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Moliwe River, Cameroon, West Africa
CMR__Cenral-Africa, Bonadikombo, Dipartimento di Fako
Moliwe River is a small river in West Africa, it has a strong current and sandy bottom. The river has soft water and a temperature of around 26°C, conductivity 130 µS/cm; 4° GH, 3° KH, pH 7.6.
The water is clear and shallow. The river is surrounded by palm oil plantations, on the banks is a rich vegetation.
Due to the strong current, aquatic vegetation is hardly possible.
- Submitted by
- Frank Reinders
- Approved by
- Ad Konings & Anton Lamboj
- Geographical region
- Cenral Africa
- Drainage Basin
- Atlantic Ocean
- River catchment
- Moliwe River
- Water body type
- River
- Water body name
- Moliwe
- Water body part
- Rapids
- Water body course
- Middle course
- Water body: tributary of
- River
- Tributary name
Videos above and below water
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Water Chemistry
Water information
- Water type
- fresh-water
- Water color
- Clear water
- Water transparency
- Medium
- Concentration of sediments
- No
- Water temperature
- 26-28 °C
- Water flow/curent
- Strong
Chemical parameters
- pH
- 7
- Conductivity
- 130
- GH
- 4 mg/l
- dGH
- KH
- 3 mg/l
- dKH
- Dissolved Oxygen
Substrate in nature
- Sand
- Beige
- Pebble/Gravel
- Grey
- Stone
- Mixed
- Stone form
- Roundish
- Silt/Mud
- Beige
- Leaves
- no
- Driftwood
- Few
- Submerged terrestrial vegetation
- Yes
Aquatic Biotope
- Date of collecting
- Collecting area
- River bank
- Water depth
- 0,5m
- Air temperature
- Sunlight
- Full sun
Environment
- Environment
- Affected by human activity
- Affected by human activity
- Deforestation
- Deforestation
- Completed
- Surrounding area
The former forest had to give way to palm oil plantations and roads. There is an absolute monoculture around the river.
- Underwater landscape
Stones overgrown with algae and cyanos and a sandy bottom.
Fishes:
- Procatopus similis Ahl 1927
- Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning 1929)
- Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther 1866)
- Benitochromis nigrodorsalis Lamboj 2001
- Pelvicachromis kribensis (Boulenger 1911)
- Threats to ecology
Comment by the expert
Ad Konings: Possibly because only a single reference was given that detailed the physical environment of the habitat there was no mention of other organisms or plants found in the habitat to be imitated.
- 2 – No plants or inverts mentioned.
- 4 – Link to single reference not working but paper has no info on natural requirements of fish or about environment of the habitat. The other reference has good description of the river and water parameters but no info on other inhabitants.
Anton Lamboj: Aquarium size is OK, most settings too – just plants are not African and are too much present with the roots in the water, more free space should be given. Therefore it is not absolutely showing how the biotope looks like.
