Poly riparium?

[kcfan491]

Its not a true riparium, but does anybody else keep there polypterus in a heavily planted tank. I love the natural look, the polys like the hiding places, and it cuts down on water changes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhDXvE0njDc&feature=youtube_gdata_player


Here is a link to the thread where I got my supplies.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=145047

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[probassfisher010]

Nice tank, my poly tank appears to be heavily planted but most are plastic, however I do have bamboo stalks at the top to reduce nitrates etc.
Here's a pic if you'd like...




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[JamesF]

Here are my two poly tanks. One is a 130 heavily planted tank. The other is a riparium style 65 gallon with 45 gallons in it. The plants in the top are still filling in.

 

[kcfan491]

Nice tank, my poly tank appears to be heavily planted but most are plastic, however I do have bamboo stalks at the top to reduce nitrates etc.
Here's a pic if you'd like...

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nice tank. I'm jealous of your aquascape


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[kcfan491]

Here are my two poly tanks. One is a 130 heavily planted tank. The other is a riparium style 65 gallon with 45 gallons in it. The plants in the top are still filling in.

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looking good. your polys must like to hide
Imagine that.

How far is it from the water line to the top of the tank? How high can they jump
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[JamesF]

They're actually out all the time, they just blend in very well. I'll post some pics of the bichirs in there in a bit. The riparium has 7" between the water and tank lip. My bigest bichir in there is 6", so I'm not worried. If they were in the 12" range or larger, I might increase the gap to 12" or so.

 

[kcfan491]

They're actually out all the time, they just blend in very well. I'll post some pics of the bichirs in there in a bit. The riparium has 7" between the water and tank lip. My bigest bichir in there is 6", so I'm not worried. If they were in the 12" range or larger, I might increase the gap to 12" or so.

cool setup

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[JamesF]

Here's a few pics just to prove that there are fish in there.

 

[kcfan491]

Here's a few pics just to prove that there are fish in there.

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that is one fat Poly. Very nice.

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[y26tan18]

nice setups