Satsumas
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I am very interested in biotopes and i think that with a very realistic one you can pretty much have a chunk of nature in your house.
Most people say that 'it's a slice of nature in your living room' but if you have fish and plants from all over the world it isn't 100% true. Don't get me wrong in some sense's it is true but when you get down to the nitty gritty it isn't really. (I have yoyo's and black neons with an anubias! )
However if you have a tank full of fish and plants that would co-exist and live together as they would in nature then you are allowed to say that you 'have a slice of nature in your living room.' (I suppose you could go further by saying 'An aquarium in your house is hardly natural' but that's defeating the whole point, i think :? Confused myself here!
Anyway for those of you with biotopes how seriously do you try to 're-create' the natural habitat?
I stumbled accross a website which has the ideal sized tank, heater, and filter but also the ideal water requirements and heating regulation.
And here it is... http://www.freshwateraquariumplants.com/amazonbiotope/amazon.html
I was looking at my stock list and noticed that all the fish are from South America so i am considering an Amazon biotope.
Most people say that 'it's a slice of nature in your living room' but if you have fish and plants from all over the world it isn't 100% true. Don't get me wrong in some sense's it is true but when you get down to the nitty gritty it isn't really. (I have yoyo's and black neons with an anubias! )
However if you have a tank full of fish and plants that would co-exist and live together as they would in nature then you are allowed to say that you 'have a slice of nature in your living room.' (I suppose you could go further by saying 'An aquarium in your house is hardly natural' but that's defeating the whole point, i think :? Confused myself here!
Anyway for those of you with biotopes how seriously do you try to 're-create' the natural habitat?
I stumbled accross a website which has the ideal sized tank, heater, and filter but also the ideal water requirements and heating regulation.
And here it is... http://www.freshwateraquariumplants.com/amazonbiotope/amazon.html
I was looking at my stock list and noticed that all the fish are from South America so i am considering an Amazon biotope.