bam medium level

Arroyo “Santa Agueda” Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico

Mexico, Veracruz, Papantla

The protagonist of the biotope aquarium decorated by Manuel Chávez, is Herichthys tepehua. Together with a school of Astyanax mexicanus coexisting in harmony to the point of reaching the reproduction of cichlids.

Submitted by: Victor Manuel Chavez Morales
Approved by: Juan Miguel Artigas Azas & Jairo Arroyave

GPS: 20.5361176, -97.3186951

Geographical region: Central America
Drainage Basin: Santa Agueda
River catchment: Rio Tenixtepec
Water body type: Stream
Water body name: Arroyo Santa Agueda
Water body part: Channel
Water body course: Lower course
Water body: tributary of: River
Tributary name: Rio Tenixtepc

Videos above and below water

Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type: Fresh water
Water color: Clear water
Water transparency: Medium
Concentration of sediments: Low
Water temperature: 28 °C
Water flow/curent: Slow

Chemical parameters

pH: 7.5
Conductivity: 550
GH: 140 mg/l
KH: 160 mg/l
Dissolved Oxygen: 82.5 %

Aquarium information

Aquarium description

Set-up date

February 2020

Aquarium decoration

The aquarium is decorated with a fallen trunk on a rocky substrate and some leaves, in addition to aquatic plants, it has a slow flow and there it contains 4 Herichthys tepehua, 10 Astyanax mexicanus and 4 Poecilia mexicana.

Aquarium equipment

Sunny 1000 double output waterfall filter with its filtering loads and the lighting for the most part is natural and it only has two 10-watt LED bulbs.

Fish care

The fish in the aquarium have several shelters created by the trunk and the rocks themselves, in addition to the shelter provided by the plants.

Fishes:

Herichthys tepehua 4
Astyanax mexicanus 10
Poecilia mexicana 4

Plant care

The plants are Cabombas, Egerias, Hygrophils and Ludwigias that give shelter to the fingerlings of the Poecilidae.

Plants:

Cabomba palaeformis 5
Ludwigia repens 4
Higrophila polysperma 10
Egeria densa 6

Water care

The temperature remains optimal because our area is warm, the same happens with the pH of the water 7.5 is the alkalinity of the drinking water of the city.

Dimensions

Length: 120 cm
Depth: 40 cm
High: 50 cm
Volume: 240 L

Substrate in aquarium

Sand: Grey
Pebble/Gravel: Grey
Stone: Grey
Stone form: Roundish
Silt/Mud: no
Leaves: Few
Driftwood: Many
Submerged terrestrial vegetation: Yes

Bibliography

1973 - Ecology of the vegetation of veracruz by Gomez Pompa
1990 - Tesis. analisis taxonomico y zoogeogrfico de los peces de la zona norte y centro del Estado de Veracruz, Mexico by Hortecia Obregon Barbosa

Sitography

→ JBL

Comment by the expert

Juan Miguel Artigas Azas: The aquarium is very appealing and as close to nature as it could be, really beautifully made. There is however not a very detail description on how to replicate it. It is beautifully made. The main problem I see with this aquarium is that it may not be sustainable in the long run, since the aquarium is small for four Herichthys tepehua to live together, at one point in time, three of them will succumb to aggression.

Jairo Arroyave: BAM is aesthetically pleasant, as shown in the video and high-quality photographs. Furthermore, BAM appears to be an accurate representation of the BIN, except for including only a portion of the original biodiversity present in the BIN (particularly of fishes). Nonetheless, the BAM excels at displaying beautifully important components of the BIN. The Herichthys tepehua with fry was certainly a nice addition. Aquarium information offered to recreate the BAM appears adequate and sufficient.