So, we have three aquariums and a paludarium (that was until recently an aquarium) at my house. The big aquarium is my mom's (sort of), and the rest are mine. I didn't take any pictures of the big tank, partly because it needs a really thorough algae scraping. But, I got pictures of the others, and some of the fish.

This is the 10-gallon planted aquarium. It houses one chameleon fish (Badis badis), and three cherry barbs (Puntius titteya), plus a bunch of plants, like Egeria densa, Echinodorus tenellus, Microsorum pteropus, Cyptocorne spp, Aponogeton spp, Anubias barteri, Anubias nana, another Anubias of unknown species... sorry it's a bit blurry, no tripod.



The male cherry barb



Another pic, with the two females hiding next to the heater



Badis where you can see his general appearance



A better shot of his face




Next tank: 10 gallon guppy tank, all the plants are plastic

Two of the young males




One of the same males and a female




And finally, the paludarium, a cross between an aquarium and a terrarium. Water and land are separated by a piece of plexiglass sealed with silicone sealant. The land portion is a layer of gravel for drainage, then topsoil for the plants. One piece of aquarium wood is held down by a rock, and the one plant is a maidenhair fern (will be getting more plants later, including a jewel orchid). The water section has some topsoil in it also, which is causing the water to be quite turbid (murky). There are a lot of aquatic plants in there also. There's also one Badis, which I have seen twice since I put it in the other day. The "waterfall" in the back is made out of a slate tile, and a small water pump. I need to get a black background for the tank so the cords don't show up as well. There's some filter floss for mechanical/chemical filtration stuffed behind the slate, and a heater in the back there also. There's also a digital thermometer probe, leading to the little doohickey at the front of the tank.




Looking into the murky water:




I hope you enjoyed the pictures and could at least make out some of the fish and things in them!

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