my hillstream viv journal

[wimvanvelzen]

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

Mannophryne trinitatis:








Mantella expectata:




Hyperolius fusciventris burtoni




Eggs, unfortunately not fertilized:











Plants and funghi

[wimvanvelzen]

And then some waterlife!


Ladigesia roloffi (sorry for the picture quality):




Eutropellius debauwi (still very shy):




Atyopsis moluccensis:




Rhinogobius sp. (just introduced here and still very pale) and Gastromyzon spp.

[palaeodave]

Absolutely lovely setup! I especially like the picture of the underside of the frog through the glass. Excellent stuff!

[starsplitter7]

Thank you so much for sharing. Really beautiful. Lovely animals and plants.

[avant]

Absolutely stunning. It looks totally natural..

Do you have a photo of the whole setup?

[starsplitter7]

That is a great idea. Could you send a picture of the entire set-up?

[wimvanvelzen]

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- ... -jrnl.html

[Hokum]

And this is in a home?!

[Graeme Robson]

Wow!!! Very nice!!

[Keith Wolcott]

Very beautiful!

[wimvanvelzen]

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).

[plaalye]

How do you deal with the excess humidity? Exhaust fan? Dehumidifier??

[wimvanvelzen]

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 the house is flowing into the room.

I hope I make it clear - as a non-native speaker I am hesitating to use the word sucking here

[Emma Turner]

Now that is something else! What an absolutely incredible set up. Thank you so much for sharing your pics.

Emma

[plaalye]

I hope I make it clear - as a non-native speaker I am hesitating to use the word sucking here

Very clear wim, thanks!