Antibodi: Journey between Aquarium & Nature

**Dabolox** · 18th Nov 2006, 21:08

This forum is awesome....

Hi everybody, this is my first time here, i'm from Italy and i just wanna show you my last tank reproducing a west African biotope.

some pictures:

here the link to my article on an italian fishes & aquatic plants site...

http://www.acquariforum.com/cgi-bin/...RacbzQkp&tmpl=

i thank you all...

**aquascaping1982** · 18th Nov 2006, 21:20

Hi, 1st of all welcome to AQ. Your tank set-up is unique & nice..

**lorba** · 18th Nov 2006, 21:37

welcome to AQ!

I must say you have an unique and natural looking biotope tank.
What are the livestock?

**|squee|** · 18th Nov 2006, 21:51

Wow. This has a nice blend of colours. Is there a frontal shot?

**wasabi8888** · 18th Nov 2006, 23:46

Awesome.. how do you get your soil to stay where they are.. wont they slip down?

**Fizgig777** · 19th Nov 2006, 00:46

Very nice aquarium. The background is so natural!

**Cacatuoides** · 19th Nov 2006, 01:00

Unique and very interesting setup....i'm sure your fishes are very happy!!!

**Dabolox** · 19th Nov 2006, 02:14

thanks a lot guys....

I thank you all... there's no fishes on the tank, just plants.
Some types of Anubias... Gilletti, Bartheri, Hastifolia, Batheri nana, then Crinum and Bolbitis, all species of this biotope.
The fish that I will insert will be Pelvichachromis Taeniatus "Dehane" (hard to find) a couple, Nolebias Ansorgii 10/15 and snails like Neritina Natalensis.

I would like to translate the article from italian to english (now there is on the site the part one), but i need help... I will ask this to a friend of mine.

other images....

A frontal shot

in grey

in the beginning

the Anubias on the background....

Stefano

The background is 100x45 cm and a thickness between 5 to 12 cm near the roots...

**brianclaw** · 19th Nov 2006, 02:34

Very nicely done. Was that background created from scratch, or store bought?

**Dabolox** · 19th Nov 2006, 02:53

Thanks Brian... the background is self-made

I will translate parts of the article soon.. anyway the tank is 180 liters, for the background I have used the polyurethane and natural elements like leaves of poplar, stones, several sands, pieces of screw root and grass sand bank.
thanks still for the positive comments you

leaves of poplar

in the washbowl the natural elements

here the used material

**Cacatuoides** · 19th Nov 2006, 20:13

Wow!! Excellent stuff.....would be looking forward to seeing your entire process..... Pelvicachromis Taeniata will definitely love your tank..... i used to keep P.T. "dehane"......they're very interesting and colorful fishes with unique behaviour, looking forward to seeing your pair soon!!!

**Fei Miao** · 20th Nov 2006, 16:12

Welcome to AQ!
Beautiful biotope tank! What's the actual dimension of the tank?

**Dabolox** · 21st Nov 2006, 02:36

Thanks Fei... the tank is 100 x 40 x 50 approximately 48 gallons

**Corleone** · 22nd Nov 2006, 14:43

Damn! Now thats a helluva effort for a background! Like the whole Africana look you achieved..

**jazzon** · 22nd Nov 2006, 16:23

bro your efforts definately paid off... having to create such a natural and one of a kind background! really nice effects!

but where're the fishes in your tank? cant really seem to see any livestocks...

**Dabolox** · 23rd Nov 2006, 05:33

Neolebias Ansorgii would have to arrive at the end of the month, i hope

thanks for comments...

**bryan** · 23rd Nov 2006, 12:12

Amazing! You'd have wiped out the competition!

http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.or...egory=1&vol=-1

**Dabolox** · 24th Nov 2006, 02:07

Bryan you think that I would have some chance? I would want to try to put some images

**bryan** · 24th Nov 2006, 08:53

Why not?Your scape is fantastic. If you look through the past years' biotope catagory, the competition does not impress very much. Go for next year's.