I'm trying an expirement... I have a small shoal of marble hatchets coming for my south American Tetra tank... I always say this tank is highly shaded, which it is, part of that shade is made up of peace lilies that line the sides, and grow to the ceiling, and the lights are attached to the ceiling, except for the front of the tank, being built in, has wall from the tank to the ceiling... the peace lilies being lush, and thick if a fish leaped, even 12 inches out of the water, I think they would drop back into the tank... so while this is an open topped tank, in essence it's really a "naturally covered" tank... if they don't immediately wiggle their way to the floor, and I honestly don't think they will, I'll give them a proper size shoal by ordering another small group... wish me luck...
I don't usually take pictures of more than a tank, but this one shows the front of the tank, to the ceiling, the back has the peace lilies growing to the ceiling... the left side, above the tank is the weak link, as that end is just covered with pothos vines ( which is not as thick / lush as the peace lilies, so I may place a piece of plexiglass covering that end, if one finds a hole... the right side is completely covered by a row of lucky bamboo, in the tank next to it...
this is the right side... open from the tetra tank, but fully fenced by the tight row of lucky bamboo in the hillstream tank next to it...
the thick pothos roots in the tetra tank limit the clear space for a mighty leap...
the back side... really the only open space, is above the hang on tank filters, and some barrier could be placed on the covers of the filters if needed...
I don't usually take pictures of more than a tank, but this one shows the front of the tank, to the ceiling, the back has the peace lilies growing to the ceiling... the left side, above the tank is the weak link, as that end is just covered with pothos vines ( which is not as thick / lush as the peace lilies, so I may place a piece of plexiglass covering that end, if one finds a hole... the right side is completely covered by a row of lucky bamboo, in the tank next to it...
this is the right side... open from the tetra tank, but fully fenced by the tight row of lucky bamboo in the hillstream tank next to it...
the thick pothos roots in the tetra tank limit the clear space for a mighty leap...
the back side... really the only open space, is above the hang on tank filters, and some barrier could be placed on the covers of the filters if needed...
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