leaf litter, but I did not putt some more leaves because my plan is to move all of the fish to some biger aquarium. Hopefully it will have better and nicer setup.