Here’s some photos from an excursion by Hendri Salsa from East Kalamantan Indonesia. This general region holds some of the most amazing plant life on earth for hobbyists. Lots of suitable terrarium and aquarium plants. These kinds of photos can bring inspiration for biotope builds or general aquarium builds by looking at …
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First of all I just want to say is this just to my research I’ve also learned from some people and gather the knowledge. I live in Indonesia in West Borneo, the part of the world where buce just lives in our place. It is very beautiful, rare, and interesting. …
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Lake Rukwa Valley lies at an elevation of 2,600 feet between Lake Nyasa and Lake Tanganyika. Its low southeastern edge includes the shallow, alkaline Lake Rukwa, which is fringed by the North and Central Rukwa plains. The lake is home to around 60 fish species with nearly one-third endemic. Lake …
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This is a photo os a blackwater stream in Indonesia taken by Silamat. Rhaphidophora beccarii and possibly some sort of Cyperaceae. Submerged there is barclaya but no cryptocorynes in this section of water. Leaf litter is abundant in these types of streams as the canopy hangs over the water. This keeps the …
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Everyone knows about Betta splendens but what about the wild types? Most people usually have seen the Bettas in different forms in pet stores. They see them and are in mind that these breeds are in this form only. The part they are not familiar with is that it takes so …
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I started the aquarium hobby when I was just 6 years old and 10 years later I had a whole room with tanks. I bred nearly everything that I could get. From that time on I loved cichlids and killifish. Believe it or not, I was so crazy with fish that …
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An aquarium is a point of attraction for everyone, tannins and botanicals can help with this. Not only do tannin stained water look good but it improves water quality to ensure the optimum growth and health of the fish. Alder cones, like Indian Almond leaves, impart color as well as …
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by Jeroen Vanhooren Biotope: Near the river banks of a small tributary of the Kuribrong river (Guyana) Dimensions: 70*50*35 (l*d*h) Technical description: Lightning: 1 x Aquatlantis Easy Led 6800 K (28 W) – time controlled. Filter: internal sump with 2 sizes mechanical filtration media and a biological filtration medium. Pump …
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Biotopes are great! Who doesn’t love a well designed and thought out biotope aquarium or terrarium? Perusing the web I saw that the Biotope Aquarium Design contest had released a printed magazine of contestants from 2016. I had to add this one to my collection of books and periodicals. Print …
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Outfitted with a few plastic bags and a camera Slamet sets off to hunt for and collect new plants for his displays. Cryptocorynes along the roadside are a commonly found but desirable aquarium plant suitable to be grown emersed above water, or submerged in the aquarium. It isn’t terribly uncommon …
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Biotope One A Study of Flora and Fauna