Need ideas: Half filled tank

[Madou]

Hey guys!

I'm moving in a week, and I am dead afraid my tank would be too heavy for my new appartment that's not exactly ground level... It's a 200*70*60 glass tank.

I was thinking of half filling it, and perhaps add plants that grow in and out of the water, mangrove style (except I would like freshwater).

I don't know what would be cool in that.

Some kind of Eel?
Tricolor crabs sound meh.
I'm sure the smaller fish would be fine in 30 cm high, but i'm a mfk kinda guy

I also thought of making a paludarium out of it, but i'm afraid of full windows being covered in steam all day long.

Any idea would be appreciated!

 

[MrsE88]

How about an archerfish? They would be very entertaining.

 

[JAYBIRD1011]

Killifish! Low hanging branches. Watch them jumping for crickets, sounds like a hoot to me.

 

[Madou]

Archerfish sounds like a great idea, but i have no idea how to do brackish. I could even add other brackish fishes.

That would allow me to grow mangrove plants too... I kind of love that idea, depending on how complicated brackish is to maintain... Could even do some frogfish if these ate compatible.

I kind of like the idea of having to research something new, but i am afraid of the maintenance it requires.

 

[the_deeb]

I second the archer suggestion, that could be a great setup for them. There are freshwater archers - toxotes blythii, the Burmese archer. True T. Microlepis also do pretty well in freshwater, though nowadays I feel like the see blythii offered for sale more often.

 

[MrsE88]

Supposedly some are freshwater. I was reading a little about them here https://www.petcha.com/setting-up-an-archerfish-aquarium/