Riparium setup with Synodontis petricola

[hydrophyte]

The better part of the afternoon yesterday I spent potting up these new plants that I got in the order from Hawaii. They included three water-associated palms that I put in riparium planters and stuck in this tank. I got some other really great plants too. I shot lots of pictures and I want to post them up just need to process them.

 

[hydrophyte]

I have a new edit for some of the video that I shot of this tank last year. This video gives an overview of the riparium concept. Here is the YouTube link...

YouTube: An Introduction to Planted Ripariums - Riparium SupplyTM

 

[hydrophyte]

Hey I got a fun plant blooming, this Berkeria spectabilis.

I did not grow this plant in here, but I found it a convenient place to hang it up to enjoy the flowers.

 

[cockroach]

Beautiful plant

 

[hydrophyte]

Thanks cockroach!

Just yesterday I got a great new plant FedEx. I will take some pictures and post them up.

 

[hydrophyte]

Here's a quick FTS update. I have mostly all new plants in there. The water was still abit cloudy for this shot because I was mving stuff around. I took a few pictures of some of my cool new plants and I'll post those too.

 

[hydrophyte]

Here's one of the plants I am using for background foliage in here. This is cat palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum)...

This plant looks nice and it has a very good growth habit for riparium layouts, but it grows very slow. I see new leaves on these plants only about every five weeks.

This plant is cool because it is a real streamside plant. It seems very happy in the riparium and has lots of good roots formed in the planter.

 

[cockroach]

I like the "stalkier" look with the new design. Will they get more leafy or get more stalks?

 

[hydrophyte]

Thanks. That is Cyperus haspan. No, that plant does not grow any more leaf than that. They just grow as those staks with the tuft of leaves on top.

 

[Egon]

Looks great! I love this thread!