Getting serious about real substrate with live plants is the most logical next step for me, nothing looks as nice & its just a more involved way of keeping a tank, i need a challenge.
I've had a lot of different freshwater & brackish tanks over the years, some in whats often called a river or terrarium tank, with plenty of built up dry land for frogs, lizards, crabs & whatever, while trying hard to maintain as much aquatic area as possible, waterfalls, caves, all kinds of stuff.
But never did get serious about a more natural substrate, natural pebble on the bottom and usually just dirt, sand & bagged moss on top of wood & slate in selected areas i was trying to keep dry, maybe throw in a weed or clumps of grass from the yard which a sun bulb would keep alive for a while, but never did get serious about it, seemed to intimidating & fussy, but i think i'm ready for it
Silocks tank looks great & that snail Fish has is awesome.
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