Aquarium
Shrimphaus was created from an ADA Cube Garden 22 litre shallow tank with bespoke slate hardscape. An airstone keeps water oxygenated.
The ecology of Shrimphaus was inspired by Diana Walstad’s book: Ecology of the Planted Aquarium: A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise
Shrimphaus’ bigger high-tech sibling is the Fireplace Aquarium
Notes: relocated airstone from the front left side wall to the bottom centre
Zooplankton
Plants
The Shrimphaus is a “low tech” environment supporting submersed and emersed plants. Plants are supported by an Estimative Index fertilisation scheme.
Submersed
- Bucephalandra
- kedagang
- red
- sintang
- mini Catherine
- dark Theia
- Cryptocoryne
- wendtii Green Gecko
- affinis
- walkeri
- Anubias
- barteri nana ‘Pangolino’
- mosses
- Vesicularia montagnei ‘Christmas’ (Christmas moss)
- Taxiphyllum barbieri (Java Moss)
- ferns
- Microsorum pteropus ‘Windelov’ (Java Fern)
Emersed
- Anubias coffeefolia – got another new leaf (but still seems to be doing not super great)
- Echinodorus grisebachii ‘Tropica’
Previous Residents…
Usually these are ‘previous residents’ because something didn’t work out quite right…
Animals
- so far so good…
Plants
- Anubias nana ‘Coin’
- Bucephalandra pygmaea ‘Bukit Kelam’ – didn’t thrive emersed
Dean Hanson says:
That is a beautiful aquarium. Very interesting and well maintained. The shrimp look quite content.