Blue Mountains, a UNS 90L nature aquarium aquascape

Nature Aquarium
UNS 90L

Blue Mountains

A serene planted scape with vibrant schooling fish and peaceful inverts — dragon stone balanced against carpeting plants and red stem accents, inside a minimalist rimless tank.

TankUNS 90L rimless aquarium
Lighting & filtrationChihiros 90B LED
Delta 60 canister filter
SubstrateControsoil
ReadIntermediate

Planting

Dwarf hair grass carpets the foreground, with bucephalandra worked into the stone for texture. Ludwigia sp. Red and ammania supply the color contrast against the dragon stone's grey-blue tones, layered with a complementary plant mix for depth.

Dwarf Hair GrassBucephalandraLudwigia sp. RedAmmania

Livestock

A peaceful, densely stocked community built around schooling and grazing behavior: fire red shrimp, caridina culls, emerald eye rasbora, otocinclus, pygmy corydoras, white cloud mountain minnows, hengeli and chili rasboras, amano shrimp, and nerite & mystery snails on cleanup duty.

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The technique behind it

Nature Aquarium style, step by step at masterscaper.com →

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