Peru, Loreto, Requena province
This aquarium represents an acid blackwater creek, located in a low-lying forest area known as igapó, with pure water with low levels of salts and nutrients, 6 km from the main course of Rio Blanco. Forests are growing on white sands and the bottom of the creek is covered with a fine layer of leaf litter and organic material and shallow-soil roots that limit erosion and retain nutrients and salts necessary for plants and animals.
This aquarium shows a very common natural habitat, but one of the most favourite aquarium fish – Paracheirodon innesi, known as Neon tetra.
- GPS
- -5.9610000, -73.7509995
- Geographical region
- South America
- Drainage Basin
- Amazon basin
- River catchment
- Rio Ucayali
- Water body type
- Creek
- Water body name
- Small creek near Pobreza stream
- Water body part
- Water body course
- Lower course
- Water body: tributary of
- Rio
- Tributary name
- Blanco
Videos above and below water
