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Rio Cardenas, Panama City, Panama

Panama, Panama, Panama City

This aquarium recreates the Rio Cardenas during dry season, when the flow is low, water is clear or slightly yellow, and several stones and wood are visible.

Neoheterandria tridentiger and Poecilia gillii are two common Poeciliidae species swimming in these shallow areas.

Submitted by: Juan Medina
Approved by: Juan M. Artigas Azas & Jairo Arroyave

GPS: 9.0020676, -79.5622635

Geographical region: Central America
Drainage Basin: Matasnillo basin (basin #142)
River catchment: Rio Cardenas
Water body type: Rio
Water body name: Rio Cardenas
Water body part
Water body course
Water body: tributary of
Tributary name

Videos above and below water

Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type: Fresh water
Water color: Mixed water
Water transparency: Medium
Concentration of sediments: Low
Water temperature: 26-28 °C
Water flow/curent: None

Chemical parameters

pH: 7.6
Conductivity: 250
GH
KH
Dissolved Oxygen

Aquarium information

Aquarium description

Set-up date

Aquarium decoration

Decor material was collected from the natural habitat. The aquarium contains different types of wood and rocks of various sizes, covered with red clay sediments. The largest wood is covered with a non-identified moss and an unknown) tree seed germinated from it naturally.

Aquarium equipment

Fish care

Fishes:

Neoheterandria tridentiger (17)
Poecilia gillii (2)

Plant care

Aquatic vegetation:

Aquatic moss

Water care

Dimensions

Length: 76 cm
Depth: 29 cm
High: 30 cm
Volume: 66 L

Substrate in aquarium

Sand: None
Pebble/Gravel: Grey
Stone: Grey
Stone form: Irregular
Silt/Mud: Reddish
Leaves: Few
Driftwood: Many
Submerged terrestrial vegetation: Yes

Sitography

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Comment by the expert

Juan M. Artigas Azas: The aquarium is beautiful, but a little sparsely inhabited, probably the inclusion of native invertebrates woul;d make it more interesting.

Jairo Arroyave: I appreciate the iniciative and accomplishment of portraying a heavily impacted aquatic habitat due to antropic action, and to recreate the BAM using materials extracted directly from the natural habitat. Although I am not familiar with this particular river system I can imagine that it’s fish diversity might be higher and therefore I was left wanting a bit more on that front; mora than only 2 species of fish, both poeciliids.