Pamba River, Kerala, India

Aquarium information

Aquarium description

Set-up date

24 April, 2024

Aquarium decoration

The aquarium consists of 99% store-bought ingredients and 1% from nature.

I would start with the few stones, they come from nature, they were cleaned before they went into the aquarium, their diameter is 2.3cm.

All other raw materials were placed in the aquarium after cleaning – the stones, plants, gravel and sand and the tree roots. Plants and fish were gradually added to the aquarium. The leaf I put in is the leaf of the tropical madalufa. The socket also contains a microelement tablet.

Aquarium equipment

There are two types of fish in the aquarium. One goes around the whole aquarium. The other main one covers the lower layers. Aquarium internal filter EHEIM pickup 45, 3.5W, approx. 50-180l/h.

Fish care

The aquarium provides ideal flow water movement for living creatures. The species were selected from the same biotope. Fish have many places to hide and feed. Their habitats consist of submerged roots, lush aquatic vegetation and, beyond that, aquatic vegetation.

The water level has been created similar to nature. The average water flow was adjusted to ensure good oxygenation. The temperature is kept at 25-27 °C. Its parameters are tested at every water change.

The fish receive healthy, varied food. These are snails, other live and frozen food, dry food that is adjusted to the size of the fish particles. This provides them with the right diet. The dry food served contains probiotics for the proper functioning of the immune system.

Fishlist:

• Carinotetraodon travancoricus (Tetraodontidae)
• Schistura balteata (Nemacheilidae)

Plant care

Plants have lighting similar to nature. They receive micronutrients during water changes, and receive macronutrient supplementation every two days. For the water change, I use osmosis water with a minimum of 1dl seawater. A microelement capsule is placed in the soil.

Aquatic plant:

• Alisma plantago-aquatica (Alismataceae)
• Alisma gramineum (Alismataceae)
• Cryptocoryne usteriana (Araceae)
• Hygrophila polysperma (Acanthaceae)
• Hygrophila corymbosa (Acanthaceae)
• Vallisneria spp. (Hydrocharitaceae)
• Pogostemon deccanensis (Lamiaceae)
• Pogostemon amaranthoides (Lamiaceae)
• Salvinia natans (Salviniaceae)
• Hygrophila pinnatifida (Acanthaceae)

Wetland plant:

• Rotala rotundifolia (Lythraceae)
• Rotala indica (Lythraceae)

Water care

For the sake of the fish’s health, I use weekly partial water changes, which means 10-20-30%. for better gas exchange, the water surface is moved. There is also a tropical almond leaf (nano) in the aquarium.

Every time the water is changed, micronutrients are added to the aquarium. The filter in the aquarium is cleaned in different ways.

Dimensions

Length

60 cm

Depth

30 cm

High

30 cm

Volume

60 L