How come I haven't seen any paludariums holding native fish? I feel it would make for a much better display and possibly make any wild caught fish feel more at home.
Native Paludarium?
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Posted 31 December 2010 - 04:53 PM
I also haven't seen any US native ecosystem paludariums, which is sad. The only collection of paludariums I know if is the AGA's, which is available at http://showcase.aqua...tegory=3&vol=-1 but they aren't necessarily biotopes.
The biotope entry section only occasionally sees native biotype paludarium entries, for example http://showcase.aqua...=1&vol=-1&id=93
It'd be nice to see any paludariums that NANFA members have.
The biotope entry section only occasionally sees native biotype paludarium entries, for example http://showcase.aqua...=1&vol=-1&id=93
It'd be nice to see any paludariums that NANFA members have.
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Posted 31 December 2010 - 05:11 PM
I have wanted to do one of these for a couple years now. I think a few darters/madtoms w/ some salamanders/newts/crayfish would be awesome.
I love this design.
http://dramaticaquas...com/AS0002.html
The water, fish, plants...everything is great.
I love this design.
http://dramaticaquas...com/AS0002.html
The water, fish, plants...everything is great.
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Posted 31 December 2010 - 07:49 PM
I haven't posted much for quite a while, but I've talked a lot about mine in the past.
(Life got chaotic!)
I included construction details, thoughts and credit to those that I borrowed ideas from.
Not all of the plants are native, but many were.
Do a couple of searches through various archives!
It's neglected, but still up and going after eight plus years.
Weird!!
The link is wayyyy different than it used to look!
I hope that it comes through ok and isn't a problem!
There are other sets of photos from it here, but you have to dig through to find 'em.
http://www.flickr.co.../scott361/sets/
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(Life got chaotic!)
I included construction details, thoughts and credit to those that I borrowed ideas from.
Not all of the plants are native, but many were.
Do a couple of searches through various archives!
It's neglected, but still up and going after eight plus years.
Weird!!
The link is wayyyy different than it used to look!
I hope that it comes through ok and isn't a problem!
There are other sets of photos from it here, but you have to dig through to find 'em.
http://www.flickr.co.../scott361/sets/
Scott
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Posted 31 December 2010 - 10:22 PM
That's an awesome page! I love the shelves for plants on http://dramaticaquas...com/AS0007.htmlI have wanted to do one of these for a couple years now. I think a few darters/madtoms w/ some salamanders/newts/crayfish would be awesome.
I love this design.
http://dramaticaquas...com/AS0002.html
The water, fish, plants...everything is great.
And Scott, O_O that is a gorgeous tank!
*has too many exclamation marks but is unwilling to remove any of them*
Edited by EricaWieser, 31 December 2010 - 10:25 PM.
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Posted 01 January 2011 - 11:59 AM
Very nice work Scott.
Are those Pteronotropis shiners mixed in with Enneacanthus sunfish? I like the Pteronotropis, they are smaller and enjoy the calm water (perfect for aquariums) and the same is true for Enneacanthus, but I have been afraid to mix them... Looks like you really went with the community tank approach (which I am a big proponent of anyway)... how did that work out? I know everyone always tells about the three weeks they worked setting up a new tank, but I would love to hear some of the things you learned by neglecting one for eight years (I am also a big proponent of aquarium neglect... I really think sometimes we mess with stuff too much). Tell us what you learned from this tank.
Are those Pteronotropis shiners mixed in with Enneacanthus sunfish? I like the Pteronotropis, they are smaller and enjoy the calm water (perfect for aquariums) and the same is true for Enneacanthus, but I have been afraid to mix them... Looks like you really went with the community tank approach (which I am a big proponent of anyway)... how did that work out? I know everyone always tells about the three weeks they worked setting up a new tank, but I would love to hear some of the things you learned by neglecting one for eight years (I am also a big proponent of aquarium neglect... I really think sometimes we mess with stuff too much). Tell us what you learned from this tank.
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Posted 01 January 2011 - 06:07 PM
Wow! Thanks for all of the quick replies! Scott, that tank is stunning! I actually plan on having a 2-3 inch airspace on my 20 long that will be housing 1-3 young bowfin. I will be using the full 20 gallons but I will be adding an eggcrate topper to create the airspace.
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Posted 03 January 2011 - 10:38 AM
great subject. The only native ones I've seen in public is with trout.
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Posted 03 January 2011 - 08:56 PM
I have a native paludarium set up in a 120 gallon quarter-round tank. I'd show some pics but it's not looking great right now- I replanted it recently and most of the plants have not filled in yet.
Animals:
Pirate perch, black-spotted topminnows, lesser sirens, ghost shrimp, ramshorn and physid snails. I'd like to add some more slackwater-loving minnows, darters, and killies. The sirens are too near-sighted and clumsy to threaten the fish, and the pirate perch much prefers worms and shrimp to fish.
Plants:
Alisma subcordata
Eleocharis ovata or obtusa
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Juncus repens
Ludwigia palustris
Peltandra virginica
Proserpinaca palustris
Proserpinaca pectinata or intermedia
Sagittaria brevirostra
Sagittaria calycina
Sagittaria latifolia
Saururus cernuus
I intend to collect several more species for this tank come spring.
Animals:
Pirate perch, black-spotted topminnows, lesser sirens, ghost shrimp, ramshorn and physid snails. I'd like to add some more slackwater-loving minnows, darters, and killies. The sirens are too near-sighted and clumsy to threaten the fish, and the pirate perch much prefers worms and shrimp to fish.
Plants:
Alisma subcordata
Eleocharis ovata or obtusa
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Juncus repens
Ludwigia palustris
Peltandra virginica
Proserpinaca palustris
Proserpinaca pectinata or intermedia
Sagittaria brevirostra
Sagittaria calycina
Sagittaria latifolia
Saururus cernuus
I intend to collect several more species for this tank come spring.
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Posted 04 January 2011 - 08:11 PM
Sounds interesting. Is it possible for you to post any pics?I have a native paludarium set up in a 120 gallon quarter-round tank. I'd show some pics but it's not looking great right now- I replanted it recently and most of the plants have not filled in yet.
Animals:
Pirate perch, black-spotted topminnows, lesser sirens, ghost shrimp, ramshorn and physid snails. I'd like to add some more slackwater-loving minnows, darters, and killies. The sirens are too near-sighted and clumsy to threaten the fish, and the pirate perch much prefers worms and shrimp to fish.
Plants:
Alisma subcordata
Eleocharis ovata or obtusa
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Juncus repens
Ludwigia palustris
Peltandra virginica
Proserpinaca palustris
Proserpinaca pectinata or intermedia
Sagittaria brevirostra
Sagittaria calycina
Sagittaria latifolia
Saururus cernuus
I intend to collect several more species for this tank come spring.
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