Riparium setup with Synodontis petricola

[hydrophyte]

I got the 50-gallon into position and here it is with water in it. It's a little bit more than 2/3 full. I applied a black painted background just to the portion that will be below water.

I like the shape of this aquarium better than the 65-gallon. The shorter 50 gives me a real nice view down through the top of the tank.

 

[shiv]

Looks nice.

All the Best.

 

[hydrophyte]

Thanks very much.

I ahve made a little more headway. Here it is with gravel, filter and heater.

The Fluval 205 does not have especially strong flow. i might also add a small Koralia.

 

[Abyss]

Like it Dude, well done.

 

[TwistedPenguin]

Wow! It borders right on sacred, doesn't it? lol I got a Petricola Cat a few wks ago that I'm really enjoying the heck out of. He's so pretty and so very active. Really livens things up. Good luck with the tank. It's looks wonderful!

 

[hydrophyte]

Yeah they are just about the most attractive aquarium fish that I have ever seen. I have heard a few opinions that my fish are more likely actually S. lucipinnis, which is very similar to petricola but grows to a somewhat smaller size.

Last night I got rocks into the tank too.

 

[Hoyo12]

Great project!
I see that you are also from WI. Where did you order your Catfish from? Unless you mentioned it already and I missed it.
Good luck with the tank.

 

[uncwnells]

wow thats beautiful, do you have any concerns about removing the top lid and brace?

 

[Columbian Shark Catfish]

Looks amazing so far! Keep it up!

 

[hydrophyte]

Great project!
I see that you are also from WI. Where did you order your Catfish from? Unless you mentioned it already and I missed it.
Good luck with the tank.

I got them from a seller on AquariaCentral.com who was from somewhere near Chicago. They were really well-packed and arrived in perfect shape. I can go look up their information if you would like.

wow thats beautiful, do you have any concerns about removing the top lid and brace?

I think that this will be OK. There are several inches of seem above the waterline to help hold the tank together and it is a pretty shallow tank anyway. I noticed only a tiny amount of glass deflection when I filled it.

Looks amazing so far! Keep it up!

Thanks a bunch!