For 18 years in aquarism, I have been more dedicated to saltwater aquariums, starting in 2002 with my first 10 gallon freshwater aquarium and as you can imagine, I had a bad combination of species, my tank was overcrowded and with totally disastrous equipment, but by then everything had changed, the immediate passion I felt for aquariums had changed my life, and I began to read and look for information, which was quite limited at that time, and soon Transform that poorly managed aquarium into a larger and properly established tank. However, a year passed from the beginning with my 10 gallon fresh water tank, and I immediately switched to salt water in 2003, with ups and downs over the years but I haven't lost my way or enthusiasm. Over time, I carried out some freshwater projects, the typical community aquarium with peaceful species, but they were tanks that dismantled within a few months, I did it in 2007, 2013 and 2015. However, in the middle of last year I started to buy freshwater fish for a 35 gallon tank again, I was looking for good-line scalars and I also bought other fish that caught my attention but that weeks later I gave them to other aquarists from my city.I currently have a 65 gallon saltwater tank, which will soon be moved to a new 130 gallon tank, freeing up the 65 gallon space. And this is when my most ambitious project in freshwater begins, I have always had the idea that I have 'something pending' with freshwater aquariums, and since August of last year I have some species that I really want to conserve, and I will use the 65 gallon tank that the saltwater fish will drop off, to do something exciting with fresh water.
The new idea is to set up a 65 gallon community freshwater tank, with exclusive species, little seen in aquarism and if possible, use the term 'rare'
I have reduced my list of scalars from 9 specimens to 5, which I describe below:
Marble scalare, Smokey, Albino pearlscale, Koi, and the most special for me, a wild scalar angel from the inirida river. I plan to reduce this list even more, and leave the place to fish of a greater exclusivity, you can notice that koi climbing is not unusual, but a red devil koi climbing is, that is a good example of how I want to base My community in this tank. Right?
I hope to start assembly during the first weeks of the following month.
The new idea is to set up a 65 gallon community freshwater tank, with exclusive species, little seen in aquarism and if possible, use the term 'rare'
I have reduced my list of scalars from 9 specimens to 5, which I describe below:
Marble scalare, Smokey, Albino pearlscale, Koi, and the most special for me, a wild scalar angel from the inirida river. I plan to reduce this list even more, and leave the place to fish of a greater exclusivity, you can notice that koi climbing is not unusual, but a red devil koi climbing is, that is a good example of how I want to base My community in this tank. Right?
I hope to start assembly during the first weeks of the following month.