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#5778 Corrientes, Paraná flooded savanna, Argentina

Argentina, Corrientes, Corrientes

It is a small pond biotope formed after the Parana Henri floods in the state of Corrientes. Apistogramma borelli lives in this area. A few submerged branches and leaves are visible among the flooded meadows. There is a shallow body of water and the waters are clean. While setting up the aquarium, I paid attention to these and tried to create an image similar to nature as much as possible.

Submitted by: Arif Hikmet Başeğmez

GPS: -27.4659805, -58.7140160

Geographical region: South America
Drainage Basin: Parana River
River catchment: Parana River
Water body type: Wetland
Water body name: Parana river flood pond
Water body part: Flood plain
Water body course: Upper course
Water body: tributary of: Wetland
Tributary name: Parana River

Videos above and below water

Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type: Fresh water
Water color: Clear water
Water transparency: High
Concentration of sediments: Low
Water temperature: °C
Water flow/curent: None

Chemical parameters

pH: 6.9
Conductivity: 180
GH: 5 mg/l
KH: 2 mg/l
Dissolved Oxygen

Aquarium information

Aquarium description

Set-up date

January, 2022

Aquarium decoration

All materials used were chosen similar to those in Nature. The light-colored sand used on the ground, a few dry leaves, and a few twigs complete the savannah meadows. Plants were planted to represent a flooded pond. The ground and plants were not touched in order to create areas where fish will be kept and micro-life elements that can be consumed by juvenile fish.

Aquarium equipment

Waterfall filter 240 h/liters, jbl heather 50 W, floodlight 6500 K-10 W.

Fish care

I offer live and quality dry food for the regular development and good nutrition of fish. In order to control the water values, I regularly measure the nitrates and make the necessary water changes accordingly. I use distilled raw water mixed with tap water; so I’m capturing the values in the habitat.

Fishes: