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I put an Imagitarium all-in-one inside of an Ikea Rudsta and used silicone to attach cork to make the background.

I no longer remember all the plants I mounted or planted, but I have 5 ruby tetras, 4 sparkling gourami, 1 oto, and some ramshorn snails and cherry shrimp. There is a filter in the front right that pumps water up to a drip feature to keep things watered and filtered so that the only thing I need to do is water top offs and very occasional water changes to keep the tannins under control.

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[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's absolutely gorgeous! Are the snail and shrimp populations kept in check by the fish, or have you needed to do manual removals?

[–] yemyams@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

No removals yet, but I have seen the gouramis go after the baby snails. No shrimp babies yet.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] yemyams@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Thank you! It's probably my favorite setup right now.

[–] KittenHippie@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago

Oh my fucking god, how can you create such a holy thing??? I have never seen anything like this in freshwater aquariums.