Biotopes

Biotopes refer to a particular kind of ecosystem that has the physical conditions as well as
the type of organisms that are found in that particular environment. More and more
aquarists now strive to mimic a particular kind of biotope in their aquarium.
One of the main advantages of a biotope is that it is very stable. Since we are basically
striving to rebuild a particular kind of habitat, we will be using ONLY the kinds of
species and organisms found in that environment. Since the model in nature is anexcellent working example of your biotope, you just cannot go wrong if you follow the
model as closely as possible.
There are many kinds of biotopes that you can set up, and here are two examples suitable
for beginners.