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Rio Negro Basin, Brazil

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Brazil, Amazonas

I made a biotope aquarium in 300L taking examples of references to several models of footage from the videos by Project Piaba.

Submitted by
Mohammad Arief Rachman Hakim
Approved by
Roberto E. Reis & Pablo C. Lehmann
Geographical region
South America
Drainage Basin
Rio Amazonas
River catchment
Rio Negro
Water body type
Igarapè
Water body name
Nameless affluent
Water body part
Marsh land
Water body course
Lower course
Water body: tributary of
Rio
Tributary name
Rio Negro

Videos above and below water


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Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type
fresh-water
Water color
Black water
Water transparency
Medium
Concentration of sediments
Medium
Water temperature
30 °C
Water flow/curent
Slow

Chemical parameters

pH
6.1
Conductivity
9.6
GH
dGH
KH
dKH
Dissolved Oxygen

Aquarium information

Aquarium description

Set-up date
May, 2023
Aquarium decoration

I bought some material from a fish shop. My aquarium consists of a series of santigi wood using details of several roots and botanical materials such as dry leaves and bark.

Aquarium equipment

I use 3 Atman canister filters and each first filter starts from a mechanical bio foam filter.
The filter second is full of Neo Media Soft.
The last one is full of Mayin Rugby Media Bio.
With each canister filter supported by a 1500l/h pump.

Fish care

I feed it every morning once a day and feed it once a week to reset the fish’s body metabolism. I also use a timer for the aquarium lights to schedule morning/evening to imitate the natural habitat.

Fishlist:

  • Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Cichlidae)
  • Biotodoma cupido (Cichlidae)
  • Paracheirodon axelrodi (Characidae)
  • Petitella bleheri (Characidae)
  • Carnegiella strigata (Gasteropelecidae)
Plant care
Water care

I change the aquarium water every week by 20%. and every time I change the water I add bio vitamins and bacterial starter.

Dimensions

Length
120 cm
Depth
50 cm
High
60 cm
Volume
360 L

Substrate in aquarium

Sand
White
Pebble/Gravel
Mixed
Stone
Mixed
Stone form
Irregular
Silt/Mud
None
Leaves
Many
Driftwood
Few
Submerged terrestrial vegetation
Yes