Biotope tanks!

[fish n chips]

ya i got it thanks,so how many kinds of tanks are they, is ther many brackets the way ppl do ther tanks

that came out wrong what i mean is how many names are they for the way ppl set up biotope being 1 is ther a name for many more ways

 

[KristaM92]

Are you asking if there are different ways to do biotopes? I don't know of any names given to the way people do biotopes. Some people create them much more loosely than others. Some people are sticklers about it. You can simply replicate the Congo or you could replicate a specific part of the Congo. No matter if you want to make it absolutely perfect or come pretty close, they're a lot of fun to do.

 

[fish n chips]

ya i can see a lot of work gos into geting it close,there outstandin,

 

[ermgravy]

there are loads of types of tanks:

fish specific, overstock, jdm, tiled, biotypes, xl, nano... we could be here hours....

as for biotypes as said anywhere in the world any location a biotype can be as specific as you want it to be..

 

[fish n chips]

nano i seen ppl talkin bout that last night,whats that pl

 

[wantokeeptrout]

nano are very small tanks, usually only 5 gallons or less

 

[fish n chips]

ok man thanks ,nice to know whats what, when im readin ppl posts

 

[ermgravy]

fish start a thread in general aquaria discussion name it with ur user name and random questions then anything u need explaining we can go over there rather than derail threads

 

[3dees]

a biotope is a reproduction of a fishes natural habitat. if you have an African Rift lake tank with plants, it's not a biotope.if you have Asian plants or fish in an Amazon tank, it's not a biotope. you can have different biotopes from the same waters. parts of the Amazon are loaded with plants, but you will never find discus in those waters. they come from the black water areas where plants, except for floating plants, can't grow. most will consider my tank to be a biotope, but it's really not because lemon tetras are not found in the same waters as discus. same river, but different habitats. a true biotope will have fish, plants, rocks, and even substrate from a certain region, but it's very rare to see a tank like that. hope this explaines it a little.

 

[fish n chips]

fish start a thread in general aquaria discussion name it with ur user name and random questions then anything u need explaining we can go over there rather than derail threads

sorry if i derailed this thread but seeing as it was about bioscope and i did not have a clue what that was and the guys wer talkin about it i tought it best to ask wile ther was ppl talkin bout it,

also sorry to the thread starter if i upsett your thread.

and thanks to the guys that explaned it to me, now carry on putin up your photos please ther great to look at.