India, Kerala State, Ernakulam
This aquarium represents a mild blackwater part, located in the Periyar River very close to Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary with pure water with high levels of trace minerals and nutrients. Forests on the side are growing on white sands and soils. The bottom of the river is covered with a fine layer of algae covered river basin sands and Eleocharis acicularis with some green and dried coconut leaves fallen from the tall trees.
This aquarium shows a very common natural habitat, but one of the most favourite aquarium fish – Horadandia brittani known as the Grass Carplet. This is kind of their preferred habitat, where there is minimal water flow and big coconut leaves for them to hide and spawn.
- GPS
- 10.0545521, 76.4714890
- Geographical region
- Southern Asia
- Drainage Basin
- Atfirst Vembanad Lake and then into Arabian Sea
- River catchment
- Chokkampatti Mala
- Water body type
- River
- Water body name
- Periyar River
- Water body part
- Rapids
- Water body course
- Middle course
- Water body: tributary of
- River
- Tributary name
- Muthirapuzha, Mullayar, Cheruthoni, Perinjankutt
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