Yeah, this has got me thinking.
I absolutely love killifish, and really miss keeping them, but they jump like crazy so no chance in an open top.
Even if a lid was used, I think if you still have plants, you're going to have to take the lid off for maintenance some time, and jumpy fish are gonna jump! I also find it almost impossible to prune properly without a suspended light, removing a lid fixture makes the whole tank opaque.
It seems to me a choice between fish and plants (generally speaking), and I'm just not willing to give up proper planting.
Oh well!
For me the overall look of an ADA style setup can't be beat. Maintenance is a big minus IMO, though my new tank, (high tech ADA style, minimal light, slow growers), should strike a good balance for me. I hope.
Still limited with fish, but why not suspend a lid just over the tank, them hoist it up for maintenance? That would be ideal, might not look quite as good as open top, but you could still have lilly pipes/opti/ext filter etc etc...
Just my thoughts
I absolutely love killifish, and really miss keeping them, but they jump like crazy so no chance in an open top.
Even if a lid was used, I think if you still have plants, you're going to have to take the lid off for maintenance some time, and jumpy fish are gonna jump! I also find it almost impossible to prune properly without a suspended light, removing a lid fixture makes the whole tank opaque.
It seems to me a choice between fish and plants (generally speaking), and I'm just not willing to give up proper planting.
Oh well!
For me the overall look of an ADA style setup can't be beat. Maintenance is a big minus IMO, though my new tank, (high tech ADA style, minimal light, slow growers), should strike a good balance for me. I hope.
Still limited with fish, but why not suspend a lid just over the tank, them hoist it up for maintenance? That would be ideal, might not look quite as good as open top, but you could still have lilly pipes/opti/ext filter etc etc...
Just my thoughts