2m South American Biotope tank.

Hi guys,

Just wanted to share some pictures of my 2m tank and the fish that inhabits this tank.

Fishstock is:

7 Pterophyllum leopoldi
5 Biotodoma cupido
17 Hypoptopoma sp. (8 inexepsectatum, 7 gulare and 2 sp2.)
14 Corydoras robineae
4 Hemiloricaria sp.
2 Lasiancistrus sp.
2 L066 Hypancistrus sp.
1 Panaqulos sp.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5639/...fa3beb6a_c.jpgTotalshot January 2016 by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5624/...a3cf612c_c.jpgEichhornia, Hydrocleys and Pistia by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1622/...edff703b_c.jpgPterophyllum leopoldi by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5709/...2d16938f_c.jpgBiotodoma cupido by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5824/...350d8546_c.jpgBiotodoma cupido by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5634/...4a2fa572_c.jpgBiotodoma cupido by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1562/...a72fd731_c.jpgCorydoras robineae by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1675/...d6ac66bd_c.jpgPterophyllum leopoldi by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5689/...291a2a61_c.jpgBiotodoma cupido by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1491/...3a480999_c.jpgPterophyllum leopoldi by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Seriously good photos of some seriously excellent fish. Wonderful

Many thanks for sharing. Love your photos. And to be working with p. Leopoldi. Excellent! Not common here in the USA.

Thanks.

Pterophyllum leopoldi is not that common here in The Netherlands too but I see them more in the LFS at this moment.
But it's a Pterophyllum species that not everybody likes.

WOW! VERY impressive!

Update about the tank. Because I had to catch some Corydoras robineae and some L-numbers, I had to remove all the pieces of wood in the tank.
So that means I had to create a new scape in the tank. This is how it is now. I have to make some adjustment to the scape.

Fish stock is:
7 Pterophyllum leopoldi
5 Biotodoma cupido
20 Hypoptopoma sp.
8 Apistogramma steindachneri
4 Hemiloricaria sp.
2 Lasiancistrus sp.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1463/...ce576672_c.jpg2m Total April 2016 by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1671/...81fe1bfd_c.jpgDetail picture by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Love your setup. Looking great!

Beauthiful tank! Have you had any luck sexing your Cupidos?

Hi makellr, If I am correct then I have 1 female and 4 males.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGkiWfUE9UI

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8824/2...c577fdc4_c.jpgTotalview cabinet July 2016 by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8806/2...8030c8ff_c.jpgTotalview July 2016 by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Great setup! I'd sit and get lost for hours :)

Update, some pictures of the tank and some of the fish in it.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8083/2...722c2dbd_c.jpgTotalshot 31-08-2016 by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8104/2...cb2c7002_c.jpgMiddle section by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8188/2...cec53140_c.jpgSunken tree trunk by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8123/2...e78ae27d_c.jpgBiotodoma cupido by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8527/2...24e99de4_c.jpgPterophyllum leopoldi by Gert Blank, on Flickr

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8895/2...6551846c_c.jpgApistogramma sp. Erdfresser male by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Could you tell a few things about the plants, lighting, etc?

Plants in the tank are:
Hydrocleis nymphoides, 2 small Echinodorus and some moss.

PLants above the tank are:
Monstera spp, Spatiphyllum spp, Asplenium spp. and Blechnum spp.

Lights that I use above the tank are:
1x 58W T8 TL Philips 950
2x 20W LED Floodlights 6500K (Late evening lights)
Also I sometimes use the three 50W GU10 Spots 4000K for the plants above the tank.

Your tank looks great!!

Thanks, here's a new picture update:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/707/32...7edc972e_c.jpg2m Totalview by Gert Blank, on Flickr


https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/500/32...ca942ca4_c.jpgPterophyllum leopoldi by Gert Blank, on Flickr


https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/472/32...70af9bae_c.jpgApistogramma sp. Erdfresser juvenile by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Lovely as always

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Update:

Yesterday I started to coat my upper section of the tank. This is done with Elastopur, which is a two component coating. I used brown color pigment to darken the Elastopur and after that I used Peatfibers to give a more natural look. It isn't ready yet, so much word have to be done like more plants and decoration.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4400/...62e5de95_c.jpg2m Biotope tank by Gert Blank, on Flickr