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Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:12 Nov 2016 13:55
by Bat
Let me introduce my iberian native tank. 60 liters, Eden external filter. No heater. Plants, animals, stones and wood are collected in the wild. Water collected in a natural spring.
Flora: elodea, myriophyllum, thread algae, native moss, duckweed.
Fauna: snails and native shrimps. We'll take a look after.
Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:12 Nov 2016 14:22
by Halocaridina
Looks very nice! What type of snails are those?
Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:12 Nov 2016 17:38
by Bat
Second pic snails are ancylus fluvialitis:
Another iberian snails living in the tank. European nerite (theodoxus):
Melanopsis tricarinata, endemic in mediterranean rivers:
Radix:

Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:13 Nov 2016 14:09
by odin
Oh wow those are some beautiful photos and tank mates you have there! its water change day for my freshwater tank! Thanks for the share.

Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:15 Nov 2016 19:35
by Bat
And european river shrimp (atyaephyra desmarestii), the queen of the tank. Younger ones and males have transparent livery...

Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:15 Nov 2016 19:50
by odin
Nice! Are the babys ones that you have bred?
Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:16 Nov 2016 18:41
by Bat
Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:16 Nov 2016 18:43
by odin
What difficulty are they to breed?
Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:16 Nov 2016 18:57
by Bat
Odin, captive breeding is hard. Newborn pass for different larval stages. In my tanks survive only 4/5 days. But I keep trying.
Two days old larvae. Length 1mm.

Re: Iberian underwater landscape
PostPosted:16 Nov 2016 20:03
by opae ula related
Did you take pic of larvae? Have other people successfully breed them? Do you think they are not surviving because they are not getting particularly foods?