Dabolox

Hello everybody, I'm Stefano from Italy.

I just wanna show you my recent tank of which I try to reproduce a west African biotope... could it be a small tributary river near Nyong in Cameroon...
Places where you can find plants like some species of Anubias, Crinum, Bolbitis and others... and fishes like Pelvicachromis Taeniatus, some characins like Neolebias Ansorgii and snails like Neritina Natalensis...

Here a selection of some pictures of Antibodi. Thanks for the interest.

In the beginning:



After a day...



After some weeks... other images...





A frontal shot...



at the end the most recent picture of Antibodi...



Here you can find my article "Antibodi: viaggio tra acquario e natura", in italian language... thanks again...

Ajax

That is a really stunning tank you have created. Very original! How in the world did you create that back drop & floor?

Have you thought about adding a little more moss around the tank? I think that would really complete the scape.

Dabolox

Hi Ajax.. thanks for comment...

The background is a self-made product... I love to searching natural materials and to use them for creating something inside the tank....
This time I have tried with a background that reproduces an african river side...
I have pasted natural materials like leaves of poplar, stones, several sands, pieces of screw root and dry grass with polyurethane foam.





I could add other moss on the background in the future, thanks

gf225

Hi Stefano,

Great to see you on APC!

One of the nicest biotope aquascapes I've ever seen.

Dabolox

Thanks George...

p.s. many compliments for your last creation...

schaadrak

Excellent tank, Stefano. Great job on the background as well, it looks exactly like a river bank.

Bert H

Very nicely done, Stefano! I didn't notice any fish in the tank, are they there?

Calavera

Holi macaroni!
Would love to see some photos, if you have, of the creation progress of that gorgeous background! It's truly amazing!
Love the other scaping too...

PS: Checked your website and found some pictures, but mby some explanations in english?

oblongshrimp

Cool....are you expecting any issues down the road as some of that organic material you added in there begins to decay? It is really cool looking btw

Dabolox

Thanks guys...

Bert... these are the fishes that live in Aquarium: a couple of Pelvicachromis Taeniatus.



And 2 snails... Neritina Natalensis

Calavera... we have nearly ended the translation of all the article…

oblongshrimp... I usually use these organic and natural materials for building the background or other in my tanks... it is nearly like in nature... sometimes I control the chemical parameters and they are always in the norm.
This is not the first my natural background, I have made various tests in the years with many organic materials like leaves, woods, dry grass, stones...