I had a feeling this would look cool, but I DID NOT expect to like this as much as I do. If this was your tank, what would you stock it with? Let me know! Thanks for watching and as always, have a great weekend SerpaSquad!

@isaacyoung5333

Ай бұрын

Hi :)

@kento7899

Ай бұрын

What do you think about natural hardwood charcoal? I've got a big bag of it and the pieces come in lots of cool shapes. It doesn't have any added chemicals to help it burn quicker or anything. I think they might make a cool hardscape, and they could be glued together into larger pieces of hardscape. They do float for awhile though. What do you think? Anything toxic about it? ETA: Some leaffish would look cool in there, though I don't know if the tank is large enough.

@shontellepetersen4445

Ай бұрын

Long fin white cloud mountain minnows would look Awsome in here

@36ydna

Ай бұрын

I think is would stock it with lots of small minnows

@edmundovazquez-ramirez8134

Ай бұрын

A small school of ember tetras or chili rasboras for a nice pop of red/orange color would look nice with some shrimp or a couple of yellow mystery snails.

“He was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!”

@CGLFishing

Ай бұрын

This comment deserves way more attention.

@AGiantTalkingLizard

Ай бұрын

@@CGLFishing definitely!

@moonbasket

Ай бұрын

Haha

@hamtoilet

Ай бұрын

Lmao that made me laugh way to hard.

@TheA4knight

Ай бұрын

“ but I am not SerpaDesign.”

A school of ember tetras could look really nice with the red wood, especially if you left the tank as a blackwater setup! I'm sure they'd appreciate the tannins.

@malditocreeper92675

Ай бұрын

I also think some orage sakura neocaridina shrimp would look great.

@defeatSpace

Ай бұрын

Maybe Apistogramma Agassizi

@Saberrex1

Ай бұрын

Same, but smaller knifefish species would look good in there, too.

@notaspookygal

Ай бұрын

​@@malditocreeper92675those would be gorgeous here!

@LIL_flips

Ай бұрын

I’d do a solo honey gourami if the size is big enough. I can’t really tell how big it is

it kinda gives off a long flooded old growth forest vibe, that’s quite calming actually.

whats your favorite scaping material? Tanner: yes

Seeing floating plants added is always a “hell yeah!” moment.

@piercemccauley7079

Ай бұрын

Guys see that and be like hell yeah

@jack-jackil2705

Ай бұрын

Really? I was begging please dont add floaters till I thought about the tannins. I loved the clean ethereal look it had!

@BigFloofyCat

Ай бұрын

@@jack-jackil2705 Floats are the GOATS. Easily.

The contrast of the white sand with the wood and black rocks looks so stunning!

The backlighting makes it really pop. I'm impressed with how natural the wood looks all pieced together like that.

Gorgeous design, I love how red the wood looks when its wet. The ferns looks perfect next to it!

Honestly the amount of unique and interesting designs you put out is nothing short of astounding. The effort, production, lighting, sound, editing, camera setups for incredibly short clips, I mean… S tier tuber fo sho

Pft. I’ve seen this man build terrariums in a pair of crocs, I had no doubt this was gonna be fantastic. ❤

I don’t know why but when I saw the finished scape I immediately thought about adding threadfin rainbowfish. Great work as always!

neocardinia shrimp would be my go to. reds, yellows, or blues would really pop against the hardscape and the plants, and they'd love any and all biofilm that will grow on the wood.

Red shrimp and your favorite danios would be PERFECT!!! Amazing, Tanner, it’s so gorgeous

Very typical, but I think some Thai Bettas would look amazing there, the aquarium screams for fish with flowy fins. Amazing upload as always.

@beverlyjensen443

Ай бұрын

Tanner, if I heard him right, is not a fan of fish bred for long flowing fins. But I agree with you and immediately thought Betta. I believe he's had one...with more natural fins. What else likes quiet water? It doesn't look right to me for Angelfish. What about the German Blue Rams (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi)? I love 'em.

Bamboo shrimp would look very interesting

@Clover_knows_pets

Ай бұрын

Agreed! But they typically prefer higher flow environments since they are filter feeders so it wouldn't be the best option for this setup

@user-tl3hl1jk4n

Ай бұрын

@@Clover_knows_pets well, you could put submersible pumps and subjection cut them below the waterline about 4 inches and put them on one side of the tank with no tubing. It should increase the flow without being noticed, which would be good for the shrimp because of the higher flow rate. The only problem is the plants would have to be fully established to handle that kind of water flow.

beautiful! I'd stock it with green neons :)

I love how you come up with amazing design in low budget. You make it look so natural and look large in scale. I imagine some small slow moving fish in the aquascape.

I love the way it looks with the Backlight! It creates a nice seperation between the background and and the contours of the wood, making for a cool dramatic look.

The initial sculpture was incredible already, the tank is just another huge bonus 😍💕

This would be such a nice piece to have near a fireplace in a cabin. The hardwood looks so nice!

I think a school of leopard danios could look really cool in this setup.

A pretty sizeable school of nano fish would look really good. Maybe green rasboras

Wow this looks AWESOME! I definitely like it better without the backlight.

No, all of your ideas should definitely be explored bc this one is exceptional!

Truly amazing work Tanner. Your way of thinking outside of the box always leaves me in awe.

Every time you add the floating plants, I wish I was a duck to eat them up because they look so cute. This would be cool as a blackwater setup, especially with the backlight!

African butterfly fish would be awesome

@JayPro4x

Ай бұрын

I have one of these….awesome fish!

This looks gorgeous! It feels like a Metroidvania level where you can finally explore once you unlock swimming, probably with a cute little critter protagonist.

I didn't expect it to look this great. Thanks for the inspiration!

I really like how that all came together! Whoever ends up in living in here is going to love it.

This might be my new favorite tank. The back light looked pretty cool

I love this, it looks beautiful. I think it is the contrast between the white sand and the dark wood with pops of green, it's cool to look at.

wait this is a perfect tank for triops cause the scape is so prehistoric looking

Tanner, you never cease to amaze me with new and interesting designs that answer the deeper questions of aquascaping. Another wonderful scape. Firewood of all things!

Fish and a few frogs?? Definitely redwood vibes with the colors and I love redwoods

Well, now I want to see an old pier piling inspired setup. Fresh or salt. I love when ferns start sitting on old structure out here in the Pacific Northwest.❤

In my mind...you've outdone yourself! I love it!

The result here was so surprisingly satisfying. I love it .

Never thought of this as a way to do a convincing background but it looks so nice and natural, I might try this.

ooh, if it were my setup, I'd wanna put frogs and small golden colored fish in there. I absolutely love how this came out. I actually really liked how the lava rock stones at the bottom looked with some of the sand on them. It looked snowy and i just feel like that look went with the tall vertical firewood aesthetic and the music haha

I've really been enjoying Clown Killifish that could look phenomenal in this. Their subtle splash of orange in the tail to complement the scape and stark blue eyes to contrast is beautiful

looks amazing, wasn't expecting this when you showed the firewood in the beginning, would have never thought of this.

That hard scape looks amazing

Honestly that looks way way better than I expected it to. Great job!

Have you ever worked with mudskippers? A mudskipper habitat with land area for them to visit feels like it would be a ton of fun!

The more I watch this, the more I love it! I think shrimp x betta plakat would look amazing.

Happened to be in Denver last week and came across your triple terrarium in the butterfly exhibit, looked even better in person. Surprised more places aren't hiring you for public exhibits, it was the best one in the room for sure.

Tanner when are we going to get an updated video on that incredible aquascape pond in your backyard!?

A big school of neon green rasboras would look stunning in this tank😍

Your scapes are always so beautiful, Tanner! Thanks for another awesome video. 😊

Firewood in the hands of a Master can make awesome scapes! ❤️

Honestly, a nice school of diverse Tiger Barbs would look amazing in there. You can get the normal ones, golden, mossy green, and other colour morphs and make it really pretty.

The way the end result looks a little bit like a ghost forest snag is really striking! Making notes for the scape I'm planning this summer...

As it is firewood, any red and or orange schooling fish would be a perfect fit to the theme like little embers burning. I love how it looks. It reminds me of a cypress trees. Thanks for all your heart work and sharing your talent with us!!!

Stunning, I would put some beta’s in it, their flashy tails and jewel tones plus their preference for hiding areas I think would make them an excellent addition. Absolutely ethereal and majestic!

This is beautiful! I think something like fire-eel would be fun to watch swim through the wood.

ooh, I love that tank look! If I was stocking that tank, I would do it one of two ways, either community fish... like fancy tail guppies, tetras and maybe a betta... blues and purples to stand out against the woodgrains and the greenery. Or, for a semi aggressive look, I would with silver dollars, honey gouramis, cherry barbs, possibly an African Leaf fish or two? Rainbow or red tail sharks would look great too!

You are so creative. You can make anything absolutely gorgeous. ❤️

Definitely came out awesome 👏🏻

Love your random ideas! It's more interesting to watch, and more inspirational to us amateurs. ❤

Your videos are so fun and peaceful to watch I really appreciate the hard work.

Marbled Hatchetfish would be amazing in there!

Wow! Your creativity is inspiring- I love the firewood scape! 🌿

I love it with the backlight, I might have to play with this idea for one of my extra tanks

Wow this is so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! So zen feeling. Maybe dwarf frogs. Or Pea puffers?

omg no way i was just binging videos last night thinking "i hope his next video is an aquascape". wow such a cool scape and the shadows receding into the pockets under the wood its just like a grand fantasy landscape

Blue dream shrimp would contrast really well!

This is in my top 3 fave Tanner designs yet. I love the look without the backlighting- seems larger and more mystical. With a few tiny inhabitants or none at all, this is a blue ribbon winner in my book.

With the tannins, a group of cardinal tetras would look amazing 🤩

This tank looks amazing, and its honestly inspired me to do something similar with an unused 20 gallon tank I have, so thanks very much for this creative idea.

beautiful is an understatement

Very cool! I love the negative space you left behind. Amazing work.

I love it. I agree with you that it has a very earthy yet ethereal look and feel to it which is think comes from the mix of using splinters of firewood but them all being ground smooth with the brushes. It looks fantastic.

This looks great! It is almost like a cliffside design.

Half dozen Von Rio Flame Tetra, and a colony of Bloody Mary shrimp ought to look pretty sweet in this set up. Turned out to be really cool looking, especially with the light behind it. 👏🏻

So natural very nice.

I have to admit, I was wondering where you were going with this scape in the beginning of the video. The end result is STUNNING. I’m always in awe of your talent but, this project has to be my favorite.

That came out sooooo impressively

Absolutely love seeing your creations, fantastic work!

oh my, i was not expecting that. I have been really struggling to find good wood that i could use for my vivariums but cant find enough. i am definitely using firewood for my next project. thanks for the inspo.

This is awesome!! I love the vertical one dimensional look of the wood

This is stunning! Like some elven tree-cavern. 👏👏👏👏👏

That turned out fantastic!

yes tanner that spider wood did go crazy - gen z

Wow! This might actually be a favourite ever!

My wife just told me that when she's sad she imagines Steve Irwin talking about her like a little lizard or SerpaDesigns talking about her like she's moss, and that's the most adorable thing I've ever heard.

Looks so cool! My new fave. Please post another from when you put in the animals. I'm very curious to see!

Really impressed by how this turned out! Would love to see what you can do with nothing but smooth river stones next, heh.

Love it Tanna- thinking of doing Aquascape with a wooden wall NOW , I think it’s cool thx for the IDEA 😊😊😊😊

A pair of axelrol salamanders. The scape is cool and ancient looking and a pair of the yellowish - orange axelrol swimming around would be cool and fun to watch.

I really like what you created with all those short thin pieces!

great video! love to see more of your amazing aquascapes!!!

you've outdone yourself ! it looks amazing

This is awsome! 😍 I like the different reds of the wood and how great they look after cleaning them. It's indeed an artist work. 🙂

Beautiful work, Tanner. I had to laugh when you pierced the tubing - like Edward Scissorhands with the waterbed. But all's well that ends well. It really is a classy-looking scape. I think some colorful fish darting around would be a nice contrast to the modest palette of the wood, moss and green plants. Small red goldfish, perhaps?

I love every project you make, but wow, this one! This one has to be my favorite yet! ♥

First the jungle box, now firewood scaping. You’re making some great new ideas

I honestly appreciate all that you do. Thanks so much for teaching me so much! It's insane how much your content means to me. I am in love with this hobby, and you always blow my mind with your builds. Thanks for being a good human. 😊

I would love to do something like this one! Please do give us an update on this one in a few months! As for what to put into it.. As mentioned earlier, a sizeable school of small fish would be really neat, assuming they would do well in a setup like this. Would love to see a school of cardinal tetras