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hi Maikel,

Be sure to pay me a visit some day! I live in Veenendaal, where are you from!

groetjes, Wim

Lovely animals! Any picture of their tank?

Whow, thank you all for the kind words. Yes, I have to admit I am rather proud But even more moved by the beauty and in some fraility of all those small plants and animals.

And the room acts as some sort of retreat for the family members after a busy day!

The spare room is actually more like a garage on the North side of the house. Without any measures the humidity in the room would rise above 85% (depending on the humidity outside), but one or two small bathroom fans transport the humid air from inside the room to outside the room; fresh air from th...

Thanks! It is in our house indeed, in a spare room that I have been using for work until recently (no longer working much at home).

Thanks you all for the compliments! I include a shot of the tank in its entirety. The distortion is due to the photo-stitching procedure! A construction journal can be found here: http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/parts-construction/49708-new-wooden-hill-stream-tank-constr-jrnl.html http://www.fotogr...

I cannot say I have seen all the movies in this thread yet, but I add two from my tank (already linked to in my introduction topic):

http://www.vimeo.com/14732333

http://www.vimeo.com/15123590

And then some waterlife! Ladigesia roloffi (sorry for the picture quality): http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/V20100902_013.jpg Eutropellius debauwi (still very shy): http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/V20100902_022.jpg Atyopsis moluccensis: http://www.fotografiewi...

In my introduction topic I linked to some movies. Now it is time for some stills! A mixture of all kinds of snaps in September. I hope you fish people can forgive the froggie pics :D Mannophryne trinitatis: http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/vivaria/images/V20100919_035.jpg http://www.fotografiewi...

Great photographs of a great tank! Love it.

hi Matt,

Beautifull setup! I am sure your hillstreams love it.
I would add some large boulders and pieces of wood though to form places with relatively little flow.

These links should be readable even without registering. You can also check these (text in Dutch):


http://www.venividivissie.org/viewtopic ... highlight=

http://www.venividivissie.org/viewtopic ... 23&t=37946

Thank you both for the welcome!

What you see as a Lentipes is probably a Rhinogobius sp, most likely the R. duospilus.

dear all, My name is Wim van Velzen. I live in the Netherlands and work in the field of professional education. I have been reading quite a lot here on the splendid loaches site and forum. I have had aquariums for most of my life, and dart frog paludariums for the last 12 years (I am 37 now). The la...