A small aquarium layout featuring The lost path, 64.8L, by Alejandro Guevara Martínez. The hardscape focus sits on Substrate neosoil, seiryu stone, JBL river sand.
The hardscape with Substrate neosoil sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Rotala Hr'a, Rotala Green, Rotala Rotundifolia — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. translucent sheet substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros WRGBII slim – 8 hours/day lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. Oase Biomaster thermo 250 with matrix filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Livestock (18 Hyphessobrycon amandae, 5 ottocinclus affinis, 5 caridinas multidentatas) fits this small aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Setup notes: 2HR and AquaRio ferts, presurized CO2.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 55–80L.
