Sept 20, 2009: Aquascaping

Zillions of people have aquariums... a few fish, a couple of real or fake plants, maybe an arch or sunken treasure chest. This ain't that.

This is about people that aquascape their aquariums. They create beautiful, ecologically balanced scenes, with water plants, rocks, sticks and fish.

Like this;

On the still-transitioning part of Fillmore Street, a few blocks away from the boutique wood-oven pizza parlor and the Marc Jacobs store, Aqua Forest Aquarium is the first shop in the United States to specialize in the style known as "nature aquarium" -- the idea that rather than simply housing a colorful collection of fish, an aquarium should reflect the beauty, visual harmony and even tension of a wild landscape. Plants are the main element, but driftwood and stones are used as well to create a more natural feel.

It looks like it would take a lot of research and work to set up, but from there it should pretty much take care of itself.
Hey, sometimes the hippies and yuppies get it right.:thumb:

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So, if you cross a hippie with a yuppie, do you get a guppy?

guppie...wanka

Beautiful. Cool screensavers, too.

capnhowdy;595948 wrote:

Cool screensavers, too.

No. There are too many rocks and plants. Since those things are mostly stationary, your monitor would eventually burn an image of the rocks and plants into your screen, which is exactly what a screensaver is supposed to prevent.

big hobby in Europe I understand. It seems a little pointless to me without the fish, but whateva.

Cloud;595968 wrote:

big hobby in Europe I understand. It seems a little pointless to me without the fish, but whateva.

Actually, I see fish in every one of those pictures. I think the point is to make a more natural habitat for your fish.

Yes, fish are necessary to feed the plants, making it a balanced, self-sustaining, ecosystem. I think Cloud needs a bigger monitor. :haha:

My mom bought a self-sustaining ecosystem consisting of a plant, 2 frogs, a snail, and some special gravel for the boy (despite my long-standing 'no animals in cages' position). Well the freakin snail just freakin died. Nice, really nice.
I'm gonna buy her a dog. A big smelly one.

Cloud;595968 wrote:

It seems a little pointless to me without the fish, but whateva.

mizzie;595970 wrote:

Actually, I see fish in every one of those pictures.

Maybe it's just that Cloud doesn't have the fish...

jinx;595983 wrote:

Well the freakin snail just freakin died.

Freakin' snails.

jinx;595983 wrote:

... the freakin snail just freakin died.

As a member of the ecosystem, it is now your natural duty to dispose of the ex-snail.

I recommend with butter and garlic.

newtimer;596022 wrote:

As a member of the ecosystem, it is now your natural duty to dispose of the ex-snail.

I recommend with butter and garlic.

I like snorting them.:eyebrow:

I really like fresh water aquascapes. They are so rich and eye pleasing. I have salt water tanks and while the fish knock the socks off of freshwater fish for pizazz the freshwater plants are in a completely different league over anything in salt water.

Here's a shot of an aquascape, I thought was especially nice, that I took at Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Amazing. I'd love to do something similar with my fishtanks...

Kasszia;596159 wrote:

Amazing. I'd love to do something similar with my fishtanks...

Is that a euphemism?


:D

Look at the fishtanks on that gal!!