#congo biotope

[aquatictimes]

The Congo biotope - definitely not accurate yet, as you’ll never see A. normani there, or duckweed, but it’s a WIP. Going to be adding some emersed grasses once they’ve passed QT, and if I can get hold of other species found in the Lefini river, that would be great. I do have a group of juvenile Aphyosemion pyrophore coming at some point, and if I can close all gaps on the tank then I’ll probably add them. They’re found near the Lefini, but I don’t know that they’re found IN the Lefini. Anyway.

[varanusindicus]

A couple of displays I’ve been working on. These are on opposite sides of the fish bagging desk at work. The first is a Lake Tanganyika biotope, the second is a Congo River Basin biotope, both around 160-170 gallons. Trying to show off some of the more unusual fish species, and also the huge contrast in habitat and water conditions despite the geographic proximity.

Tanganyikan stock list: -Cyphotilapia frontosa -Altolamprologus calvus ‘Black’ -Altolamprologus calvus 'Gold’ -Altolamprologus calvus 'White’ -Altolamprologus​ compressicep 'Gold head’ -Julidochromis dickfeldi -Neolamprologus leleupi -Neolamprologus brichardi -Neolamprologus sexfasciatus -Neolamprologus buescheri -Eretmodus cyanostictus -Ophthalmotilapia nasutus 'Tiger’ -Ophthalmotilapia boops 'Silver Streak’ -Opthalmotilapia ventralis 'Mpimbwe’ -Lepidolamprologus kendalli 'Nkambae’ -Synodontis petricola

Congo stock list: -Phenacogrammus interruptus -Nanochromis parilus -Pelvicachromis sacrimontis -Enigmatochromis lucanusii -Steatocranius casuarius -Synodontis decorus -Synodontis nigriventris -Gnathonemus petersii -Polypterus ornatipinnis -Erpetoichthys calabaricus -Atya gabonensis

Congo still needs a few things, gonna throw down a layer of leaf litter and probably add some more stuff. Debauwi Cats, Spotted Congo Puffer or two, maybe a Ctenopoma. Definitely some African Butterfly Fish once there’s more surface cover. Those tiger lotus should start blooming soon, hoping for nice pink flowers.