2.5ft (L) x 1.4ft (H) x 1.5ft (W) rocky paludarium journal

[lukielala]

photos as promised guys.

Oh btw pls dont mind the breeder tank in the middle. They're feeder mollies I'm

using the cycle to the tank. They'll be out and in their own tank after 1 month.

Reason for them being in there is to prevent them from hidding in my rocks when

I remove them after the tank's ready for my crays.

[Panut]

Wouldn't the 2-3 crays makan all the shrimps?

[lukielala]

ya i guess they will...guess im gong to go all crays.

[EvolutionZ]

why not let the mollies swim around your tank first? i feel weird looking at so much mollies in such a small box..

[lukielala]

wait later very hard to catch them all out

[Reginald Ho]

It seriously feels like a saltwater tank... perhaps due to the blue tinge and white sand?

[lukielala]

yea i know it looks like saltwater tank...when i first filled the tank it even

smelled like the sea.HAHAHAHA. Even when my lights are off it looks like

freaking beach biotope. But hey, that's what i want! hehehehehe.

[lukielala]

Guys think you all have any plants to recommend for my land area?

[Jervis]

wait later very hard to catch them all out

Emm... seems to me that those Mollies are for "live" cycling... personally I will not use live fish to do cycling but again it's a matter of choice I guess.

Your sand looks very fine and deep to me... doesn't look like the right substrate for plants with roots. How about keeping Rhizome type of plants such as Anubias and Ferns? You can tie the plants to small rocks/wood branches and place them around your rockscape

[lukielala]

i was refering to the area above water line hehe...below water line will not

have plants. as my crays will definately clear them all up.

[lukielala]

alright guys, sorry for the long due update. I've set up a separate tank for my

feeders. It is running on a bubble filter. Pictures as below.

[lukielala]

And since my feeders have all been transported to their new holding tank, I've

taken new photos of the tank both full and some closeups. I also have currently

10 born-not-long-ago frys in the tank currently. I'll now allow my pictures to do

all the talking. Sorry if the pics aint up to your standard. Cheers!


Full tank shot


Left tank shot


Right tank shot


Right bottom tank shot, showing one of my caves

[lukielala]

Left bottom tank shot. There's a hidden cave covered by the sand.


Extreme right bottom tank shot.


One of my baby fry.


Extreme macro of my baby fry taken by my handphone.

[lukielala]

Here you can see the closeup of my cave in the middle of the tank.


Here you can see the "closeup" of my "waterfall".

Well that's all for my updates currently. The next update will definately include

at least my main tank inhabitants. Most probably the sulawesi crab will come in

first.

[andrewtyr]

A sulawesi paludarium, first of its kind! Pictures speak a thousand words, you spent alot of effort doing this up and taking the pictures, keep it up.

[lukielala]

A sulawesi paludarium, first of its kind! Pictures speak a thousand words, you spent alot of effort doing this up and taking the pictures, keep it up.

Thank you!

[lukielala]

here people. A few more minor updates to my tank's layout. I've added some

emmersed Nanas to help soften my scape and to help maintain my water quality.

Now I'll pass the talking to my pictures . HEHE. Cheers! Crabs to be coming

soon .

[Thirteen]

Wouldnt the crab shred the leaves of the plants. I tried petite nana with crayfish. The leaves are shredded the next morning..

[planted86]

if you want to keep small shrimps.. i suggest you use a sponge to cover the inlet pipe... prevent shrimp from getting sucked into the filter...

[Captain Telecredible]

Hi
Maybe by adding more plants will look better ? just a idea from me
Cheers